EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  registration  statement on
Form S-8 for the registration of shares issued under a consulting agreement with
Martha  Refkin,  of  our  report  dated  April  2,  2003,  on our  audit  of the
consolidated financial statements of NeoMedia Technologies,  Inc. as of December
31, 2002 and for the year then ended.



/S/ STONEFIELD JOSEPHSON, INC.

Certified Public Accountants
Irvine, California
July 18, 2003