Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0667674

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0667674

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Impact of the Mobile Phone on Work/Life Balance. The telecommuncations industry exemplifies the frontier technologies that are at the heart of Australia's successful knowledge economy. Mobile phones are developing innovative capacities far ahead of consumer needs and requirments. For example, third generation technologies are currently seeking to find the 'killer application' that will provide them with a mass market. A profound understanding of the social dimensions of existing mobile telecommunications will provide insights for the development of new technologies and new services. It will provide the industry with a competitive advantage in a fast developing sector.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2006

End Date: 12-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $320,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sociology | Social Change | Sociology And Social Studies Of Science And Technology | Gender Specific Studies

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Families | Technological and organisational innovation | Changing work patterns |

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