Articole

 During the past couple of decades, telecommunications, IT and the media have gone through fundamental changes technologically, economically and politically resulting in new challenges and crossroads. Convergence of telecommunications, IT and the media has reached a stage where entirely new value configurations are taking shape. The role of users is also changing with the widespread growth of social networks and other user centered and user generated applications.

Among the outstanding developments is the increasing focus on platforms not only in a technological sense of the concept but also market-wise. Multi-sided platforms have a long history but have gained prominence with the use of ICT in different business areas. Cloud computing is another important development trend. Cloud computing is not only a ‘hot topic’ but raises a range of technological, business-oriented and regulatory issues so far only little explored in-depth. Furthermore, the media have witnessed serious challenges regarding their traditional business models and content. This applies to the written media as well as video and audio media.

Such developments raise questions regarding technological architectures as well as value configurations and content and services. The summer school puts focus on these interlinked developments examining the relationships between network issues and business, content and service issues. Attendants to the course will be PhD students with a technology background as well as students with a business or media background.

Period: 16 August - 21 August 2011

Deadline: 15 May 2011

More details here:  http://phdsummerschool.nordict.aau.dk/