scholarly journals Online Campaigning

Communication ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Stromer-Galley ◽  
Ian Sheinheit
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Campaigns ◽  
Political Polarization ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government ◽  
Online Campaigning ◽  
The One ◽  
Western Democracies

The research about online campaigning focuses primarily on the question of how, and whether, using information and communication technologies (ICTs) will reshape the political landscape, especially in Western democracies like the United States. Some of the research examines the ways that political campaigns are using or failing to use the Internet and its potentially democratizing affordances to engage more people more deeply in the electoral process. Other research examines the ways that citizens use or fail to use the Internet to get more involved in political campaigns. The results so far suggest a complicated picture. On the one hand, political elites, such as candidates, are increasingly using the Internet to engage supporters and mobilize them for the benefit of the campaign. On the other hand, there is evidence of increased political polarization, with those interested in politics becoming more so, and those uninterested in politics becoming even less involved and knowledgeable about politics. The research that exists focuses on established Western democracies, especially English-speaking countries. In addition, little research exists about online campaigning in countries politically organized in other ways, like dictatorships, in part because opportunities to use the Internet for political expression by elites or by citizens are limited, either because of poor Internet diffusion or because of authoritarian systems that limit free expression and dialogue between the government and the governed.

E-Government Development Trends

2011 ◽  
pp. 3747-3753
Author(s):  
Monica Zuccarini
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Single Fragment ◽  
The Government

Information technology is changing the role of government, its functions, and its power. The long process of transformation of public sector organizations and the applications of computer technologies have started the talk about electronic government. In the last ten years, the debate concerning e-government has been the subject of various studies, promoting analyses, research approaches, and empirical surveys. Even so, there is still much confusion about the meaning of this term and the word e-government is often used in reference to e-voting, e-democracy, or e-administration. Therefore here we intend to provide the reader with some guidelines, trying to explain a concept that, although little more than ten years old, finds its roots in the ancient idea of the information society. We can start by saying that e-government represents just a single fragment of the broad discourse about the impact of information technologies on society. It is not an administrative experiment but a permanent part of the governmental process. According to Jane Fountain’s (2004) idea, we can define e-government as “the production and delivery of information and services inside government and between government and the public using a range of information and communication technologies” (para. 2). In this prospective, the Internet can be considered as a variable, which has been grafted onto the wider ground of factors leading to the transformation of government roles. Moving from this point, e-government will be analyzed as an intersection of two main trends. The first of these is the overall transformation of public sector organization. In this respect, the Internet variable has to be considered in the entire process of the government reinvention that made scholars talk about a major new revolution after the industrial one. The second trend is the information society development, a process that started since the 50s catching very soon the interest of governments.

Internet and Political Parties in Chile

2010 ◽  
pp. 276-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Araya Moreno ◽  
Diego Barría ◽  
Gustavo Campos
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication

Due to the importance that the Internet has gained as a means of communication, literature on political communication has incorporated it as one of its preferred topics of focus. Literature stems almost entirely from Europe and the United States. Very little is known about the political use of new information and communication technologies (NICTs) in other parts of the world. The present chapter aims to provide evidence in that line, starting from the study of the incorporation of the Chilean political parties to the Internet. In specific, the following questions are answered: In what extent do factors such as the organizational characteristics of the political parties explain their greater or lesser adoption of NICTs? What do parties use NICTs for? Furthermore, although briefly, the authors will try to answer the question whether the parties have experienced change in their interaction with the citizenry and their bases because of the usage of NICTs.

scholarly journals CHILDREN’s INVOLVEMENT IN DIGITAL SPACE: GADGETIZATION TRENDS AND THREATS TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 430-443
Author(s):  
A.A. Shabunova ◽  
A.V. Korolenko
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Network Resources ◽  
Smart Technology ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The One

The development of digital economy and information and communication technologies places high demands on the professional competencies of modern workers. For successful socialization and pre-professional training of an individual, the basis of user digital skills should be laid in childhood. The purpose of this article was to analyze the characteristics of children's use of "smart" technology and digital resources in everyday life and their impact on the human potential of children. The information base was the results of the sociological survey of parents of children aged 3-17 years, as well as the cohort monitoring wave “Study of conditions for the formation of a healthy generation”, conducted in 2018 in the territory of the Vologda region. The study found that the most popular and frequently used by children kinds of "smart" technology and digital resources are the Internet, a personal computer and a smartphone that provide access to the Internet. At the same time, children spend most of their time on the Internet, which is accessed via smartphones. Network resources are used by children primarily for the purpose of communication, searching for information for carrying out educational tasks and viewing entertainment content. At the same time, the use of social networks and instant messengers has become widespread among teenagers. On the one hand, the use of digital technologies contributes to the better development of intellectual skills and human potential of children, on the other hand, carries risks of information security, early involvement in the digital space, conflict of educational and communication interests and, as a result, decline in academic performance and deterioration of health.

scholarly journals ICT4D and E-government

2020 ◽  
pp. 102-106
Author(s):  
Joshua Okemwa ◽  
Alice Nambiro
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Local Implementation ◽  
Catching Up ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk ◽  
And Training

The advancements surrounding information and communication technologies have become ubiquitous so much so that governments are now compelled to use them to reduce cost and increase their efficiency. E-government entails the application of information and communication technologies to deliver government services, increase interaction between the government and citizens, and improve the efficiency of the government. This paper details the various aspects of e-government implementation, ICT4D policies, and case studies from the United States and Kenya. Kenya is fast catching up with the rest of the world, having benchmarked the local e-government system with systems in Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, and South Africa among other nations. Limitations that the local implementation faces are detailed with the future of e-government being pitted as fruitful despite myriad infrastructural and training deficiencies.

Adoption and Use of ICTs by Livestock Keepers for Improved Access to Livestock Information

2021 ◽  
pp. 246-268
Author(s):  
Consolata Kemirembe Angello
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Telecommunications Services ◽  
The Government

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are very important tools for economic development and poverty reduction when used effectively by individuals in all economic sectors including agriculture. Urban livestock keepers need ICTs in their activities so that they can make informed decisions that can lead to improvement of the livestock industry. Despite its importance, ICT use is hindered by several factors including unawareness of the radio and television programmes and lack of computer skills. This chapter reveals the extent of use of ICTs by urban and peri-urban livestock keepers whereby different types of ICTs are used by urban livestock keepers to access livestock information, though some ICTs, for example, mobile phones are used more than other ICTs (radio and television). Internet is used by very few livestock keepers due computer illiteracy. Policy implications include improvement of the telecommunications services by the government through relevant bodies in order to facilitate more access to information through mobile phones, radio, television, and the internet.

Formation of Value-Added Reproduction Chains in the Industry Based on Business Audit

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 68-76
Author(s):  
N. M. Abdikeev ◽  
E. B. Tyutyukina ◽  
Yu. S. Bogachev
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
National Level ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
The One ◽  
Integrated Structures

The subject of the research is the reproduction of added value in industry.The relevance of the problem under study is caused, on the one hand, by the low efficiency of the existing value-added reproduction chains characterized by a significant level of cooperation and globalization and, on the other hand, by the influence on their formation of information and communication technologies as a driver of the transition to a new technological paradigm.The purposes of the research were to identify the reserves for the value-added growth and determine ways to improve the organizational and functional structure of the value-added reproduction chain. The business process audit is proposed as a tool to reveal value-added growth reserves. The analysis of the existing value-added reproduction chains in the Russian industry indicates their localization in integrated structures (corporations).It is concluded that the state should establish an institutional basis for the formation of the most effective value-added reproduction chains in the industry, in particular, shape government policies encouraging the creation of integrated structures of the full technological cycle in priority sectors of the national economy and their development programs; formulate an inter-sectoral modernization policy as the basis of neo-industrialization; establish a single database of all business processes and corporations at the national level; conduct audits of competences of the parties to the chain and their certification with the government participation; develop an array of scientific and technological innovations at the national level, etc.

scholarly journals Literature Review on Digital Citizenship in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Gülriz İmer ◽  
Mustafa Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The One ◽  
Cloud Technologies

With as of the start of the 2000s, technology and internet have become almost indispensable in the lives of individuals. Rapid development of technology has increased the interest and dependence of people on the internet and made it compulsory to use the internet. Increased use of the internet has led to the development invention of mobile devices, cloud technologies, and information and communication technologies. Besides facilitating and accelerating their lives, this situation has caused individuals to encounter some risks. Individuals can exchange information in an online environment, share their feelings and thoughts in a comfortable way, easily benefit from public services and be aware of the events that take place in various parts of the world. In addition, they have started to perform some transactions in electronic media such as e-shopping, e-government, e-book, e-library, e-pulse, e-banking. This brought about the concept of digital life. Digital life has changed a large part of our habits as the Internet began to enter our lives. Most of these changes are in the fields of communication and life perception. This phenomenon led researchers to work more intensively on the concept of digital citizenship. While researching the effects of digital citizenship on the one hand, studies were carried out to determine what to do at school and at teachers’ level. The aim of this study is to address the trends and gaps observed in the research studies about on digital citizenship and to focus on which their subject areas in Turkey. As a result of literature review: (1) Most of the researches studies that are conducted as a result of literature review are focused on students and teachers, (2) In these studies many different scales have been developed to determine the levels of digital citizenship according to the focal point and different factors.

E-Government Development Trends

2011 ◽  
pp. 523-527
Author(s):  
M. Zuccarini
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Single Fragment ◽  
The Government

Information technology is changing the role of government, its functions, and its power. The long process of transformation of public sector organizations and the applications of computer technologies have started the talk about electronic government. In the last ten years, the debate concerning e-government has been the subject of various studies, promoting analyses, research approaches, and empirical surveys. Even so, there is still much confusion about the meaning of this term and the word e-government is often used in reference to e-voting, e-democracy, or e-administration. Therefore here we intend to provide the reader with some guidelines, trying to explain a concept that, although little more than ten years old, finds its roots in the ancient idea of the information society. We can start by saying that e-government represents just a single fragment of the broad discourse about the impact of information technologies on society. It is not an administrative experiment but a permanent part of the governmental process. According to Jane Fountain’s (2004) idea, we can define e-government as “the production and delivery of information and services inside government and between government and the public using a range of information and communication technologies” (para. 2). In this prospective, the Internet can be considered as a variable, which has been grafted onto the wider ground of factors leading to the transformation of government roles. Moving from this point, e-government will be analyzed as an intersection of two main trends. The first of these is the overall transformation of public sector organization. In this respect, the Internet variable has to be considered in the entire process of the government reinvention that made scholars talk about a major new revolution after the industrial one. The second trend is the information society development, a process that started since the 50s catching very soon the interest of governments.

E-Governance at the Grass Roots

2011 ◽  
pp. 125-142
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
The People ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Basic Parameters ◽  
The Government

Ever growing and evolutionary technologies of the Internet have lured nations in utilizing information and communication technologies to upgrade the livelihood of their citizens. Governments of most countries have initiated multi-faceted programs and initiatives to provide enhanced services through means and methods that are being facilitated by the Internet. However, forms and norms of services have taken shapes and domains depending on the ground context, expansion and maturity of ICTs in their countries and communities. This chapter will explore situations of electronic forms of the government, which it argues is a pre-requisite for good governance and thus enable governments to reach the people at large. Particularly, the chapter will review the emancipation of ICTs in eight countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). It investigates some basic parameters of ICTs retrieving archived data from various institutions and organizations. Later on, the chapter tries to generalize the situation in terms of recommendations.

scholarly journals Language Training of Customs Affairs Specialists: International and Russian Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-118
Author(s):  
D. G. Korovyakovsky ◽  
T. Yu. Igumentseva ◽  
V. V. Volkova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
The One

The article presents the results of a study of the language training of specialists in the field of Customs affairs in Russia and several of foreign countries. The described international experience in the language training of customs affairs specialists in Australia, vietnam, Germany, China, Moldova, the United States of America allows to indicate its specificity, namely, a bias towards the development of bilingual competence, since a multicultural customs space requires a specialist to have the ability to conduct a dialogue, to know the cultural realities of a native and foreign language, to be able to realize this knowledge in direct communication with international partners.Russian experience of the language training of customs specialists is characterized, on the one hand, by the lack of regionalization and filling in the content of a foreign language on the basis of interdisciplinary integration with the content of the professional cycle disciplines, and on the other, by the widespread use of active teaching methods, information and communication technologies in teaching a foreign language, which positively affects the formation of readiness for professional intercultural communication.The authors conclude that a deeper study of the international experience of language training on the basis of comparative analysis is necessary in order to improve Russian training of a qualified customs specialist who is able to conduct effective professional activities in a foreign language environment.

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