Using information communication technologies to increase the institutional capacity of local health organisations in Africa: a case study of the Kenya Civil Society Portal for Health

The State ◽

Main Role ◽

Upper Middle Class ◽

The One

In this paper I am studying an incident that started with a concert in one of Cairo’s upper middle class districts, and ended up with a crackdown on the LGBTIQA++ Community in Egypt. In that incident Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) played a main role of contesting positions and representations of state and LGBTIQA++ persons in Egypt. Through the following lines, I am trying to unfold the intricacies of ICTs usage among both the state apparatuses and representatives of their discourse online on the one hand, and the LGBTIQA++ people and allies narratives. And how is it that this very same space acted as a presence- and forced absence- for both. My study is based on personal interviews with members who were directly involved in these events.

“Smart” Colonialism and Digital Divestment: A Case Study

Journal of Palestine Studies ◽

10.1525/jps.2019.48.2.7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 7-25

Author(s):

Anna Kensicki

Keyword(s):

City Planning ◽

Settler Colonialism ◽

Telecommunications Infrastructure ◽

Population Dispersal ◽

Economic Exploitation

Much has been written about how information communication technologies (ICTs) detract from nations' planning and development norms, but there remains insufficient theoretical examination of the way ICTs may drive extranormative national aims. This paper examines such a case by disentangling the complicated relationships between telecommunications, city planning, and economic development in one modern settler-colonial context. The author explores how planning and development norms are adulterated in Palestine-Israel to further a select set of interests, in the service of an evolving national project. Palestinian and Israeli demographics and telecommunications infrastructure on both sides of the Green Line are examined, revealing the role of these technologies in facilitating population dispersal, economic exploitation, and political control at various stages of settler colonialism.

Strategic Management in City Government

Information Communication Technologies and City Marketing ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-134-6.ch006 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 108-128

Author(s):

Laura L. Matherly ◽

Maureen Jouett

Keyword(s):

Strategic Management ◽

City Government ◽

Future Research ◽

City Management ◽

Stakeholder Satisfaction ◽

Internal Stakeholders

Integrating information communication technologies (ICTs) and marketing in strategic management of city government is critical to achieving stakeholder satisfaction and economic development. As a result of the rapid growth in computer networks and access to online services, the use of ICTs, for example, Internet and Intranet, as a communication and marketing platform can provide a city with a global advantage. City marketing focuses on promoting the attributes of a location to prospective stakeholders so that these individuals, businesses, and investors are attracted to visit, locate, or invest in the city. A causal model is presented where ICT is used to not only to deliver services to internal stakeholders, but also to market a city to external stakeholders. To be successful, managers need to be skilled in current technologies and marketing practices. Case study applications are discussed as well as the questions to address in future research to most effectively integrate ICTs and marketing in city management.

Perceptions towards information communication technologies and their use in agricultural extension: case study from South Wollo, Ethiopia

The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension ◽

10.1080/1389224x.2018.1524773 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 47-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Fanos Mekonnen Birke ◽

Mamusha Lemma ◽

Andrea Knierim

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Extension ◽

Information Communication

Cases on Information Technology Series - Annals of Cases on Information Technology ◽

Using Asynchronous Computer Conferencing to Support the Teaching of Computing and Ethics

10.4018/978-1-59140-061-5.ch024 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 370-386 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pat Jefferies ◽

Simon Rogerson

Keyword(s):

New Technologies ◽

Computer Ethics ◽

Information Resources ◽

Legal Issues ◽

Appropriate Use ◽

Ethical And Legal Issues

Currently, there is tremendous impetus for using Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in education. Such impetus may be perceived to be being driven by both the technological pull and political push currently prevalent in initiatives to support lifelong learning. As such, students and tutors may access vast information resources, may communicate with experts in many fields, and may work collaboratively with others regardless of time or place. The challenge for educators is, it seems, not only to be aware of the appropriate use of the new technologies but also to facilitate awareness among their students of the ethical and legal issues related to their use. As such, many higher education (HE) institutions are now introducing computer ethics (CE) modules into the curriculum within certain relevant departments. This case study explores some of the techniques that were employed in seeking to deliver such a module in a pedagogically sound and ethically aware manner.

Case study of prioritisation of information communication technologies in family small medium enterprises - using the analytic hierarchy process

International Journal of Family Business and Regional Development ◽

10.1504/ijfbrd.2020.111446 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 81

Author(s):

Seyed Kaveh Jamali ◽

Behrang Samadi ◽

Seyed Amirhossein Mousavi ◽

Hamed Hakimian

Keyword(s):

Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽

Analytic Hierarchy ◽

The Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽

Small Medium Enterprises ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

Hierarchy Process

The Impact of Information Communication Technologies on News. A Case Study of Algeria's Media Landscape

Voprosy zhurnalistiki ◽

10.17223/26188422/5/3 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 36-46

Author(s):

L. Zaghlami ◽

Keyword(s):

The Impact

Access to Assistive Technology during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: Voices of Users and Families

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182111273 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (21) ◽

pp. 11273

Author(s):

Natasha Layton ◽

Daniel Mont ◽

Louise Puli ◽

Irene Calvo ◽

Kylie Shae ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Assistive Technology ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Global Pandemic ◽

Development Goals ◽

Universal Health

The SARS COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2019 and has impacted people everywhere. Disparities in impact and outcomes are becoming apparent for individuals and communities which go beyond the trajectory of the disease itself, influenced by the strength and weaknesses of systems of universal health care, and the actions of civil society and government. This article is one of a series exploring COVID-19-related experiences of assistive technology (AT) users across the globe and implications for AT systems strengthening. AT such as mobility products, braille devices, and information communication technologies are key enablers of functioning, necessary to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Reporting on a survey of 73 AT users across six global regions, we demonstrate that minority groups already living with health inequities are unduly impacted. An AT ecosystem analysis was conducted using the WHO GATE 5P framework, that is, people, products, personnel, provision and policy. AT users and families call for inclusive pandemic responses which encompass their needs across the lifespan, from very young to very old. We offer specific recommendations for future action to strengthen access to AT across public policy and civil society in pandemic preparedness and response.

Cinderella’s coach or just another pumpkin? Information communication technologies and the continuing marginalisation of languages in Australian schools

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.1075/aral.37.1.03nor ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 43-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lindy Norris ◽

Penelope Coutas

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

Language Learners ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Language Classes ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Adverse Influence

The rhetoric around global connectedness and advances in information communication technologies (ICTs) suggests that: Professional life for the marginalised and isolated language teacher should beeasier; the experience of language learners in Australian schools should be more meaningful andbring them closer to the languages and communities that they are studying; and collectively thisshould be empowering for students and teachers and, in turn, empower the languages learning areawith respect to its status and place within the curriculum. This paper examines these assumptionsthrough a qualitative multiple case study investigation of the use of information communicationtechnologies (ICTs) in secondary school language classes. The study explores the perceptions andexperiences of early adolescent language learners and those of their teachers. It also identifies andexamines a range of contextual factors that both complicate and nuance the technology andlanguages learning nexus. The findings of the study question the assumption of “automaticity”associated with ICTs and an enhanced/improved language learning experience for all those involved.This study finds that experience with technologies can impact negatively on both learners andteachers. This, in turn, can have an adverse influence on perceptions about languages and theirstatus in schools. At a time when schools are investing heavily in information communicationtechnologies, and when they are having to manage the introduction of the Australian Curriculum:Languages, the findings of this study serve to highlight the place of the “critical” in terms of languagesin Australian schools.

Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology - Information Technology Applications for Crisis Response and Management ◽

More Than Milling

10.4018/978-1-7998-7210-8.ch001 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-23

Author(s):

Nicolas James LaLone ◽

Amanda Lee Hughes ◽

Andrea H. Tapia

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Emergency Responders ◽

Warning Messages ◽

Crisis Events ◽

Present Case Study ◽

Taking Action

During crisis events, emergency responders must verify the particulars of an event before sending out warning messages. The gap between an event's occurrence and official notification is often used by those impacted by that event to verify what is happening before taking action. The addition of information communication technologies has had an impact on what we term the verification pause. This pause is the amount of time it takes to verify what has happened before messages are received and before reaction can begin. More than milling about post notification, this understudied period of time is rarely visible for researchers. The present case study contains an analysis of a verification pause between an earthquake event and the actions taken by students in a classroom in a large university in the United States. The students in the classroom felt the earthquake and immediately began to search for verification that what they felt was indeed an earthquake. The authors conclude with a discussion of the utility of case studies and call for more focused analysis of the similarities between cases.