Information Technology & People: Volume 28 Issue 4

Theorising Web 3.0: ICTs in a changing society

David Kreps, Kai Kimppa

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the broad phases of web development: the read-only Web 1.0, the read-write Web 2.0, and the collaborative and Internet of Things Web 3.0…

Computer education and societal change: History of early courses in computing in universities and schools in Victoria

Arthur Tatnall

It is widely acknowledged that the computer has caused great societal changes over recent years, but the purpose of this paper is to relate specifically to those due to the use of…

ICT and environmental sustainability in a changing society: The view of ecological World Systems Theory

Thomas Taro Lennerfors, Per Fors, Jolanda van Rooijen

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of information and communication technology (ICT) for promoting environmental sustainability in a changing society. Isolated…

Slow tech: bridging computer ethics and business ethics

Norberto Patrignani, Diane Whitehouse

This discussion paper focuses on a notion of information and communication technology (ICT) that is good, clean and fair that the authors call Slow Tech. The purpose of this paper…

Sensemaking in the personal health space

Janne Lahtiranta, Jani S. S. Koskinen, Sari Knaapi-Junnila, Markku Nurminen

Service alignment between health service provider and patient is changing. Instead of placing responsibilities into the hands of a provider, new forms of co-operation are emerging…

Is (the study of) mobile phones old wine in a new bottle? A polemic on communication-based acculturation research

Rajiv George Aricat

The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the discourses on migrant acculturation and migrants’ mobile phone communication, in order to examine the inclusiveness of…