Differences in farmer’s information consumption and ICT-use – a qualitative research

Critical Factor ◽

Vital Role ◽

Sufficient Information ◽

Focus Group Research ◽

Ict Adoption ◽

Agricultural Producer ◽

New Framework

Farming has now been placed in a new framework: farm managers have had to increasingly devote attention to and interact with the external world. Numerous studies have showed that information and communication technologies (ICT) can play a vital role in realizing benefits with more effective information management at the farm level. Besides land, labour and capital, sufficient information has become a critical factor for agricultural producer. The article presents the findings of a focus-group research which aim was to discover the main characteristics of information consumption and ICT-adoption among Hungarian farmers.

A Implementação da Telemedicina em Cabo Verde: Fatores Influenciadores

Acta Médica Portuguesa ◽

10.20344/amp.7578 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 255 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Artur Correia ◽

Vanda Azevedo ◽

Luís Velez Lapão

Keyword(s):

Success Factors ◽

New Technology ◽

Policy Instruments ◽

Critical Factor ◽

Cape Verde ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Conditioning Factors ◽

Information And Communication

Introduction: Telemedicine is the provision of health services, where distance is a critical factor, using information and communication technologies. Cape Verde has bet on using this tool to increase access of the population of its islands to specialized care.Material and Methods: Qualitative study, covering the period between 2013 and 2014. It uses document analysis, semi-structured interviews and focus groups to collect data and analysis of content for their analysis. The participant population includes doctors, nurses and professionals from some institutions related to telemedicine.Results: The priorities of the National Telemedicine Program are set, the cores and reference centers are operational, with trained personnel and equipment installed. Several other policy instruments and conditioning factors and facilitators of the program have been identified.Discussion: Telemedicine is contributing to the reduction of inequalities in access to health, in Cape Verde. However, the full adoption of a service based on a new technology depends on conditioning factors and facilitators, and several success factors of telemedicine, identified in the literature, are not observed and in conjunction with other existing weaknesses affect the overall development of the National Telemedicine Program. However the strengths and capabilities are highlighted opportunities to act.Conclusion: Despite the progress, some telemedicine success factors highlighted on the literature are not seen in the country.

Influence of information and communication technologies on decentralization of organizational structure

Computer Science and Information Systems ◽

10.2298/csis0901093c ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 93-109 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Mladen Cudanov ◽

Ondrej Jasko ◽

Milos Jevtic

Keyword(s):

Organizational Structure ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Composite Index ◽

Management Style ◽

Modern Literature ◽

Ict Adoption ◽

Information And Communication

This paper presents research on influence of information and communication technologies on decentralization of organizational structure. An empirical research was conducted, in which decentralization was described by dominant management style was compared to the level of composite index of ICT adoption. Also, consulting experience in four major Serbian companies was used to further elaborate and explain the results in the context of modern literature and practice. Conclusions were that ICT adoption is more frequently expressed in decentralized companies, empirically described by dominant liberal style of management, although ICT adoption can also lead to centralization in some cases, depending on other factors in the organization.

Advances in Public Policy and Administration - Ethical Issues and Citizen Rights in the Era of Digital Government Surveillance ◽

Using Duality Theory to Reframe E-Government Challenges

10.4018/978-1-4666-9905-2.ch003 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 35-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kathleen S. Hartzel ◽

Virginia W. Gerde

Keyword(s):

Duality Theory ◽

Communication Systems ◽

Stakeholder Groups ◽

Conflicting Objectives ◽

New Framework ◽

Government Development

The design of information and communication systems for e-government is burdened with a host of conflicting objectives. For example, systems should be standardized and stable, but at the same time they should also be flexible and responsive to the needs of various stakeholder groups. When systems are designed properly, ICT (information and communication technologies) features can help resolve some of the tensions created by conflicting objectives. This chapter uses duality theory as a basis for a new framework that demonstrates how many of the tensions found at various stages of e-government (development, implementation, and adoption) can be reframed as dualities. When e-government systems are designed for duality, ICT mitigates many of the barriers and obstacles and increases the system's effectiveness and acceptance by the citizenry.

The Influence of Social Networks on Communication Satisfaction within the Organizations

Handbook of Research on Business Social Networking ◽

10.4018/978-1-61350-168-9.ch029 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 545-566 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Danijela Lalic ◽

Ugljesa Marjanovic ◽

Bojan Lalic

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Communication Satisfaction ◽

Communication Management ◽

Communication Processes ◽

Insight Into ◽

New Framework

Today, technological achievements that significantly influence communication management are Social Networks in virtual environment. The latest research clearly indicates that this trend is going to last in the future. It is considered as a fact that there are many changes and innovations in the field of information and communication technologies during the past few decades. Development of communication technologies has provided a new framework for organizing corporate communication processes, both internally and externally. Channels for the transfer of relevant information had been faced with huge technological improvement, but fact analysis and former research do not provide insight into specific motivation patterns for usage of Social Networks among employees, nor into their influence on Communication Satisfaction within the organizations.

ICT Considerations for a Municipality in South Africa

Electronic Government ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-947-2.ch085 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1158-1170

Author(s):

Udo Averweg ◽

Siyabonga Manyanga

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Data Gathering ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Goods And Services ◽

Ict Adoption ◽

Internet Networks ◽

Transfer Of Information

The availability of publicly accessible Internet networks and services are the first prerequisite in ensuring that all citizens and nations can benefit from information on the World Wide Web (UNESCO, 2003). Information and communication technologies (ICT) are playing an increasingly important role in the daily lives of citizens, revolutionising work and leisure and changing the rules of doing business. ICT encompass all technologies that facilitate the processing and transfer of information and communication services (United Nations, 2002). In the realm of government, ICT applications are promising to enhance the delivery of public goods and services to citizens not only by improving the process and management of government but also by redefining the traditional concepts of citizenship and democracy (Pascual, 2003). The spread of ICT brings hope that governments can transform (Pacific Council on International Policy, 2002). This article is organised as follows: • Background to the research is given • ICT adoption in the eThekwini Municipality in South Africa is described • The research goals, method, data gathering, and results are discussed • Management implications towards implementing a successful e-government strategy are given • Future trends are then suggested and a conclusion is given

Telemedicine experience between two hospitals from Angola and Spain

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ◽

10.1017/s0266462320000847 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (6) ◽

pp. 545-548

Author(s):

Eva Gil-Olivas ◽

Fernando Salvador ◽

Milagros Moreno ◽

Cristina Bocanegra ◽

María Luisa Aznar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

Critical Factor ◽

University Hospital ◽

African Countries ◽

Time Of Presentation ◽

Febrile Syndrome ◽

Sophisticated Technology

AbstractObjectiveTelemedicine uses information and communication technologies to provide services in the field where the distance is a critical factor. The aim of the present study is to describe the experience of a synchronous telemedicine between two hospitals in Spain and Angola.MethodsThis is a retrospective observational study of all synchronous telemedicine sessions conducted between the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz in Angola and the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Spain from January 2011 to December 2014.ResultsSeventy-two cases were discussed in the telemedicine sessions. The average age of patients was 18.02 (SD 13.75) years and mostly women (54.38 percent). Reasons to discuss the cases were 46.47 percent doubts in the diagnosis and therapeutic management, 15.47 percent were purely formative cases, and only 8.45 percent treatment doubt. At the time of presentation, 29 percent of the patients were already diagnosed, 95 percent of whom with infectious disease diagnostic, and from the undiagnosed patients 36 percent presented a febrile syndrome.ConclusionThis study shows the viability of synchronous telemedicine between European and African countries without an excessively sophisticated technology.

Telemedicine: a new frontier for effective healthcare services

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease ◽

10.4081/monaldi.2004.686 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 61 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

S. Scalvini ◽

M. Vitacca ◽

L. Paletta ◽

A. Giordano ◽

B. Balbi

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Critical Factor ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Treatment And Prevention ◽

Wide Definition ◽

Technological Improvements

Telemedicine can be defined as the delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injuries, research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of healthcare providers, all in the interest of advancing the health of individuals and their communities. Such a wide definition includes many health care activities and a large number of applications have been tried, with variable degrees of interaction between all the players in the health care system. This review, starting from the need and opportunity that we are now facing to capitalize the great technological improvements in the field of information and communication technologies to improve also our health services, will illustrate the history, classification and main field of application of Telemedicine. Lastly, the available data on the application of Telemedicine for patients with respiratory diseases will be reviewed.

Lighting up the Dark: Telecenter Adoption in a Caribbean Agricultural Community

The Journal of Community Informatics ◽

10.15353/joci.v6i3.2541 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Paola Prado

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Well Being ◽

Western Hemisphere ◽

Agricultural Community ◽

Ict Adoption ◽

The Impact ◽

Continuous Running

This study surveyed the residents of El Limón de Ocoa, a remote mountaintop agricultural community in the Dominican Republic, to examine how the community has integrated the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) since the establishment of a local telecenter in 1997. As the longest continuous-running independent telecenter in the Caribbean nation, this site provides a rich testing ground for the study of the impact of community-driven ICT adoption in under-privileged rural areas of the Western hemisphere. Analysis of survey data found that this remote agricultural community was able to leverage ICTs available at the telecenter in ways that promote social change, foster community prosperity, solidarity, and well-being.

Model of adoption of Information and Communication Technologies of the Universities case of study Technical University of Cotopaxi Latacunga -Ecuador

WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ADVANCES in ENGINEERING EDUCATION ◽

10.37394/232010.2020.17.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Keyword(s):

Learning Process ◽

Collaborative Tools ◽

Ict Adoption ◽

Technical University ◽

Digital Knowledge ◽

Academic Organization ◽

Teaching Learning

This investigation is part of a development model to adopt the information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to the teaching-learning process at the Technical University of Cotopaxi. Specifically, to improve the higher education, as a result of the steady advances in the field of digital knowledge and educational technology, for that reason, the Institutions must improve their academic organization and education processes. Through the use of technologies, educational institutions try to integrate information and innovation. In this context and reviewing the problem case through the application of the ICT new Acceptance Model, the student's teaching-learning process will improve. The investigation showed the expected results with the creation of the latest ICT adoption model. Using collaborative tools within a collaborative learning environment (CLE) to elaborate constructs Cronbach's alpha, variance, and correlations and the statistical software were used as the Minitab validated the hypotheses.

Local Learnings: An Essay on Designing to Facilitate Effective Use of ICT s

The Journal of Community Informatics ◽

10.15353/joci.v1i1.2064 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tony Salvador ◽

John Sherry

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

High Tech ◽

High Tech Industry ◽

Design Alternatives ◽

Wide Range ◽

Ict Adoption ◽

Effective Use

In this essay, we explore some of the details of what it takes to own, use and derive benefit from information and communication technologies, with a focus on regions where ICT adoption and use is especially low. We begin with a fairly meticulous description from our ethnographic work to which we'll refer throughout the paper. Though we consider this particular instance, we note that it represents of a wide range of instances from our ethnographic work in homes and businesses over several years in Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Korea and India. Our goal in this paper, however, is to change the conversation from discussions of infrastructure and capacity building to considerations of local, lived conditions in actual homes and actual businesses to suggest design alternatives that make effective use of ICTs more amenable to various locales. We offer two design directions especially for high tech corporations: Designing for Locus of Control and Designing for Local Participation. Along the way, we'll argue to re-frame of the current conception of "digital divide", putting the burden not on those with limited access, but on limited understanding within the high tech industry.