scholarly journals Priority of a Value-oriented Approach in the Development and Implementation of Information Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-133
Author(s):  
Yuliia Trach
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Oriented Approach

The purpose of the article is to reveal the essence of the value-oriented approach and substantiate the necessity of its application during the development and implementation of information technologies. The research methodology is based on the application of a systematic approach as a gen­eral scientific principle of understanding complex organized objects, as well as a dialectical method necessary for the implementation of cultural studies research. The scientific novelty of the research is that the article has further developed approaches to the development of technology on humanistic principles, due to the dehumanization of modern society under the influence of new technologies. Conclusions. The importance of carrying out relevant scientific and technological research, making efforts to raise awareness at the turning points of technology development and initi­ating discussions on the context of their application, including consideration of social values at different stages of technological development. It was revealed that among the priorities of technology application should be: focus on social values, empowerment, promoting the formation of the future by people and for people, etc. This requires responsible management of technologies, control over their use, substantiation of the optimal implementation of values in their development. The social values and needs of mankind should become an indispensable criterion of perception of the newest technologies.

scholarly journals Alliance of «Lyricists» and «Physicists» in the Context of Digital Technology Application

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Sukhodolov ◽  
Sergey Timofeev
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Mathematical Education ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
Technology Application

Intellectual potential of modern society is determined by application of new types of thinking, by development of new kinds of activities and new technologies. One of the results of implementation/exploitation of this potential is establishment of Culture, Social Communications and Information Technologies Institute at Baikal State University. The possibility of bringing together humanitarian and mathematical education within one university section is substantiated in this article. Examples are given how efficient mathematical methods can be used for some liberal arts studies. Implementation potential of mathematical methods in Mass Media in the light of modern trends of technology development is considered. It is shown by the example of major players of the Western Online Media market that Big Data technologies can not only significantly improve the accuracy of audience measurement but also influence the editorial policy of Media. The results of mathematical studies in the field of Mass Media at Baikal University are described.

Five progressive responses to the grand challenges of the 21st century – An introduction

Thesis Eleven ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 072551362110592
Author(s):  
Lars Bo Kaspersen ◽  
Liv Egholm
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Cold War

We are living in a world which is severely crisis-ridden and faces some major challenges. The fact that we are currently facing a genuine global pandemic (COVID-19) brings about even more uncertainty. The social and political institutions, which emerged and consolidated during the 20th century, and which created stability, have become fragile. The young generation born in the 1990s and onwards have experienced 9/11 and the ‘war against terrorism’, the financial crisis of 2008, changes to climate, environmental degradation, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic. The generation born between 1960 and 1990 have had the same experiences along with severe economic crises in the 1970s and 1980s and the Cold War. Some of these challenges are in different ways intertwined with capitalism and its crises, while others are linked to the rapid development of new technologies, in particular innovations within communication and information technologies. This introduction lists the most important grand challenges facing the world as they have emerged more recently. The five articles following this introduction address some of these challenges, with particular attention to the problems of capitalism and democracy and the relation between these two areas. Most authors agree that climate change and the destruction of the environment are the biggest and most pertinent problems to address, but it is their stance that we can only meet these challenges if democracy is functioning well.

scholarly journals POSITIONS OF STATES OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY ISSUES WITHIN THE FRAMES OF THE UN

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Mykola Ryzhkov ◽  
Anastasiia Siabro
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
International Development ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Security System ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
The World

Achievements in the sphere of automatization and telecommunication are an essential component of transformation of the international peace and security system. This article presents, that consequences of changes are of a dual character. On the one hand, new technologies are becoming an important component of society modernization strategies in developing countries, on the other hand, they can be used for armament modernization or creation of new means of confrontation in modern international relations. APR countries face the most relevant issue of information technologies usage. The article deals with the process of discussion of new challenges and threats to international security, emerging as a result of development and large-scale implementation of information-communication technologies. Positions of states regarding the adoption of resolution in the sphere of international information security were studied through examples of Japan, India, and China. It is proved in the article, that information technologies have become an important component of the security system in the world. Technologies usage may lead to steady international development as well as to information arms race. That is why working out a common position on international information security issues is of crucial importance. It is within the framework of the UN, that different states of the world are given an opportunity to express their visions of the problem of international information security and work out common approaches to its solution. The article shows, that states’ positions have similar as well as different features. For instance, all states express concern regarding possible limitation of technology transfer for the establishment of a more controlled international political environment. But states’ positions have major differences as to mechanisms of information security provision. Thus, Japan and India strive to achieve a balanced system of international information security, which should at the same time have preventive mechanisms against the emergence of threats in the information and science and technology spheres and guarantee continuation of scientific-technological development, which is a crucial component of development and modernization strategies in many countries of the world. China came forward with position of strong regulation of international information security issues and suggested framing of corresponding regulations of the states’ conduct in the cyberspace.

scholarly journals Social assessment of technology and humanitarization of engineering in the information society

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-486
Author(s):  
V. A Tsvyk ◽  
I. V Tsvyk
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Assessment ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Technology ◽  
Moral Assessment

The article considers definitions of the contemporary technology and its social and moral assessment. In the information society, humanitarization of engineering and technical education in general becomes extremely important together with the social-humanitarian knowledge in the interdisciplinary assessment of the scientific-technological development. Technology Assessment (TA) is a new scientific discipline, a theory of assessing and forecasting the development of technology, and a practice of consulting. Based on the TA, algorithms are developed to identify negative effects of technology and to make scientifically sound decisions. An interdisciplinary dialogue on the social assessment of technology should focus not only on technocratic tasks but also on the social-humanitarian methodological and epistemological foundations of the TA. In recent years, this component of the social assessment of technology has influenced the Western-European academic discourse on Responsible Research and Innovation, which reflects the scientific understanding of the importance of ethical reflection of technical activity. Thus, there is an obvious need for the combination of the social-humanitarian expertise of innovative technological projects with technical, mathematical and applied methods in the information age. Contemporary radical changes determined by the scientific-technological revolution require new approaches, methods and forms of interaction between people and communities, while their global nature determines universal ethical principles of these relationships. The post-modern information development of Russia will be accompanied not only by implementation of information technologies in all spheres of life, but also by the social-moral assessment of technology, humanization and humanitarization of engineering, strengthening personal professionalism and creative abilities.

Development vectors and foreign experience of information technologies in the agro-industrial complex of Russia and Belarus

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
I. L. Kovalyev ◽  
M. N. Kostomakhin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Automatic Regulation ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Information Technology Development

The current stage of information technology development is characterized as digital called BCG (Boston Consulting Group) digitalization, while the analog period in agriculture is over, the industry has entered the digital era, which means that by 2050 the use of new generation technologies will be able to increase the productivity of world agriculture by 70 %. The main stages of information technology development in the world considers some of the most important areas of it technology development and global trends in the digital transformation of the agro-industrial complex based on the analysis of global scientific achievements, research reports, articles by well-known scientists, scientific and expert organizations have been investigated in the article. The main trends that determine the conceptual development of the so-called “Smart (digital) agriculture” are identified, the active use of elements of which contributes in every possible way to the highly rational social, economic, technical and technological development of the agricultural sector. A promising area is Precision Animal Husbandry (similar to Precision Farming). Among the elements of Precision Animal Husbandry the most widely used are identification and monitoring of individual animals using modern information technologies (feeding ration, milk yield, growth, body temperature, activity), meeting their individual needs; automatic regulation of the microclimate and control of harmful gases; monitoring the health of the herd, product quality; electronic database of the production process; robotization of the milking process.

“CULTURE” AND “CIVILIZATION”: ACTUAL MEANINGS

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 103-107
Author(s):  
NATALYA S. RESHETNIKOVA ◽  
◽  
EKATERINA V. GORLOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Values ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Spiritual Experience ◽  
The Other ◽  
Creative Activity ◽  
Ontological Category ◽  
Sociocultural Research ◽  
The One ◽  
Natural Life

The article discusses the main approaches to understanding the designated terms in scientific thought in the second half of the XX - early XXI centuries. Within the framework of modern sociocultural research, on the one hand, national traditions are developing in defining the concepts of "culture" and "civilization", on the other, new connotations are being created. According to the authors of the article, the considered approaches to determining the meanings of the phenomena of culture and civilization are the most significant, revealing the essence of modern society. Culture appears as: an anthropological category, reflecting the creative activity of a person, as an ontological category, suggesting that outside of culture there is no meaningful and meaningful human being; as an axiological category representing a system for storing and transmitting spiritual experience, values and ideals. Civilization acts as a praxeological category that characterizes the level of social and technological development of society, which is characterized by alienation from natural life, the priority of social values over environmental ones, and the transformative-deforming nature of activity.

Do the Social Web 2.0 Media Foster Democratization?

2016 ◽  
pp. 314-330
Author(s):  
Rasoul Namazi
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
Political Community ◽  
Political Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Impacts

This chapter studies the influence of the Internet and new Web 2.0 technologies on the process of democratization in authoritarian regimes. The objective is to show that the new information technologies are not necessarily helpful to dissident movements and have even some negative impacts on the process of democratization. The author questions the capacity of Internet to transmit political information discusses how the new technologies contribute to the depoliticization of societies by creating passive citizens in authoritarian regimes. This chapter also shows how authoritarian regimes use new information technologies as instruments of control and repression and questions the effectiveness of the new cyber-activism by explaining the structure of the Internet and discussing the capacity of the new technologies in creating political community.

Technology Development and Innovative Practice

2010 ◽  
pp. 55-81
Author(s):  
Robert S. Friedman ◽  
Desiree M. Roberts ◽  
Jonathan D. Linton
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Structural Differentiation ◽  
Organizational Variables ◽  
Innovative Practice ◽  
Structural Relationships ◽  
The Social ◽  
Innovation And Technology

This chapter on innovative practice supporting technological development has several thematic overlays that show some consistency in terms of patterns, but also some diversity in terms of strategies that researchers have employed in this area. Beginning with Hage and Aiken’s (1969) seminal work on routinization and how the social structures of organizations affect technological development and innovation, readers will see two general trends in terms of approach: the statistical and the sociological. Whether it is Aldrich’s (1972) use of path analysis to study the nature and effects of organizational variables on innovative practice, or Rothwell et al.’s (1974) identification of innovation success factors, or Downs and Mohr’s (1976) defining of innovation through factors of variability, quantitative methods are shown to be increasingly powerful tools in identifying the nature of innovation and technology development. Nelson and Winter (1977) continue in this vein by establishing an inclusive theoretical structure for innovation, Dewar and Hage (1978) identify variables of structural differentiation and complexity that affect this domain, and Kimberly and Evanisko (1981) suggest variables to follow that come from both within individual organization units and their wider contexts. Pavitt (1984) uses sectoral pattern analysis to describe how a combination of technology sources, user requirements, and potential technology appropriation affect how we understand technical change and the structural relationships between technology and industry. Fisher and Fry (1971) end the quantitatively based section with a discussion of their substitution forecasting model.

Opportunities and Challenges of New Technologies in Media and Communication: The Windhoek Declaration

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-429
Author(s):  
THEMBISA MJWACU
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media And Communication ◽  
The Way

ABSTRACT The author of this essay argues that the success or failure of development depends on the availability of technology. The invention and development of new technologies are instrumental in changing the way people live, the way people communicate and the way people respond to their environment. However, despite the advantages of new technologies, the problem of access remains an enduring one. In South Africa, access to new communications and information technologies is limited to a few people owing to the high costs of these technologies. Therefore, the mere acquisition of new technology may not help that much to end the underdevelopment of many parts of the world, including South Africa. Mjwacu claims that the imbalance or gap that the use of new technology and the failure to development the social infrastructure needed to use this technology can lead directly to an infringement of people's right of access to the media. She argues that the emphasis needs to be placed on establishing community-based communication systems in countries such as South Africa to advance both their technological and social development.

Threats for adults aged 45+ associated with technological development

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36
Author(s):  
Jakub Jerzy Czarkowski ◽  
Sylwia Strzelec
Keyword(s):  
Adult Development ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
New Approach ◽  
New Information ◽  
Aging Populations ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
Aging People ◽  
Appropriate Education

There are many dangerous situations for adult development related to the progress of new information technologies. The article presents a new approach to the issue of disability in the context of the changing ITC technologies and the phenomenon of aging populations. Polish society, like many European societies, is subject to the process of aging. People in late adulthood find it more difficult to learn to use new technologies more easily. This means that an increasing number of people may have problems in full-fledged functioning in society. They will become disabled in the light of the WHO definition. Appropriate education is the way to counteract this phenomenon.

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