Archive for 2004
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND ARTICLES
SPECIAL ISSUE OF
TELEMATICS and INFORMATICS.
An International Journal on Telecommunications & Internet Technology.
THEME:
THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (WSIS) FROM AN ASIAN-PACIFIC REGION PERSPECTIVE
EDITORS:
Jan SERVAES & Tom O’REGAN (University of Queensland)
The First Phase of the WSIS, which culminated in the Summit Meeting in Geneva in December 2003, has identified the key challenges facing the global information society. It sees accelerating convergence between telecommunications, broadcasting multimedia and information and communication technologies (ICTs) as driving new products and services, as well as shaping the ways of conducting business and commerce.
At the same time, commercial, social and professional opportunities are exploding as new markets open to competition and foreign investment and participation. Technology is transforming the modern world, as the industrial society that marked the 20th century rapidly gives way to the information society of the 21st century. This dynamic process promises a fundamental change in all aspects of our lives, including knowledge dissemination, social interaction, economic and business practices, political engagement, media, education, health, leisure and entertainment. Summit organisers concluded that “we are indeed in the midst of a revolution, perhaps the greatest that humanity has ever experienced”.
To benefit the world community, the successful and continued growth of this new dynamic requires global discussion. This special issue would like to contribute to this disccusion from an Asian-Pacific Region perspective. This means responding to the WSIS Plan of Action and identifying how the Asia-Pacific Region should respond.
Both general and regional, as well as local and case-based perspectives are welcome.
Deadline for Abstracts: August 1, 2004
Deadline for Articles: November 1, 2004
For more details, contact:
Prof. Jan Servaes
School of Journalism and Communication
The University of Queensland
St-Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
Fax: +61-7-3365 1377
Email: (j.servaes /at/ uq.edu.au)