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1. 11. Information in use : In- and outsourcing aspects of digital services

   Författare :Louise Östlund; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; digital services; in- and outsourcing; information; information ecologies;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is founded on the global growth of the service sector and its significance for society as a whole and for the individual human being. In the last decade, technology has changed the way services are created, developed and delivered in remarkable ways. LÄS MER

3. 12. OPENING THE BOX : Exploring the presumptions about the 'Net Generation'

   Författare :Sheila Zimic; Bo Sundgren; Katarina Lindblad-Gidlund; Patrik Hernwall; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Net Generation ; presumptions; deconstruction; digital competence; digital participation; Informatics; computer and systems science; Informatik; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : There are many names or labels which refer to the generation growing up with digital media and these include labels such as ‘Net Generation’ (Tapscott, 1998), ‘digital natives’ (Prensky, 2001), ‘cyberkids’ (Holloway, 2003) and ‘MySpacegeneration’ (Rosen, 2008). The core idea behind these labels is that young people who have grown up surrounded by digital technology are very different to previous generations in their way of using and even thinking about the new digital technology. LÄS MER

4. 13. Liberalizing the Telecommunications Industry-Impacts on the Asian Market (Licentiate Thesis)

   Författare :Chalita Srinuan; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; independent regulator; Liberalization; Asian market; competition; digital divide; re-regulation; entry relaxation; privatization; carrier performance;

   Sammanfattning : The liberalization of telecommunications seems to be an unstoppable trend. National governments, facing similar competitive pressures and rapid technological developments, have undertaken regulatory reforms such as privatization of state-owned carriers, entry relaxation and the introduction of new regulatory regime under the control of an independent regulator. LÄS MER

5. 14. Around the Screen : Computer activities in children’s everyday lives

   Författare :Pål André Aarsand; Karin Aronsson; Michael Tholander; David Middleton; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethnography; Activity frames; Computer activities; Identities; Digital technology; Classroom; family; Social interaction; Everyday life; Children; barn; datoraktivitet; digital teknologi; diskursanalys; familj; identitet; skola; social; interaktion; vardagsliv; Children; Barn;

   Sammanfattning : The present ethnography documents computer activities in everyday life. The data consist of video recordings, interviews and field notes, documenting (i) 16 students in a seventh grade class in a computer room and other school settings and (ii) 22 children, interacting with siblings, friends and parents in home settings. LÄS MER

7. 15. Education for All in Sri Lanka : ICT4D Hubs for Region-Wide Dissemination of Blended Learning

   Författare :Peter Mozelius; Henrik Hansson; Sutinen Erkki; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT4D; ICT4D hubs; Digital divide; Sri Lanka; Blended learning; Education for All; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : ICT4D, here defined as the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in developing regions, can be seen as one of the most powerful and cost efficient ways to improve the standard of living in the developing world. Many regions in Asia have shown a rapid but heterogeneous development where information technology had a drastic impact on development but often with the problems related to ICT4D 1. LÄS MER