Background: Smartphone diet-tracking apps may help individuals lose weight, manage
chronic conditions, and understand dietary patterns; however, the usabilities and …

Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the 'digital divide'–the
disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without–has persisted …

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the attention given to the socalled digital divide
in developed countries gradually decreased. The common opinion among policy makers …

Media are fundamental to our sense of living in a social world. Since the beginning of
modernity, media have transformed the scale on which we act as social beings. And now in …

WINNER of the 2015 ICA Outstanding Book Award This path-breaking book explores how
solidarity towards vulnerable others is performed in our media environment. It argues that …

The social inclusion of newly resettled refugees is a significant issue confronting both
refugees and their host societies. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are …

This study investigates the relationship between Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) penetration, electricity consumption, economic growth, and environmental …

Research on ICT and development (ICTD) involves assumptions on the nature of ICT
innovation and on the way such innovation contributes to development. In this article I …

This chapter focuses on digital equity by arguing that it is a new civic right that is increasingly
vital in our hyper-connected societies which must be promoted and protected. Digital equity …

It is now widely accepted that data are oiling the twenty-first century (Toonders 2014). Data
gathering and tracking are practically universal, and datafication (the quantification of …