The impact of information and communication technologies in fish consumption in Portugal: building a support for the coming generations

2020 ◽  
pp. 855-872
Author(s):  
Valentina Chkoniya ◽  
Ana Oliveira Madsen ◽  
Teresa Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Fish Consumption ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Point Of Sale ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are powerful tools in an extremely unstable and turbulent world, being a vital weapon in an era of electronic communication, full of unpredictability and entropy. Portugal is Europe's leader in consumption of fish and ranks third in the world. It is with this historical, economic and food galaxy interpretation of the world that we have decided to study the fish consumption supply chain in Portugal, distributing and analyzing 2 different surveys on purchase and consumption behaviors. 1393 respondents participated in surveys, one survey being for the general of the population and another one specifically for generations Y and Z. Being ICTs so vital to young people and being generation Y and Z the future in consumption, we have focused our study on how to build a support for the coming generations. To do that we have design communication strategies for fishing sector, including point-of-sale communication, underlining the issue of shopping experience, which in the case of young consumers is, very closely linked to ICT, based on creating sustained value for society underpinned by a relation of cooperation and proximity. Following Toffler's permanent adaptation survival rule, it is vital to the food supply chain (in our case, fish) to rapidly understand that the future of consumption is in the hands of the "Z/Post-Millennials" generation, meaning that product, place, price and promotion have been replaced by Ettenson's Solutions, Access, Value and Education.

The Web as a Learning Environment for Kids

2000 ◽  
pp. 166-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherif Kamel
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication

The Internet and the World Wide Web are demonstrating the growing influence of information and communication technologies in various aspects of the economy. Regardless of the barriers of time and distance, newly introduced information highways are linking the world countries together, their societies and cultures contributing effectively to globalization. One of the growing trends in societal development and growth is investment in people. Therefore, the learning process is a priority issue that information and communication technologies are serving trying to upgrade and leverage human resources to become more competitive as we approach the 21st century with all its challenges and opportunities. This chapter covers an initiative that was launched in Egypt in 1997 that targets the investment of Egypt’s young generation, the kids of the present and the leaders of the future. This initiative is part of a national plan that aims at leveraging the capacities of Egypt’s human resources. The focus of the chapter will be the learning process, the Internet and the presence of the first Egyptian Web site for children on the Internet “Little Horus.” With the introduction of the Internet since 1993 in Egypt, today there are around 250,000 Internet subscribers, among which are a growing community of schools, teachers and children. As the Internet grows in magnitude and capacity, perceived to reach over one million subscribers in the coming five years with an estimated 20 percent under the age of 16, the Internet and the World Wide Web could play an active role in the education process in Egypt. The chapter, therefore, will demonstrate the “Little Horus” initiative, the steps that were achieved so far, the plan for the future and the building blocks that represented the critical success factors for the realization of this initiative with relatively modest resources.

scholarly journals The Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Community Pharmacy

2018 ◽  
pp. 01
Author(s):  
SUNIL JAWLA ◽  
Durg Vijay Rai
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medication History ◽  
Electronic Prescription ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming health services throughout the world. Health information and technologies (HITs) involve application of information processing using computer for storage, retrieval, sharing and use of information and knowledge for communication by a pharmacist. Similarly electronic prescription (EP) services have made the dispensing and reimbursement processes more efficient. Maintenance of patient record become easy by using ICTs. Barcode identification of medicines can be used to reduce medicine administration errors and to improve the medication history of patients. Telecare using digital communications technology provides healthcare consultations and other health care services to rural, old & handicap patients easily and improves their access to healthcare by reducing their hospital attendance. In developing countries like India, it is quite a challenging task to provide access to information and communication technologies. As the geographical diversity is also a challenging for implementation of ICTs at everywhere. Information and technologies are giving a way to access the data all over the globe. ICTs have brought transformation in education in all over the world. Information and technologies are removing barriers from learning education. ICT applications are becoming indispensable tools for traditional and vocational education. In the field of pharmaceutical sciences, ICTs can further enhance the quality of education. As lots of modifications and newer drugs are coming in the market, it is quite a challenging task to a pharmacist to update knowledge to serve the society in an efficient way. ICT can be utilized in health care to improve quality of patient centric services.

scholarly journals Do information and communication technologies affect the performance of a supply chain? Pieces of evidence from the Tunisian food sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-552
Author(s):  
Khalifa Haj ◽  
Mohamed Dhiaf
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Management System ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Electronic Data Interchange ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of the use of information and communications technologies on the overall performance of the supply chain in the Tunisian food sector. The information and communication technologies (ICTs) considered for this research are: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Transport Management System (TMS), Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Radio-frequency Identification (RFID). From a large sample survey (n= 82) of manufacturing firms operating in Tunisian food sector, results collected by using multiple regression with SPSS statistical software show that only ERP and CRM have a significant impact on the performance of supply chain in the context of Tunisian food sector.

scholarly journals A Study on Procurement Function of Supply Chain Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Pokhara Valley

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Rajesh Kumar Thagurathi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Pokhara Valley ◽  
The Impact

This paper has examined existing procurement practices, in the context of supply chain management, adopted by the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Pokhara valley. The paper explored status of procurement section in the various organizations, examines the extent to which the information and communication technologies have been used for procurement, and presents the views of procurement personals on the impact of customer-supplier relationships on procurement function in formulating Supply Chain Management (SCM) initiatives. It has identified the potential paths for SMEs to improve their procurement practices. The Journal of Nepalese Business Studies Vol. IV, No. 1(2007)

Virtuality and the Future of Organizations

2011 ◽  
pp. 32-46
Author(s):  
Erastos Filos
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Organizations ◽  
Socioeconomic Impact ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Organizational Patterns ◽  
The Impact

This chapter aims at drawing a picture of how organizations are likely to develop in the context of “virtuality,” i.e., following the impact of technologies relevant to the information society. Organizations will expand their traditional boundaries to form new organizational patterns that will allow them to adapt to the changing environment of the information society as well as to exploit the opportunities of a digital economy. The chapter, therefore, shows how research, in particular research that was supported under the European Commission’s R&D programs, has played a significant role in shaping these developments. The research aimed at developing the underpinning information and communication technologies as well as at understanding the business processes and the socioeconomic impact of virtual organizations. Although many of the features of this new organizational paradigm are still not fully understood, there is hope that organizations in the future will be smart in various respects and will develop in a way that maximizes the leveraging of knowledge and innovation.

scholarly journals Informatization of global economic development and place of Ukraine in the information environment

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Development Index ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

This publication studies the impact of information and communication technologies on the global economy; using the main Indices (Network Readiness Index, Global Innovation Index, E-Government Development Index, E-Participation Index and ICT Development Index) the authors analyzed at a on information society development. Information and communication technologies are an integral part of the global economy; the decisive factor of the country's economic development is the level of ICT use in various areas of public life. The fact of the transition from the “old industrial order” to the “new economy”, which affects the processes of production, processing and transmission of information, transforming the economy, politics and culture in the modern world, becomes obvious. The rapid development and spread of new ICT technologies acquire the nature of the global information revolution. This leads to an irreversible transformation into a new post-industrial type of society. The main idea of this research is relevant within the scientific and practical terms. The subject of the research is the informatization of global economic development. The purpose of the research is to study informatization processes and to analyze ICT as a resource of the modern development of the world economy. The object of the study is the dynamics of the informatization process development and the detailed analysis of the impact of ICT on the world economy. The scientific methods are a system analysis, a factor analysis and a graphical method. The study reveals new components of the world economy and countries’ positions on the global market. The authors conclude that due to the development of ICT, almost all areas of the economy, which have an impact on the development of states and people's welfare, are getting intensified.

Final Acts of the World Conference on International Telecommunications

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 843-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Fidler
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
World Conference ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
International Telecommunications ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Telecommunications Law ◽  
The Impact

On December 14, 2012, member states of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) approved the Final Acts of the World Conference on International Telecommunications. The ITU is the specialized agency of the United Nations fostering cooperation on information and communication technologies, and, through world conferences, it periodically revises the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), a treaty the ITU adopted in 1988 However, in December 2012, the Final Acts, the manner in which they were approved, and the World Conference proved controversial, and these controversies will adversely affect the impact of the Final Acts and the revised ITRs on international telecommunications law.

scholarly journals Concept of Smart City and Ict Risks

2020 ◽  
pp. 116-127
Author(s):  
L.E. Varshavsky
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication

The article briefly analyzes trends in urban development. The definitions of «smart» cities are given; the features of a number of widely used ratings are analyzed. Development trends of the market of solutions for «smart» cities both in the world and in Russia are analyzed. Risks associated with the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) are discussed in detail, as well as still unresolved problems, which in the future may slow down the pace of implementation of «smart» cities projects

scholarly journals The impact of globalization on regional marketing

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 01009
Author(s):  
Denisa Jánošová ◽  
Lenka Labudová
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Global Capital ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tremendous Impact ◽  
Qualitative Changes

The impact of economic globalization on regional development is a frequent topic of professional and public debate. Globalization has become a phenomenon that has a tremendous impact and knows no boundaries. Through its influence, it transformed the whole society and connected all the cultures of the world. It has provoked innumerable qualitative changes that have affected the world economy, world trade, transport, ecology and other important areas. Globalization can also be called a driving force for economic change through which it has accelerated areas such as information and communication technologies, innovation, new forms of competitiveness and other areas that have been able to support the mobility of global capital of the whole population. Globalization is a phenomenon that has legitimately included in humanity’s most advanced history. With its coming, the whole world has gradually realized that our planet is becoming smaller and smaller. The main aim of our article is to identify and analyze indicators of the green city in the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava. Based on available data and critically evaluate the results of the analysis and formulate recommendations for self-government. Regional development and improving the living conditions of the population are, in this period of time, very important topics. Attention is focused on the development of society and economic life, which is unevenly distributed and it is calling for the need of coordinating tools

Information and Communication Technologies in Supply Chain Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 251-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimír Modrák ◽  
Imrich Kiss
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
The Impact

One of the important fields of application of the modern information and communication technology (ICT) has been the Supply Chain Management (SCM). Despite the fact that ICT is the determining element in SCM automation and rationalization, practical use of ICT in SCM is in its starting rather than progressive phase. The present philosophy of logistics is characterized as coordinated cooperation between companies in supply chains, through which it is possible to achieve higher productivity than in any other way. These cooperation activities represent a typical content of logistical centers, which provide a wide range of services for their clients. This chapter focuses on designing a multi-integral logistical center and analyzing it from the aspect of its effectiveness. Also, other aspects, such as the impact of ICT on the development of virtual logistical centers and the development stages of SCM are presented. Moreover, the chapter outlines pitfalls of this development trend in an effort to provide practitioners in SCM with a more complex view of this issue.

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