Forthcoming Features: Information and Communications Technologies and the Sociology of the Future

2002 ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Peter Golding
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The Future

ICT Applications in U.S. Higher Education

2010 ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle O. Crosby-Nagy ◽  
John M. Carfora
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Ict Integration ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The Future

This chapter examines applications of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for education, including multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) and their returns to teaching and learning in U.S. higher education. ICT applications are most valuable when used in the context of courses with a team-based approach to learning or collaboration opportunities. Some drivers of ICT integration are discussed including the internationalization of higher education and the Millennial generation as the new customers of higher education. Recommendations for the fundamentals of positive ICT applications and integration are provided, as well as a discussion about the future of ICT applications such as MUVEs.

Inventing the Future of E-Health

2010 ◽  
pp. 2244-2248
Author(s):  
José Aurelio Medina-Garrido ◽  
María José Crisóstomo-Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Definition Of

E-health involves the use of information and communications technologies to improve health in general and the healthcare system in particular (Alvarez, 2002; Chau & Hu, 2004; Roger & Pendharkar, 2000). Healthcare, one of the largest industries in the world, suffers from some inefficiencies and inequities in both service provision and quality. Some of these problems are due to the poor management of the information flows (Kirsch, 2002). In this respect, there are business opportunities for e-health. But to understand what the future holds for e-health, we need to find a precise definition of the concept and identify the possible sources of business. This article is structured as follows. The second section, the background, defines the concept of e-health. The third section outlines some of the business opportunities in the area of e-health based on the communications platform that is the Internet, and discusses some practical guidelines for e-health businesses to create value. The fourth section discusses the low level of adoption of e-health at present, as well as the future trends, in which e-health will presumably grow. e-health is also expected to be used to reduce the disparities in the population in access to healthcare, and for the treatment of the chronically ill. The fifth section is dedicated to the final conclusions.

scholarly journals Criteria of the Formation of the Future Automobile Engineering Bachelors’ Professional Competence to Use Information and Communications Technologies

2019 ◽  
pp. 111-126
Author(s):  
Artem Korehov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Automobile Engineering ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The Future

The article presents the criteria which were determined with the aim of seeking to improve the efficiency of forming the professional readiness of future automobile engineering bachelors in the system of activity of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGSU). The benefit of the study is that a number of criteria have been identified which, in our opinion, are capable of testing the effectiveness of the proposed solutions in the education organizing process. Moreover by the method of experts (the employees of the Department of Vehicles and Special Engineering) evaluation, the following criteria were determined as motivational, activity-communication, reflexive, cognitive. The complex of criteria has been formed taking into account the specifics of training at a military higher education institution based on the educational process analysis. The article determines that the use of information and communications technologies by the future bachelors-border guards of automobile engineering requires the formation of specific components of the appropriate readiness. Many specific requirements have been put forward for future specialists, both for a personality and the content of their activity, so a majority of the given qualities are necessary for these technologies application in the border units of the SBGSU. When defining the complex, the experience of the scientific-pedagogical staff of a military higher education institution was used, as well as the job descriptions of future automobile engineering bachelors in the area of the border agency responsibility. The obtained complex of criteria provides an opportunity to form organizational and pedagogical conditions for the future automobile engineering bachelors’ development with the adjustment of the educational process content by intensification and introduction of intense activity with the ICTs usage. It is established that the validity of the proposed model of the future automobile engineering bachelors’ readiness to use ICTs in a professional activity is possible to check with the help of a complex of criteria and to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed solutions during training.

Inventing the Future of E-Health

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
José Aurelio Medina-Garrido ◽  
María José Crisóstomo-Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Definition Of

E-health involves the use of information and communications technologies to improve health in general and the healthcare system in particular (Alvarez, 2002; Chau & Hu, 2004; Roger & Pendharkar, 2000). Healthcare, one of the largest industries in the world, suffers from some inefficiencies and inequities in both service provision and quality. Some of these problems are due to the poor management of the information flows (Kirsch, 2002). In this respect, there are business opportunities for e-health. But to understand what the future holds for e-health, we need to find a precise definition of the concept and identify the possible sources of business. This article is structured as follows. The second section, the background, defines the concept of e-health. The third section outlines some of the business opportunities in the area of e-health based on the communications platform that is the Internet, and discusses some practical guidelines for e-health businesses to create value. The fourth section discusses the low level of adoption of e-health at present, as well as the future trends, in which e-health will presumably grow. e-health is also expected to be used to reduce the disparities in the population in access to healthcare, and for the treatment of the chronically ill. The fifth section is dedicated to the final conclusions.

PERSPECTIVES ON AN INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MODEL

2000 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 283-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. ANUMBA ◽  
N. M. BOUCHLAGHEM ◽  
J. WHYTE ◽  
A. DUKE
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Fundamental Concept ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The Future ◽  
Project Model ◽  
Integrated Project ◽  
Collaborative Communications

This paper reviews the growing interest in an integrated construction project model, and examines the fundamental concept of an integrated project model by discussing the various definitions that have evolved as well as the various approaches to its development. The nature of collaborative communications that the integrated project model needs to support is also discussed, as are the enabling information and communications technologies that may have a role in the realization of the model. The paper concludes with some thoughts on the future development of the integrated construction project model.

ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY IN ZIMBABWEAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinashe Mugwisi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
The University

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) and the Internet have to a large extent influenced the way information is made available, published and accessed. More information is being produced too frequently and information users now require certain skills to sift through this multitude in order to identify what is appropriate for their purposes. Computer and information skills have become a necessity for all academic programmes. As libraries subscribe to databases and other peer-reviewed content (print and electronic), it is important that users are also made aware of such sources and their importance. The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching of information literacy (IL) in universities in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and the role played by librarians in creating information literate graduates. This was done by examining whether such IL programmes were prioritised, their content and how frequently they were reviewed. An electronic questionnaire was distributed to 12 university libraries in Zimbabwe and 21 in South Africa. A total of 25 questionnaires were returned. The findings revealed that IL was being taught in universities library and non-library staff, was compulsory and contributed to the term mark in some institutions. The study also revealed that 44 per cent of the total respondents indicated that the libraries were collaborating with departments and faculty in implementing IL programmes in universities. The study recommends that IL should be an integral part of the university programmes in order to promote the use of databases and to guide students on ethical issues of information use.

Cyber Peacekeeping: Critical Evaluation of Digital Blue Helmets Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Fahad Nabeel
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Threat Detection ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Un Peacekeeping ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Future Potential

In 2016, the United Nations (UN) launched the Digital Blue Helmets (DBH) program under its Office of Information and Communications Technologies (OICT). The launching of DBH was a continuation of a series of steps that the UN and its related agencies and departments have undertaken over the past decade to incorporate cyberspace within their working methodologies. At the time of inception, DBH was envisioned as a team capacitated to act as a replica of a physical peacekeeping force but for the sole purpose of overseeing cyberspace(s). Several research studies have been published in the past few years, which have conceptualized cyber peacekeeping in various ways. Some scholars have mentioned DBH as a starting point of cyber peacekeeping while some have proposed models for integration of cyber peacekeeping within the current UN peacekeeping architecture. However, no significant study has attempted to look at how DBH has evolved since its inception. This research article aims to examine the progress of DBH since its formation. It argues that despite four years since its formation, DBH is still far away from materializing its declared objectives. The article also discusses the future potential roles of DBH, including its collaboration with UN Global Pulse for cyber threat detection and prevention, and embedding the team along with physical peacekeepers.

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