scholarly journals THE DIGITALIZATION OF BRAZILIAN CITIES: A STUDY BASED ON INFORMATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (55) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Alex Volnei TEIXEIRA ◽  
Sergio Silva RIBEIRO ◽  
Valdomiro Mendes ARANTES
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital City ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Politica Publica ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of

ABSTRACTThroughout the history of humankind, many cities have arisen and built from different needs and purposes. Mainly after the industrial revolution, many cities appear as the result of a process of urbanization, generating a new social context considered by some as the information society, imposing on the state new way of articulating public policies with society. Moreover, with the advent of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) new concepts associated with the city like cyberspace, cybercity, virtual city, electronic city and Digital City arise. The purpose of this work was to discuss the concept of Digital City, from the search for a theoretical reference since the 1980s, understanding the characteristics of projects implemented since then around the world. From this understanding, bring a discussion to the Brazilian context of the Digital City project promoted by the Ministry of Communications (MC) as a public policy of insertion of the population in some Brazilian municipalities in the information age. Methodologically the research moves into its qualitative character of a specific nature, supported by the authorial coupling. As a result, the paper reiterates concepts and questions about the goa KEYWORDS: Cities; Information; Public Policies; Information Access. RESUMO Ao longo da história da humanidade, muitas cidades surgiram e foram construídas a partir de diferentes necessidades e propósitos. Principalmente após a revolução industrial, muitas cidades surgem como resultado de um processo de urbanização, gerando um novo contexto social considerado por alguns como a sociedade da informação, impondo ao Estado uma nova maneira de articular políticas públicas com a sociedade. Além disso, com o advento das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) surgem novos conceitos associados à cidade como o ciberespaço, a cibercidade, a cidade virtual, a cidade eletrônica e a cidade digital. O objetivo deste trabalho foi discutir o acesso à informação e o conceito de Cidade Digital, a partir da busca por um referencial teórico desde a década de 1980, compreendendo as características dos projetos implantados desde então. A partir desse entendimento, trazer uma discussão para o contexto brasileiro do projeto Cidade Digital promovido pelo Ministério das Comunicações (MC) como a política pública de inserção da população em alguns municípios brasileiros na era da informação. Metodologicamente a pesquisa se traduz em seu caráter qualitative de natureza especifica, sustentado pelo acoplamento autoral e infométrico. Como resultado reitera conceitos e apronfunda endenimento científico acerca do objetivo elencado. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Cidades, informação, políticas públicas, tecnologia da informação.

scholarly journals Geographical approach of Industry 4.0 based on information and communication technologies at Hungarian enterprises in connection with industrial space

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-117
Author(s):  
Éva Kiss ◽  
Erzsébet Nedelka
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Economic Space ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of

In the short history of Hungarian industry there were relevant changes several times, which had a great impact not only on industrial production and employment, but also on the spatial pattern of industry. After the regime change and latest economic crisis Industry 4.0 or/and the fourth industrial revolution mean(s) newer challenge. Due to information and communication technologies (ICT), which can be considered the basis of Industry 4.0 radical changes can be expected in all fields of life and numerous questions will emerge. The primary aim of this paper is to reveal the geography of older and newer information and communication technologies and their relationship with the spatial pattern of Hungarian industry. The main question is whether the digital divide follows the industrial divide in the Hungarian economic space or not. According to the analysis based on different ICT and industrial indicators, there is no close correlation between the digital and industrial spaces. The geography of Industry 4.0 is characterised by a sharp north-south division.

Introduction to information and communication technologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa Gagarina ◽  
Grigoriy Kuznecov ◽  
Evgeniy Portnov ◽  
Anna Doronina
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Multimedia Networks ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Network Operating Systems

The textbook examines the main milestones in the history of the development of information technologies, computing and computer technology abroad and in Russia. Special attention is paid to the methodology of scientific research in the field of infocommunications. The current sections of the development of telecommunications technologies in the field of multimedia networks and network operating systems are presented. In order to develop practical skills, a laboratory workshop is given. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For senior students of technical specialties, postgraduates, researchers, teachers of higher educational institutions, students of advanced training institutes.

scholarly journals Use of Russia’s Information and Communication Technologies in Political Instrumentalization of Ukraine’s History

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Serhiy Danylenko ◽  
Olena Shcherbatiuk
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Political ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Russian Federation

The political instrumentalization of the history of Ukraine carried out by the Russian Federation in the framework of the information war against Ukraine is covered in this article. This instrumentalization is exercised through media communication employing historical and political myths and narratives to vindicate Russia’s aggressive actions. The latest information and communication technologies used by the Kremlin in the information war against Ukraine have been identified in this paper. Such destructive efforts often derail Ukrainian-Polish relations, which are particularly sensitive to historical and political issues. The reasons for the drawbacks of the Ukrainian authorities in counteracting the information aggression on the part of the Russian Federation are distinguished, and the measures that would contribute to an effective response to such aggression are outlined.

Digital Divide

2008 ◽  
pp. 74-90
Author(s):  
Liudmila Burtseva ◽  
Svetlana Cojocaru ◽  
Constantin Gaindric ◽  
Galina Magariu ◽  
Tatiana Verlan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technical Problem ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Short History ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

In this chapter the authors introduce the digital-divide concept to the reader, bring its different definitions, and describe the short history of the problem. The basic figures and facts, which characterize the information and communication technologies’ usage in different countries and regions, are given as well. Also, basic indicators that allow the monitoring of the country’s advancement on the way to bridging the digital divide are stated. The main purpose for the authors was to show that the digital divide is not only (and not as much) a technical problem, but rather a social and political one. Hence, the approaches to this problem decision, both in the world community as a whole and in separate countries, are described.

Citizen Participation in Public Administration

2021 ◽  
pp. 72-93
Author(s):  
Veronika Linhartova
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Decision Making Processes

The aim of the chapter is to evaluate the citizens involvement in contemporary public administration, especially in the Czech Republic. New concepts of governance and management of public sector organizations enable providing new or improved public goods and services that better meet consumer´s needs. These concepts also represent reformed or new approaches to governance with increased citizen participation. Public administration responds to dynamic changes in information and communication technologies and their maturity and uses them in the framework of e-government. Thanks to the implementation of e-government, citizens have become more knowledgeable, able to participate in decision-making processes, thus automatically becoming co-producers of public goods or services. This approach to public good and service delivery describes modern public sector management theories as co-creation. Although co-creation is an entirely new concept in some countries, various forms of public participation are becoming increasingly important worldwide and can be expected to continue in the future.

Digital Divide

2011 ◽  
pp. 21-36
Author(s):  
Liudmila Burtseva ◽  
Svetlana Cojocaru ◽  
Constantin Gaindric ◽  
Galina Magariu ◽  
Tatiana Verlan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technical Problem ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Short History ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

In this chapter the authors introduce the digitaldivide concept to the reader, bring its different definitions, and describe the short history of the problem. The basic figures and facts, which characterize the information and communication technologies’ usage in different countries and regions, are given as well. Also, basic indicators that allow the monitoring of the country’s advancement on the way to bridging the digital divide are stated. The main purpose for the authors was to show that the digital divide is not only (and not as much) a technical problem, but rather a social and political one. Hence, the approaches to this problem decision, both in the world community as a whole and in separate countries, are described.

Technology, Firm Size, and Entrepreneurship

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco Amatori ◽  
Matteo Bugamelli ◽  
Andrea Colli
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Third ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Productive System ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of ◽  
Industrial Revolutions

Firms are one of the main characters of any economy and an excellent observatory for monitoring a nation's evolution. The history of Italy's productive system in the last 150 years is divided into three parts, corresponding to a similar number of industrial revolutions. While firms obtained excellent results in the first two, their inability to grow further inhibited the wide use of the Third Industrial Revolution's features, information and communication technologies. This became a serious obstacle for Italy reaching the international economic frontier. There are many causes-political and economic, macro and microeconomic, domestic and international-behind the turnaround in Italy's economic performance, but the key one was firm size. The argument is developed along three steps. First: firm size is positively correlated to innovation, internationalization, adoption of advanced technologies, and ability to face new competitive challenges; larger firms record higher productivity both in levels and growth rates. Second: the distribution of firms in terms of dimensions was adequate until the 1970s, but defective later on. Finally: because firm size is not a given (but an endogenous choice of entrepreneurs), this chapter examines some key entrepreneurs and managers so as to identify the main features of Italian entrepreneurship.

Foxconn: The Disruption of iSlavery

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 103-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Linchuan Qiu ◽  
Lin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Electronics Manufacturing ◽  
Digital Electronics ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
History Of

This paper connects the scholarship of labour sociology with studies of information and communication technologies (icts). It contends that, despite the wonders of social progress associated with digital technologies, the emergence of the digital electronics manufacturing industry in Asia has led to serious regressions in society. Among the worst of such digital disruptions is the challenge of Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and one of the most notorious sweatshops in the history of industrial capitalism. Tragedies at Foxconn force us to reconsider industrialization and the role oficts so fundamentally that it requires us to revisit old regimes of slavery in order to fully understand these events. From a critical historical perspective, this paper examines disruptive moments in Foxconn while developing the idea of iSlavery and, in particular, manufacturing iSlaves, as a conceptual device to rethink the Foxconn suicides as emblematic of a disruptive and disrupted digital Asia.

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