2002-2010
The wide spread of computers and informatics applications, the blending of telecommunications, media and informatics pose new problems to developers, economic decision-makers and regulating bodies alike. What kind of services will be required in this new complex information space, and how these services need to be set up? What effect does technology have on consumers’ behaviour, and how do consumer expectations influence which technology has a chance to spread? These questions require the joint application of engineering, informatics, as well as social and economic science skills and methods. Having this in mind, Budapest University of Technology and Economy and Hungarian Telekom founded Centre for Media Research and Education (MOKK) in 2002 within its Department of Sociology and Communication for the close examination of the phenomena of the new, convergent media. Though the Telekom project has ended in 2009, MOKK continues to be one of the most important research and education institutions on digital culture in Hungary. In addition to managing the Masters Program in Cultural Industries, our colleagues conduct researches and hold specialised lectures.