scholarly journals The Analysis of E-Government Services Adoption and Use in Slovenian Information Society between 2014 and 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitja Dečman
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Digital Inequality ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Eu

With the increasing role of information and communication technology (ICT) in the society, ICT’s role is gaining importance in the aspect of provision and use of the public sector services for the citizens. Especially in the European Union different activities have been conducted through the years to promote ICT use in the society. It has been mainly based on the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE), which underlines the key role of ICT in the efforts to achieve its strategic objectives. Slovenia as an EU member state follows these directions but positions itself among less successful states in the EU. The well-known European Digital Economy and Society Index ranks Slovenia to the lower half of member states indicating possibilities for improvement. Although much can be said and done about the service-providers side this paper focuses on the users’ side and especially on their digital inequality. The lack of studies in the area of digital inequality and online government services adoption and use is the main motivation for this research. The research uses the data provided by Slovenian annual survey Use of Information and Communication Technology in Households and by Individuals of the last four years. The analysis of this data, presented in the paper, exhibits that changes for the better are detected in Slovenian society, but the situation in public-sector services is not optima. The results demonstrate the existence of digital inequality considering the income level of households and education level of individual users. The synthesis of the data demonstrates that the Slovenian government and its ministries should consider adding tangible actions to the already set strategies if the country wants to catch up with the leading countries of the EU and achieve goals, set by the DAE.

Citizens and E-Government: Perceptions in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Gbolahan Olasina
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Public Sector Managers

Governments and public-sector managers worldwide have within the last decade come to the realization that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a viable tool that can help them achieve their aims. The chapter reviews literature on e-Government services and applications and the perceptions of citizens of adoption in the context of Nigeria. The methodology is a review of related literature that draws conclusions specifically to propose a plan for the adoption and the use e-Government services in Nigeria. The chapter highlights the contemporary issues of e-Government adoption in Nigeria. This chapter suggests a link between the citizens' negative perceptions and distrust of government in general and their hesitance and reluctance to embrace e-Government in particular.

scholarly journals The Role of Information and Communication Technology in the EU Response to the 2015 Refugee Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (2 (176)) ◽  
pp. 71-89
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Wasilewski
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Role Of Information

The 2015 refugee crisis – as the mass influx of migrants from the Middle East is commonly dubbed – tested the European Union’s ability to react to large-scale humanitarian emergencies. Apart from various organizational, social and political changes that the 2015 refugee crisis has brought to the European Union, it has also marked the growing role of information and communication technology (ICT) in the EU’s asylum and migration policies. Drawing from the critical perspective of international relations and such concepts as securitization of migration, the paper aims to analyse the engagement of ICT by EU institutions and individual Member States during the refugee crisis in 2015.

Citizens and E-Government

2015 ◽  
pp. 1131-1141
Author(s):  
Gbolahan Olasina
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Public Sector Managers

Governments and public-sector managers worldwide have within the last decade come to the realization that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a viable tool that can help them achieve their aims. The chapter reviews literature on e-Government services and applications and the perceptions of citizens of adoption in the context of Nigeria. The methodology is a review of related literature that draws conclusions specifically to propose a plan for the adoption and the use e-Government services in Nigeria. The chapter highlights the contemporary issues of e-Government adoption in Nigeria. This chapter suggests a link between the citizens' negative perceptions and distrust of government in general and their hesitance and reluctance to embrace e-Government in particular.

scholarly journals Intra-EU vs. extra-EU trade in ICT services

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Stefaniak ◽  
Adam A. Ambroziak
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Eu

Abstract The position of information and communication technology (ICT) services is growing in the European Union (EU) trade, however to different extend in different EU countries. The article aims to identify trade positions of the EU Member States in intra-EU trade and extra-EU trade in ICT services and to assess changes that have taken place in the years 2013–2018. The importance of the EU Member States in trade in ICT services is assessed, followed by the analysis of their trade positions in terms of selected indices. We discovered that countries of the highest importance for the intra-EU and extra-EU trade in ICT services are not holding the best positions in trade in this area, except for Ireland. Additionally, leaders in ICT services trade do better in extra-EU trade rankings than in the EU Internal Market, since the distance does not matter to business operations consequent to the digitalization of economic activities.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT

10.26458/1823 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurentiu A. ASIMOPOLOS ◽  
Adrian-Aristide ASIMOPOLOS ◽  
Natalia-Silvia ASIMOPOLOS
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Critical Infrastructures ◽  
General Context ◽  
The Public ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Sector Analysis ◽  
The Eu

In the general context, the phenomenon of globalization causes an increase in risks to critical infrastructures. In order to order this set, the criteria of dependence and interdependence were imposed. Thus, was proposed a model with seven levels, the first being sector analysis and the second one the study of interdependencies.The first level is organized in critical sectors and dependencies between them. This division, which engendered the public-private partnership, is show on the EU and NATO documents. The second level of the interdependence study aims to determine the vital elements and essential components of a system. In this paper we show some considerations on the dimensionality of interdependencies between critical infrastructures, interdependence between critical infrastructures from the energy sector and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). After a breakdown of SCADA systems, we presented at the end of the paper few examples of cybernetic attack against energy infrastructures

E-Participation and Deliberation in the European Union

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxana Radu
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
English Language ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Citizen Empowerment ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Eu

Civic online participation garnered much interest during the last decade relative to the transformation of the concept of democracy in a move from representative to participatory. In the European Union (EU), both the types and the number of online opportunities for citizen empowerment have diversified tremendously with the advancement of information and communication technology (ICT). The present study undertakes an in-depth research of Debate Europe, an online deliberation mechanism initiated in 2008 by the European Commission. A quantitative and qualitative content analysis was carried out in order to examine thoroughly the contributions received from posters for the two most popular discussion threads on the English-language portal in the 2009 EP electoral year. The empirical evidence allowed for the identification of participation dynamics based on two dimensions: interactivity and rationality. Findings suggest that such moderated discussions advanced high interactivity and rationality that could provide valuable input at the EU level. While the prerequisites for a transition from micro-public spheres to transnational civic engagement exist, this is done only partially due to the lack of an adequate infrastructure to feedback opinions into institutional decision-making mechanisms in the EU.

ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
R. P. BAIN ◽  
D. P. RAI ◽  
SIDDARTH NAYAK
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Indian Agriculture ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Role Of Information

If we want to convert our rural population into knowledge driven, progressive, self sufficient, self reliant, sustainable society, the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) cannot be ignored. Timely availability information is considered as most important factor in Indian agriculture. At present ICT is the technology of this millennium. Transferring the developed technology to all end users is time-consuming and tiresome task and is often not completed due to paucity of resources and lack of manpower. In India, agriculture and rural development has gained significantly from ICT due to its widespread extension and adoption. In this era of internet, ICT is committed to provide real, timely accurate authentic information to the farmers and rural peoples.

Student Learning and the Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in 21st Century: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 181-185
Author(s):  
Jaspreet Singh ◽  
Amir Shamim Shiekh ◽  
Manmeet Kour ◽  
Pankaj Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Secondary Information

In the last few decades, Information Technology has transformed the entire world into a village, known as Global Village, as proposed by Marshal McLuhan. ICT has increased its influence in every field like the education sector, defense sector, technology etc. In the 21st century, information and communication technology (ICT) has become an important and integral part of most educational organizations throughout the world.. The use of ICT in classroom teaching and learning processes has become indispensable as it gives teachers and learners the opportunity to operate, store, control and retrieve data in addition to promoting self-regulated and active learning. (Ali, Haolader & Muhammad, 2013) Today we are dependent on technology and the role of ICT is increasing day by day and is believed to be a new normal. Keeping that in view, the present paper attempts to examine the relationship between information and communication technologies (ICT) and student learning. This conceptual paper  is based on secondary information collected from different sources such as books, journal articles, newspapers, reports of various government organizations, non-governmental organizations and soon.

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