2010

When the Mobile Phone is Cut:Lessons from Nepal
by Peng Hwa Ang, Shyam Tekwani and Guozhen Wang Nanyang Technological University

Description: In February 2005, Nepal blacked out mobile telecommunications for the larger part of the Nepali population for 88 days to enable security operations against the Maoist insurgents. The blackout communications created a natural experiment to look at the impact of the mobile phone.

When the political situation was sufficiently peaceful, researchers conducted over a 10-day period in end-February 2007 and early-March 2007 three regions in Nepal. The study found that the blackout had limited success in helping security operations. The insurgents did not trust the mobile phone network anyway and had developed their own parallel communication network.

Instead, the impact was negative: it hurt the economy and it alienated large swathes of the public, perhaps contributing to the downfall of the king. The study suggests that if there is to be any cut of the mobile phone service, it should be done only briefly and for very clear security reasons.

2008

A, Chib (2008) Papers - accepted at the ICA 58th Annual Conference

• Network Influences in Health Initiatives: Multimedia Games for Youth in Peru. Paper accepted at the ICA 58th Annual Conference as Top Paper by Health Communication Division.
• Post-Tsunami rehabilitation for Rural Areas using ICTs in the panel ‘When the Internet Reaches the Villages'.
• Aceh Besar Midwives with Mobile-Phones Project in the panel ‘The Social Impact of Networking the Poor for Development'. Paper accepted at the ICA 58th Annual Conference

2007

Ravi S. Sharma, S.R. Apoorva & V.N. Madireddy. (2007). “Best practices for communication between client and vendor in IT outsourcing”, [under review by IJC].

2005

Internet & Religion Report

By Randolph Kluver, Benjamin Detenber, Lee Wai Peng, Shahiraa Sahul Hameed and Pauline Hope Cheong
Description: Singapore has one of the highest Internet penetration rates in the world. This report aims to investigate and better understand how Singaporeans used the Internet for religious purposes.

Mobile Spam in Singapore

By Shahiraa Sahul Hameed
Description: This is an international project that studied spam and responses to it in 8 countries namely Austria, Canada, China, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States.

Ethics in Blogging Report

By Andy Koh, Alvin Lim, Ng Ee Soon, Benjamin Detenber and Mark Cenite
Description: Blogging is slowly gaining recognition and acknowledgement by media scholars and government officials throughout the world. This report aims to find out the demographics of the bloggers, what is the type of blogging and the ethical guidelines that bloggers value.