Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:

Globalization and ICT
– Globalization processes
– Glocalization processes
– Values, norms
– Labour market (outsourcing, integration, mobility)
– Universal access
– Virtual worlds
– Global villages
– Rethinking economic and social theories
– Human capital theory
– Sustainability, Democracy
– Global catastrophes
– Vulnerability
– Peace and war

Life environment and ICT
– Psychosocial environment
– Work environment/Work place
– Quality of Working Life
– Work content – Work tasks
– Organizational structure
– Decision support systems
– Human-human communication
– Power structure-formal and informal
– Leadership
– Career patterns
– Influence/participation
– Working hours and salary/compensation
– Work pace/work load
– Physical and ergonomic conditions
– Changes in the concept of time
– Changes in the way we are (‘being’)
– Learning and knowledge growth
– Home Environment
– Public Environment
– Private Environment
– Virtual Environment
– Virtual (on-line) communities
– Organisational Design and Management

Life role and ICT
– Citizen’s role
– Professional role
– Leadership role
– Private role
– Virtual roles
– Home of the future
– Mobile life
– Role conflicts

ICT and effects on humans
– Analyses of impact as well as technology contributing to desirable human qualities
– Psychosocial impact
– Life styles
– Human needs (meaningfulness, belonging, autonomy, influence)
– Happiness and fun
– Wellbeing and health
– Dependency
– Identity
– Integrity
– Trust – security – privacy
– Addictiveness (games)
– Availability
– Motivation
– Human memory
– Cyber sickness
– Stress (over- and understimulation)
– Workload
– Fatigue
– Love and relationships
– Skills and competencies
– Creativity
– Problem solving
– Social competenceICT and effects on humans
– Analyses of impact as well as technology contributing to desirable human qualities
– Psychosocial impact
– Life styles
– Human needs (meaningfulness, belonging, autonomy, influence)
– Happiness and fun
– Wellbeing and health
– Dependency
– Identity
– Integrity
– Trust – security – privacy
– Addictiveness (games)
– Availability
– Motivation
– Human memory
– Cyber sickness
– Stress (over- and understimulation)
– Workload
– Fatigue
– Love and relationships
– Skills and competencies
– Creativity
– Problem solving
– Social competence

Perspectives on ICT
– Social and psychosocial
– Cross-cultural
– Theoretical
– Gender
– Class
– Rural – urban
– Multimodal
– Economic
– Ethical

Desirable goals and ICT
– Integration
– Humanization
– Reducing poverty
– Bridging the digital gap
– Freedom of expression
– Democratization
– E-cooperation
– E-democracy
– Peace
– Sustainability
– Accountability, responsibility
– Involvement, empowerment
– Wellbeing Health
– Human welfare
– Quality of life
– Human Rights

Actions for reaching the Good Information Society
– Individual level
– Community (physical and virtual) level
– Governmental level
– International level
– Civil society and social change in communities
– Design of societal systems – rethinking