Argentina's national telemedicine programme: Reasons for a premature failure

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 69-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Urtubey ◽  
Marcelo Petrich
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
National Context ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Cooperative Network ◽  
Premature Failure ◽  
First Semester ◽  
National Information

summary In July 1999, the Argentinean government decided to extend the national telemedicine network from eight to 108 hospitals and medical schools. In April 2000, a telemedicine workstation was donated to every hospital, although there was no training, no guidelines and no overall objectives. We have been leading this project since June 2000 as part of the National Information Society Programme, with an initial US$50,000 budget for the first semester. Since then, we have raised funds, deployed a large cooperative network, and developed training, seminars and content. We have also proposed an overall action plan. Nevertheless, the programme in that time has twice suffered a change of government, the budget has changed five times and the priorities have changed three times. At present, the team finds itself with no contract and no political action plan in a national context which is not favourable to information and communications technology projects.

The “Smart” Transformation of Cities in Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 484-505
Author(s):  
Hicran Hamza Çelikyay
Keyword(s):  
Policy Process ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
National Information Infrastructure ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
National Information

Smart city policies represent a process of comprehensive and multi-actor effort. Smart cities is undoubtedly a policy process that has reached maturity as Turkey has revealed a series of action plans and policy documents for many years. It can be accepted that Turkey's basic policy documents for the information society, published in 1999, starts with Turkey's National Information Infrastructure Master Plan (TUENA). The Information Society Strategy Action Plan (2015-2018), the Eleventh Development Plan (2019-2023), and the National Smart Cities Strategy Action Plan (2020-2023) are some of the recent documents. In this study, Turkey's roadmap of smart city that began with information society is analysed via policy documents. In the analysis, the concept of smart city, its components, vision, and goals were determined as the main topics. In this way, an overview of the policies followed between 1999 and 2023 will be made and the aspects that are intensely processed, incomplete or not mentioned will be tried to be revealed.

Information literacy education in primary schools: A case study

2020 ◽  
pp. 096100062093813
Author(s):  
Sigal Ben Amram ◽  
Noa Aharony ◽  
Judit Bar Ilan
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Technology Program ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Teachers Perspectives ◽  
National Information ◽  
Academic Year

This study focuses on teachers’ perspectives concerning information literacy teaching in two primary schools in Israel—one school that joined the national information and communications technology program and a second school that did not. The researchers used a qualitative research method during the 2015 academic year. Eighteen teachers were interviewed. The findings suggest that participation in the national information and communications technology program did not lead to the integration of information literacy in the school’s curriculum. A significant gap was discovered in both schools between the teachers’ perceptions—who understood the importance of teaching information literacy and its actual implementation.

The European Computer Driving Licence

2000 ◽  
pp. 240-256
Author(s):  
Michael Sherwood-Smith
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Personal Computer ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Driving Licence ◽  
Global Information Society ◽  
Basic Standard

There is a recognized need to spread computer literacy across every level of society to generate an inclusive global information society, in which every citizen has an opportunity to participate (WRC, 1998; Dolan, 1997; European Commission, 1996; Green Paper, 1996). The visionary comments and actions of Commissioner Bangemann of the European Commission sparked off the recognition of the need for a computer literate population. He suggested that launching initiatives in areas of education, training and work organization was a basic requirement for supporting inclusion for the citizen in the information society. Establishing the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) as a basic standard of computing competence for every citizen underpins this objective. Computer literacy programs based on encouraging and motivating people to obtain an ECDL support the objective of including all citizens in the development of our information society. ECDL deployment programs have been launched to address the recognized need to increase computer literacy. Some of the issues raised in the European Commission reports were the following: • Greater efforts must be made in our schools, to prepare the next generation to participate and benefit fully; • Greater efforts must be made to stimulate European citizens to create content for new services whether education, entertainment or business; • Continued efforts must be made to keep Europe at the forefront of technology and infrastructure development and deployment for everyone; • Sustained efforts must be made to increase the public awareness of the benefits of active participation in the information society; • New collective efforts are needed to realize broader social benefits, particularly at local and community level. The European Computer Driving Licence addresses most of the above issues. The overall objectives of the ECDL dissemination program are: • To raise the level of computing competence for all European citizens, for those in the work force, seeking to join the work force, for those at home and for students. • To increase the productivity of all employees who need to use the computer in their work. • To enable better returns from investments in information and communications technology. • To ensure all computer users understand the “Best Practices” and advantages of using a computer. The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) is a certified standard of basic competence for the users of a personal computer (any brand of personal desktop or portable computer). The ECDL, discussed subsequently in detail in this Chapter, is a certificate awarded to a person who has achieved a basic standard of knowledge of the concepts of information and communications technology and has acquired a basic standard of competence using a personal computer. The objective of this chapter is to describe the ECDL standard. It gives the background to what has been done in Europe, with the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) initiative. It describes the ECDL standard in terms of content, procedures for certification and the organization around the deployment of the ECDL. It concludes by outlining the development plans for the ECDL and the aspiration to establish a ‘de facto’ standard through the general acceptance and worldwide take up of the ECDL concept.

Foundation for Citizen-Oriented E-Governance Models

2011 ◽  
pp. 833-840
Author(s):  
A. Keskinen ◽  
T. Kuosa
Keyword(s):  
Political Action ◽  
Present Knowledge ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Governance Models ◽  
Integrative Concept ◽  
Collaborative Decision ◽  
Potential Tool ◽  
Societal Decision ◽  
Oriented Approach

The present knowledge era needs new democratic practices. The use of information and communications technology (ICT) has been considered the potential tool for rethinking democracy and political action. Working with research and development (R&D) on this potential means whole new sets of concepts, and practical solutions need to be innovated. This article describes and compares several new ICT-aided models—tested, in use, or under research—that emphasize citizens’ needs as the fundamental approach to societal decision making and that regard citizens as collaborative decision makers. The new citizen-oriented approach is fundamentally transformative and calls for new innovative approaches in order to employ ICT for governance and empowerment of citizens. E-governance is considered to be an integrative concept for governance and democracy, while the focus of this article is on e-democracy.

Foundation for Citizen-Oriented E-Governance Models

2011 ◽  
pp. 477-488
Author(s):  
Auli Keskinen ◽  
Tuomo Kuosa
Keyword(s):  
Political Action ◽  
Present Knowledge ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Governance Models ◽  
Integrative Concept ◽  
Collaborative Decision ◽  
Potential Tool ◽  
Societal Decision ◽  
Oriented Approach

The present knowledge era needs new democratic practices. The use of information and communications technology (ICT) has been considered the potential tool for rethinking democracy and political action. Working with research and development (R&D) on this potential means whole new sets of concepts, and practical solutions need to be innovated. This article describes and compares several new ICT-aided models—tested, in use, or under research—that emphasize citizens’ needs as the fundamental approach to societal decision making and that regard citizens as collaborative decision makers. The new citizen-oriented approach is fundamentally transformative and calls for new innovative approaches in order to employ ICT for governance and empowerment of citizens. E-governance is considered to be an integrative concept for governance and democracy, while the focus of this article is on e-democracy.

The curse of the benchmark: an assessment of the validity and value of e-government comparisons

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Bannister
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Trends Over Time ◽  
Valuable Role ◽  
Over Time

Benchmarking of e-government and the information society is a booming business. This phenomenon raises several interesting questions. Why does this particular part of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) world receive so much of this type of attention? Why are there so many benchmarks? What do they purport to measure? Who reads these and how much credence is given to them? Do they play a valuable role in advancing e-government and e-society or is their impact actually negative? This article looks at these and a number of related questions including the degree of consistency between different benchmarks, trends over time and the importance or otherwise that governments place on these reports. From this, some tentative theories about the role of benchmarking, the pressures that benchmarks place on public managers and their significance are proposed and some limitations of benchmarks are identified and discussed.

scholarly journals The relevance of this article is due to the need to form and develop algorithmic thinking of higher education students as the main requirement of the information society following 21st century skills and competences for new millennium learners. The purpose of the article is to consider algorithmic thinking as a new dimension of learning in higher education. The leading approach to the study of this problem is the analysis of methodological literature, and the experience of students, teachers, and academic staff. The article considers the essence, main properties, and characteristics of algorithmic thinking, suggests the universal sequence of algorithm development and model of algorithmic thinking as well as determines its importance for any subjects outside the information and communications technology area. The materials of the article can be useful for lecturers, professors, and other academic staff of universities and institutes when studying any subjects related to the basic and professional training of students.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (SPE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian F. Byrka ◽  
Andrii V. Sushchenko ◽  
Andrii V. Svatiev ◽  
Vasyl M. Mazin ◽  
Oleksandr I. Veritov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Main Requirement ◽  
Technology Area ◽  
Algorithmic Thinking

The relevance of this article is due to the need to form and develop algorithmic thinking of higher education students as the main requirement of the information society following 21st century skills and competences for new millennium learners. The purpose of the article is to consider algorithmic thinking as a new dimension of learning in higher education. The leading approach to the study of this problem is the analysis of methodological literature, and the experience of students, teachers, and academic staff. The article considers the essence, main properties, and characteristics of algorithmic thinking, suggests the universal sequence of algorithm development and model of algorithmic thinking as well as determines its importance for any subjects outside the information and communications technology area. The materials of the article can be useful for lecturers, professors, and other academic staff of universities and institutes when studying any subjects related to the basic and professional training of students.

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