About this book series
This book series focuses on socioeconomic aspects of information and communication. Information and communication technology (ICT) is now indispensable as an infrastructure supporting the advancement of society. ICT has benefited modern civilization, and its influence has spread over numerous aspects of our life and economy. Along with technological progress, much has happened in this arena, with new developments continuing at a rapid pace.
Constructive use of ICT makes our society more efficient. On the other hand, however, inappropriate use of ICT causes serious social problems that have not been experienced until now. In such a rapidly changing area, our attention tends to be drawn to superficial phenomena rather than gaining deep insight into them. In order to understand the role of ICT in modern life, social science is essential for capturing the impact of the development of networks and the advancement of information and communication services and applications. Social sciences shed light on a variety of issues and provide a framework for promoting the utilization of ICT while avoiding the potential drawbacks.
The series Advances in Information and Communication Research helps to provide academics, government officials, and practitioners with the information and expertise necessary for understanding social phenomena and making policies appropriate for those new trends. Many ideas and suggestions are offered that are practical not only in the developed world but that can be applied in developing nations as well. In emerging countries ICT is highly anticipated as a means of improving the quality of life, promoting economic growth, and bridging the gaps among people and regions.
Readers will gain deep insight into the impacts of utilizing ICT in diverse societies. Interdisciplinary approaches help in understanding how those influences can be captured both qualitatively and quantitatively through studies stemming from various social sciences — economics, sociology, legal studies, media studies, marketing, regional studies, socioeconomic planning, and other relevant disciplines.
Editor in Chief
Hitoshi Mitomo (Waseda University)
Editorial Board
Johannes Bauer (Michigan State University)
Erik Bohlin (Chalmers University of Technology)
Shuya Hayashi (Nagoya University)
Takuo Imagawa (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
Toshiya Jitsuzumi (Chuo University)
Kenichi Kawasaki (Komazawa University)
Seongcheol Kim (Korea University)
Mikio Kimura (Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association)
Yu-li Liu (National Chengchi University)
Tingjie Lu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications)
Hiroyuki Morikawa (The University of Tokyo)
Akihiro Nakamura (Yokohama City University)
Fumio Shimpo (Keio University)
Hidenori Tomita (Kansai University)
Takashi Uchiyama (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Minh Khuong Vu (National University of Singapore)
- Electronic ISSN
- 2524-3330
- Print ISSN
- 2524-3322
- Series Editor
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- Hitoshi Mitomo
