10th World Internet Project Annual Meeting at the University of Macau

1. The World Internet Project
10th Annual Meeting in Macau
July 8 11 2009
8-11,
Shunji Mikami
Toyo University
Tokyo,
Tokyo Japan

2. Location of Macau

7. Participants of the WIP Meeting in Macau

8. WIP Book 2009 Publishing Ceremony
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10. World Wide Internet
World Wide Internet

11. Keynote Speech by Prof. William Dutton , Oxford University
K t S h b P f Willi D tt O f dU i it

14. The 10th Annual World Internet Project Meeting, University of
Macao, July 9, 2009.
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Mobile Internet Use in Japan
Kenichi Ishii
Kenichi Ishii
U. of Tsukuba
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15. Standardized Regression Parameters Predicting Amount
of Time Spent on PC Internet and mobile Internet
PC Internet Mobile Internet
parameter t value parameter t value
Gender -0.044 -1.0 -0.004 -0.1
Age -0.197 -4.3*** -0.321 -7.1 ***
Educat 0.012 0.2
ion 0.105 2.1*
Income 0.047 1.0 -0.111 -2.4 *
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16. Conclusions
• Di it l di id i
Digital divide is smaller for mobile Internet
ll f bil I t t
than for PC Internet. The Information literacy
is associated only with PC Internet.
• Entertainment services are more accessed via
Entertainment services are more accessed via
mobile phones than information‐oriented
services.
services
• PC Internet and mobile Internet serve as a
complement and not as a substitute.
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18. Internet in a changing media
environment:
from a media ecology perspective
from a media ecology perspective
Shunji Mikami
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Shunji.mikami@nifty.com
Presentation at the World Internet Project Meeting in Macao, July 9, 2009
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19. Concept map of
Media Ecology
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(Revised 09/07/09)
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20. Coclusion
• Broadband Internet is highly diffused in Japan
• Digital Divide is closing steadily
• Importance of TV is still very high,compared with
other countries
• R li bilit of the Internet is still very llow, while
Reliability f th I t t i till hil
younger generation has positive attitude toward
the Internet
• (WIP)Internet research should include social
institutions, social problems, cultural Impact, and
Policy issues within its perspective in the future
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21. New WIP Official Site
N Offi i l Sit
Will open in August, 2009
(http://www.worldinternetproject.net)
Designed by WIP Sweden Team
Janne Elvelid , WII , Sweden

22. Next WIP Annual Meeting
Lisbon, Portugal
Mid July, 2010
Hosted by Gustavo Cardoso