Digital Asia: Visions, Transformations, and Engagements

Activity: Participating in or organising an eventOrganisation of conference

Description

This event will discuss the Asian digital societies and findings from a interdisciplinary research project on China. East and Southeast Asia is today one of the most dynamic regions when it comes to development and use of information and communication technologies, as well as home to the world’s largest Internet populations. Through presentations this event will examine the socio-political contexts and uses of the Internet in a selected number of Asian countries such as China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and Myanmar. The speakers will address both the everyday uses of new communication technologies as well as citizens new opportunities to discuss public affairs and become involved in civic and political mobilization.
Period2017 Apr 26
Event typeConference
LocationLund, SwedenShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

UKÄ subject classification

  • Media and Communications
  • Social Sciences

Free keywords

  • Asia
  • Internet
  • Social media
  • politics