Linguistic and political barriers in the international transfer of information in science and technology

1982 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michel
Keyword(s):  
Data Transmission ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Transmission Networks ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Conflicts ◽  
Transfer Of Information ◽  
National Information ◽  
Free Flow Of Information ◽  
Flow Of Information

The development of data transmission networks has promo ted the free flow of information between countries, allowing the diffusion of science and technology. Linguistic and political barriers still remain. The paper analyses the growth of the publication in English of scientific and technical matenal over the past ten years and examines some of the proposed solutions to translation. The political conflicts of national information policies together with the need for International co-operation are reviewed, concluding with a case study on the advantages and limitations of Euronet.

Computing Ethics, Intercultural Comparisons

2011 ◽  
pp. 189-205
Author(s):  
Darryl Macer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Free Flow Of Information ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Positive Support

Computers are a vehicle for the information age, and are central to the dispersal of descriptive accounts of technology, and to interactive discussion between growing communities. Despite the commitment of all countries to free flow of information and access to knowledge sources based upon social justice there are still ethical problems of the digital divide. The attitudes of respondents towards science and computers in both Japan and Thailand is compared between 1993 and a decades later. There is more positive support towards science and technology in general in Thailand than in Japan, but both countries continue to be positive in attitude. There is a clear social mandate in both countries for their government policies promoting the development of information technology and science and technology in general. The perception of benefits and the worries about computers are discussed, as are some emerging issues.

Computing Ethics

2008 ◽  
pp. 3340-3351
Author(s):  
Darryl Macer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Free Flow Of Information ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Positive Support

Computers are a vehicle for the information age, and are central to the dispersal of descriptive accounts of technology, and to interactive discussion between growing communities. Despite the commitment of all countries to free flow of information and access to knowledge sources based upon social justice there are still ethical problems of the digital divide. The attitudes of respondents towards science and computers in both Japan and Thailand is compared between 1993 and a decades later. There is more positive support towards science and technology in general in Thailand than in Japan, but both countries continue to be positive in attitude. There is a clear social mandate in both countries for their government policies promoting the development of information technology and science and technology in general. The perception of benefits and the worries about computers are discussed, as are some emerging issues.

scholarly journals DIRETRIZES PARA GERENCIAMENTO DOS REQUISITOS DO CLIENTE E AGREGAÇÃO DE VALOR AO PROCESSO DE PROJETO

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Bruna Alessandra Gaffuri ◽  
José Carlos Rehme ◽  
Stéphanie Ferrari Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Project Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Development Phases ◽  
Flow Of Information

The search for value generation has recently increased in the construction industryin the past decades. However,somedifficulties in capturing end-customer requirements, controlling the flow of information, and optimizing project development phases prevent a product development process from receiving greater value aggregation. The present research aims topropose a set ofstandards for the management of these steps.In this way, a case study wasdeveloped in a small architecture office inArapongas -PR, through the mapping of the project process. After a survey of the positive actions andlags of the current managementthe processesof the microenterprise weremodeledthrough an organizational software andthe information obtained was then contrasted by means oftheoretical references. This study enableda final set of guidelines to reduce management errors and sequence of activities to a minimum.

De UNESCO en de vrijheid van informatie : Een reconstructie van 50 jaar machtspolitiek

Res Publica ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-93
Author(s):  
Jan Servaes
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Information Order ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Shifts ◽  
Free Flow Of Information ◽  
Flow Of Information

This article assesses the role and profile of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in the international information and communication debate over the past fifty years. It describes the ideological controversies and shifts which took place as a result of and for conditioned by political and economic power changes.The concepts freedom of information' and 'free flow of information' are of a relatively recent date. However, the ideas on which they are based are very old.  For centuries, these principles have been at the base of the Western way of thinking. The practical application of these liberties soon escaped the national level and the need for international agreements was felt. This shift can partly be explained as a result of changing power factors, partly also through culturally defined interpretation problems.A number of examples are presented. The interpretation of communication principles, the MacBride Report, or the New International Information Order, is linked to powershifts on the political and for economic level, as well as to the questioning of their universa[ validity.The article also adresses the role of the Western newsmedia as agenda setters for the public and political opinion.

FM Stations’ Role in Rural Development: The Case of Northern Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-357
Author(s):  
Mu-azu Iddirisu Andani ◽  
Osman Antwi-Boateng
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Audience Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Transfer Of Information ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Radical Transformation

Abstract Over the past two decades, Ghana’s media landscape has undergone radical transformation, leading to the emergence of hundreds of frequency modulation (FM) stations across the country. These stations have become the country’s most powerful mediums of communication, carrying an array of programs aimed at diverse audiences. With northern Ghana as a case study, this research examines FM stations’ role in rural development, their mode of impact, and their attendant challenges. This is achieved via qualitative methodology; that is, in-depth interviews with station managers and local development stakeholders, supplemented by programming content analysis of ten FM stations. Findings indicate that FM stations in northern Ghana, irrespective of their classification, aid rural development by serving as an endogenous conduit for the transfer of information that promotes community development and empowerment. This is achieved through programming in local dialects, local musical and cultural programs, expert presentations, interactive phone-in sessions, and news presentations. Challenges include the lack of employee professionalism, financial constraints, poor audience research, technical challenges, excessively partisan political coverage, and lack of original programming.

From hard to soft: theory and Neolithic studies in Scotland

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Kenneth Brophy
Keyword(s):  
The Past

The Scottish Theoretical Archaeology Group (STAG) conference organisers expressed some doubts about how far theory has changed, and impacted, archaeological establishment and academia in Scotland. In this paper, I will argue that Scotland is certainly not isolated in a theoretical sense, although in the past, Scottish archaeology could be accused of being theoretically conservative, or at least dependent on ideas and models developed elsewhere. A case-study looking at Neolithic studies will be used to illustrate that despite some recent critical historiographies of the study of the period in Scotland, archaeologists in Scotland and those working with Scottish material have been theoretically innovative and in step with wider paradigm changes. The study of the Neolithic in Scotland, it could be argued, has been shaped by theory more than the study of any other period; we are not isolated, but rather part of wider networks of discourse.

THE URBAN MIGRANT FUTURE DESIRE: A STUDY OF REVERSE MIGRATION IN MALAYSIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain ◽  
Hugh Byrd ◽  
Nur Azfahani Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Peak Oil ◽  
Population Mobility ◽  
Reverse Migration ◽  
The Past ◽  
Urban Migrants ◽  
Urban Migrant ◽  
Oil Crisis

Globalisation combined with resources of oil and gas has led to an industrial society in Malaysia.  For the past 30 years, rapid urban growth has shifted from 73% rural to 73% urban population. However, the peak oil crisis and economic issues are threatening the growth of urbanisation and influencing the trends of population mobility. This paper documents the beginnings of a reverse migration (urban-to-rural) in Malaysia.  The method adopted case study that involves questionnaires with the urban migrants to establish the desires, definite intentions and reasons for future migration. Based on this data, it predicts a trend and rate of reverse migration in Malaysia. 

Conservation and Preservation of Nature Reserves, Monuments andSpecial Architectural or Historic Interest in Nigeria: Towards Promotion of Sustainable Cultural Tourism

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-218
Author(s):  
Francis Chuma Osefoh
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Communication Link ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
The Past ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Developed Nations

Some of the renowned world tourism countries have special peculiarities in character in terms of their nature reserves and built environments; that made them stand out for their attractions and visits. These qualities range from conservation and preservation of nature reserves, built environments- epoch architectural supports over the years; historical heritage; political; religious; socio-economic; cultural; and  high technology that enhance culture. The virtues of multi- ethnic groups and multi- cultural nature gave Nigeria a rich cultural heritage, and she is blessed with natural wonders, unique wildlife, and a very favorable climate. More often than not less attention and importance are placed over the nature reserves and built environments to the detriment of tourism in lieu of other sectors. Summarily the country lacks the culture of conservation and preservation of her abundant resources to promote cultural tourism. Case study strategy was applied in the research tours with reports of personal experiences, documentaries and analyses of sites visited in Europe and Nigeria were highlighted with references to their attributes in terms of structures and features that made up the sites as relate to culture and attraction.The task in keeping rural, city landscapes and nature reserves alive stands out as the secret of communication link from the past to present and the future; which tourism developed nations reap as benefits for tourist attraction.

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Problem-Based Learning (Pbl) Implemented In The Textile Engineering Course - A Case Study On Ahsanullah University Of Science And Technology, Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Lal Mohan Baral ◽  
Ramzan Muhammad ◽  
Claudiu Vasile Kifor ◽  
Ioan Bondrea
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
System Level ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Undergraduate Programs

AbstractProblem-based learning as a teaching tool is now used globally in many areas of higher education. It provides an opportunity for students to explore technical problems from a system-level perspective and to be self-directed life-long learner which is mandatory for equipping engineering students with the skill and knowledge. This paper presents a case study illustrating the effectiveness of implemented Problem-based learning (PBL) during five semesters in the undergraduate programs of Textile Engineering in Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST). An assessment has been done on the basis of feedback from the students as well as their employers by conducting an empirical survey for the evaluation of PBL impact to enhance the student's competencies. The Evaluations indicate that students have achieved remarkable competencies through PBL practices which helped them to be competent in their professional life.

RESEARCH COLLABORATION AMONG LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA (1991–2012): AN INFORMETRICS STUDY

Mousaion ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan R. Maluleka ◽  
Omwoyo B. Onyancha
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
The Past ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Collaborative Activities

This study sought to assess the extent of research collaboration in Library and Information Science (LIS) schools in South Africa between 1991 and 2012. Informetric research techniques were used to obtain relevant data for the study. The data was extracted from two EBSCO-hosted databases, namely, Library and Information Science Source (LISS) and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA). The search was limited to scholarly peer reviewed articles published between 1991 and 2012. The data was analysed using Microsoft Excel ©2010 and UCINET for Windows ©2002 software packages. The findings revealed that research collaboration in LIS schools in South Africa has increased over the past two decades and mainly occurred between colleagues from the same department and institution; there were also collaborative activities at other levels, such as inter-institutional and inter-country, although to a limited extent; differences were noticeable when ranking authors according to different computations of their collaborative contributions; and educator-practitioner collaboration was rare. Several conclusions and recommendations based on the findings are offered in the article.

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