Generational divide and user interaction

The apparent disconnect between communications and culture in remote Indigenous communities in Australia raises many questions about the nature of the relationship between the preferred and proffered technology of public policy and the needs and aspirations of the user group. It is important to explore these questions, which should allow for the more intelligent design...

This paper deals with one aspect of the European transnational public sphere: the Arabic language media. An astonishing range, both national and transnational, is available. This paper inserts the issue of transnational media, in Arabic language in particular, into the vexed debate about citizenship in the European context.

Research indicators point to a 3D Web encompassing online virtual worlds in which users form communities, do business and create and sell virtual products. The current number of participants in such environments is estimated in the tens of millions. This new web environment brings with it an array of complex policy issues in the area...

Defines what citizen journalism is and the potential impacts on sector