scholarly journals Religious Institutions in Japan Responding to Covid-19-Induced Risk and Uncertainty

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Paola Cavaliere
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
New Religions ◽  
Core Function ◽  
Thought Styles ◽  
Interpretative Model

Abstract This paper discusses adaptations and alternatives that religious institutions in Japan have formulated to help communities develop the capacity to cope with the crisis and perceived risk generated by Covid-19. Qualitative data and observations of online information were collected between February and June 2020. Guided by a crisis approach, the study explores inward and outward responses that some Japanese religious institutions and their members have enacted. The investigation uses Douglas’ (1994) interpretative model of risk and explores those “thought-styles” that religious institutions have engendered that are conducive to cohesion and stability. Findings show that established and new religions alike swiftly responded to Covid-19-induced safety measures by embracing digital technology to continue their core function as cohesion-providers for their social and spiritual communities. The analysis shows that adjustments toward disembodied religious practices might hold potential to continue beyond current Covid-19-related social restrictions.

Ascetics and Brahmins

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Olivelle
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
New Religions ◽  
Creative Tension ◽  
History Of ◽  
Indian Religion

This volume brings together papers on Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies published by Olivelle over a span of about thirty years. Asceticism represents a major strand in the religious and cultural history of India, providing some of the most creative elements within Indian religions and philosophies. Most of the major religions, such as Buddhism and Jainism, and religious philosophies both within these new religions and in the Brahmanical tradition were created by world renouncing ascetics. Yet, ascetical institutions and ideologies developed in a creative tension with other religious institutions that stressed the centrality of family, procreation, and society. It is this tension that has articulated many of the central features of Indian religion and culture. The papers collected in this volume seek to locate Indian ascetical traditions within their historical, political, and ideological contexts. Many of the papers included here represent some of Olivelle's earliest work. It is quite natural that as one matures as a scholar one's approaches and theoretical models change. It would have been impractical and unwise to rewrite all these earlier papers. Even though some of these papers are now dated, bringing them together in a single volume, it is hoped, will prove to be helpful to scholars and students.

scholarly journals Voice Technologies to Support Aging in Place: Opportunities and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 317-318
Author(s):  
Alisha Pradhan ◽  
Amanda Lazar
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Aging In Place ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
Desktop Computers ◽  
Visual Interaction ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Internet Of Things Technology

Abstract Technology to support aging in place has been a topic of interest. Research indicates that older adults are increasingly using commercially available voice assistants in smart speakers. These devices enable non-visual interaction that does not require extensive expertise with traditional mobile or desktop computers, thus offering new possibilities of access to digital technology. We conducted two different studies with individuals aged 65 years old or above—a three week smart speaker deployment study with individuals who did not use computing devices regularly and a workshop on customizing internet of things technology with tech savvy individuals. Our findings indicate specific ways that these voice technologies might support aging in place, including ease of use and due to their not being identified with aging-specific technologies. We observed that participants consistently used their voice agent for finding online information, particularly health-related, emphasizing the need to revisit concerns about credibility of information with this new interaction medium. And, although features to support memory (e.g., setting timers, reminders) were initially perceived as useful, the actual usage was unexpectedly low due to reliability concerns. Our work provides a basis to understand older adults’ perceptions and usage of current voice technologies. We also identify opportunities for customizing voice technologies to better support aging in place.

scholarly journals The Development of Waqf Management Throught Waqf Act in Indonesia (Note on Republic of Indonesia Act Number 41 of 2004 regarding Waqf)

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aden Rosadi ◽  
Deden Effendi ◽  
Busro Busro
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Individual

Abstract: The Development of Waqf Management Throught Waqf Act in Indonesia (Note on Republic of Indonesia Act Number 41 of 2004 regarding Waqf). Waqf is an Islamic endowment of property to be held in trust and used for a charitable or religious purpose. The development of waqf law in Indonesia, as one of religious institutions, is the realization of Muslim community needs to fulfill their religious life. The object of waqf that formerly was focused on immovable objects, with the presence of the Act has been broader to movable property, especially money waqf. This paper describes the urgency of civilization and the dynamics of waqf both from the side of law and its management in the context of people prosperity. By using library research that use qualitative data, this paper found the existence of waqf, normatively lies not only in the individual obligations, but also in social meaning in the context of collective obligations involving mawqûf bih (the property), wâqif (the person creating a waqf), nazir (the supervisor/manager of waqf), mauqûf ‘alayh (waqf users), and the government through legislation. Basically, the Republic of Indonesia Act Number 41 of 2004 regarding Waqf is based on the philosophical, sociohistorical, and juridical foundation.

Social Inclusion and OmbudsOffice Websites in Canada

2014 ◽  
pp. 199-214
Author(s):  
Stewart Hyson
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Independent Mechanism

The Internet and digital technology provide great potential for public sector organizations to broaden their scope of social inclusion and thereby better serve the populace. This is especially the case of the Ombudsman institution that exists to provide the public with an independent mechanism through which members of the public may seek redress of grievances of alleged administrative wrongdoings. However has the potential of what has been a reality in Canada been realized? This chapter takes a user's approach to depict what users find when they go online to lodge complaints with OmbudsOffices, both federally and provincially in Canada. For the most part, Canadian OmbudsOffices have been relatively conservative by placing online information that is also found in printed format.

Prior Negative Experience, Online Privacy Concerns and Intent to Disclose Personal Information in Chinese Social Media

2015 ◽  
pp. 1053-1075
Author(s):  
Hongwei “Chris” Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Privacy Concerns

A paper survey of 489 Chinese college students was conducted in spring, 2012 to test a conceptual model of online information disclosure in social media. It shows that young Chinese SNS users' prior negative experience of online disclosure significantly increased their online privacy concerns and their perceived risk. Their online privacy concerns undermined their trust of online companies, marketers and laws to protect privacy and elevated their perceived risk. Their trust strongly predicted their intent to disclose the lifestyle and sensitive information. Their online privacy concerns only inhibited them from disclosing sensitive information in social media. However, their prior negative experience did not directly predict their intent of self-disclosure on SNS. Implications for academia and industry are discussed.

Evaluation of on-campus student housing facilities security and safety performance

Facilities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrick Simpeh ◽  
Solomon Adisa
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Student Housing ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Analysis Models ◽  
Level Of Importance ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Housing Facilities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a guide for managing the provision of on-campus student housing facilities (SHFs) security and safety measures. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a mixed-method approach; the questionnaire was used as an instrument to collect quantitative data, whereas the interview was used to collect qualitative data. Descriptive and inferential statistics and importance-performance analysis models were used to analyse the quantitative data, whereas content analysis was used for the qualitative data. Findings This study found that students rated the satisfaction of all the SHFs safety and security measures below the level of importance. Three categories of performance level (i.e. poor, average and good) were determined. It also became evident that most of the measures were performing averagely, quite a number were poorly performing and few were performing well. Research limitations/implications Data was collected from only one university; therefore, the findings of the research may not be generalised. A study that expands the number of participating universities is recommended. Practical implications The guide developed can be used by the facility and/or hostel managers to ensure appropriate management of SHFs security and safety measures. The guide can also assist to ensure that all the essential safety measures are provided when designing, constructing or upgrading SHFs. It would also aid in the development of policy frameworks for SHFs security and safety. Originality/value Although several studies have been conducted on SHFs, studies that mainly focussed on prioritising SHFs security and safety measures are lacking. With this paper, the authors also demonstrate the practicality of the use of the IPA model to aid the process of developing improvement priorities.

scholarly journals A Post-Corona Perspective for Smart Cities: ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saskia Sassen ◽  
Karima Kourtit
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Healthy City ◽  
City Life ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Control

This exploratory essay aims to provide a reflection on the possible implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for urban development and to sketch a plausible picture of the urban future. It serves as an introductory contribution to the Special Issue of this journal on ‘happy and healthy cities’, with particular emphasis on the implications of COVID-19 in pluriform cities. There is no doubt that contemporary cities are growing, and have become more dynamic and crowded. The more people, the bigger the challenges are to manage urban growth and to cope with—and control—density frictions, such as pandemics (e.g., COVID-19). Cities have the task to satisfy the essential needs of many heterogeneous people and to develop appropriate people-based strategies in order to make or keep people happy and healthy. The current COVID-19 disaster is a real urban challenge. The deployment of smart cities’ strategies and the use of digital technology tools in order to capture and provide intelligent internal and external online information and communication opportunities may help cities—in active partnership with their residents (‘smart citizens’ voice’)—to manage shocks and disruptions in the urban system. Clearly, cities are dynamic and adaptive organisms with a high resilience capacity. A key question addressed in this paper is whether urban inhabitants may be inclined to move out of the city due to human health threats, or whether intelligent digital technology tools will be able to overcome the current challenges to the ‘urban way of life’. The paper argues that modern information and communication technology offers a range of opportunities for a healthy city life, so that the COVID-19 pandemic will most likely not lead to a massive demographic outflow from urban agglomerations to less densely populated areas in particular rural areas. Instead, what is called the ‘corona crisis’ may cause just a ripple in the permanent dynamic evolution of cities.

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