ITS 2011

Abstract

proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Internet
Technologies & Society (ITS 2011), which has been organised by the International
Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by East China
Normal University, Shanghai, China, 8 - 10 December 2011.
The IADIS Internet Technologies & Society 2011 conference (ITS 2011) aims to address
the main issues of concern within WWW/Internet as well as to assess the influence of
Internet in the Information Society.
Broad areas of interest are Internet Technologies, Information Management, e-Society and
Digital Divide, e-Business / e-Commerce, e-Learning, New Media and e-Society, Digital
Services in e-Society, e-Government / e-Governance and e-Health. These broad areas are
divided into more detailed areas (see below). However innovative contributes that do not fit
into these areas will also be considered since they might be of benefit to conference
attendees.
 Internet Technologies: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Intelligent Agents,
Intelligent Systems, IS Security Issues, Mobile Applications, Multimedia
Applications, e-Payment Systems, Protocols and Standards, Semantic Web and
XML, Services, Architectures and Web Development, Software Requirements and
Web Architectures, Storage Issues, Strategies and Tendencies, System
Architectures, Telework Technologies, Ubiquitous Computing, Virtual Reality,
Web 2.0 technologies, Social Networking and Marketing and Wireless
Communications.
 Information Management: Computer-Mediated Communication, Content
Development, Cyber law and Intellectual Property, Data Mining, e-Publishing and
Digital Libraries, Human Computer Interaction and Usability, Information Search
and Retrieval, Knowledge Management, Policy Issues, Privacy Issues, Social and
Organizational Aspects, Virtual Communities, Internet and Disability, Internet and
Aging Population, e-Society and Digital Divide, Social Integration, Social
Bookmarking, Social Software, e-Democracy and Social Integration.
 e-Business / e-Commerce: Business Ontologies and Models, Digital Goods and
Services, e-Business Models, e-Commerce Application Fields, e-Commerce
Economics, e-Commerce Services, Electronic Service Delivery, e-Marketing,
Languages for Describing Goods and Services, Online Auctions and Technologies,
Virtual Organisations and Teleworking.
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 e-Learning: Collaborative Learning, e-Mobile Learning , Curriculum Content
Design & Development, Delivery Systems and Environments, Educational Systems
Design, e-Citizenship and Inclusion, e-Learning Organisational Issues, Evaluation
and Assessment, Political and Social Aspects, Virtual Learning Environments and
Issues and Web-based Learning Communities.
 New Media and e-Society: Digitization, heterogeneity and convergence,
Interactivity and virtuality, Citizenship, regulation and heterarchy, Innovation,
identity and the global village syndrome, Internet Cultures and new interpretations
of “Space” and Polity and the Digitally Suppressed.
 Digital Services in e-Society: Service Broadcasting, Political Reporting,
Development of Digital Services, Freedom of Expression, e-Journalism and Open
Access.
 e-Government /e-Governance: Accessibility, Democracy and the Citizen, Digital
Economies, Digital Regions, e-Administration, e-Government Management, e-
Procurement, e-Supply Chain, Global Trends, National and International Economies
and Social Inclusion.
 e-Health: Data Security Issues, e-Health Policy and Practice, e-Healthcare
Strategies and Provision, Legal Issues, Medical Research Ethics and Patient Privacy
and Confidentiality.
The IADIS Internet Technologies & Society 2011 conference (ITS 2011) received 149
submissions from more than 29 countries. Each submission was reviewed in a double-blind
review process by an average of four independent reviewers to ensure quality and maintain
high standards. Out of the papers submitted, 25 got blind referee ratings that published
them as full papers, which means that the acceptance rate was below 17%. Some other
submissions were published as short papers, reflection papers, doctoral papers and
posters/demonstrations.
Best papers will be selected for publishing as extended versions in the IADIS International
Journal on WWW/Internet (IJWI) and in other selected publications.
In addition to the presentation of full papers, short papers, reflection papers and
poster/demonstrations, the conference also includes three keynote presentations from
internationally distinguished researchers. We would therefore like to express our gratitude
to George Siemens, Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute, Athabasca
University, Canada and Prof. Gao Hong Qing, Dean of Network Center of He Nan Normal
University, China. Also special thanks to the opening speaker, Prof. Ren You Qun, Vice
President East China Normal University, China. In addition, Internet Technologies &
Society 2011 features a tutorial by Professor Professor Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije
Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
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A successful conference requires the effort of many individuals. We would like to thank the
members of the Program Committee for their hard work in reviewing and selecting the
papers that appear in this book. We are especially grateful to the authors who submitted
their papers to this conference and to the presenters who provided the substance of the
meeting. We wish to thank all members of our organizing committee.
Last but not least, we hope that participants enjoyed Shanghai and their time with
colleagues from all over the world, we hope that you can join us in our next edition of the
IADIS International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society that will be held in
Perth, Australia, in 2012.
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Ji-ping Zhang, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Tomayess Issa, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal
Conference and Program Co-Chairs
Shanghai, China
8 December 2011