IPID News: April (2) 2009
From IPID
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NEWS
The International Foundation for Science (IFS)
The International Foundation for Science (IFS) supports scientific capacity building in developing countries. It gives research grants and supporting services to young scientists at the beginning of their research careers. IFS was established as a non-governmental organisation in 1972, is funded by more than 15 donor organisations and has provided over 6,000 grants to researchers in 100 countries. IFS identifies promising young scientists from developing countries and supports them in their early careers to help them become established and recognised nationally and internationally. Grants are approved through a careful selection process, relying on a broad network of world-renowned scientists who assess the scientific and developmental value of all proposals. They provide suggestions and feedback to both successful and unsuccessful applicants.
Recognising that science and technology capacity has not evolved to the same extent in all developing countries, IFS is now focusing its support on scientists in countries still lacking a solid base for national science and technology training. Targeted activities and strategic partnerships with key organisations in the South are included in this approach. Research Fields Supported Grants and supporting services are provided for research projects in areas such as agriculture, animal health and production, forestry, aquatic resources, food science, natural products and water resources. Researchers from natural science and social science disciplines are encouraged to apply. Proposals must address biological, chemical, physical, sociocultural or economic research topics that are important for the conservation, production or renewable utilisation of biological or water resources.
Application forms are available from the IFS web: http://www.ifs.se Types of IFS Support:
• research grants (up to USD 12,000) for the purchase of equipment, expendable supplies, fieldwork activities, etc. - a grant can be renewed twice
• purchase and delivery of equipment on behalf of grantees
• promotion of scientific networks and links to other scientists
• access to literature searches for grantees
• travel support for grantees to present their work
• mentorship by senior scientists drawn from the IFS network of advisers
• IFS-organised scientific meetings, international workshops, and training courses
• an award scheme for grantees
Who Qualifies for IFS Support
An applicant for an IFS Research Grant must be a citizen of a developing country and at the beginning of his/her research career, preferably under 40 (special criteria for Chinese and Sub-Saharan African applicants - see the IFS web for details) and hold an MSc or have equivalent research experience. The research must be carried out at a national university, research institute or research-oriented NGO in a developing country in Africa, Asia/Pacific, or Latin America/Caribbean.
Exceptions:
• China: Chinese applicants must be under 30 years of age. Researchers from Hong Kong SAR are not eligible for support from IFS.
• Researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa are eligible for IFS support up to the age of 45, provided they have completed their highest academic degree (MSc, MA, PhD, Post-Doc or equivalent) in the previous 5 years.
• Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay: Applications are no longer accepted from these countries. Chile: Applications for 1st grants will be accepted from Chile only until 31 December 2008, after which time Chile will not be eligible for IFS support. However, Chilean scientists currently having an IFS grant, will be eligible to apply for renewal grants until 31 December, 2010.
Visit IFS website for more information and for application forms: http://www.ifs.se
News from IPID
IPID 4th Annual Conference 2009
The 2009 Annual Conference of the International Network for Postgraduate Students in the Area of ICT4D will be held at Royal Holloway, University of London on 11th and 12th September 2009, hosted by the ICT4D Collective and UNESCO Chair in ICT4D (http://www.ict4d.org.uk).
A formal call for papers and themes will be issued in May 2009.
News from Mobile Active
Mobile Tech 4 Social Change camp in Washington DC on April 29th. The event is free, and hosted by MobileActive.org and Google. Register here: http://m4changedc.eventbrite.com/
Upcoming Mobile Tech for Social Change bar camps:
Halifax, Canada - May 2009 -- Registration at http://mobiletech4socialchangehfx.eventbrite.com/
London, UK - May 2009
Barcelona, Spain - June 2009
Nairobi, Kenya - June 2009
Cape Town, South Africa, July 2009
Kampala, Uganda August 2009
News from UniPID
(Finnish Universities' Partnership for International Development)
Finland Futures Research Centre has new Mekong web pages http://www.mekong.fi
News from SPIDER (Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions)
Newsletter 25: http://www.spidercentre.org/category/newsletter-25
News from Centre for Development Informatics
- Manchester's new Centre for Development Informatics, University of Manchester, UK
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi
The launch event will be held on Thursday 14 May from 2pm onwards, in University Place, room 6.207. (For map and travel details: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/visitors/travel/).
JOURNALS
The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC) Vol 37 (2009)
http://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc
Table of Contents:
• The Palestinian Hidden Transcript: Domination, Resistance and the Role of ICTs in Achieving Freedoms Ziyaad Lunat
• ICTs as a Tool for Cultural Dominance: Prospects for a Two-Way Street Antonio Eduardo Diaz Andrade, Cathy Urquhart
• Understanding Successful Use of Technology in Organisations in Developing Countries: A Structurational Perspective Acklesh Prasad
• Using Blended Learning Techniques in Knowledge Dissemination Sherif H Kamel, Khaled Dahawy
• Build it and They Will Come? – Inhibiting Factors for Reuse of Open Content in Developing Countries Mathias Hatakka
• The Adoption and Use of Personal Internet Banking Services in Thailand Surapong Prompattanapakdee
• Whose ICT Investment Matters to Economic Growth – Private or Public? The Malaysian Perspective Mudiarasan Kuppusamy, Murali Raman, Geoffrey Lee
• A Perspective on the Critical Success Factors for Information Systems Deployment in Islamic Financial Institutions Mudiarasan Kuppusamy, Murali Raman, Bala Shanmugam, Santhapparaj Aruljeganathan Solucis
International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) Volume 5, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijegr
Contents include:
• Determining Types of Services and Targeted Users of Emerging E-Government Strategies: The Case of Tanzania Janet Kaaya, University of California-Los Angeles, USA
• Acceptability of ATM and Transit Applications Embedded in Multipurpose Smart Identity Card: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia Paul H.P. Yeow, Multimedia University, Malaysia W.H. Loo, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce (JIBC) Vol. 13, No. 3
http://www.arraydev.com/commerce/jibc/current.asp
Contents include:
• E-Business from Islamic Perspectives: Prospects and Challenges (By: Hanudin Amin, Universiti Malaysia Sabah-Labuan International Campus)
• Customers Perception of Security Indicators in Online Banking Sites in Nigeria (By: Egwali Annie Oghenerukevbe, University of Benin)
• Nigeria SMEs Participation in Electronic Economy: Problems and the Way Forward (By: Adekunle, Paul Adesola, Bowen University, and Tella, Adeyinka, University of Botswana)
• Factors Affecting Non Bank-Issued POS E-micropayment Choice: A Study of Taiwan Market (By: Wee Kheng Tan and Shih Kuo Chen, Kainan University)
Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) Volume 17, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/jgim
Contents include:
• Factors Affecting Information Communication Technologies Usage and Satisfaction: Perspective from Instant Messaging in Kuwait
• Factors Influencing SME Compliance with Government Regulation on Use of IT: The Case of South Africa
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE) Volume 5, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijicte
Contents include:
• Information and Communication Technology in China: Connecting One Billion People for Education International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI) Volume 1, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijantti
Contents include:
• Opening the Indonesian Bio-Fuel Box: How Scientists Modulate the Social
• The Role of a Modified Technology Acceptance Model in Explaining Internet Usage in Higher Education in Thailand
• E-Banking Diffusion in the Jordanian Banking Services Sector: An Empirical Analysis of Key Factors
Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation (EJISE) Volume 12 issue 1
http://www.ejise.com/issue-current.htm
Contents include:
•Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation Adoption and Evaluation of Mobile Commerce in Chile Ranjan B. Kini, Indiana University Northwest, USA
•Where is Information Ethics in Iranian Library and Information Science Publications and Services? Mortaza Kokabi, Shaheed Chamran University, Ahwaz, Iran
Transforming Government: People, Process & Policy Volume 3, Issue 1, January-March 2009
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/tg/tg.jsp
Contents include:
• Antecedents of paperless income tax filing by young professionals in India: an exploratory study Amitabh Ojha, G.P. Sahu, M.P. Gupta
Journal of Enterprise Information Management (JEIM) Volume 22, Issue 1/2, 2009
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/jeim/jeim.jsp
Contents include:
• Relative size and complexity: e-business use in small and medium sized tourism enterprises in Thailand David H. Brown, Laddawan Kaewkitipong
International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI) Volume 1, Issue 2, April-June 2009
Special issue on Advances in Evaluating Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems.
http://www.igi-global.com/ijmhci
- Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC)
Volume 21, Issue 2, April-June 2009 www.igi-global.com/joeuc
International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) Volume 5, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijkm
International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies (IJIIT) Volume 5, Issue 1, January-March 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijiit
International Journal of Web Portals (IJWP) Volume 1, Issue 1, January-March 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijwp
JITCAR Volume 10, Number 4, 2008
http://faculty.babson.edu/gordon/jitcar
International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP) Volume 2, Issue 4, October-December 2008
http://www.igi-global.com/ijisp
Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) Volume 12, Number 1, (January 2009)
http://www.uncg.edu/bae/jgitm/
Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ) Volume 22, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/irmj
International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN) Volume 4, Issue 4, October-December 2008
http://www.igi-global.com/ijbdcn
Journal of Information Technology Research (JITR) Volume 2, Issue 1, January-March 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/jitr
International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector (IJISSS) Volume 1, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijisss
International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI) Volume 4, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijhisi
Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems (SJIS) Volume 20 Issue 2
Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS) Volume 4, Issue 2
International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) Volume 5, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijec
International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF) Volume 1, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijdcf
Information Systems Management (ISM)Volume 26, Number 1, Winter 2009
http://www.informaworld.com/10580530
Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce Volume 19, Issue 1
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1091-9392&subcategory=CM480000&linktype=1
Requirements Engineering Journal Volume 14, No, 1
http://springerlink.com/content/102830/
International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST) Volume 1, Issue 1, January-March 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijdsst
Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO) Volume 7, Issue 1, January-March 2009
Special Issue: E-Commerce Ethics
http://www.igi-global.com/jeco
Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR) Vol. 10, Number 1, 2009
International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI) Volume 5, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijthi
International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN) Volume 5, Issue 1, January-March 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijbdcn
International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT) Volume 4, Issue 1, January-March 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijwltt
Information Technology and People 21:4
The full ITP back catalogue (going back to 1982) is now available online:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-3845.htm
International Journal of IT Standards & Standardization Research (IJITSR) Volume 7, Issue 1, January-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijitsr
International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP) Volume 3, Issue 1, January-March 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijisp
Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO) Volume 7, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/jeco
Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT) Volume 11, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/jcit
International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining (IJDWM) Volume 5, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijdwm
International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling (IJSPM) 2008, Vol. 4 No. 3/4
http://www.inderscience.com/ijspm
International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR)Volume 5, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijebr
Journal of Database Management (JDM) Volume 20, Issue 2, April-June 2009
Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction (THCI)
International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET) Volume 7, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijdet
Journal of IT Case and Application Research (JITCAR) Volume 11, Number 1
http://faculty.babson.edu/gordon
Journal of Information Technology Research (JITR) Volume 2, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/jitr
Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS) Volume 4, Issue 3
International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management (IJISSCM) Volume 2, Issue 2, April-June 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijisscm
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) Volume 1, Issue 2, April-June 2009
www.igi-global.com/ijmbl
Special Issue: mLearn2008
mLearn2008: The Text and the Context John Traxler, Learning Lab, UK
http://www.infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=32115
Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) Volume 12, Number 2, (April 2009)
Special Issue: Information Technology Research in Brazil
International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems (IJSWIS) Volume 5, Issue 1, January-March 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/ijswis.
CALL FOR ARTICLES
JSIS Special Issue: "The Greening of IT: Paradox or Promise"
Submission Deadline: 30 November, 2009
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jsis
Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Special Issue on "Using Strategic Information Systems to Manage Change: A focus on Healthcare Management Systems"
Submission Deadline: 31 July 2009
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jsis
BOOKS
Social Information Technology: Connecting Society and Cultural Issues
Edited by: Terry Kidd, University of Texas Health Science Center, USA and Irene Chen, University of Houston-Downtown, USA
ISBN: 978-1-59904-774-4
Social Information Technology: Connecting Society and Cultural Issues offers access into the complex overlapping territories of social informatics, information and communication technology and culture. As an interdisciplinary field, it is part of a larger body of socio-economic, socio-psychological, and cultural research that examines ways in which technology and groups are shaped by social forces.
Handbook of Research on Telecommunications Planning and Management for Business
Edited by: In Lee, Ph.D., Western Illinois University, USA
ISBN: 978-1-60566-194-0; 1,212 pp; March 2009
http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=33137
RCCS Reviews
Free, full-length reviews of books about contemporary media and culture
http://rccs.usfca.edu/booklist.asp
Books of the month for April 2009 are:
• Dorsality: Thinking Back through Technology and Politics David Wills
• Generation Digital: Politics, Commerce, and Childhood in the Age of the Internet Kathryn C. Montgomery
CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
Comparative e-government: An examination of E-government Adoption Across Countries
Proposals Submission Deadline: June 1, 2009
Full Chapters Due: October 1, 2009
There will be sections on e-government adoption examining specific countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, and South America.
A book Edited by Dr. Christopher G. Reddick The University of Texas at San Antonio
Inquiries and submissions can be emailed to chris.reddick@utsa.edu
Certification and Security in Health-Related Web Applications: Concepts and Solutions
Proposals Submission Deadline: 5/1/2009 Full Chapters Due: 7/1/2009
For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit http://www.igi-global.com.
CONFERENCES
Africa Gathering
Date: 25 April 2009
Place: Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London WC1 7HX
Information: http://www.africagathering.org.uk/
Programme:
• Mark Simpkins - Geekyoto Global Briefings Understanding the World
• Tim Unwin - ICT4D collective & UNESCO ICT4D Chair Why this Gathering is important
• Edward Scotcher - Introduction to Africa gathering A hole in the road - A little story about how different people have different solutions to the same problem
• Nick Short - University of London Veterinary College How mobile telephony is being used to improve veterinary services in East Africa.
• Ken Banks - Kiwanja.net / FrontlineSMS Mobiles in Africa - How technology is driving social and economic change
• David Hollow - ICT4D Collective / RHUL The $100 laptop in Ethiopia - A case study
• Sian Townsend - Google Conducting mobile user experience research in sub-Saharan Africa
• Nkeiru Joe - International Law department , Virije Universiteit Brussel Staying connected to Africa: an ecosystem approach
• Nigel Waller - Movirtu.com How we’re creating access to basic phone services for more than a billion people earning less than two dollars a day
• Simon Berry - ColaLife.org An amazing story that shows how the convening power of the internet can turn the head of a global brand . . . and get them to act.
• Juergen Eichholz - AfriGadget
• Dave Mason - IntraHealthOPEN How downloading a song can open the future of a continent
• Martin Konzett - ICT4D Austria ICT4D and grass roots approaches in Africa
• Niall Winters & Kevin Walker - London Knowledge Lab Village e-Science for Life: Participatory Design of ICT for Rural Agricultural Villages in Kenya
• Alex Petrov - Working Villages International Building Peace in Eastern Congo: A Village of Hope
An Interdisciplinary conference - Memory-Media-Global Formations
Date: 1 May 2009
Place: University of Greenwich, London
Information: http://www.gre.ac.uk/schools/humanities/departments/cccs
World Social Science Forum (WSSF)
Date: 10-12 May 2009
Place: Grieghallen of Bergen, Norway
Information: http://www.rokkan.uib.no/wssf/
The overall theme of the Forum is “One Planet, Worlds Apart”
2009 International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM)
Conference Theme: Global Connections
Date: 21-23 May 2009
Place: College of IT, UAE University Al-Ain, UAE Information: http://www.conf-irm.org/
Conference on development and ICT - Mobile Phones and Internet in Latin America and Africa: What benefits for the most disadvantaged?
Date: 23 - 24 October 2009
Place: The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia, UOC)
Submission of papers: 8 May, 2009
Information: http://www.uoc.edu/activitats/jornadaitd/eng/index.html
International conference on “Impact of base-of-the-pyramid ventures”
Date: 16-18 November 2009
Place: Delft, The Netherlands
Submission of papers: 15 May 2009.
Information: http://www.bopimpact.nl/papers.html
TAMoCo 2009: International Conference on Techniques and Applications for Mobile Commerce
Date: 16-17 September 2009
Place: Mérida, University of Extremadura, Spain
Submission of papers: 4 May 2009
INTERACT 2009 - Ethics, Roles and Relationships in Interaction Design in Developing Regions
Date: 24-25 August 2009
Place: Uppsala, Sweden
Submission of papers: 10 May 2009
Information: http://tinyurl.com/dac3kf
International Conference on Information and Communication Systems
Date: 20-22 December 2009
Place: Amman, Jordan
Submission of papers: 1 May 2009.
Information: http://www.icics.info
The First International Symposium on Intelligent Mobile Technologies for Social Change (IMT4SC'09)
Date: 12-14 October 2009
Place: Mragowo, Poland
Submission of papers: 10 May 2009
Information: http://IMT4SC.imcsit.org; (http://www.imcsit.org/
The International Conference on Information Systems Doctoral Consortium
Date: 11-14 December 2009
Place: The University of Arizona
Submission of nominations: 25 May 2009.
Information: http://www.icis09.org
11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 09)
Date: 15-18 September 2009
Place: Bonn, Germany
Information: http://www.mobilehci09.org/
Globicomp - Taking Ubicomp Beyond Developed Worlds
Date: 30 September 2009
Place: Florida, USA
Submission of papers: 23 June 2009
Information: http://www.cs.swan.ac.uk/globicomp2009
(http://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp2009/)
mLife 2009: Three Conferences and Exhibitions: mSOCIETY 2009, EURO mGOV 2009, mDEVELOPMENT 2009
Date: 2 - 3 - 4 September 2009
Place: Barcelona, Spain
Submission of papers: 1 June 2009
Information: http://www.m4life.org
The 7th @WAS International Conference on Mobile Computing and Multimedia (MoMM2009)
Date: 14-16 December, 2009
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Submission of papers: 3 July 2009
Information: http://www.iiwas.org/conferences/momm2009/
E-Government Track at the 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2010 (HICSS-43)
Date: 5-8 January 2010
Place: Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, Koloa, Kauai, HI/USA.
Submission of papers: 15 June 2009
Information: http://faculty.washington.edu/jscholl/hicss43/
e-LEARNING Web 2.0 CONFERENCE
Date: 6-7 July 2009
Place: Brunel University, West London, UK
Submission of papers: 15 May 2009
Information: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/bbs
ACM International Workshop on Multimedia Technologies for Distance Learning (MTDL 2009)
Date: 23 October 2009
Place: Beijing, China
Submission of papers: 18 May 2009
Information: http://MTDL2009.mine.tku.edu.tw/
The 1st Autumn Conference of Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction Section of ECREA
Date: 21- 23 October 2009
Place: Tampere, Finland
Submission of papers: 30 April 2009
Information: http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/puheoppi/autumn_conference/
OPEN POSITIONS
Two Doctoral Student positions in Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University, Sweden
The Faculty of Economic Sciences, Communication and IT at Karlstad University now announces two positions as Ph.D. doctoral students in Media and Communication Studies.
There are three prioritised research areas at the department:
• Global Media Studies
• Digital Media and Cultural Circulation
• Communication, Citizenship and Social Change.
Deadline for application: 20 May, 2009
More information about MKV, Media and Communication Studies in Karlstad is available at http://www.mediewebben.se
Research Assistant Position
Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds
1 June 2009 to 29 February 2012
EU FP 7 Project, ICTethics - An Interdisciplinary Approach for Addressing Ethical, Social and Legal Aspects of ICT
For informal enquiries please contact Professor Juliet Lodge by email to j.e.lodge@leeds.ac.uk
URL: http://www.ecrea.eu
PhD Positions at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The recently established Institute for Media Innovation (IMI) at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore aims to foster research and scholarship in the field of Interactive Digital Media (IDM) and Innovation with a multidisciplinary approach. An Inter-College University level Research Institute and NTU has strong International and research orientation. IMI is introducing a four year Doctoral Program as part of its overall research activities.
For further inquiries, please contact IMI-PhD coordinator at IMI-PhD@ntu.edu.sg
Deadline for online applications is April 30th, 2009 or ASAP.
COURSES & PROGRAMMES
Graduate program in Global Visual Communication, Bremen, Germany
The Master’s Program (2 years) in Global Visual Communication at Jacobs University is designed for an international student body and a faculty strongly committed to transdisciplinary studies. Research cooperations have been established with universities in Brazil, China, Europe, Japan, India, and the United States.
Deadline for applications is 1 May
http://www.jacobs-university.de/schools/shss/programs/graduate/ic/program/index.php
Sustainable Communities Course: Bridging the Gap between Research and Action'
Helsinki University of Technology TKK in Finland, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-HABITAT, the United Nations Environmental Programme UNEP and Asian Institute of Technology AIT in Thailand are organizing a high profile two-week continuing education course on Sustainable Communities in collaboration with University of Nairobi in Kenya in 24th August - 4thSeptember, 2009. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland supports the course.
Deadline for applications: 30th April, 2009.
Course website: http://global.tkk.fi/Continuingeducation.html
Two new postgraduate programmes, Dublin
The School of Communications in Dublin City University offers MA in International Journalism Studies and MA in International Communication
www.dcu.ie/communications/
Welcome to Digital Anthropology!
Want to know more about what is unique about virtual culture? the cultural significance of on-line social networks? how social relations are managed through mobile phones? what happens to power and identity in an interconnected world?
Welcome to Digital Anthropology!
Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University
This course examines the development and use of Internet and mobile telephony in different social and cultural contexts, from an anthropological perspective. Digital technology is treated as a cultural construct, the characteristics and impact of which are analyzed through anthropological theories of the interplay between technology and society. Ethnographies of Internet and mobile phone use in different parts of the world and in virtual environments are used to examine issues such as culture, power and identity. The course also examines relevant ethnographic research methods, exemplified through empirical case studies. Digital Anthropology is a full-time, advanced level course (7,5hp), with weekly lectures and seminars, an e-learning platform (Mondo) and hands-on project work. The language of instruction is English. The course starts on 25 August, with final examination on 29 September.
Application deadline: 15 May 2009
Application form: application directly through Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. Guidelines and application form available at: http://www.socant.su.se/pub/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=6764&a=61578
General qualifications: To qualify for studies at the advanced level, you must have completed 40p/60hp or the equivalent within the faculty of Social Sciences and/or the Humanities, and have English B or equivalent.
The course is taught by Dr Paula Uimonen, specialized in Digital Anthropology and Transnational Anthropology. For more information, check www.socant.su.se or contact paula.uimonen@socant.su.se.
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