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)
[abstract
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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)
[abstract
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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
[abstract
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ABC: The Mediated Marketplace Model
Mr Rajesh Jain
Netcore
Solutions, Mumbai
Mr Atanu Dey
Deesha Rural
Development
[abstract
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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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abstract ]
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
[abstract
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ICT technology works but can it create jobs for the ultra poor?
Professor Marika Vicziany, Monash
Asia Institute, Monash University
[abstract
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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
[
abstract ]
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
[abstract
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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
[abstract
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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
[abstract
]
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
[abstract
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The Globalisation of Corporate Ethics
Ms Julie Mills Taylor, School of
Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University
[abstract
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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
[abstract]
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
[abstract
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Greener Reaction Media - Cleaner, Greener, Cheaper?
Dr Janet Scott, Centre for Green
Chemistry, Monash University
[abstract
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Green & Sustainable Chemistry in Japan
Professor Keijin Uchino, Technological
Strategy and Planning Division, Japan Chemical Innovation Institute
[abstract
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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
[abstract
]
email: nagalakshmi@drreddys.com
Cleaner and Greener is Smarter
Professor M M Sharma, Emeritus Professor
of Eminence, Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology
[abstract
]
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
[abstract
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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
[abstract
]
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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abstract ]
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
[abstract
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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
[abstract
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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
[abstract
]
The New Workplace: Lifelong Learning and Technology in Australia and Singapore
Dr Chris Baker, The National Key
Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
[abstract
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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
[abstract
]
Self Assessment of Health Status through Web-based Programs
Azizah Omar, Asia Pacific Health
and Nutrition Centre, Monash Asia Institute,Monash University
[abstract
]
Curing Koro: The Shrinking Penis Disease
Dr David Mitchell, Monash Medical
Centre/Department of Anthropology, Monash University
[abstract
]
The Child Nutrition Project: Web-based nutritional learning
Dr Gayle Savige
Asia
Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre, Monash Asia Institute, Monash
University
[abstract
]
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
[abstract
]
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
[ abstract ]
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
[abstract
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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
[
abstract ]
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
[
abstract ]
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 |