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Internet Cafe in Vietnam
Internet Cafe, Manila,
Philippines
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Internet and Society
Mobile Phone
Shop in Vietnam
Research in this area encompasses the effects of the internet and
other ICTs on everyday life in Asian societies. Some of the specific
areas covered include internet diffusion and use, cultural representations
of information technologies, usability and human-computer interaction
amongst others. It also encompasses an analysis of the many factors
that lead to people going 'online'. Research in this area also specifically
looks at the impact of the internet and other ICTs on local cultures,
communities and religions as well as how the internet is affecting
the traditional landscape in Asian communities. The Singapore Internet
Project, part of the World Internet Project is one of the ongoing
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Sample
Research Projects
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The
Internet in Singapore
Project Description
A comprehensive analysis of how Singaporeans use the Internet,
and the implications for Singapore's society.
Investigators: SIRC Associates Prof. Eddie Kuo, Assoc. Prof. Alfred
Choi, Assistant Prof. Lee Wai Peng.
SIP
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Information
Society in China
Project Description What would an "information
society with Chinese characteristics" look like? This project
focuses on the ways in which Chinese society is being transformed
by the introduction of information technologies into the People's
Republic of China.
Investigator: SIRC Executive Director Assoc. Prof. Randolph Kluver
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Games
in Asia Project
Project Description
The Games in Asia project is an international
collaborative effort to understand the impact of playing computer
games in Asian countries.
Investigators: SIRC Associates Vivian Hsueh-hua Chen, Randolph
Kluver, Pia Aquillia.
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The
Internet and Religion in Singapore
Project Description
This project examines how Singaporeans use the internet to
gain information about religions,
their own and others, and the ways in which Singapore based religious
web sites portray their faiths.
Investigators: SIRC Associates Randolph Kluver, Ben Detenber, Lee
Wai Peng, Shahiraa Sahul Hameed. Other
research on this topic.
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Internet
Diffusion in Singapore's Muslim Community
Project Description
The Muslim-Malay community has the lowest Internet penetration
rate amongst Singaporeans. With the cooperation of the Islamic Religious
Council of Singapore (MUIS), we explored the reasons behind this
phenomenon. The antecedents of Internet use that were explored are
subjective norms (religiosity), attitudes (Internet perception and
Internet anxiety), perceived behavioral control (Internet self-efficacy)
and intention to use the Internet.
Investigators: SIRC Associates Lee Wai Peng, Shahiraa Sahul Hameed,
Shirley Ho
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Cyberpranking
in Singapore
Project Description
The Cyberpranking in Singapore project attempts to define
the state of play of cyberpranking in Singapore, a phenomenon which
has recently entered the realm of popular culture, Does the potential
for "new media" scams exist in Singapore? This hypothesis
is explored using a survey of local tertiary and polytechnic students
in computer-related courses, examining the impact of factors such
as anonymity on the Internet, technological competence and government
surveillance, as well as assessing the level of motivation among
Singaporean youth to undertake similar instances of new media activism.
Investigators: SIRC Associates Pieter Aquilia and Chua Baizhen
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University
ICT4D Project
Project Description
This international collaborative project explores the ways
in which universities in Asia engage information communication technologies
for development (ict4d) in teaching, research and outreach.
Investigators: SIRC Associates Pamela Tremain Koch, May Lwin, &
Shahiraa Sahul Hameed
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