Nowadays, the student community is growing up with mobile devices and it has becomes an integral part of their life. Devices such as smartphones, tablets, and e-book readers connect users to access information and enabling instant communication with others. The enormous growth and affordability of mobile devices influenced their learning practices. Mobile technologies are playing a significant ...

With the rapid proliferation of mobile devices, including mobile phones, PDAs, and handheld computers, mobile commerce is widely considered to be a driving force for next-generation e-commerce. Many attempted m-commerce applications have failed to meet expectations, however, with the notable exceptions of I-Mode in Japan and the explosive growth of Short Messaging Service in China. It is import...

The convergence of the Internet, electronic commerce, and wireless technology has created the basis for the rapid global diffusion of mobile commerce. We believe that one approach to understand mobile commerce diffusion is to study the diffusion of digital mobile devices required in mobile commerce activities. Although prior research in technology diffusion has identified a set of variables tha...

The document is a deliverable of the Multimeetmobile project performed by the University of Jyväskylä and financed by the Finnish National Technology Agency (TEKES), Hewlett-Packard Finland, Nokia, and Yomi Solutions. The main goals are to present the requirements for the mobile e-commerce transactions, some business cases, and a tentative implementation plan for the model. The document is comp...

The evolution and growth of digital communications technologies has spurred various instances where wireless communications are being tremendously utilized to a multitude of ends and more importantly provoking new paradigm shifts. Digital inclusion and connectivity availability on a global scale remains one critical concern and definitely fuels the motivation and initiative for innovative solut...

Security is nowadays the most important point to be improved in e-commerce environments. Inside this area, smartcards can be used for many different purposes, ranging from user identification to payment mechanisms. The ticketing service is one of the most attractive added-value services for customers. Sale, storage and use of electronic tickets enabling users to access to different services can...

In less than 15 years, the mobile phone has become an essential part of our daily lives. It is no longer a luxury item and has become one of the most commonly used daily consumer goods throughout the world. Despite its growing significance, there is still a lack of research work in many countries in this field. This study aims to make an approximation of the M-shopper profile and identify the v...

Governments all over the world have been using ICTs such as internet, websites, computers and mobile phones to provide various government services in an efficient, equitable and transparent manner with less corruption. The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges encountered in e-government as well as the potential opportunities available in the context of Indian society. The study re...

A worldwide revolution in information and communications technologies(ICT) is in place. The Internet and the mobile phone are fundamentally changing our lives affecting the way we work, learn and interact. Governments around the world are recognizing the value of e-Government. Properly designed and implemented, eGovernment can improve efficiency in the delivery of government services, simplify ...

The flexibility and convenience of use, offered by mobile wireless hand-held devices has opened up both new opportunities and challenges in the development of next generation mobile network applications. One of the main opportunities lies in the development of highly customizable e-commerce applications that are not written for a specific hand-held device, rather they have the ability to evolve...