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2Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Number of mobile phones per 100 population Source: Lea Parjo 2000 / Mobile Communications 2

3Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Persons aged 15 and over with a PC and Internet connection at home in different European countries in autumn 1998, % of total population Source: Lea Parjo 2000 / Eurobarometer 50.1 INRA Internet at home: EU 15average Home PC: EU 15 average 3

4 Communicatio n capability Communication capabilities by Doctor Mrs Viherä Access Competence Motivation

5 A A A C C C M M M A C M Can’t interpret the message A C M No motivation to join the community A = Access C = Competence M = Motivation Compatible access, competence and motive for social communication A C M There is no compatible access

6 Telephone Communication Index of Access: * numbers of fixed telephones * numbers of mobile telephones * answering services * text message services Index of Competence: * technical command - “button techniques“ * management of communication situation

7 Index of Motivation Index of Participation: * number of friends * number of acquaintances * desire to know status in circle of friends Index of Activity: * immediate environment * willingness to participate in municipal decision-making * activity in organisations Index of Organisation: * telephone discussions * interest in the society * interest in municipal politics

8 Network Communication Index of Access: number of ISDN and modem connections shared use of laptop computers and mobile phones and Internet capabilities available at work or place of study Index of Competence: dexterity English-language skills technical skills competence in handling communication software Index of Motivation: same variables as index of motivation for telephone communication number of visits to the web pages of the municipality

9 Telephone communication capabilities were good, whereas network communication capabilities were still fairly weak. Average Figures for the Communication Capability Indices

10Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Spread of certain appliances and devices to households in Finland up to autumn 2000 (percentages of households possessing at least one appliance of the given type) Source: Household Budget Survey and Consumer Survey, Statistics Finland Access to a car 3

11Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Percentages of households possessing at least one computer, CD-ROM drive or Internet connection, by size, in autumn 1996 and autumn Source: The Finns and the Future Information Society surveys 1996 and 1999, Statistics Finland

12Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Expansion of computer and Internet skills among Finnish users between 1996 and 1999 by sex, expressed as percentages unable to use the given programs per cent of computers users

13Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Percentages of pupils who had used computers for word processing, and web pages at school in 1996 and 1999.

14Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 EU Objective regions existing during the period 1996–1999

15Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Households not possessing a computer in 1999 by EU objective region and size of household, in percentages Size of household and EU objective region(N = )

16Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Problem of the lack of adequate conditions for the use of new technology and lack of competence in its use Source: Nurmela 1998

17 Informational stage / form of development Restructured / Newly stuctured capitalism Global networks of material exchange (instrumental) Innovations New technology Capital intensity Globalization New technologigal and economic paradigm / New paradigm of technology and economy People and communities Everyday processes / everyday life Local conditions Basic tension The tension between the global network and local identity Uncertainty Uncontrolla- bility Conflicts Democracy deficit Alienation Falling out / dropping out Source: Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko

18 Overt/explicit message Inplicit messageIntended /inplicit messace Idea Thought Information in physical form Making concise Consolidation Formulation Coding Transmission Decoding Interpretation Thinking (process) Sender Recipient The transit/transmission/tarnsmittal of the message from sender to recipient within the communication process forms (correstonds to) the model for/of communication transmission

19 Overt/explicit message Inplicit messageIntended /inplicit messace Idea Thought Information in physical form Making concise Consolidation Formulation Coding Transmission Decoding Interpretation Thinking (process) Sender Recipient A model for communication transmission as culture

20Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Use of mobile phones for the sending and receiving of text messages by persons aged under and over 30 years in November 1999, by sex, in percentages of mobile phone users

21Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Content of text messages sent by persons under and over 30 years in November 1999, by sex (in percentages)

22Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Possibilities for distance work as estimated by the employed, unemployed population and students in autumn 1999, by age and sex, in percentages.

23Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Use of the telephone and computer for net banking in the EU objective regions, in percentages of total population by age in Age of person and EU objective region (N = )

24Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Households not intending to buy a computer in 1999 by EU objective region and size of household, in percentages of those not possessing a computer Size of household and EU objective region(N = )

25Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Households who said that they cannot afford a computer, in 1999 by EU objective region and size of household, in percentages of all households 2 Size of household and EU objective region(N = )

26Mobile Phones and Computer as Parts of Everyday Life in Finland – Reviews 2000/5 Experiences of the flood of information and preferred means of organising things in 1996 and 1999, by sex and age (under or over 30 years), expressed as percentages of those in full or partial agreement with the statements given