@article{male2017assessing,
  title = {Assessing the Influence of Mobile Technology on Culture a Presentation and Analysis of Research Data Results},
  author = {Galamoyo Male and Colin Pattinson and Ebrahim Shaghouei},
  year = 2017,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JMTKS/2017/479490/},
  journal = {Journal of Mobile Technologies, Knowledge and Society},
  volume = 2017,
  pages = 26,
  doi = 10.5171/2017.479490,
  abstract = {This paper presents an analysis of research survey data that was aimed at assessing the influence of mobile technology on culture. The paper is motivated by human-centric approaches to computing and ICT developments, with a focus on the derivation of models of culture that inform the development of culture-aware mobile technology oriented and people-focused solutions. The context of interpretation of culture that is adopted in this paper is based on a culture-component view that was derived from an analysis of survey- questionnaire sourced data whose focus was to derive a meaning of Culture from a perspective of the survey respondent population. Informed by a survey, the paper contributes to the knowledge domain of culture and mobile technology by informing to some level on how culture has been influenced by mobile technology, and by so doing make contribution to the development of tools such as architectures or models that are aimed at informing the development of culture aware mobile technology solutions.Findings indicate a largely positive influence of mobile technology on culture particularly in the areas of music, entertainment and education and a low influence in the areas of family values, traditional ceremonies, farming and religion. Findings also suggest that mobile devices though extensively used do not, however, significantly expose or provide opportunities to interact with culture related information. The findings thus point to potential areas of culture upon which the development of culture aware mobile technology oriented solutions can be leveraged.},
  keywords = {Culture, mobile-technology, user-centred-computing, culture-aware},
  note = Article ID: 479490
}