2012-12-08

A framework for more secure e-gov services in Tanzania
Many countries are moving fast into to the “IT world” without considering the ramifications of different systems. Governments are keen to offer citizens new e-government service and sometimes the security aspects are not considered from the start. This is especially true in many developing countries where the IT maturity is low. A newly presented doctoral thesis presented by Geoffrey Rwezaura Karokola from Tanzania.is addressing the security aspects of e-government services.


2012-12-03

Funding for a project on diaspora Ethiopian entrepreneurship

The last years we have seen a growing trend to recognize the diasporas important role in the development of their home countries. This has resulted in different programs to engage diasporas as investors, mentors and entrepreneurs. DSV is part of a project to facilitate diasporas engagement through promoting “circular migration”.


2012-11-28

DSV paticipated in the world conference Global Forum 2012

In November the two-day conference Global Forum 2012: Shaping a connected digital future took part at Grand Hotel in Stockholm. Over 300 participants from 35 countries visited the conference dedicated to the Economic, Political, Social and Societal issues related to the sucessful evolution of the Information Society.

DSV sponsored the conference and also had in total five participants during the conference. DSV’s student union DISK assisted the Global Forum with talented students that managed blogs, interviews, and film recording that made this event memorable.


2012-11-27

Information for students at DSV

Regarding the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education's evaluation of education in Computer Systems Science.


2012-11-21

DSV and Microsoft invite students to a game-development competition

Are you a student at DSV ? If so we´re happy to invite you to apply for a game-development competition!

The game should be developed towards children with disabilities and focus on math. The purpose is to make use of additional senses, such as the body motoracle skills to enrich the learning experience. The winning contribution is a grant to travel to Microsoft Corporation in Seattle, Washington.

The price will be celebrated on a ceremony at DSV, the 1st of March by Anthony Salcito, Vice President, Microsoft, and Kåre Bremer, Dean, Stockholm University.


2012-11-21

Guest lectures by Professor Mariki Eloff and Professor Jan Eloff on Wednesday December 12

We welcome you to open guest lectures on Wednesday December 12, 2012 at 13 – 15 in hall B at DSV Kista

13-14 Professor Mariki Eloff from University of South Africa, UNISA:
Information Security as a Social Responsibility

14-15 Professor Jan Eloff, University of Pretoria & SAP Research Pretoria:
Personalization of Security Services in a mobile cloud infrastructure

Our guests are visiting the department to participate in Geoffrey Karokola’s PhD dissertation “A Framework for Securing e-Government Services. The Case of Tanzania”.


2012-11-20

DSV and Microsoft invites students to a game-development competition

Are you a student at DSV ? If so we're happy to invite you to apply for a game-development competition! The game should be developed towards children with disabilities and focus on math. The purpose is to make use of additional senses, such as the body motoracle skills to enrich the learning experience.

The winning contribution is a grant to travel to Microsoft Corporation in Seattle, Washington. The price will be celebrated on a ceremony at DSV, the 1st of March by Anthony Salcito, Vice President, Microsoft, and Kåre Bremer, Dean, Stockholm University.


2012-11-13

Department of Computer and Systems Sciences among world's top in ranking list

According to this year's QS World University ranking list, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, is among the top 151-200 in the world in the area of Computer Science and Information Systems.


2012-11-05

Open seminar 11 December. Social media and e-coaching in teaching

The multidiciplinary researcher and teacher Steven Verjans from Open University Netherlands visits DSV in Kista. Steven will talk about social media, networks, e-learning and Technology Enhanced Learning. Based on research and practice, also a number of guidelines for e-coaches are provided, that are best matched with the characteristics of the learning situation. Everyone is welcome!

Time: Tuesday 11th December at 15:00-17:00

Place: Room 6405, Forum, Isafjordsgatan 39, Kista


2012-10-23

"Towards Consumer Preference-aware Requirements" wins BUSITAL best
paper award 2012

The paper "Towards Consumer Preference-aware Requirements" is selected as the best paper of the BUSITAL 2012 7th international workshop.The paper, written by Eric-Oluf Svee and Constantinos Giannoulis, Ph.D. students, and Jelena Zdravkovic, Ph.D., at Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV), will be published in the special edition of the International Journal of Information System Modeling and Design (IJISMD).


 

2012-09-27

Spider ICT4D Open Seminar: Youth and Community Radio in the Slums of Nairobi

Welcome to the Spider ICT4D Seminar:  2 October 2012, 16:00 to 18:00

Presenter: Dr. Jessica Gustafsson, Department of Media Studies, Stockholm University

Discussant: Dr. Jakob Svensson, HumanIT, Karlstad University

 


2012-09-20

New Master's Programme in ICT for Development (ICT4D)

Information and communication technology (ICT) has become a key factor in global development. A rapid expansion of infrastructure as well as services and applications has made ICT an essential part of today’s societies—both in developing and developed countries. This programme prepares students for work in highly dynamic environments of ICT4D, including international organisations, NGOs, government agencies, and global business.


2012-08-30

The student union DISK welcomes all new students to DSV and the 2012 fall semester reception (Insparken)!

The student union here at DSV, DISK, invites all new students to a variety of pleasant activities spanning the first two weeks of the semester! Come and hang out, participate in fun games, come to our barbeque, our night club and much more fun! Insparken ends with a full day in Humlegården and with Välkomstmiddagen, a three-course dinner with an afterparty!

Date: 31/8 to 14/9
Time: 10-16 (usually)
Gathering places: Foo Bar or the fireplace underneath Sal A in case of bad weather, the terrace outside the student union's café if the weather is nice and sunny.


2012-06-07

IKEA, new partner in the Mobile Life Centre

Mobile Life Centre – one of Europe’s leading research centres on mobile communication. The Centre has three new partners this year – IKEA, ABB and Movinto Fun. This is not only a contribution of new external partners but also other kinds of partners.


2012-06-04

Many design challengers in the health care sector

"Few people in the health care sector understand design expertise. Interview in Research Design with Ph.D. Student Anna Thies, the first designer to take part in the interdiciplinary Clinical Innovation Fellowship Programme.


2012-05-10

Prof. Robert Ramberg has received a total of 12.8 million Swedish kronor in grants from the Committee for Educational Sciences

Prof. Robert Ramberg, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV), Stockholm University, is one of the researchers who has received the largest grants from the Committee for Educational Sciences since 2001. Robert Ramberg focuses in Technology enhanced learning and collaboration. Decisions as to the allocation of grants are taken according to the academic quality and the applicants´ competence.


2012-05-08

Annika Waern new director of the Mobile Life Centre: "I want to increase our impact outside the academy"

Professor Annika Waern is the new director of the Mobile Life Centre from April 1. The next two years, she will head a leading research centres within mobile communications with some fifty researchers and nine strong industry partners.


2012-05-05

Research exchange between Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and SSI

Faculty and 29 Ph.D. students from the interdisciplinary program “Technopreneurship and Innovation Management Program” (TIP) of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, visited DSV, and Center for Service Science and Innovation (SSI), on May 4th 2012.


2012-05-03

Master in Strategic IT Management ranks as the best in Sweden, and 19th in Western Europe

In the category Information Systems Management, our Master’s Programme in Strategic IT Management ranks as the best in Sweden, and 19th in Western Europé, according to Eduniversals ranking of the best 4 000 Master’s and MBA programmes in 30 specialisations in 153 countries. The Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) is the host of the programme offered in collaboration with the School of Business.


2012-04-20

Space and Spectacle

Space and Spectacle is an art project consisting of temporary artworks at various locations in Husby. Space and Spectacle is part of a joint exploration in which we are investigating the city as a stage and the function of public space by means of various artistic interventions and the suburb of Husby. Royal Institute of Art in collaboration with Centrum för Gestaltning.


2012-04-17

ICT4D open seminar April 26. Frontrunner - Mobile web apps developed for Kenya´s world class runners

PhD student William Jobe at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences informs about the research project with Kenyan elite runners. The use of smartphones and innovative web apps for training, learning and entreprenurship. Among users are world class runner Isaac Macharia and his group of young promising runners. Isaac was pace keeper for his friend Patrick Makau who won the world record 2011 in Berlin: 42.195 kilometres in 2:03:38. Everyone is welcome!

Time: Thursday 26th April at 13:15-15:00

Place: Lecture hall C, Forum, Isafjordsgatan 39, Kista


2012-04-12

Technology enhanced learning shortlisted for leading research area at SU

Technology enhanced learning has been named a candidate for selection as a leading research area at Stockholm University. This is a very important step and signifies the growing importance of technology enhanced learning in the future both for academia and the business world.


2012-04-06

NRI rankings 2012 ranks Sweden number one

The Global Information Technology Report 2012: The Networked Readiness Index Rankings (NRI) 2012 ranks Sweden number one. Sweden’s performance is remarkable in every aspect. Sweden leads four of the 10 pillars of the NRI, namely infrastructure and digital content, individual usage, business usage, and economic impacts; and appears in the top 10 of a further five.


2012-03-21

Stockholm 27th in Best Student Cities Ranking 2012

Higher education experts QS have produced a new ranking entitled Best Student Cities. The ranking covers cities across the world and places Stockholm in 27th position, the only Swedish city to make the top 50 list.


2012-03-20

Замисляли ли сте да учите информационни технологии в чужбина?

Вие, като български студенти, можете сега да учите без такса в университета в Стокхолм, които се класирана сред стоте най-добри университети в света. Добре дошли в катедрата по компютърни и информационни технологии!


2012-03-15

Unique master's programme at two universities

DSV, Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet start a new international master's programme in Health Informatics.


2012-03-06

Annika Waern, new Professor: She wants to take playfulness seriously


2012-01-25

"Everything falls into place"

So says Paula Uimonen, new director of the Spider since one year. In this role she will benefit from all her knowledge and experience. This past year the Centre has undergone a radical renewal, and they are now ready to show off Spider 2.0 - with a clear focus in their development projects and a clearer link to research. It is not only a question about directly contribute to development through the projects, but also to contribute to more general ICT4D knowledge through research.


2012-01-23

Internet of Things Day

On February 9 the first big Swedish conference on the new hot area of Internet of Things will take place in Kista. Among the speakers are Professor Kristina Höök and Professor Oskar Juhlin from Mobile Life Centre.


2012-01-17

“An international research lab with a ‘wow’ factor”

An international evaluation team has evaluated the performance of The Mobile Life VINN Excellence Centre so far in Stage 2 (April 1, 2009 – March 31, 2012). The evaluators are very positive to the performance of the Centre, but also indicate areas for improvements.


2012-01-09

Visiting Professor Theo Kanter: Smart Services for Future Internet

Theo Kanter has been a visiting professor at DSV since summer 2010. His research is in the intersection of Ubiquitous Connectivity, Networked Media, and Distributed Sensor & User Information. Theo focuses on possible services by studying the properties of the platform for intelligent services for the future Internet. Theo Kanter had a part time position as visiting professor during the period 2010-2011.