Information and Communication Technology and the Social Inclusion of Refugees

MIS Quarterly ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Díaz Andrade ◽  
◽  
Bill Doolin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication

scholarly journals The Contribution of Information and Communication Technology to Social Inclusion and Exclusion during the Appropriation of Open Educational Resources

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 245
Author(s):  
Lancelord Siphamandla Mncube ◽  
Maureen Tanner ◽  
Wallace Chigona
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Infrastructure

The information and communication technology (ICT) comprehends with the adoption and the development of open educational resources (OER) in the educational spheres. The vast existing body of knowledge portrays several positive aspects of ICT, as it is an enabler in various domains. Hence, the combination of ICT and OER negative aspects have been, as yet, under-investigated. This study aimed to investigate both the social inclusion and the social exclusion of ICT with users appropriating of OER in open distance e-learning (ODeL) institutions. The qualitative approach was used to interpret the inclusion and exclusion factors concerned. The Model of Technology Appropriation was applied as a main theoretical underpinning of the study. The study findings show that ICT has both positive and negative impacts on the appropriation of OER. The various impacts are mostly recognisable in those developing countries where inequalities still exist, as some of the findings postulate that the innovation that is enabled through the utilisation of ICT tends to favour a select minority of rich people. For many students, ICT continues to perpetuate social exclusion. ICT innovation, including OER, has yet to fully support societal needs. Instead, it continues to promote the agendas of the global north. The study recommends the development initiatives to close the current gaps which contribute to the social exclusion. For instance, the installation of fibre optic in most deprived townships and villages can assist in eliminating inequalities associated with ICT infrastructure. 

scholarly journals From Digital Divide to Social Inclusion: A Tale of Mobile Platform Empowerment in Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisha Ye ◽  
Huiqin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Mobile Platform ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Practical Implications

The digital divide in rural areas is an important social issue, especially in developing countries. Although Internet and broadband penetration have increased in the world generally, there are many obstacles for rural China to get access to ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and its services. The mobile platform is regarded as a novel and effective tool to reduce the digital divide. Based on a case of one mobile platform, namely WeCountry in Chinese rural areas, this study illustrates how a mobile platform bridges the digital divide and helps rural areas achieve social inclusion. Results show that: (1) the mobile platform mainly acts on the digital capability divide elimination, and it has to guide and increase users’ usage capability; (2) the mobile platform can empower villagers in structural, psychological, and resource dimensions, achieving political inclusion, social participation inclusion, and economic inclusion; (3) platform providers and government are key organizations during the divide elimination process. This paper concludes with theoretical and practical implications.

Green Computing

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Fauzan Noordin
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Green Computing ◽  
Modern Time ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication

Green Computing has attracted concerns in the past few decades, with the sole concern for the procedures involve in the designing, manufacturing, usage and disposal of information and communication technology (ICT) basically for environmental sustainability. The importance of human factor in green computing has not received the deserved attention. The social, moral and ethical decadence resulting from the use of ICT has reduced the quality of human in modern time. This study advocates the importance of peopleware as essential aspect of green computing which equalling demands concern. Thus the adoption of peopleware in green computing practices will invariably improve sustainability of the physical and spiritual environment.

scholarly journals Surveillance in the liquid modern times

2019 ◽  
pp. 11-23
Author(s):  
Sabina Baraniewicz-Kotasińska ◽  
Sławomir Czapnik
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Social Hierarchies ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication

Surveillance, nowadays especially provided by information and communication technology, is at the core of social control that has been largely commoditised and privatized.Consumer culture gives hope for freedom lives, challenging the social hierarchies that dominated the earlier – in Bauman’s vocabulary, “solid” – phase of modernity. The aim of this paper is to present two of many tools, which are used by biggest IT companies to keep under surveillance the individuals, societies and nations in the Liquid Modern Times. There has been the socio-cultural context of Internet’s development analyzed to fnd the premises that led to a transformation of cyberspace from a freedom to a surveillance place, and conducted a case study of Facebook’s facial recognition technology and Google Street View practices. Non-reactive research methods have been used in the paper.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN PREVENTION OF DIGITAL VIOLENCE

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Lela Milošević Radulović ◽  
Suzana Marković Krstić
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Social Reaction ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Role Of Teachers

The paper discusses the role of teachers and school professional teams in prevention of digital violence in order to increase the safety of students while using the information and communication technology. The school as the center of the educational process can, with its continuous action, indicate the possible risks in the functioning and usage of information and communication technology, as well as other key factors in prevention of digital violent behavior and social intervention when violence occurs. The social reaction to digital violence implies the application of an active school education strategy that involves acquiring knowledge about the risks and risk behaviors and developing the responsibility of an individual when using digital technologies, then a strategy of action when an individual is exposed to some form of digital violence and sanctions for those who violate the rules. In recent years, scientists and experts have been involved in theoretical and empirical researches in the field of digital violence in order to gain knowledge and raise awareness about the dangers that threaten in the virtual environment. Such initiatives can significantly contribute to the intensification of the educational activities of the school (teachers and professional teams) by pointing to their indispensable role and importance in designing adequate preventive strategies for solving this significant social problem.

scholarly journals The Social Media Usage and its Impact on the Innovative Behavior: The Mediator Role of Information Technology: A Field Study in the Information and Communication Technology Organizations in Jordan

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Khalid Mahmmod Ahmad Mansour ◽  
Fayez Jomah Saleh Al-Najjar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This study aimed to shed the light on the role of Social Media usage in the innovative behavior through the recent information technology (IT) in the organizations specialized in the information and communication technology (ICT) field. The study population consisted of the ICT organizations operating in Jordan as affiliated with the Information and Communication Technology Association (INTAJ) amounting to 161 organization. The analysis unit consisted of the managers in the top and middle level. The study relied on the simple random sample; and it reached a number of conclusions the most important of which is that the perceptions by respondents of the independent variable Social Media Usage were medium; and the same applies to all its dimensions. The dependent variable Innovative Behavior was also medium, as well as all its dimensions. As for the mediator variable IT, the respondents' perceptions were high, along with all its dimensions. The study indicated that there is a statistically significant impact for the Social Media usage with its component on the innovative behavior. Also, it was found that a statistically significant impact for the Social Media usage with its component on the innovative behavior through the IT in the organizations operating in the ICT field in Jordan. These conclusions indicated that there is an opportunity for the ICT organizations to promote its innovative behavior through the Social Media usage. Based on the reached conclusions, the study concluded a set of recommendations the most important of which is that the awareness should be increased with respect to the capacities that are available due to the use of the Social Media as well as the advantages that can be utilized by the ICT organizations in Jordan through this use; the organization should well utilize the Social Media usage especially the Groups and Sharing by taking the necessary decision that lead to the activation of the Social Media role in the various phases of the innovative behavior; and the need for the organizations to direct the use of Social Media through the dissemination of a culture of innovation based on the use of Social Media.

Capability Development of Customers

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinay Sharma ◽  
Pankaj Madan ◽  
Piyush Seth
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Bottom Of The Pyramid ◽  
Capability Development ◽  
Social Stratum ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Viable Business

This paper identifies the application of capability concept (Sen, 2000) as a globally viable business strategy for the coming age which can be used to expand markets into to all levels of the social stratum. ‘Capability’ development is proposed as a way to propel business and expand markets to all levels of the social stratum. The article describes how Information and Communication Technology will create the buying power at the bottom of the pyramid and convert this stratum into a market as well as achieve social development. The paper examines these recommendations through an exploration of their application to the business strategies of two microfinance firms in India.

Digital Social Networking

2019 ◽  
pp. 53-80
Author(s):  
Suparna Dhar ◽  
Indranil Bose ◽  
Mohammed Naved Khan
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Systematic Comparison ◽  
Risks And Benefits ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Way

Digital social networking (DSN) sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Pinterest, among many others have garnered millions of users worldwide. It is an instance of information and communication technology that has brought about changes in the way people communicate, interact, and affected human lifestyle and psyche across the world. Some people have become addicted; some see this as beneficial, while others are skeptical about its consequences. This risk-benefit paradox of DSN flummoxes academicians and practitioners alike. This chapter discusses the social and organizational and business risks and benefits of DSN. It goes on to provide a timeline of the evolution of DSN sites, enumeration of typical characteristics of DSN sites, and a systematic comparison of offline and digital social networking. The chapter intends to serve as a cornerstone towards developing a framework for organizational strategy formulation for DSN.

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