scholarly journals GIS, Information Technology and Spatial Planning

10.14311/442 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Maier
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Regional Planning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Professional Requirements ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Plan Making ◽  
Substantial Change

 Geographic information systems have been introduced local and regional planning several stages. They have influenced the technique of planning but only to a lesser extent the procedures of planning and the methodology of plan-making. More recently, information technology has challenged the whole concept of planning as an expert-and-government interplay. However, legal frameworks have not reflected the substantial change in the potentials of the technology.Any effort to reflect the new technology will face not only institutional inertia but increasingly also the human capacity of users of planning (i.e., decision-makers, administrators, stakeholders), namely the limited extent of overall IT literacy, which restricts the possible benefits of the technology. The dimension of access to and empowerment in planning may reappear in the context of new technologies, with new professional requirements for planners, beyond the computer, GIS and information technology.

E-Government in Syria

2012 ◽  
pp. 212-236
Author(s):  
Elias Farzali ◽  
Ghassan Kanaan ◽  
Raed Kareem Kanaan ◽  
Kamal Atieh
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Enterprise Integration ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Technology Revolution ◽  
Administrative Procedures

The information technology revolution has forced many governments to create new mechanisms for delivering services in order to reduce costs, increase the ease of administration, and overcome some of the economic and social problems. E-Government uses the methods of new technology to simplify administrative procedures and assist decision-makers in their operations. Using the survey method and interviews, this chapter investigates e-Government activities in Syria in order to explore the main barriers of e-Government. It focuses on how to utilize the necessary frameworks in policy, economics, administrative procedures, society, and technology, with the aim of showing the benefits of Enterprise Integration in e-Government. The chapter extensively reviews the literature on barriers to e-Government and Enterprise Integration technologies. Based on the investigation of barriers to current e-Government activities in Syria, the chapter proposes an e-Government Interoperability Framework that is designed to address effective implementation of e-Government in developing countries.

Modeling in the Classroom Using Squeak Etoys

2009 ◽  
pp. 334-349
Author(s):  
Shelby P. Morge
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Modeling Technology ◽  
Beliefs About Teaching ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Virtual Modeling

Recently adopted 21st Century goals stress the importance of preparing students for a globally competitive society by providing them with opportunities to develop skills in global literacy, problem solving, innovation, and creativity. These goals create a challenge for teachers to move beyond traditional beliefs about teaching and learning in order to implement new technologies and teaching strategies in the classroom. This chapter provides a brief overview of the process of blending a new technology into the classroom setting. The process involves selecting the new technology, learning how to use it, and using it in the classroom. As a specific example, this chapter describes how a NSF-funded project, entitled Using Squeak to Infuse Information Technology (USeIT), is helping teachers learn how to use a new virtual modeling technology, Squeak Etoys, and use it in their classrooms. The teachers have learned and used Squeak Etoys in a way that works best for them and their students. They have created models and problem-based learning (PBL) lesson plans correlated with state curriculum standards.

scholarly journals The impact of information technology in decision making process of companies in Kosovo

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 13-23
Author(s):  
Emin Qerim Neziraj ◽  
Aferdita Berisha Shaqiri
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Business Process ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Future Business

Before the decision makers set much higher requirements in the decision-making than ever before due to the environment of decision-makers subject to change under the influence of progress and development of new technologies, networking individual or organization inside and the outside environment, and modern means of communication enabling continuous inflow, flow and sharing of data and information. In these modern conditions the process of collecting, analyzing, selecting data and information to make informed decisions in the context of possible restrictions and the available options, and ultimately making decisions as the basis for future business or behavior, is not simplified. The use of new technologies in the decision-making process provided numerous opportunities to facilitate decisions selection. However, the decision maker should still be able to differentiate which knowledge should be used to serve in decision making, and which models, methods, tools, systems, and procedures to be used in certain situations, with the purpose of successful decision selection. In this paper, we will examine the decision making process during the business process of the companies in Kosovo.

Improving order processes with information technology: McDonald’s case

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Bahadir K Akcam
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Order Process ◽  
Fast Food Industry ◽  
Technology Experience ◽  
Technology Initiatives ◽  
The Impact

This case is designed to explore the impact of information technology on business processes. The case starts with a description of a customer’s new technology experience at a McDonald’s restaurant. McDonald’s introduced multiple technologies in recent years as part of its strategic growth plan. The fast-food company is improving its business processes, mainly the order process, with new technologies to provide customer convenience. Such changes are critical to staying successful in the highly competitive fast-food industry. Self-order kiosks, the mobile order and pay app, and the Uber Eats app are three major technologies which have changed the order processes at McDonald’s. Students explore how these technologies change the order process and describe the impact of these technology initiatives at McDonald’s.

RESPONSIVENESS, LANGUAGE, AND ALIGNMENT: REFLECTIONS ON SOME CHALLENGES FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Dillon
Keyword(s):  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Right

Health systems around the world cope with the challenge of difficult economic times, and the value of health technology assessment (HTA) is increasing. Making the right choices, with limited resources, in the face of increasingly complex technologies requires decisions informed by data and analyses that help us to manage the risks involved. Those who undertake and use HTA can play a greater role in helping decision makers meet these challenges; they need to think how to define innovation and respond to it, how to communicate their analyses, and, critically, how to align their work with the ambitions of their health systems. HTA can become a key health system enabler without compromising its objectivity or independence. It can say that it is too early to determine the value of a new technology when the data simply will not support a safe decision. However, it can also be bold and recommend the managed introduction of new technologies, even when the when the data is immature, provided that the health system understands the risks and there is a plausible case for believing that further research will support the value proposition. The goal for HTA is to be able confidently to do both.

Appropriate Technology for Humans and Organizations

1988 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Clegg
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
System Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
General Management ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Made In

This paper introduces the idea of ‘Appropriate Technology’ and applies it to some of the choices organizations make when designing, implementing and managing information technology (IT). It questions whether companies make appropriate choices about the extent of technology, the allocation of system functions between humans and machines, the design of jobs and roles for humans, the design of supporting organizational structures, and the methods used during design and implementation. If inappropriate choices are made in these areas, problems of morale, motivation and system performance can occur. The objectives of the paper are to examine whether these ideas can help to identify and explain problems in the implementation of new technology, and to argue that social scientists have so far achieved relatively little in helping organizations to make more appropriate choices in these areas. The paper makes a number of propositions about new technology from a social science perspective, introduces what is meant by Appropriate Technology, uses manufacturing as an example of an environment within which new technologies are being implemented, and describes five key decision areas for managers. As a result, a new set of propositions is made, this time from the perspective of general management and engineering. The author draws on research and development experiences with a number of companies, and on work undertaken within the ESPRIT and Alvey programmes.

scholarly journals The relation between information technology and innovation process in software and not software industries in Kosovo

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Emin Neziraj ◽  
Afërdita Berisha-Shaqiri ◽  
Justina Shiroka Pula ◽  
Vasilika Kume ◽  
Besnik Krasniqi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Software Products ◽  
New Information ◽  
Market Needs

Background and objective. This paper will focus on innovation process caused by information communication technology. The study in this paper discovers the relation of information technology in software and not software products service industry in innovation processes across their effect in the MBE-s in Kosovo. The main objective of the research study is to recognize the level of use of the new technology, respectively the new information technology in producing and service industry in Kosovo. Materials and Methods. The scientific methodology used in this work is the quantitative methodology with the deductive approach since it is intended to support the existing theory over the information technology and innovative processes. The quantitative data was use from empirical data of Statistical Agency Kosovo and authors own research. Results, the results of this study showing, the influences of information technology in innovation process with p=0. 23. Conclusion Public and Private organizations should take appropriate steps to develop and improve new technologies by creating long-term policies and strategies derived from market needs

scholarly journals Research on the task models to cooperate with the human and new technology: Evaluating the impacts on labour market

Impact ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-75
Author(s):  
Isamu Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
New Information

New information technology systems such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) are poised to disrupt nearly every aspect of employment from wages and job availability to stress and job-satisfaction. It is important to understand all aspects of a new technological introduction into the workplace, both good and bad. How governments and the private sector balance the positive and negative aspects of this latest technological disruption will be crucial to the future of work and the well-being of workers. Yamamoto, a labour economist and professor in the Faculty of Business and Commerce at Keio University in Japan, is carrying out research to better understand the impacts of new technologies like AI on workers and their well-being.

scholarly journals Improving customer satisfaction and loyalty through mHealth service digitalization

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1541-1560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Cobelli ◽  
Andrea Chiarini
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Critical Event ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Customer Satisfaction And Loyalty

PurposeThe main purpose of this exploratory study is to investigate the attitude of pharmacists, as small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners, toward new technologies, and more precisely, toward the adoption of mobile apps for mobile health (mHealth). Such apps are generally used to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty. This study measures pharmacists’ subjective experiences of mobile apps for mHealth and aims to understand how these pharmacists make sense of these apps.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted the narrative inquiry technique combined with critical event analysis. Participants' experiences were categorized based on how they viewed new technology tools. Interpretative inductive analysis identified precise aspects of the sense making illustrative of non-adoption or confused adoption of new technologies by pharmacists.FindingsThis study investigates to what extent new technology tools such as mobile apps affect retailers and more precisely the reasons why mobile apps are and are not adopted by retailers, as potential users, in the pharmaceutical industry. We identified four aspects of sense making that illustrated non-adoption or confused adoption of new technologies by pharmacists. These aspects are deeply discussed in the paper and are referred to the dimensions of confusion to confidence; suspicion to trust; frustration to education; mistrust to cooperation.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of the present study is the limited number of territories investigated. This limitation arose because of the exploratory nature of the available research, which is generally based on case studies, and the lack of clear operationalization of the research available at the time of data collection. Another limitation is that the sample included only SMEs operating in the Italian pharmacy industry.Originality/valueMany studies have highlighted the opportunities related to new mobile apps in the business-to-business market. Several have investigated customer interest in such new technology. If some contributions have indirectly investigated the acceptance of information technology tools, to the best of our knowledge, no study has been conducted to investigate directly and precisely the level of pharmacists' acceptance, use, and willingness to adopt information technology (e.g., mobile apps) for customer service in mHealth and mainly the reasons of non-adoption.

scholarly journals Deconstructing Paper-Lined Cubicles: Digital Literacy and Information Technology Resources in the Workplace

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Amanda Klassen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Workplace Needs ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Technology Resources

<p class="0abstract"><strong>—</strong> Drawing on examples from workplace learning, trends in digital literacy needs and information technology-based resources are examined. As many organizations look to digitize learning and knowledge base materials, some employees struggle to integrate new technologies into their work routines, resulting in a re-emergence of paper-based resources. Researchers have linked digital reading preferences and performance to digital literacy [1, 2, 3] suggesting a need to develop advanced digital literacy training in the workplace. Further, there is evidence to suggest that learning and reading retention is lower on digital workstation devices, such as desktop computers [1]. I will argue efforts to digitize learning and knowledge base resources in the workplace needs to be supported by a strategy that demonstrates the value of new technology to employee’s experience, including ongoing digital literacy training and equipping employees with information technology resources that encourage the utilization of digital learning and reading materials.             </p>

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