Art of Connection

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dillon Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Arts And Crafts ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
Models Of Development ◽  
Generational Politics ◽  
The World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Physical Access ◽  
New Strategies

The Art of Connection narrates the individual stories of artisans and traders of Kenyan arts and crafts as they struggled to overcome the loss of physical access to roadside market space by turning to new digital technologies to make their businesses more mobile and integrated into the global economy. The book illuminates the lived experiences of marginalized Kenyan businesspeople struggling in the shadow of the country’s international tourism to balance new risks with new types of mobility. These new strategies are balanced against older models of development based on the co-operative industry and ethnic networks. But for many young traders, such models appear outdated and lacking innovation. An array of ethnic and generational politics have led to market burnings and witchcraft accusations as Kenya’s crafts industry struggles to adapt to its new connection to the global economy. To mediate the resulting crisis of trust, the Fair Trade sticker and other NGO aesthetics continue to successfully represent a transparent, ethical, and trusting relationship between buyer and producer. By balancing revelation and obfuscation—what is revealed and what is not—Kenyan art traders can thus make their own roles as intermediaries and the exploitative realities of the global economy invisible. The art of connection is, therefore, a set of strategies for making and maintaining connections by deploying notions of transparency. But as the book illustrates, it is also an artistic motif that represents the importance of ideals of transparency and connections in the world today.

Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dillon Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Today ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
The World ◽  
Culture Brokers ◽  
Africa Rising

The art of connection concludes with a discussion of what the experiences of Kenyan traders and culture brokers can tell us about globalization, development, and digital-power divides today. As the application of a Fair Trade sticker obfuscates complex economic realities, talking strictly of a digital divide in Kenya distracts attention from the historical formation of social inequality and masks the actions of certain powerful political, corporate, and development elites. Despite the hype for “Africa Rising,” ethnic and political tensions remain important. But the stories in this book are also optimistic and about innovation and tenacity. They also demonstrate that ethnic networks and the Kenyan government alike have the potential to bring security rather than insecurity. While connecting to the global economy comes with all types of new risks, new ethical branding and NGO aesthetics help Kenyans produce a sense of trust and transparency that is otherwise lacking and, therefore, central to maintaining Africa’s connection to the rest of the world today.

scholarly journals Globalization in the World System and Its Influence on the Concepts of Accounting and Statistics

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 3943-3945
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
World System ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
A Company

This article examines the factors, which contributed to integration of the global economy technologies in the accounting and statistics processes. In era of advanced digital technologies, all companies are connected with each other and communicate promptly. Besides, the methods of implementing major integration measures that influence the overall financial standing of a company are also important.

scholarly journals On the issue of studying the digital environment as a factor for indivdual socialization

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Е.В. Гунина ◽  
О.В. Дудина
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Social Communities ◽  
The World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study

Актуальность статьи обусловлена необходимостью снижения риска внедрения цифровой среды в процесс социализации личности. Цель данной работы провести анализ научной литературы по проблеме социализации в педагогике и психологии. Выявлено, что междисциплинарное изучение социализации сказалось на отсутствии единого определения. Тем не менее, в них найдено общее: социализация — это процесс вхождения личности в мир социальных общностей посредством культуры, социальных связей. Обозначена положительная и отрицательная роль цифровой среды в социализации. Авторы статьи считают, что снижение риска внедрения цифровых технологий возможно, во-первых, при изучении социализации личности в цифровой среде с опорой на принцип системности и учета многомерности (когнитивная, эмоциональная и поведенческая) социализации. Во-вторых, необходима модель целенаправленного и систематического психолого-педагогического сопровождения социализации личности. The relevance of the article is due to the need to reduce the risk of introducing a digital environment into the socialization of the individual. The purpose of this work is to analyze the scientific literature on the problem of socialization in pedagogy and psychology. It was revealed that the interdisciplinary study of socialization had an impact on the absence of a unified definition. However, they have a common source: socialization is the process of involvement of an individual in the world of social communities via means of culture and social connections. The authors of the article believe that reducing the risk of digital technologies is possible, first, in studying the socialization of the individual in the digital environment, based on the principle of systemicity and multidimensionality (cognitive, emotional and behavioral) socialization. Secondly, the model of goal-oriented and systematic, psychological and pedagogical support of a personality is of need.

scholarly journals The image of the “Russian hacker” and cyberphobia of the “digital environment”

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Viktor Aleksandrovich Sidorov
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Political ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Political Consciousness ◽  
The World ◽  
Public Consciousness ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual ◽  
New Situation

The “digital environment” is perceived as a new situation in the political consciousness of the society, as well as a source of xenophobia in politics. In the context of political uncertainty in the world, journalism is becoming a vehicle for spreading cyberphobia – a new type of social fear. Cyberphobia is understood as a natural reaction of public consciousness to the intensification of new types of crimes against the individual and society with the use of “digital” technologies. The new informational reality has predetermined cyberthreats that appeared in the media leading to the most dangerous social phobia. This, for instance, has been combined with the idea of the “Russian hacker” and his personification as the world Evil.

scholarly journals The EU Global Competitive Force Index

2020 ◽  
Vol 183 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Olena Zayats ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Competition Policy ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
International Integration ◽  
Member States ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Eu

Introduction. With this paper we want to show that the study of international competitiveness only at a country level does not correspond to the contemporary development of the global economy. The author presents the methodology for competitiveness grouping of international integration groupings’ member states in order to assess the global competitive force of trade and economic groupings in the world economy. Based on the data of the Global Competitiveness Report 2019 regarding the competitiveness of the EU Member States, the Global Competitive Force Index of the EU as an interstate integration grouping has been calculated. The Index will help evaluate economic integration or disintegration processes in the global economy. The research demonstrates the necessity of the annual global competitive force ranking of international integration groupings. This study will enhance knowledge in the field of economics by grouping the EU Member States’ global competitiveness indices according to 12 criteria and identifying the new quantitative and qualitative integrated Global Competitive Force Index of an international integration grouping. To reach this objective, we will define the Integrated Global Competitive Force Index as the average of the individual points of the EU Member States in 2019. The novelty of our study lies in the comparative analysis of the three largest interstate integration groupings from the perspective of their competitive force. The introduction of the new integrated Global Competitive Force Index of interstate integration groupings will help competition policy makers decide which processes of economic integration or disintegration should be preferred in order to increase their competitive force in the global economy. The purpose. Research and calculation of the European Union’s Integrated Global Competitive Force Index to analyze the attractiveness of the European Union in terms of global competitive force. Based on the calculation of the EU Integrated Global Competitive Force Index 2019, the attractiveness of the EU competitive environment has been determined according to 12 criteria. Results. The ranking of the three largest regional integration groupings of the world economy has been formed. Specification of the assessment and results of the integrated index of interstate integration groupings’ global development can be used for the competition policy development of the individual member state of an integration grouping as well as the communitarian competition policy. The EU Integrated Global Competitive Force Index will help understand what the integration grouping’s competitive force means and whether the process of interstate integration of countries contributes to enhancing the competitive force of an individual country and the integration grouping as a whole. To calculate the EU Integrated Competitive Force Index, we will analyze the Member States on 12 competitive strength criteria, and Global Competitiveness Report 2019 will serve as the basis for our study. According to our calculations, the EU Integrated Global Competitive Force Index is 72 points out of 100. Conclusion. The results of a comprehensive integrated assessment of the competitive force of 28 EU Member States demonstrate a high overall competitive force index of the grouping, indicating the EU’s impact on global competitive processes. The EU Global Competitive Force Index can be used both as an indicator of the separate international integration grouping’s development and as a global criterion for the effectiveness of interstate integration groupings in the transformation of international competitive relations. Discussion. The highlighting of the EU global competitive force is a requirement for the contemporary development of the global competitive environment, since interstate integration groupings are the main actors of the world economy, which significantly affect the distribution and growth of competitive force.

scholarly journals INDUSTRY 4.0: FEATURES OF UKRAINE’S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Chaikina
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Automated Guided Vehicles ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
The World

It was examined in the article peculiarities of the Industry 4.0 introduction in Ukraine, in particular, it was revealed that there are new approaches to the economies functioning, taking into account processes of globalization, development of science and technology. It was determined that the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 and changes in the political, economic, social, environmental, and other spheres are accelerating the process of digitalization. The author analyzed the National strategy of Industry 4.0 and proposed key areas for implementing the concept of Industry 4.0 in Ukraine using the experience of developed countries. Factors that hinder the process of our country’s economic digitalization were identified in the article. A study of world rankings on digital transformation was conducted in order to identify the place of Ukraine in this process, in particular: “The Global Competitiveness Report 2019”, which reflects the competitiveness between countries in the Fourth Industrial Revolution; “Global Digital Readiness Index 2019”; “The Digital Network Index 2020” (Accelerating Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID Global Economy). Research has shown that our country lags behind the developed countries of the world that actively implement Industry 4.0. Author identified the most common digital technologies used in the world: 3D printing, Internet 5G, Artificial Intelligence, augmented reality, automated Guided Vehicles, blockchain technology, cloud technology, Cobot, cybersecurity, Digital Twin, drones, IoT, and IoT platforms, quantum computing, and virtual reality. The regions – world leaders in the introduction of digital technologies and companies that ensure the development of science, technology, further digitalization of their own activities were analyzed. Accordingly, prospects for further research are developing mechanisms to improve implementation of Industry 4.0 at Ukrainian enterprises, as they provide innovative changes in the economy, conduct R&D, create added value, and fill the region's budget and country. Digital transformation of enterprises will allow them to gain new competitive advantages, enter international markets, and ultimately turn our country into a highly industrialized country with a digital economy.

scholarly journals Introduction: Understanding Digital Sphere in the Networked 21st Century

1969 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Dal Yong Jin
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media

Since the mid-1990s, our society has substantially advanced digital technologies and their continuous and through integration into people's daily lives. In just a couple of decades, our society has gone from being technically primitive to one of the most advanced in the world (Frey, 2015). Digital technologies have consequently expanded the boundaries of our social circles, and new forms of digital technologies, such as social media and digital platforms, have become parts of our cultural activities. In fact, people do not only use social network sites to keep in touch with friends, but also use them to enjoy certain television drams and popular music. Digital technologies have also changed politics as the users are encouraged to tweet, text, or call in to vote for contestants in everything from reality competition shows to matchmaking endeavours-bridging the gap between our entertainment and our own lives. In the networked 21st century, digital technologies and the media are interwoven, and neither can be separated from contemporary society in most developed and developing nations. By tweeting or uploading people's news and images, the circle of communication is wider than ever (McGivern, 2013). Meanwhile, digital technologies have become some of the most significant tools in the global economy due to their roles as new growth engines for the economy and culture.

scholarly journals TecHUB 4.0 - Technology and Entrepreneurship Education for Bridging the Gap in Smart Product Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 13012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Ulmeanu ◽  
Cristian Doicin ◽  
Liviu Roșca ◽  
Allan Rennie ◽  
Tom Abram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Wearable Electronics ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Smart Product ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
New Strategies

Additive manufacturing is a worldwide trend and has been successfully adopted in a wide variety of domains. With applications ranging from automotive, aerospace, military, consumer goods bioprinting and even wearable electronics, the need for trained workforce in additive manufacturing is in high demand. Academia all around the world is adapting to this new trend trying to develop new strategies in delivering suitable competences to their undergraduate, masters’ and PhD students. Such an initiative is the Erasmus+ project TecHUB 4.0 which brings together four complementary universities from Romania, United Kingdom and Poland. The main goal of the project is to bring together professors, industry specialists, researchers, managers, and entrepreneurs to deliver, using methods based on modern teaching technologies, especially on the use of web-based platforms and digital technologies – e-learning and interactive platforms, their knowledge to the young students wishing to become entrepreneurs in the additive manufacturing area. An Open Interactive Platform will be designed to be used equally by companies, by universities and by students, which will aggregate the demand and offer for internships developed in the scope of developing projects anchored in the day-to-day additive manufacturing business activity to solve concrete problems, but at the same time respecting all the economic constraints imposed on a business at beginning of its life.

scholarly journals Liveability of Indian Cities and Spread of Covid-19-- Case of Tier-1 Cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-382
Author(s):  
Kusum Lata ◽  
Kamakshi Thapa ◽  
Aman Singh Rajput
Keyword(s):  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Transport Geography ◽  
Tier 1 ◽  
The World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
Indian Cities

Cities are widely considered to be the engines of economic growth, as they contribute for more than 70% of global economy. However, the haphazard urbanisation trends are today resulting in widespread problems of urban sprawl, pollution, housing, crime and disaster and so on. While India is one of the least urbanised large developing countries of the world, the country is witnessing rapid urbanisation (projected to add 404 million of urban population by 2050). However, the associated problems are impacting the liveability of the cities in India. In light of that, this study aims to evaluate the liveability of Tier-1 cities of India. In reference to the existing literature, eleven key indicators have been identified for the evaluation of liveability. For the ease of analysis, these indicators are broadly clustered under five categories, that is, health, environment, transport, geography and socio-economy. The correlation analysis between the indicators and the number of Covid-19 cases in selected cities of India reveal a significant relationship between the individual categories such as ‘quality of life’ and ‘health index’.

scholarly journals Children’s sense-making through exploration

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lovise Søyland
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Embodied Cognition ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Arts And Crafts ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Touch Interaction ◽  
The World ◽  
Video Documentation

A child’s sense-making is grounded in his or her bodily interactions with the environment and tied to the body’s sensory experience. Digital technologies are being introduced into children’s learning environments and they experience virtual materialities to a greater extent now ever before. This study aimed to uncover how young children make sense of the world through explorative touch interactions with physical and virtual materialities. Children’s sense-making was studied through an explorative inquiry that was supported by video documentation. This article discusses how the combination of materials, digital technologies and experiences of different materialities offers new opportunities for explorative interaction, transforming and shaping children’s experience of the world through joint sensemaking. It also identifies how children’s past experience of material touch is important for them in their process of grasping virtual materiality. Keywords:sense-making, touch interaction, virtual materiality, arts and crafts education, embodied cognition

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