scholarly journals A Practical Approach to Digital Transformation: A Guide to Health Institutions in Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 307-314
Author(s):  
Alvin B. Marcelo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Health Institutions

scholarly journals Factor Associated With Teacher Satisfaction and Online Teaching Effectiveness Under Adversity Situations: A Case of Vietnamese Teachers During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 002205742110394
Author(s):  
Phuong-Tam Pham ◽  
Thanh-Thao Thi Phan ◽  
Yen-Chi Nguyen ◽  
Anh-Duc Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Education System ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Teacher Satisfaction ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Pedagogical Skills ◽  
The World

How teachers perform and react to the world-wide pandemic and how the epidemic affects an education system may also be used as new conditions to consider the way to enhance SDG4 in developing countries. Regarding that concern, this study investigated 294 teachers’ perspective on their teaching effectiveness and satisfaction during COVID-19. The findings underlined the significant roles of support from various stakeholders, school readiness toward digital transformation, and teachers’ anxiety over teacher satisfaction. Notably, teachers’ newly absorbed technological and pedagogical skills do elevate their teaching effectiveness but do not lead to higher satisfaction during the pandemic.

Development of Digital Libraries in Pakistan

2009 ◽  
pp. 482-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanwal Ameen ◽  
Muhammad Rafiq
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Common Environment ◽  
Cultural Divide

This chapter aims to discuss the development of digital libraries in Pakistan. It gives an account of the digital transformation taking place in the country and reviews a few digital library initiatives. It discusses a number of issues associated with the development of digital libraries with specific reference to Pakistan. The major issues appear are as follows: misconception about digital libraries; lack of technological applications; lack of human resources with needed skills; copyright and publishing; cultural divide; digital divide, and insufficient financial support. The authors believe that understanding the underlying issues will not only accelerate the development of DL in Pakistan, but also in other developing countries with more or less common environment.

Dermatology: A Useful Tool in a Depressed Economy

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
A O George
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Epidemiologic Study ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Maximum Utilization

Dermatology is an aspect of medicine which can help produce a cheap and readily available tool for diagnosis, follow-up and epidemiologic study in a depressed economy such as in the developing countries of Africa and Asia. This would involve the provision of some dermatological training to students of medicine, nursing and other paramedical specialities, to allow maximum utilization of dermatology at the primary, secondary and even tertiary health institutions.

Influence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the Digital Economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 398-418
Author(s):  
Iguehi Joy Ikenwe ◽  
Charity Onoimiuko Adetona ◽  
Ose Francis Ose-Abame
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Ict Implementation ◽  
Information And Communication

The economy has taken a new facet in recent times through technologies like Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), ushering radical change in all sectors in developed and developing nations. ICT has transfigured the traditional services and productivity of libraries and other organizations to more sophisticated methods. A powerful catalyst of this change is digital transformation, integrating ICTs into the economy, referred to as the “digital” economy. However, the chapter identified ingredients of the digital economy, and spheres ICT have influenced the digital economy. Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) and Spires and Barlett frameworks were adopted to buttress digital skill sets required for functioning effectively in the digital economy. Additionally, the chapter examines the promising future of ICT and the importance of entrepreneurship. Challenges were identified to affect full ICT implementation by developing countries in the digital economy. The chapter concluded that ICT is a key determinant and contributor to economic development in many nations.

scholarly journals Influence of Strategic Planning on Crisis Management in the Service Sector Firms in Palestine

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Mohammed W. Almudallal ◽  
Hapriza Ashary ◽  
Syaharizatul Noorizwan Muktar
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Made In

Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to review the influence of the strategic planning on crisis management in the service sector firms in Palestine and how it is used in times of crises if they occur. Methodology: A review of the literature relating to both strategic planning and crisis management in developing countries has been made in this study. The qualitative method is used in this paper since it enables the researcher to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon. Results: Firstly, the leaders and managers of a firm will be able to develop their strategies using a practical approach to prevent crises or minimizing their effects. Secondly, managers will be able to think strategically in the mid of a crisis to handle it more effectively. Thirdly, firms will have leaders and teams capable enough to inspire people with a sense of hope and strategic direction. Implications: Managers and leaders must seek for having best strategies to apply and develop them in firms for preventing crises or mitigating their effects.

scholarly journals A practical approach for the compassionate use of convalescent plasma in patients with severe COVID-19 in developing countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (07) ◽  
pp. 737-741
Author(s):  
Brenner Elías Sabando Vélez ◽  
Carlos Plaza Meneses ◽  
Miguel Felix ◽  
Emanuel Vanegas ◽  
Valeria L Mata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Neutralizing Antibodies ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Compassionate Use

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected 187 countries, representing a global public health problem. The increasing number of critically ill patients and deaths have fueled a desperate search for treatments that can halt the course of the disease. Currently, there are several experimental therapies with demonstrated in vitro activity against COVID-19 used in clinical practice, including hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, interleukin-6 pathway inhibitors, and convalescent plasma; however, to date no agent has proven efficacy against COVID-19. In the case of convalescent plasma, this therapy consists in obtaining neutralizing antibodies from previously infected individuals by plasmapheresis and administering them to patients with severe disease. Recently, the use of convalescent plasma has shown promising results in preliminary studies, with case series reporting a decrease in temperature, and viral load, as well as improvement in clinical parameters among patients receiving this treatment. However, there are still unmet needs regarding the safety profile, tolerability, dosage, and timing this therapy should be given. Based on this, the objective of our study was to develop and propose a practical approach for the compassionate use of convalescent plasma for the treatment of patients with severe COVID-19, given the constrains and limitations of developing countries. We encourage health professionals in developing countries to use the current evidence and approaches to experimental treatments for patients with COVID-19, adapting them to their conditions, and always based on a thorough risk-benefit evaluation for each patient, and whenever possible to design and promote the much needed research in this field.

scholarly journals Effects of Digital Transformation and Network Externalities in the Telecommunication Markets

ECONOMICS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-42
Author(s):  
Snežana Radukić ◽  
Zoran Mastilo ◽  
Zorana Kostić
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Network Externalities ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Technological Capabilities ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Telecommunication Services ◽  
Telecommunications Markets

Abstract The main purpose of the paper is to address the effects of digital transformation in the telecommunications markets which are characterized by network externalities. By acknowledging disruptive effects of digital transformation age, the paper highlights challenges which were created by advancement of technological capabilities. The specific aim of the paper is to present a methodological framework for measuring the information society. The research will be based on an analysis of the number of subscribers by types of telecommunication services, in developed and developing countries, in the last two decades. In this regard, increasing the number of subscribers leads to higher value of the selected network. We expect confirmation of both hypotheses respectively (H1: Digital transformation affects the simultaneously continuous growth of the number of subscribers and the continuous decline in prices of telecommunication services; H2: There are similar trends in developed and developing countries, which are related to the number of the telecommunication services subscribers). Therefore, digital transformation and the effect of network externalities contribute to increasing the number of subscribers, reducing the number of networks (distortion of the market competition) and reducing the prices of telecommunication services.

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