Kurzbeschreibung
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The way to create benefits from ICT depends not only on the technology or application itself, but also (and probably even more so) on the economic, social and cultural background of the users. The main focus of the Swiss project is the interaction between the development, adoption and use of broadband ICT and the cultural factors of a society (beside other factors). This study will be based on an international measurement platform to be set up by the Swiss project group to collect quantitative data on broadband usage. The data will be available for all members of the COST 298 community.
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Partner und Internationale Organisationen
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AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, NL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, UK
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Abstract
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The major contributions to the 'COST298 Action on braodband user experience' were within the 'Cultural Differences working group' and within the Transversal Projects on 'Performance Benchmarking' and 'Privacy'. Furthermore, a questionnaire and schemes for the classification of broadband users were developed. For the analysis of cultural differences a European performance measurement platform was realized. This platform helps to get measurement data about the broadband situation in various European countries. The platform includes reference servers in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia and USA. The results from the multinational performance measurements outline significant differences in the broadband diffusion process. A workshop on Privacy was held together with a social scientist in Barcelona. The participants gained theoretical knowledge and hands on experience which outlines the interdisciplinary focus of the COST 298 action bringing together social scientists and computer science specialists. A novel type of questionnaire for the classification of the broadband user types evaluates not only the content of the users' answers but also user actions like mouse movements or keystrokes. The questionnaire is tested and ready for the launch to a focus group.
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