Essays about: "social impact of mobile phones"

Found 5 essays containing the words social impact of mobile phones.

1. 1. How evidence seizure times affect Swedish citizens’ willingness to report crimes

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Marcus Birath; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Digital device usage has changed the ways in which crime is committed and investigated. In almost all criminal cases, the police seize mobile devices in search for digital evidence. READ MORE

3. 2. The Nature of Digital Extension Services in the Developing World

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Elliot Mackenzie; [2022]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The rapid diffusion of mobile phones and the internet in Kenya is hoped to be an effective solution to meeting the crucial information needs of smallholder farmers to improve their economic and environmental resilience. This thesis conducts a case study based on interviews with actors who provide digital agricultural extension services to farmers in Kenya to assess the Agricultural Innovation System (AIS), and its features and current trajectory. READ MORE

4. 3. Struggling with Technology; A critical investigation of the role of the information and communication technology-sector in Stockholm’s regional development

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Oscar Helleday Melander; [2018]
   Keywords : Stockholm; Kista; Ericsson; Entrepreneurialization; Entrepreneurialization of the self; Financialization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the role of the local ICT-sector in Stockholm’s regional development over the last four decades. The inquiry is motivated, on the one hand, by economic polarization in the region and, on the other hand, by the increasing centrality of technical innovation in the region’s development over the last decades. READ MORE

5. 4. Elderly users & Mobile Phones: An explorative Study on Designing for Emotion & Aesthetic Experience :

   University essay from Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Amir Molavi Arabshahi; [2012]
   Keywords : elderly; mobile phone; aesthetic; user experience; emotion; affect; emotional response; instrumental vs. non-instrumental; symbolism; usability; perceived usability; smartphones; first impression; familiarity; novelty; design; äldre; mobilanvändare; estetisk; känslor; användareupplevelse; användbarhet;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to examine the role that non-instrumental aspects such as aesthetic and emotion play in elderly user interaction with mobile phones. It presents an analysis of the results from in-depth interviews with a selected group of Swedish elderly users, and discusses how the aesthetic experience which they yield in interacting with mobile phones could impact their preference, and their perceived usability of the devices. READ MORE

6. 5. “If I Want to I Can Always Turn It Off” : A Study on the Social Impacts of Mobile Phones

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Susanna Mathiesen; [2008]
   Keywords : Social Anthropology; mobile phones; cell phones; social impact; communication; time; reachability; Socialantrolopologi; mobiltelefoner; mobiltelefoni; sociala följder; tid; kommunikation; nåbarhet;

   Abstract : In this study I have looked at social impacts of mobile telephone usage in Sweden in the Spring of 2001. Through observations and interviews have I tried to outline how social relations and concepts of time have changed and are still in a process of change alongside with the high percentage of mobile phone users today. READ MORE