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Ravi S. Sharma
Ravi S. Sharma
is an Associate Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at the Nanyang Technological University since 2004. He is the Principal Investigator of an NRF-funded project on Interactive Digital Enterprises. He spent the previous 10 years in industry as Asean Communications Industry Principal at IBM Global Services and Director of the Multimedia Competency Centre of Deutsche Telekom Asia. He has (co-) authored over 100 technical papers in various journals, conferences, trade publications, and the broadcast media.
Publications
A Maturity Model for Digital Literacies and Sustainable Development
Ravi S. Sharma, Lin G. Malone, Chong Guan, Ambica Dattakumar. © 2019. 13 pages.
As the world becomes increasingly digitized, a key aspect of digitization is the notion of “digital inclusion,” the empowerment of individuals through digital participation, as...
A Maturity Model for Digital Literacies and Sustainable Development
Ravi S. Sharma, Lin G. Malone, Chong Guan, Ambica Dattakumar. © 2018. 12 pages.
As the world becomes increasingly digitised, a key aspect of digitisation is the notion of “digital inclusion”; the empowerment of individuals through digital participation, as...
A Review of Platforms for Digital Goods
Ravi S. Sharma. © 2016. 11 pages.
Understanding the Interactive Digital Media Marketplace: Frameworks, Platforms, Communities and Issues
Ravi S. Sharma, Margaret Tan, Francis Pereira. © 2012. 427 pages.
Increasingly, multimedia content—from music, movies, games, news, books, and digital art to sharable educational material, e-government services, and e-health services—is...
The Problem with Free Web Content
Ping Seng Ng, Diego Fernando Vergara Arias, Mei-En Elizabeth Koh, Ravi S. Sharma. © 2012. 10 pages.
This chapter will discuss the concept, nature and implications of free web content; with a focus on the problems caused by the rise of this phenomenon in the recent and rapidly...
The Issue of Fragmentation on Mobile Games Platforms
Tan Keng Tiong, Ge Tianyi, Rajkumar Sopra, Ravi S. Sharma. © 2012. 8 pages.
The rapid growth of mobile device usage in recent years has given rise to the problem of fragmentation in mobile platforms. In this chapter, we address the background of the rise...
The Role of Social Networks in the Viral Marketing of IDM
Bhatt Diptee, Chang Tai Hock, Wang Lihui, Ravi S. Sharma. © 2012. 12 pages.
Social networks are structures consisting of individuals or organizations that enable powerful means of communicating and information sharing. Social networks make viral...
A Knowledge Framework for Development: Empirical Investigation of 30 Societies
Ravi S. Sharma, Ganesh Chandrasekar, Bharathkumar Vaitheeswaran. © 2012. 22 pages.
In this article, the authors investigate the diverse dimensions of a knowledge society. First, the relevant literature on post industrial societies is reviewed to identify the...
Two Heads Are Better Than One: Leveraging Web 2.0 for Business Intelligence
Ravi S. Sharma, Dwight Tan, Winston Cheng. © 2012. 25 pages.
This paper examines how Web 2.0 may be used in organizations to support business intelligence activities. Five leading professional services firms in the Energy, IT, software and...
A Policy Framework for Developing Knowledge Societies
Ravi S. Sharma, Elaine W.J. Ng, Mathias Dharmawirya, Ekundayo M. Samuel. © 2012. 26 pages.
In this article, the authors explore the definition of a knowledge society and why such a society is desirable in the development of nations. First, this paper reviews the...
International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IJKSR)
Miltiadis D. Lytras, Linda Daniela. Est. 2010.
The International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IJKSR) establishes an effective channel of communication between academic and research institutions, policy makers...
A Policy Framework for Developing Knowledge Societies
Ravi S. Sharma, Elaine W.J. Ng, Mathias Dharmawirya, Ekundayo M. Samuel. © 2010. 24 pages.
In this article, the authors explore the definition of a knowledge society and why such a society is desirable in the development of nations. First, this paper reviews the...
A Knowledge Framework for Development: Empirical Investigation of 30 Societies
Ravi S. Sharma, Ganesh Chandrasekar, Bharathkumar Vaitheeswaran. © 2010. 23 pages.
In this article, the authors investigate the diverse dimensions of a knowledge society. First, the relevant literature on post industrial societies is reviewed to identify the...