(keitai-l) mobile innovation research project

Hello,

there are probably some people on this list who would be interested in a 
research program called the mobile innovation research project. it is 
sponsored by hitotsubashi university and includes researchers from all over 
the world. see below for details. 

jeff funk

TOKYO MOBILE ROUNDTABLE
version:2001/11/19
MOBILE ROUNDTABLE
The Mobile Roundtable is a series of international conferences on mobile 
communication and
computing, organized by a group of researchers around the world (the Mobile 
Roundtable Committee).
The objectives of the Mobile Roundtable are to:
Build and support a sustainable international network of researchers to 
study the mobile
communication and computing business, market, and industry
Exchange research results and views
Facilitate communication, interactions, and collaborations among 
researchers, practitioners, and
policy makers around the world
The first Mobile Roundtable will be held in Tokyo, Japan in May 2002, 
followed by the second in
Stockholm, Sweden in 2003 and the third in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. in 2004. 
Preparatory discussions were
made at the Seamless Mobility Workshop in Stockholm in September 2001, 
organized by the Stockholm
School of Economics and Stockholm University and the Royal Institute of 
Technology.
BACKGROUND
As we enter the 21st century, our economic system is undergoing some 
radical changes, including
the creation of new products, services, and businesses driven by rapidly 
advancing information and
communication technologies. Innovations in the field of mobile 
communication and computing have
emerged as a pivotal point of such changes.
The use and applications of mobile communication and computing have been 
spreading rapidly.
The number of mobile telephone subscribers throughout the world totaled 300 
million at the end of 1998,
and 700 million at the end of 2000. Some projected that mobile phones will 
surpass personal computers in
number as tools to access the Internet in the near future. The concept of 
mobile phones has gone beyond
mere wireless telephones as originally intended. Other devices such as PDAs 
and wireless LANs have
also emerged as alternative interfaces for mobile communication and 
computing. The possibilities of
mobile innovations and the challenge of realizing them are enormous.
What are the characteristics and challenges of the mobile communication and 
computing market,
industry, and business? What innovations are being made and targeted in 
this field? Where are the mobile
communication and computing market, business, and industry headed? Are they 
institutionally embedded
and path dependent? Will the future of mobile computing and communication 
business and market differ
by country/region or converge internationally over time? Who are the major 
players and how do they
compete with each other? What types of management and strategy are being 
sought? We will explore
these topics and promote research on them through the Mobile Roundtable.
TOKYO MOBILE ROUNDTABLE
The first Mobile Roundtable will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on May 30 and 31, 
2002. It will be
organized by the Mobile Roundtable Committee and the Mobile Innovation 
Research Program at the
Institute of Innovation Research (IIR), Hitotsubashi University, Japan. The 
venue is Ark Academy Hills,
located in central Tokyo (http://www.academyhills.com).
Expected participants include researchers, practitioners, and policy makers 
around the world who
are interested or involved in mobile innovations. Through the two-day 
meeting, research results,
including works in progress, as well as experiences and views of 
practitioners and policy makers, will be
presented and discussed. Opportunities for international collaborative 
research will also be explored. A
call for papers is attached below.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions about the Tokyo Mobile Roundtable, please contact:
Akira Takeishi, Associate Professor
Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University
2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8603, Japan
Phone: +81-(0)42-580-8425 Fax: +81-(0)42-580-8410
Email: takeishi_at_iir.hit-u.ac.jp http://www.iir.hit-u.ac.jp/

MOBILE ROUNDTABLE COMMITTEE
Per Andersson
Center for Communication and Information Research,
Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Magnus Boman
Swedish Institute of Computer Science,
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Jeffrey Funk
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration,
Kobe University, Japan (Mobile Innovation Research Program)
Sirkka Jarvenpaa
Center for Business, Technology, and Law,
University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.
Karl Reiner
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
Hong Kong
Timo Saarinen
Institute of Electronics Commerce, Helsinki School of
Economics and Business Administration, Finland
Akira Takeishi
Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
(Mobile Innovation Research Program)
Bertil Thorngren
Center for Communication and Information Research
Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Virpi Tuunainen
Institute of Electronics Commerce, Helsinki School of
Economics and Business Administration, Finland
Seiichiro Yonekura
Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
(Mobile Innovation Research Program)

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