HP INNOVATION RESEARCH SEMINAR
Professor Robin Mansell, Head, Department of Media and Communications, LSE
WEDNESDAY 21st November 2007
5.45pm - 8.30 pm
Abstract
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"As users we will come to rely on our handset as a single device to manage not just communications but much of our lives. It will truly become a 'remote control for life', with massively enhanced capabilities, advanced methods of user interaction and in-built tools ... The substantial change that end users are going to witness has become possible more because the underlying infrastructure has become stable than because it is rapidly evolving" (Webb 2007: 35).
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This quotation offers a technologist's view of the potential of technological advance for new modes of communicative interaction based, in this instance, around innovations in handset technology. In this view, by the early part of the 21st century technological innovation in the fields of engineering concerned with the underlying communication infrastructure has stabilized, offering a foundation for current and yet-to-be-imagined applications. This observation echoes many of the technologically deterministic views that are criticized in the humanities and social science literatures that considers the relationship between technology and communication.
In the humanities and the social sciences it is generally understood that research and theory building in this area must be historically situated and that it is crucial to examine the human and social dimensions of the relationship between technology and communication. This seminar will highlight what is considered to be leading-edge research and where the gaps in understanding are said to be in three areas: 1) Technology, Communication and Organization; 2) Technology, Communication and Governance; and 3) Innovation, Technology and Research.
This opportunity arises as Robin Mansell has recently commissioned, edited and summarized some 40 entries on 'technology and communication' for the forthcoming Wiley-Blackwells Encyclopedia of Communication. These entries profile the newest insights and highlight future areas for research.
This Seminar will take place in BOX, 5th Floor, Tower 3, Clements Inn, London WC2A 2AZ. The event will start at 6.00pm, preceded by drinks from 5.45pm. There will be a canapé reception after the presentations from 7.30pm. Map and directions|
Programme
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5.45 pm
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Drinks and Registration
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6.05 pm
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Welcome by Tony Joyce, Industry Executive, Global Government Industry (EMEA) , EDS
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6.10pm
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Professor Robin Mansell, Head, Department of Media and Communications, LSE
Communication & Technology: What's New?
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7.00 pm
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Discussion and questions
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7.30 pm
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Drinks reception
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8.30 pm
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Close
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To reserve a place at the above event, please contact Jo Cantlay at irpevent@lse.ac.uk|,
tel: +44 (0)207 955 7285.