Book review: Community informatics: Enabling communities with information and communication technologies, Edited by Michael Gurstein

2001 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 981-983
Author(s):  
Tatyana Dumova
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Community Informatics ◽  
Information And Communication

The Need for Community Informatics in Malaysia

2008 ◽  
pp. 1932-1937
Author(s):  
Jayapragas Gnaniah ◽  
Peter Songan ◽  
Alvin W. Yeo ◽  
Hushairi Zen ◽  
Khairuddin Ab. Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Community Informatics ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Sustainable Human Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Digital Gap

The Malaysian government, through many initiatives, has seriously looked into reducing and if possible eliminating, the digital divide that exists between the developed urban and the technologically impoverished rural communities. The e-Bario Project, a successful research showcase of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, is one of the leading examples in Malaysia of such an attempt to bridge the digital gap and to achieve sustainable human development through the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT). According to Harris, Bala, Songan, Khoo and Trang (2001), the World Bank had introduced a systematic approach to the application of ICT to meet the needs and bridge the digital divide of the rural community.

Community Informatics for Electronic Democracy

2011 ◽  
pp. 251-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Pierson
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Community Informatics ◽  
Electronic Democracy ◽  
Living Together ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Strengthening Families ◽  
Institutional Initiatives

People living together in harmonious communities is the primary goal of most modern societies. The way these communities are built depends on the ideas, values and ideals of the society in which it is carried out. Campfens discerns two perspectives: “From a humanitarian perspective, it may be seen as a search for community, mutual aid, social support, and human liberation in an alienating, oppressive, competitive, and individualistic society. In its more pragmatic institutional sense, it may be viewed as a means for mobilizing communities to join state or institutional initiatives that are aimed at alleviating poverty, solving social problems, strengthening families, fostering democracy, and achieving modernization and socioeconomic development” (1997: 25). Yet any community is only viable when all members can communicate with each other. Nowadays, the possible ways of communication have expanded enormously, especially since the convergence of informatics and telecommunication into information and communication technologies (ICT) offers a powerful tool.

scholarly journals Community Inquiry and Informatics: Collaborative Learning Through ICT

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Peterson Bishop ◽  
Bertram C. Bruce ◽  
M. Cameron Jones
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Community Informatics ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Information And Communication

This paper presents the integration of community informatics with the theory and practice of community inquiry, describing community-based projects in which people simultaneously learn about their community and the production and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).

scholarly journals Book Review : Handbook of Research on E-Planning - ICTs for Urban Development and Monitoring

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Nunes Silva ◽  
Alias Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Planning Development ◽  
Current Practices

This edited book preserits 23 chapters with 454 pages of literatures and case studies on the use of information and communication technologies in urban planning, development and monitoring. With its nomenclature E-Planning, the book provides a comprehensive and in depth elaboration on the theory, concept, methods and tools of the current practices of E-Pl an ning worldwide. ft is a very useful text for students, professionals, academics and government officers interested in learning and understanding about how different forms of E-Planning research have been developed and used.

scholarly journals Book Review on Integrating Information and Communication Technologies in English for Specific Purposes

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Emrah Ekmekçi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
English For Occupational Purposes

<p>Rapid developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) in recent years have inevitably affected the nature of learning and teaching process in general. As a result of this, teachers have been constantly seeking innovative and alternative ways of teaching in all educational settings as well as in the domain of foreign language learning and teaching. However, there still exist teachers who do not feel pedagogically and technically competent enough to integrate ICT into learning process. There is no doubt that it is of great importance to decide how and when to use technology in pedagogically principled way. The book   <em>Integrating Information and Communication Technologies in English for Specific Purposes </em>is for readers and educators who seek pedagogically appropriate ways of integrating technology in the practice of English for specific purposes (ESP), English for academic purposes (EAP), and English for occupational purposes (EOP).</p>

scholarly journals Overview of ICTs and Health

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lareen Ann Newman ◽  
Ali A. Alsanousi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Community Informatics ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Information And Communication

Community informatics links economic and social development efforts at the community level with emerging opportunities in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). In recent years in public health there has been an increased focus on the broader social determinants of health and on social inclusion, as evidenced in the 2008 Final Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health1. Broader determinants include education, income, social connection, and other opportunities that support improved health and wellbeing.

Community Informatics, Civil Society & Capability Approaches Converging to Cope With ‘Bifurcation Challenges’ in Current Societal Development

2011 ◽  
pp. 336-345
Author(s):  
Peter Crowley
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Community Informatics ◽  
Societal Development ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter maps out various ‘bifurcation challenges’ to societal development, such as, (a) climate change (b) demographic change (c) the increasing urbanisation of society and (d) ‘food security.’ The research encapsulates a basic Human Rights approach to foster the acquirement of the necessary ‘capabilities’ to make informed discriminate choices, with regard to one’s personal development and to one’s community of reference. It further offers a concept of Civil Society of committed individuals, facilitating the discovery of new aspects of their identity, through their commitment to societal development. The three main concepts, in this chapter: 1. The ‘Community Informatics’ Concept, 2. The ‘Civil Society’ Concept and 3. The ‘Capabilities’ Concept, could, with the aid of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), converge, to cope with the current discernable bifurcation challenges to societal development.

The Need for Community Informatics in Malaysia

2005 ◽  
pp. 512-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayapragas Gnaniah ◽  
Peter Songan ◽  
Alvin W. Yeo ◽  
Hushairi Zen ◽  
Khairuddin Ab. Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Community Informatics ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Sustainable Human Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Digital Gap

The Malaysian government, through many initiatives, has seriously looked into reducing and if possible eliminating, the digital divide that exists between the developed urban and the technologically impoverished rural communities. The e-Bario Project, a successful research showcase of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, is one of the leading examples in Malaysia of such an attempt to bridge the digital gap and to achieve sustainable human development through the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT). According to Harris, Bala, Songan, Khoo and Trang (2001), the World Bank had introduced a systematic approach to the application of ICT to meet the needs and bridge the digital divide of the rural community.

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