Health informatics: information and communication

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Past History ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual

In health care, the word ‘communication’ covers a wide range of interactions, including interpersonal communication, communication technology, medical education, health policy and mass communication. It takes many forms, from a brief informal talk between colleagues to formalised written documents between professionals. The essence of this verbal and written communication is the sharing of information. To make our information exchange more useful and to give it more meaning, the information communicated needs an appropriate framework. For example, the meaning of the diagnosis ‘schizophrenia’ is greatly enhanced by knowledge of the individual patient within the context (the framework) of his or her past history and family background.

Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Health and Medical Informatics

2000 ◽  
Vol 39 (03) ◽  
pp. 267-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Knaup ◽  
Reinhold Haux
Keyword(s):  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Information And Communication

AbstractThe International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on international recommendations in health informatics/medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course tracks or even complete programs in this field, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations and to support international initiatives concerning education in health and medical informatics (HMI), particularly international activities in educating HMI specialists and the sharing of courseware.The IMIA recommendations centre on educational needs for healthcare professionals to acquire knowledge and skills in information processing and information and communication technology. The educational needs are described as a three-dimensional framework. The dimensions are: 1) professionals in healthcare (physicians, nurses, HMI professionals, …), 2) type of specialisation in health and medical informatics (IT users, HMI specialists) and 3) stage of career progression (bachelor, master, …).Learning outcomes are defined in terms of knowledge and practical skills for healthcare professionals in their role (a) as IT user and (b) as HMI specialist. Recommendations are given for courses/course tracks in HMI as part of educational programs in medicine, nursing, healthcare management, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, health record administration, and informatics/computer science as well as for dedicated programs in HMI (with bachelor, master or doctor degree).To support education in HMI, IMIA offers to award a certificate for high quality HMI education and supports information exchange on programs and courses in HMI through a WWW server of its Working Group on Health and Medical Informatics Education (http://www.imia.org/wg1).

scholarly journals Historical and theoretical aspects of the study of mass media

2021 ◽  
Vol IX(254) (46) ◽  
pp. 57-61
Author(s):  
H. V. Sukharevska
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Marxist Approach ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

the article defines the basic concepts in the field of mass media research. It is noted that the research of mass communications is presented in the scientific and educational literature by a wide range of author’s positions on its structuring depending on the choice of features and priorities for the selection of structural elements. It is pointed out that the study of mass communication in Western countries is developing essentially as a single research complex with a focus on managerial, ideological and cultural aspects of com- municative influence on man and society. It is noted that there are three relatively independent areas of research: 1) non-verbal analysis of rationality in the «production of culture», with emphasis on the organization of mass media and ensuring a level of professionalism and sales in a competitive environment. 2) Neo-Marxist approach, with the study of the symbolic aspect of ideological coercion and political hegemony. 3) Neo-Durkheimian studies of «public perception», which focus on the formation by the mass media of collective ideas of a sense of solidarity of individuals as members of mass audiences. It is emphasized that the basis for the differentiation of approaches to the study of mass communication in society is the relationship between the role of spiritual and material factors. It is pointed out that on the one hand, culturological approaches are widespread, which focus on the study of mass communication in the context of ideas, values, ideas that are both produced and disseminated by them in society. On the other hand, the influential tradition of analysis of mass communication sharpens attention to the study of the structure of property relations, the peculiarities of the imple-mentation of market relations in the field of mass communication. The impact on the media of the achievements of scientific and technological progress, which significantly change their nature, expand their functions in the following areas: 1) decentralization - the choice of programs increasingly depends on the individual, 2)increasing the volume of information programs, 3) the possibility of interactivity - interaction communication for information exchange

scholarly journals Fostering the Creation of Personalized Content for Cultural Visits

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 7401
Author(s):  
Riccardo De Benedictis ◽  
Carlo De Medio ◽  
Augusto Palombini ◽  
Gabriella Cortellessa ◽  
Carla Limongelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring System ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Communication Services ◽  
Aggregate Information ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual

Among more dramatic effects, the COVID-19 scenario also raised the need for new online information and communication services, promoting the spread of software solutions whose usefulness will last well beyond the pandemic situation. Particularly in the cultural heritage domain, it has been unveiled the relevance of new AI-based approaches, able to dynamically aggregate information and making them available for a customized fruition aimed to the individual cultural growth. Here, we integrate machine learning techniques for the automatic generation of contents for an intelligent tutoring system grounded on automated planning techniques. We present a solution for semantic, intelligent creation of personalized cultural contents, born as a lesson-making assistant, but developed as to become a multi-function “cultural crossover”, useful in the frame of a wide range of planning, dissemination, and managing activities for cultural heritage contents.

scholarly journals Panel on: The Creation and Distortion of Communication through Information Technology

10.28945/2733 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Elizabeth Bezanson ◽  
Kenneth J. Levine ◽  
Susan B. Kretchmer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Content Filtering ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and communication technology has opened up both challenges and opportunities for the process of communication. This is particularly true for communicating effectively and efficiently in the digital age, where unique problems of creation and distortion, especially misinformation and bias, can arise. In addition, the broad diffusion of a communication medium eventually prompts both the public and private sectors to establish mechanisms to regulate that medium under the rubric of the public interest. Sometimes this can happen through self-censorship on the part of the industry, while other times it requires the institution of governmental law and regulation. The emergence of the Internet as a mass communication system has raised questions about how this medium can function to benefit society, as well as concerns about its potential harm. Focusing on the nexus of the process of communication and the limitations and prospects of information technology, this panel explores some of the major concerns of the digital age from a legal and policy perspective. The topics to be covered through interactive discussion include: anonymous speech and cybersmearing; the nature of publication and misinformation; and Internet content filtering, freedom of speech, and intellectual property

scholarly journals Advanced technological solutions in the sphere of establishing neuro-digital public administration

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-66
Author(s):  
Artem Andreevich Kosorukov
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Quantum Communications ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government

The subject of this research is the advanced technological solutions associated with the transition from digital to neuro-communication technologies in the sphere of public administration. The author explores the current stage of development of the NeuroNet, which is the new-generation information and communication network, which promotes the transition from the data-centrism of digital government towards the intelligence-centrism of neuro-digital public administration. The article also considers the possibility of connecting brain-computer interfaces in the sphere of interpersonal communication, contributing to the formation of neurocognitive level of mass communication, neuro-digital interaction between the government authorities and the citizens. At the same time, one of the crucial aspects of the neuro-communicative environment is the digital equivalents of a human, the Internet of things and objects of material infrastructure, which e shift the management processes to the sphere of virtual and augmented reality. The novelty of the this work consists in disclosure of the applied aspects of implementation of quantum communications in digital infrastructure of public administration, which ensure secure interdepartmental document flow, as well as dialogue with citizens, including on the level of neuro-communications, and allow effectively counteracting quantum hacking. Digital sensorics and technical bionics, combining the capabilities of control of unmanned transport vehicles and robotics, significantly impacting the development of a “smart city” based on the big data and predictive analytics, and reflecting the neural network structure of the digital state, make a considerable contribution to the scientific novelty of this research, and simultaneously actualize the aspect of neuro-communication as personal biodata and biosafety.

TRADITIONAL E-GOVERNANCE TO CLOUD BASED E- GOVERNANCE IN INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Mamta Arya ◽  
Himanshu S. Mahanta ◽  
S. N. Singh ◽  
Om Prakash Dubey
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Computing ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Processing Equipment ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Information And Communication

Both at the central and state levels administration of India has actualized various ICT (Information and Communication Technology) activities under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). The objective of NeGP to most extreme utilization of government services accessible to residents of India by means of electronic media in simplest and most ideal way. To build the quantity of e-exchanges in the nation, proficient administration conveyance to the natives, re-utilization of uses, making ideal utilization of existing foundation, reception of cloud based e-Governance is the main arrangement, accordingly accomplishing a definitive objective of NeGP. Distributed computing is the most recent propelled development in figuring, distributed computing assets are accessible at whatever point required and charges depends on the amount you utilize them. Broad distributed computing is just conceivable by the Internet, and this is the most widely recognized method for getting to cloud assets. The primary plan to think about on this is the means by which to keep up information in advanced arrangement with secure spot and usage in future for investigation and improvement at whatever time anyplace with least assets. It expects to convey more intuitive i.e. administrations to subjects and organizations through E-Governance. For this, distributed computing might prompt huge cost reserve funds and dependable method for information exchange. It involves use over the Internet of processing equipment and programming base and applications that are remotely facilitated.

Information and Communication Technology Policy in European Cities: A Comparative Approach

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 729-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galit Cohen ◽  
Peter Nijkamp
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Way

Information and communication technology (ICT) is widely accepted as a potentially favourable set of instruments, which may improve the welfare and competitiveness of nations and cities. Nowadays, both public and private actors aim to exploit the expected benefits of ICT developments. The authors seek to investigate the potential of ICT use at an urban level and, in particular, to shed more light on various factors that influence urban ICT policies in the public domain. First, a conceptual framework, designed to improve understanding of the driving forces of urban ICT policies, is outlined. It focuses on the way decisionmakers perceive their city, and shape their opinions about ICT; it addresses in particular the way these decisionmakers evaluate the importance of ICT for their city. Next, interviews with urban decisionmakers in different European cities in three countries (Austria, Spain, and the Netherlands) are used to analyse the complex relationship between perceived urban characteristics (for example, nature of problems and urban image), personal attitudes towards ICT, administrative features of the cities concerned, and perceptions of the relevance of ICT to the cities. The authors' main focus is on the identification of a possible systematic relationship between the aforementioned explanatory factors and urban decisionmakers' attitudes towards ICT policies. Understanding the decisionmakers' perceptions is an important step towards grasping the nature and substance of the policy itself, and may explain some of the variance among different cities. Because the ‘urban ICT’ discourse is still relatively new, an open-interview method is used to capture a variety of different views and perceptions on ICT and on the information age in the city. With the aid of qualitative content analysis, the interview results are transformed into a more systematic and comparable form. The results suggest that even interviewees from the same city may have a different understanding of their urban reality whereas, on the other hand, cities with different characteristics may appear to suffer from similar problems. Moreover, the authors found a wide range of attitudes toward ICT and its expected social impacts, although most of the interviewees appeared to be more sceptical than had been expected. The authors identified a clear need for a more thorough investigation of background factors and, therefore an approach originating from the field of artificial intelligence—rough-set analysis—was deployed to offer a more rigorous analysis. This approach helped in the characterisation and understanding of perceptions and attitudes regarding urban policies, problems, and images.

scholarly journals TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI KOMUNIKASI DAN GAYA HIDUP MAHASISWA

2014 ◽  
pp. 177-183
Author(s):  
Ahmad Sihabudin Ahmad Sihabudin
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Mass Culture ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Communications Industry ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Democratic Life ◽  
And Behavior

Ahmad SihabudinFISIP Universitas Sultan Ageng TirtayasaJalan Raya Jakarta KM. 04 Pakupatan, Kota Serang – Banten([email protected])diterima: 11 Maret 2013; dikembalikan untuk direvisi: 29 maret 2013; disetujui: 25 Maret 2013Abstrak:Tulisan ini menjelaskan suatu gaya hidup yang meluber lewat komunikasi massa, dan jaringan ICT atau media kovergen ini melahirkan pola kehidupan yang demokratis, artinya, suatu gaya hidup tidak lagi menjadi privelese suatu kelompok dalam stratifikasi sosial. Dalam konteks kebudayaan massa, atau biasa juga disebut kebudayaan populer, masyarakat menjadi homogen. Siapa saja dapat mengambil alihnya,dari strata manapun ia berasal, pada saat ia bermaksud mengidentifikasikan dirinya ke dalam kelompok sosial yang dicitrakan oleh kebudayaan massa tersebut. Berkembangnya teknologi komunikasi dan informasi (information and communication technology / ICT) selama dekade terakhir membawa tren baru di dunia industri komunikasi yakni hadirnya beragam media yang menggabungkan teknologi komunikasi baru dan teknologi komunikasi massa tradisional. ICT amat berpengaruh dan mempercepat penyemaian budaya, gaya hidup, dan nilai baru. Efek Media, sebagian besar merupakan efek yang dikehendaki komunikator: efek-efek bersifat jangka pendek (segera dan temporer); efek-efek itu ada kaitannya dengan perubahan - perubahan sikap, pengetahuan maupun tingkah laku dalam inividu.Kata Kunci: TIK, Media Konvergen, dan Gaya Hidup.Abstract: This paper describes a lifestyle that is spilling through mass communication, and ICT networks or convergent media brings about a pattern of democratic life, that is, a way of life that is no longer a privilege of a group in the social stratification. In the mass culture context, or also called popular culture, society becomes homogeneous . Anyone can take over, whichever strata he comes , when they intends to identify themselves to certain social group described by the mass culture. The development of information and communication technology over the past decade brought a new trend in the communications industry that was presence of a variety of media that combined new communication technologies and traditional mass communication technologies . ICT is very influential and accelerates seeding culture, lifestyle, and new values. Media effects are largely communicator desired effects: they are of short-term effects (immediate and temporary); the effects have something to do with changes in attitudes , knowledge and behavior ofinividual.Keywords: IC , Media Convergence, Lifestyle.

scholarly journals Assessing the influence of Information and Communication Technologies on energy productivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 515-527
Author(s):  
Alexandra Catalina Chinie
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Energy Productivity ◽  
Economic Output ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual

Abstract The digitalization current is among one of the most relevant factors that currently drive transformation in the economy, with different degrees of impact across the main segments of the economy. As the topic of sustainability is now on the agenda of the biggest economic players, digitalization and the ability to leverage Information and Communication Technology opportunities have been recognized as drivers for innovation and change and a means to reach the sustainability goals. Reaching energy efficiency has been among the main objectives of both the public and the private sectors, leading to an increased interest in recognizing and capitalizing on energy efficiency opportunities. This in turn has an impact on the overall energy productivity, defined as the economic output per unit of energy. While this indicator has relevance at both micro and macro level, it is important to identify which makes some countries perform better than others. In the current economic context, studying how the performance of countries in the digital era correlates with the energy productivity can reveal further information on how it can be improved. The Networked Readiness Index is an indicator which assesses how well a country can capitalize on digital technologies and whether their usage of Information and Communication Technology has a relevant socio-economic impact. This paper analyzes which components that are assessed in a country’s Networked Readiness Index might influence energy productivity. Based on a panel data analysis performed on European countries, the study identifies that the individual usage of Information and Communication Technologies, the business and innovation environment and the usage of ICT by the business segment could have an impact on the energy productivity of a country.

scholarly journals The current state of virtualization of sociocultural activity

2021 ◽  
pp. 156-162
Author(s):  
Евгения Михайловна Юркова
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Information Tools ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual

В виду бурного развития компьютерных технологий и внедрения информационных средств в повседневную и рабочую жизнь личности мы наблюдаем процесс виртуализации не только культуры, но и социально-культурной активности. В статье рассматривается виртуализация социально-культурной активности в современных условиях. Цель исследования - определить тенденции виртуализации социально-культурной активности. Объект - социально-культурная активность. Предмет - современное состояние виртуализации социально-культурной активности. Задачи исследования: обозначить актуальность рассматриваемой темы; изучить научную литературу по вопросу о негативных тенденция виртуализации социально-культурной активности; определить сущность терминов «виртуализация» и «виртуальная реальность», «виртуализация культуры», «виртуализация социально-культурной активности»; перечислить самые актуальные технологии виртуальной активности; выявить негативные тенденции виртуализации социально-культурной активности. Данный процесс, по мнению автора, является следствием глобальной информатизации, в том числе и социокультурной сферы. По мнению автора, современное состояние виртуализации социально-культурной активности имеет как положительные, так и отрицательные стороны. К положительным автор относит возможность использования безграничного пространства для творчества и самореализации, а также развитие широкого спектра предоставляемых обучающих программ - мастер-классы, марафоны, курсы и прочее; сохранение межличностного общения с помощью современных мессенджеров и приложений и упрощение коммуникации рабочих процессов. В работе приводятся и негативные стороны процесса виртуализации социокультурной активности, такие как гедонистичность, обезличивание и стандартизация личности, чрезмерная свобода действий. В заключение автор отмечает, что значимость негативных тенденций возрастает и процесс виртуализации социально-культурной активности может быть контролируемым, а именно - трансляция качественного цензурного контента, ограничение деструктивных действий, блокировка нарушителей. In view of the rapid development of computer technologies and the introduction of information tools into the everyday and working life of the individual, we see the process of virtualization not only of culture, but also of sociocultural activity. The paper discusses the virtualization of sociocultural activity in modern conditions. The purpose of the study is to identify trends in the virtualization of sociocultural activity. The object is sociocultural activity. The subject is the current state of virtualization of sociocultural activity. Research objectives are: to indicate the relevance of the topic; to study scientific literature on the issue of negative trends in virtualization of sociocultural activity; to determine the essence of the terms "virtualization" and "virtual reality", "culture virtualization", "virtualization of sociocultural activity"; to list the most relevant virtual activity technologies; and to identify negative trends in virtualization of sociocultural activity. This process, according to the author, is a consequence of global informatization, including the sociocultural sphere. According to the author, the current state of virtualization of sociocultural activity has both positive and negative aspects. As positive aspects, the author includes the possibility of using unlimited space for creativity and self-realization, as well as the development of a wide range of training programs provided - master classes, marathons, courses, etc.; maintaining interpersonal communication using modern instant messengers and applications and simplifying communication of work processes. The work also cites the negative aspects of the process of virtualization of sociocultural activity, such as hedonism, depersonalization and standardization of the person, excessive freedom of action. In conclusion, the author notes that the importance of negative trends is increasing and the process of virtualization of sociocultural activity can be controlled, namely, the translation of high-quality censorship content, limiting destructive actions, and blocking violators.

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