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First Annual MAI Conference Papers: Titles

Session 1: Panel - The Myth of the Lazy Native Revisited

The Myth of the Lazy Native and the Labyrinths of History

Professor Syed Hussain Alatas
Institute of the Malay World and Civilization (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
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Resisting the Myth of the Lazy Native: An Organizational Response

Professor Shamsul A. B.
Institute of the Malay World & Civilization (ATMA) & Institute of Occidental Studies (IKON), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
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Session 2: Panel - IT and Connectivity

Minimally Invasive Education: Pedagogy for development in a connected World

Dr Sugata Mitra
National Institute of Information Technology(NIIT)
New Delhi, India
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ABC: The Mediated Marketplace Model

Mr Rajesh Jain
Netcore Solutions, Mumbai
Mr Atanu Dey
Deesha Rural Development
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Session 3: Panel - IT and Rural Poverty

Social change and the prospects of the use of IT technology in rural West Bengal

Dr Sirpa Tenhunan, Research Fellow in Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Information Technology, Business Models, and Rural Development: Lessons from the Warana Wired Village Project

Dr D Parthasarathy, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
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ICT technology works but can it create jobs for the ultra poor?

Professor Marika Vicziany, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University
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The Integration of Civilisations: How colonialism, EU / US farm subsidies and Asian migration into Europe are creating a new Europe

Professor Marika Vicziany, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University
Dr Pradeep Kanta Ray, School of International Business, University of New South Wales
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Session 4: Panel - Poverty and Policies

Globalisation and Social Protection in Sri Lanka: Experience of a developing country welfare state

Dr Ramanie Samaratunge, Professor Chris Nyland, Department of Management, Monash University
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Poverty Alleviation and Human Resource Management: Experience of Grameen, ASA and other micro credit models in the Philippines

Dr Mohshin Habib, DR Sharif As-Saber, DR Charmine Hartel, Department of Management, Monash University
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Globalisation, Social Protection and International Business: A thematic framework

Dr Sharif As-Saber, DR Quamrul Alam, DR Ramanie Samaratunge, Professor Chris Nyland
Department of Management, Monash University
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Session 5: Panel - Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility, International Human Rights Law and Economic Development

Professor David Kinley, Castan Centre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, Monash University
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The Globalisation of Corporate Ethics

Ms Julie Mills Taylor, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University
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Linking Human Rights and Human Development in Asia: Facilitating sustainable human development through a rights-based approach to the regulation of tourism

Ms Marika Mcadam, Castan Centre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, Monash University
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Session 6: Panel - Green Chemistry and Industry

Direct Methods in Chemical Synthesis as a Green Strategy

Dr Patrick Perlmutter, The Perlmutter Research Group, Centre for Green Chemistry, Monash University
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Greener Reaction Media - Cleaner, Greener, Cheaper?

Dr Janet Scott, Centre for Green Chemistry, Monash University
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Green & Sustainable Chemistry in Japan

Professor Keijin Uchino, Technological Strategy and Planning Division, Japan Chemical Innovation Institute
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'Greener' Pharmaceutical Synthesis in India

Dr Javed Iqbal, Saibal Kumar Das, K. Anantha Reddy and Joyita Roy
Discovery Chemistry, Dr. Reddy Laboratories Ltd., Discovery Research
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Cleaner and Greener is Smarter

Professor M M Sharma, Emeritus Professor of Eminence, Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology
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Session 7: Panel - IT and Education

Adoption of Technology and Innovation in Thai University Culture

Dr Jan Miller, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University
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Spiderman a web of texts and multiliteracies: Developing curriculum for a rural-urban classroom

Dr Saratha Sithamparam, DR Moses Samuel, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malasysia
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Putting IT in its Place (in the Classroom)

Ms Cathi Lewis
School of Political and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Session 8: Panel - Work, Leisure, Culture and Technology

Industrial Production Technologies and Culture in a Malaysian Workplace: When Japanese management software encounters Islam

Dr Wendy Smith, Centre for Malaysian Studies, Monash Asia Institute & Department of Management
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(Ap)Praising Technology: Gender and internet use in Singapore

Dr Helen Johnson, School of Social Science - Anthropology, The University of Queensland
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The Potential of Art as Work in Vietnam

Dr Annette Van Den Bosch, Lecturer in International Art History and Theory, Arts Faculty, Monash University
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The New Workplace: Lifelong Learning and Technology in Australia and Singapore

Dr Chris Baker, The National Key Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
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Session 9: Panel - Medicine, Culture and Technology

Family Medicine: Communication Skills versus Medical Technology

Professor Merilyn Liddell , Pro Vice Chancellor, Monash University Malaysia
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Self Assessment of Health Status through Web-based Programs

Azizah Omar, Asia Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre, Monash Asia Institute,Monash University
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Curing Koro: The Shrinking Penis Disease

Dr David Mitchell, Monash Medical Centre/Department of Anthropology, Monash University
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The Child Nutrition Project: Web-based nutritional learning

Dr Gayle Savige
Asia Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University
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Session 10: Panel - Asia's New IT Cultures

Internet café cultures of Asia

Assoc Prof Alison Tokita, Japanese Studies Centre, Monash Asia Institute & School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics, Monash University
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A New Middle Class in a New Economy: Corporate Strategy, Corporate Culture, and Brand Building in the Indian IT Industry

Dr Carol Upadhya, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
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India's Black Economy and the role of IT Policing

Prof Arun Kumar, Department of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

The HR Management in Indian-Based Call Centres: A conceptual framework

Dr Sharif As-Saber, Dr Peter Holland, Assoc Prof Julian Teicher, Department of Management, Monash University
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Internet Security Issues in Japan and Australia: A Case Study Examining the Control of Hacking in Japan and Australia

Professor Ross Mouer and Megan Esson, PhD student
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
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The WWW in Japan: A threat to cultural identity or a thoroughly domesticated system?

Dr Jim Breen, School of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Monash University
Assoc Prof Alison Tokita, School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics
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Refereed conference proceedings

The Conference Proceedings will be fully refereed in strict compliance with the best international standards.

Important Dates

Receipt of Abstracts 10 October 2003
Notification of Abstracts 15 October 2003
Receipt of final manuscripts 15 November 2003
Acceptance of papers notified 1 December 2003
Registration for conference - last day 15 December 2003

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