Creative Labor, Mental Objects and the Modern Theory of Production

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 458-484
Author(s):  
Alan Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Modern Theory ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Mental Objects ◽  
Theory Of Production ◽  
Mental Object

Recent decades have seen a proliferation of literature on creativity, with no consensus about what it consists of. Chinese and Russian contributions throw new light on these debates because of their concern with economic and human development. By integrating this with the widely-used concept of the “creative industries,” a rigorous concept of creativity rooted in the notion of creative labor is proposed. This can be defined as non-mechanical labor which, in conjunction with Information and Communication Technology (ICT), has produced a mass market in products embodying the use-value of distinctness. The creative industries then emerge as a branch of the division of labor making intensive use of creative labor in combination with mental objects, such as scientific and artistic products. Software, itself a mental object, is an “instrument of mental production” in these industries, helping explain their potential contribution to human development, and the obstacles to this potential imposed by the commodity form.

scholarly journals Interior Photograph Experiment of The House Tour Hotel Bandung

ARTic ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 259-276
Author(s):  
Sandy Dwi Putra ◽  
Kankan Kasmana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Consumer Perception ◽  
Good Design ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Professional Photographer

The rapid advancement of information and communication technology influences the growth of creative industries such as firms in the fields of architecture, real estate and interior. The firm uses the advantages of information and communication technology, namely the internet and social media to conduct marketing. The use of social media as a marketing strategy of real estate and interior firms today is increasingly used as a promotional medium. The use of photos especially for interior promotion requires good photography techniques, has the power to stir consumer perception of interior services. This research aims to conduct photography experiments on the interior of  The House Tour Hotel, designed by an architecture firm called Be Good Design Architect, this experiment was conducted to find out the techniques of photography in photographing the interior. The method used is photography experimentation using photography techniques based on literature and photographic methods from interviews with professional photographer Mario Wibowo. The result of this experiment is interior photo taken from the bedroom room of The House Tour Hotel.

Is ICT the Key to Development?

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Gholami ◽  
Dolores Añón Higón ◽  
Payam Hanafizadeh ◽  
Ali Emrouznejad
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Healthcare Education ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Regression Approach ◽  
Information And Communication

Using panel data for 52 developed and developing countries over the period 1998-2006, this article examines the links between information and communication technology diffusion and human development. We conducted a panel regression analysis of the investments per capita in healthcare, education and information and communication technology against human development index scores. Using a quantile regression approach, our findings suggest that changes in healthcare, education and information and communication technology provision have a stronger impact on human development index scores for less developed than for highly developed countries. Furthermore, at lower levels of development education fosters development directly and also indirectly through their enhanced effects on ICT. At higher levels of development education has only an indirect effect on development through the return to ICT.

Digital Opportunities, Equity, and Poverty in Latin America

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Cecchini
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Latin American Countries

This chapter examines the digital divide that exists within Latin American countries. It argues that information and communication technology is creating new opportunities that can be seized to support human development and poverty-reduction strategies. However, it also clarifies that ICT on its own cannot leapfrog the old institutional and organizational weaknesses of Latin American economies and societies. The author hopes that understanding the deep-rooted inequalities that underlie ICT access in Latin America will not only inform researchers on the challenges for the development of the information society in the region, but also assist policy makers in the preparation and implementation of appropriate public policies.

scholarly journals Human Development Index, ICT, and Renewable Energy-Growth Nexus for Sustainable Development: A Novel PVAR Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anam Azam ◽  
Muhammad Rafiq ◽  
Muhammad Shafique ◽  
Jiahai Yuan ◽  
Sultan Salem
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Information And Communication

The relevance of information and communication technology to long-lasting human improvement cannot be disregarded in this modern world. From this perspective, this study analyzed the association between information and communication technologies, renewable energy, economic growth, and human development indices considering CO2 emissions and remittances from 1990 to 2017 in 30 developing countries by using the panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) model. The findings of the empirical investigation point to the considerable favorable relationship between information and communication technology, renewable energy, and economic growth with the human development index. The causality results suggest that there is bidirectional causality between renewable energy and the human development index. In addition, there is unidirectional causality from human development to information and communication technology. However, the study recommends implementing information and communication technology-related policies to trigger renewable energy for sustainable growth and the human development index.

The Outcomes of ICT Diffusion and Human Development in Malawi

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Makoza ◽  
Wallace Chigona
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
Creative Life

Presented is a historical analysis of the link between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and human development outcomes in a developing country. Human Development Index was used as a theoretical lens to assess the consequences of peoples’ choices to lead a healthier, longer and more creative life. The study used Malawi as the case study. Secondary data sourced from international development agencies’ databases, and policy documents from government departments, were used in this study. The results are explained in further detail deeper into the article.

الاقتصاد المبني على المعرفة وعلاقته في تفعيل مؤشرات التنمية البشرية في العراق للمدة (2005-2016)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
منار عباس
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Great Role ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Information And Communication

The research aims to analyze the indicators of knowledge economy and human development in Iraq, by employing the knowledge economy and information and communication technology in human development and activating its indicators. The research has shown the importance of the knowledge economy in activating the indicators of human development. The knowledge economy shares with the indicators of human development at the same time the human being is the essence of these indicators, as it is the basic indicator in the development of the knowledge economy, as well as the tool and purpose of human development , The research recommended the necessity of working on the development of human development indicators in Iraq, especially the indicators of education and health, and the development of human resources with creative capabilities, to keep pace with developments in developed countries. It is imperative to provide the opportunity for every person to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to integrate into the information society and benefit from it, and to activate efforts To move to the knowledge economy due to its great role in achieving human development.

scholarly journals Patient Portals as a Means of Information and Communication Technology Support to Patient-Centric Care Coordination – the Missing Evidence and the Challenges of Evaluation

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (01) ◽  
pp. 148-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Georgiou ◽  
Hannele Hyppönen ◽  
Elske Ammenwerth ◽  
Nicolette de Keizer ◽  
Farah Magrabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Care Coordination ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Coordinated Care ◽  
Patient Portals ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Patient Centric

Summary Objectives: To review the potential contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enable patient-centric and coordinated care, and in particular to explore the role of patient portals as a developing ICT tool, to assess the available evidence, and to describe the evaluation challenges. Methods: Reviews of IMIA, EFMI, and other initiatives, together with literature reviews. Results: We present the progression from care coordination to care integration, and from patient-centric to person-centric approaches. We describe the different roles of ICT as an enabler of the effective presentation of information as and when needed. We focus on the patient‘s role as a co-producer of health as well as the focus and purpose of care. We discuss the need for changing organisational processes as well as the current mixed evidence regarding patient portals as a logical tool, and the reasons for this dichotomy, together with the evaluation principles supported by theoretical frameworks so as to yield robust evidence. Conclusions: There is expressed commitment to coordinated care and to putting the patient in the centre. However to achieve this, new interactive patient portals will be needed to enable peer communication by all stakeholders including patients and professionals. Few portals capable of this exist to date. The evaluation of these portals as enablers of system change, rather than as simple windows into electronic records, is at an early stage and novel evaluation approaches are needed.

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