scholarly journals The POPC Citizen: Political Information in the Fourth Age of Political Communication

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothée Hefner ◽  
Eike Mark Rinke ◽  
Frank M. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Political Information ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual

The goal of this chapter is to describe how the POPC environment operates in tandem with personal characteristics to influence people’s exposure to and processing of political information. In describing the political consequences of the POPC phenomenon we take a social-psychological perspective and focus on the individual level (for a more sociological perspective see the chapter by Vromen, Loader, and Xenos, this volume). We sketch the psychological contours of the contemporary “POPC citizen” and outline recent developments in citizens’ use of mobile information and communication technologies (ICTs) for political information, which have consequences for their individual civic competencies as well as democracy at large.

The Problem of Multi-Level Ethical Regulation in Personnel Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Л. Кожевникова ◽  
L. Kozhevnikova ◽  
И. Старовойтова ◽  
I. Starovoytova
Keyword(s):  
Personnel Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Ethics And Economics ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual

The article is devoted to methodological problems of personnel management: the problem of ethical values in the management of an organization, the problem of the relationship between ethics and economics, the problem of synthesizing positive and normative approaches within the framework of economics, the problem of balancing the basic values of the work ethic of an ethnos and socio-economic institutional factors of modern society. A classifi cation of ethical dilemmas in the organization is proposed: dilemmas at the individual level (professional ethics of the personnel manager), at the organizational level (ethics of the organization) and at the social level (economic ethics). The article shows the new ethical problems to which the spread of new information and communication technologies leads. The authors conclude that the humanistic economic theory of a civilized society has been developing.

Access to Healthcare via Telehealth: Experiences from the Pacific

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Smith
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Internet Infrastructure ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Island Communities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Illness And Disease

AbstractInformation and communication technologies (ICT) have been fundamental in the evolution of the myriad of processes broadly encapsulated under the rubric of globalization. This article looks at how ICT developments have been applied to the provision of healthcare in remoter parts of the world, especially the Pacific region. This discussion includes a brief overview of how Internet infrastructure and connectivity have spread across the region. This overview, in turn, involves a discussion of the use of, and potential for, elements of telehealth and telemedicine relevant to Pacific island communities. Both the micro and macro aspects of this topic are considered. These aspects relate to the individual level of patient care within these communities, the manner in which broader influences within the global political economy can affect both the type of illness and disease requiring treatment, and also the level of healthcare available.

scholarly journals Of Visions and Visionaries: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Barbara Schulte ◽  
Marina Svensson
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Empirical Reality ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Individual Contributions ◽  
State Governance ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Chinese State ◽  
The Individual

This special issue approaches information and communication technologies (ICT) visions and their realisation/implementation at various levels, among different actors and from various perspectives. Conceptually, we distinguish three different dimensions, even though those overlap in the individual contributions as well as in empirical reality – namely ideational, instrumental, and relational. The different contributions address both visions formulated by the Chinese state and by individual actors such as entrepreneurs. Even though the conditions for the use of ICT in China are deeply affected by state governance, this governance is in no way tantamount to one single government. As this issue’s contributions show, state attempts at building a stable cyber-governance are in need of allies and, depending on the allies’ visions and other, competitive visions, the outcomes of these dynamics are seldom truthful realisations of one original grand masterplan.

scholarly journals A Business Model Framework to Characterize Digital Multisided Platforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Ardolino ◽  
Nicola Saccani ◽  
Federico Adrodegari ◽  
Marco Perona
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The One

Businesses grounded upon multisided platforms (MSPs) are found in a growing number of industries, thanks to the recent developments in Internet and digital technologies. Digital MSPs enable multiple interactions among users of different sides through information and communication technologies. The understanding of the characteristics and constituents of MSPs is fragmented along different literature streams. Moreover, very few empirical studies have been carried out to date. In order to fill this gap, this paper presents a three-level framework that describes a digital MSP. The proposed framework is based on literature analysis and multiple case study. On the one hand, the framework can be used to describe MSP as it provides an operationalization of the concept through the identification of specific dimensions, variables and items; on the other hand, it can be used as an assessment tool by practitioners, as exemplified by the three empirical applications presented in this paper.

scholarly journals Integrated computerization of education in the context of the intellectual growth

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3A) ◽  
pp. 504-511
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Bekh ◽  
Valerii Akopian ◽  
Sergiy Yashanov ◽  
Ilya Devterov ◽  
Bogdan Kalinichenko
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Initial Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
World Development

The rapid development in the world of information and communication technologies makes it possible to say that now they are one of the most common ways of teaching. These technologies influence the formation of methods and methods of pedagogical activity, open up new opportunities for communication and obtaining information. Informatization and computerization of education acts as a component of the general trend of global processes of world development, as an initial information and communication basis for the harmonious development of the individual and social systemic information. Preparing a student for an active and fruitful life in a modern digital information society is one of the main tasks of the modern stage of modernization of the education system.

ICT, CoLs, CoPs, and Virtual Communities

2008 ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
Antonio Cartelli
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Knowledge Strategies ◽  
Different Levels

Every day, information and communication technologies (ICT) are extending their influence on knowing and transmitting knowledge. They act on humankind at different levels: the individual, the society, and the community/organization. The Internet more than other instruments in the past is changing human customs and knowledge strategies mostly due to the online information systems developed during last few years.

National Culture and E-Government Readiness

2010 ◽  
pp. 87-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zlatko J. Kovacic
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
National Culture ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
Diffusion Of Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Diffusion of information and communication technologies is a global phenomenon. In spite of rapid globalization there are considerable differences between nations in terms of the adoption and usage of new technologies. Several studies exploring causal factors including national cultures of information and communication technology adoption have been carried out. The focus of this chapter is slightly different from other studies in this area. Rather than concentrating on the individual information technology an overall e-Government readiness is the focus. This research conducted an analysis of the impact national culture has on e-Government readiness and its components for 62 countries. E-Government readiness assessment used in this study is based on the UN E-Government Survey 2008, while the national cultural dimensions were identified using Hofstede’s model of cultural differences. The research model and hypotheses were formed and tested using correlation and regression analysis. The findings indicate that worldwide e-Government readiness and its components are related to culture. The result has theoretical and practical implications.

An Innovative Educational Project at the University of Granada

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
M. Zamorano ◽  
M.L. Rodríguez ◽  
A. F. Ramos-Ridao ◽  
M. Pasadas
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Environmental Technology ◽  
Training Models ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Culture Of Quality ◽  
Conceptual Formulation

The European Space of Higher Education (ESHE) is a new conceptual formulation of the organization of teaching at the university, largely involving the development of new training models based on the individual student’s work. In this context, the University of Granada has approved two plans of Educational Excellence to promote a culture of quality and stimulate excellence in teaching. The Area of Environmental Technology in the Department of Civil Engineering has developed an innovative project entitled Application of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to the Area of Environmental Technology teaching to create a new communication channel consisting of a Web site that benefits teacher and student (“Environmental Studies Centre”: http://cem.ugr.es). Through this interactive page, teachers can conduct supervised teaching, and students will have the tools necessary for guiding their learning process, according to their capacities and possibilities. However, the material is designed to serve as a complement to the traditional method of attended teaching.

scholarly journals Social Change and the Accommodation of Religious Minorities in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Wibren van der Burg ◽  
Wouter de Been
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
Dutch Society ◽  
Religious Minorities ◽  
The Third ◽  
New Information ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Information And Communication

The toleration of religious minorities is changing in the Netherlands. In this paper we analyze three recent developments in Dutch society that are important for understanding the way the Dutch regime of religious tolerance is adjusting to 21st century circumstances. The first one concerns the growing homogenization of Dutch society and the emergence of a secular and liberal majority. The second is the dominance in policy and public debate of a “Protestant” conception of what religion amounts to. The third development is the fragmentation of religion and its simultaneous combination into new networks and groups made possible by new information and communication technologies. These developments pose challenges to constitutional rights and principles. There are no simple solutions to these challenges, but the Dutch tradition of consociationalism, as a liberal tradition in its own right, may provide some valuable perspectives.

scholarly journals Electoral Competition with Strategic Disclosure

Games ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacopo Bizzotto ◽  
Benjamin Solow
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Social Cost ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Strategic Disclosure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Voter Choice ◽  
Voter Groups

Recent developments in information and communication technologies allow candidates for office to engage in sophisticated messaging strategies to influence voter choice. We consider how access to different technologies influence the choice of policy platforms by candidates. We find that when candidates can target messages to specific voter groups, platforms are more likely to be inefficient. In particular, when candidates can run targeted campaigns, they commit to projects that benefit small groups even when the social cost of these projects outweigh their benefits. Our results are robust to negative advertising.

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