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ICTs in the Rush Hour of Life

ICTs in the Rush Hour of Life Valerie Frissen 1999 Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) Computers, internet, telephones, cell phones, CDi, fax machines, answering machines Main focus: Telecommunication Demographics Dual-income families, generally well-educated

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ICTs in the Rush Hour of Life

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  1. ICTs in the Rush Hour of Life Valerie Frissen 1999

  2. Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) • Computers, internet, telephones, cell phones, CDi, fax machines, answering machines • Main focus: Telecommunication

  3. Demographics • Dual-income families, generally well-educated • Division of time between work/home, male/female has become increasingly blurred due to changing societal structure

  4. Routines • Families becoming much busier • Carefully planned schedules • If something goes wrong, entire schedule falls apart • Time-adjusting strategies • Working at home in the evenings • Calling home from work • Space-adjusting strategies • Fax machine at home • Available on cell phone at all times

  5. Acceptance of ICTs • ICTs role is ambiguous, so the boundaries between work and private life become even less defined. • Tensions • -Time-saving or time-consuming? • -always available (cell phone)

  6. ICTs in the home • Products sold for ideal use, but not used for such after purchase. • Modern consumer / curious to new technologies. • Many families do not perceive a need for ICTs, and current products haven’t addressed consumer needs other.

  7. Conclusions • Demographics • Everyday practices and routines • Acceptance/use of ICT • Domestication process • Lesson learned • ICT – Smart Home • Barrier • User’s perception of needs • User’s passions

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