The International Conference e-Society (ES) 2010 was held in Porto, Portugal, 18 – 21 March, 2010.

The ES 2010 aimed to address the major issues regarding the Information Society context. Also, the conference tried to join not only technical as well as the nontechnical aspects of the Information Society. The conference was developed along with nine key tracks, covering different aspects related to the Information Society, such as: eSociety and Digital Divide, eBusiness / eCommerce, eLearning, New Media and eSociety, Digital Services in eSociety, eGovernment /eGovernance, eHealth, Information Systems and Information Management.

The e-Society 2010 Conference had 219 submissions from more than 36 countries. Each submission has been anonymously reviewed by an average of four independent reviewers, to ensure the final high standard of the accepted submissions. From the papers submitted, 40 received blind referee ratings that signified acceptability for publication as full papers (acceptance rate below 19 %), the remaining were published as short papers, reflection papers, posters and doctoral papers.

The conference, besides the papers’ presentations also featured two keynote presentations by Dr. Christina Preston, MirandaNet Founder, UK and Professor Claudia Loebbecke, Chaired Professor of Business, Media and Technology Management, University of Cologne, Germany.

Keynote Presentation: “BRAIDED IGATHERINGS IN A THIRD SPACE: SOCIAL NETWORKING OR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE CREATION?”

by Dr. Christina Preston, MirandaNet Founder, UK

Keynote Presentation: “KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN INTER- ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION NETWORKS”

by Professor Dr. Claudia Loebbecke, Chaired Professor of Business, Media and Technology Management, University of Cologne, Germany

Also, in this 2010 edition, the best papers were selected to be published as extended versions in the IADIS International Journal on WWW/Internet (ISSN: 1645-7641) and also in the Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE) journal (ISSN: 1741-5659).

The 2010 e-Society proceedings were published both in Book (ISBN: 978-972-8939-07-6) and CD-ROM (ISBN: 978-972-8939-06-9).

Program Committee Members:

Adam Wojciechowski, Poznan University Of Elpida Tzafestas, Institute of Communication and Technology, Poland Computer Systems, N, Greece Adam P. Vrechopoulos, Athens University Of Eltahir Kabbar, Adwc-hct, United Arab Emirates Economics And Business, Greece Elvira Popescu, University Of Craiova, Romania Alejandro Fernandez, Lifia - Universidad Nacional De Emmanuel Anjembe, University Of Grenoble, France La Plata, Argentina Erik Rolland, University Of California, USA Alfredo Pina Calafi, Public University Of Navarra, Spain Erwin Bratengeyer, Danube University Krems, Austria Alice Goodwin-Davey, Unisa, South Africa Euclid Keramopoulos, Technological Educational Alicia Diaz, Lifia - Universidad Nacional De La Plata, Institute of Thessalonik, Greece Argentina Eugenia Kovatcheva, University Of Sofia, Bulgaria Andreas Komninos, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom Eva Waterworth, Umeå University, Sweden Andrew Ravenscroft, London Metropolitan University, Ezendu Ariwa, London Metropolitan University, United United Kingdom Kingdom Ann M. Shortridge, University Of Oklahoma, USA Fani Zlatarova, Elizabethtown College, USA Anna Marina Scapolla, Univ. Of Genova, Fausto Fasano, Università Degli Studi del Molise, Italy Anthony Pellegrino, Valdosta State University, USA Federica Vatta, , Italy Arif Altun, Hacettepe University, Turkey Filomena Ferrucci, University Of , Italy Arthur Tatnall, Victoria University, Australia Francisco Flores, University Of Huelva, Spain Atilla Elci, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey Francisco Martínez, Universidad De Murcia, Spain Axel Küpper, Ludwig-maximilians University Of Munich, Frederick Li, University Of Durham, United Kingdom Germany Frina Albertyn, Eastern Institute Of Technology, New Bardo Fraunholz, Deakin University, Australia Zealand Bridget Cooper, Leeds Metropolitan University, United George Tsihrintzis, University Of Piraeus, Greece Kingdom Gerhard Bachfischer, University Of Technology Sydney, Buket Akkoyunlu, Hacettepe University, Turkey Australia Carlo Simon, Provadis School Of International Giuseppe Lugano, Human Dimensions Research Management And Te, Germany Group, University of Jyv, Finland Carmine Gravino, University Of Salerno, Italy Giuseppe Scanniello, , Italy Cesar Alberto Collazos, University Of Cauca, Colombia Gustavo Rossi, Lifia - Universidad Nacional De La Plata, Argentina Charles Owen, Michigan State University, USA Haluk Unaldi, Paradigma Consultancy, Turkey Christian Russ, University Klagenfurt, Austria Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, FHS St. Gallen, University of Chun Kit Lok, The Hong Kong Institute Of Education, Applied Sciences, Switzerland Hong Kong Hentie Wilson, University Of South Africa, South Africa Claire Matthews, Massey University, New Zealand Heredina Fernandez, Universidad de Las Palmas de Claudia Linnhoff-Popien, Ludwig-maximilians University Gran Canaria, Spain Munich, Germany Hiroyuki Mitsuhara, The University of Tokushima, Japan Dan Dumitru Burdescu, University of Craiova, Romania Ignacio Aedo Cuevas, Universidad Carlos Iii De Madrid, David Cabrero Souto, University Of A Coruña, Spain Spain Deepak Narasimha, University Of Malaya, Malaysia Ignazio Passero, Università Degli Studi Di Salerno, Italy Denise Whitelock, The Open University, United Inga Hunter, Massey University, New Zealand Kingdom Isabel Solano Fernández, University Of Murcia, Spain Deniz Deryakulu, Ankara University, Turkey Ivan Koychev, University Of Sofia, Bulgaria Denize Piccolotto Carvalho Levy, Universidade Federal Do Amazonas, Brazil J. K. Vijayakumar, King Abdullah University Of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia Dunwei Wen, Athabasca University, Canada Jan De Bruin, Tilburg University, Netherlands Efthymios Alepis, University Of Piraeus, Greece

Jan Lojda, College of Economics and Management Paolo Maresca, University , Italy Prague, Czech Republic Paul Brna, University Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Javier Paris, University Of A Coruña, Spain Pavel Azalov, Pennsylvania State University, USA Javier Sarsa, Universidad De Zaragoza, Spain Per Flensburg, University West, Sweden Jeanne Schreurs, Hasselt University, Belgium Peter Reichl, Telecommunications Research Center Jesús Salinas, Universidad De Las Islas Baleares, Ftw Vienna, Austria Spain Petra Poulová, University Of Hradec Králové, Czech Jose Esteves, Instituto De Empresa Business School, Republic Spain Philippos Pouyioutas, University Of Nicosia, Cyprus Juergen Karla, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Piotr Gawrysiak, Warsaw University of Technology, Julia Watkins, University Of North Florida, USA Poland Karin Siebenhandl, University Of Continuing Education Rainer Alt, University Of Leipzig, Germany Krems, Austria Rajavelu Loganathan, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Katerina Kabassi, TEI of the Ionian Islands, Greece United Arab Emirates Katerina Sinitsa, International Research And Training Rajendra Kumar, Massachusetts Institute Of Center, Ukraine Technology, USA Keri Logan, Massey University, New Zealand Ray Webster, Murdoch University, Australia Kok-Leong Ong, Deakin University, Australia Reza Barkhi, Virginia Tech, USA Krassen Stefanov, Sofia University "st. Kl. Ohridski", Rocco Oliveto, University Of Salerno, Italy Bulgaria Rolf Wigand, University Of Arkansas At Little Rock, Lars Knipping, Berlin University Of Technology, USA Germany Rosanna Cassino, Università Degli Studi Di Salerno, Laura Castro, University Of A Coruña, Spain Italy Lefteris Angelis, Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki, Roy Rada, University Of Maryland Baltimore County, Greece USA Leonie Steyn, Unisa, South Africa Ryo Takaoka, Yamaguchi University, Japan Levent Yilmaz, Auburn University, USA Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Licia Calvi, K.U.Leuven, Belgium Sabine Graf, Athabasca University, Canada Lynne Baillie, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK Sabine Zauchner, University of Continuing Education Krems, Austria Mahmoud Abaza, Athabasca University, Canada Sergio Di Martino, University Of Salerno, Italy Marco Temperini, Sapienza Università Di Roma, Italy Shinobu Hasegawa, Japan Advanced Institute Of María Paz Prendes, Universidad De Murcia, Spain Science And Technology, Japan Masao J. Matsumoto, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan Sofia Stamou, University Of Patras, Greece Matjaz Gams, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia Soner Yildirim, Middle East Technical University, Maurice Mulvenna, University Of Ulster, United Turkey Kingdom Stephane Bressan, National University Of Singapore, Meltem Huri Baturay, Gazi University, Turkey Singapore Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University Of Applied Stephen Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Sciences, Austria Hong Kong Michele Risi, University of Salerno, Italy Steve Barker, King's College London University, United Kingdom Mieczyslaw Owoc, University of Economics Wroclaw, Poland Su White, University of Southampton , United Kingdom Miguel Prado Lima, Prodei.Net Independent Institute, Tasos Ptohos, University Of Westminster, United Argentina Kingdom Mike Joy, University Of Warwick, United Kingdom Theo Bothma, University of Pretoria, South Africa Nancy Pouloudi, Athens University of Economics & Ugo Erra, University Of Basilicata, Italy Business, Greece Vasiliki Spiliotopoulou, Aspaite Patras, Greece Oleksiy Voychenko, International Research And Victor Villagra, Universidad Politécnica De Madrid, Training Center For Inf, Ukraine Spain Oscar Lin, Athabasca University, Canada Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University, USA Pit Pichappan, Al Imam University, Saudi Arabia Vincent Ng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Vincenzo Deufemia, Universita' Degli Studi Di Salerno, Italy Vladimir Fomichov, State University – Higher School of Economics, Mos, Russia Vladimir Shekhovtsov, Kharkov Polytechnical Institute, Ukraine Wenyuan Li, University of Southern California, USA William Russell, University of Central Florida, USA Wojciech Cellary, Poznan University of Economics, Poland Yasemin Gülbahar, Baskent University, Turkey Yongjian Fu, Cleveland State University, USA