scholarly journals ICT IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: COMPUTING THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Les Ruddock
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Any assessment of the extent of the economic benefits for the construction sector from technological change is difficult to determine accurately but in view of the construction sector's contribution to a nation's economy, it is important that the impact of technological change on the industry is properly recognised. One area of technological change in the industry — the increased use of information and communication technology (ICT) is considered in this study, which examines the evidence concerning the crucial role of ICT usage and investment in generating growth and improving technical productivity in the industry and considers the question of how the gains from ICT can be evaluated at the industry level. The U.K. construction sector forms the focal point of this study but comparisons are also made with the construction sectors of other industrially developed countries. The results of the analysis find that the construction industry is now beginning to reap the benefits on productivity from the post ‐ 1995 surge in ICT investment.

THE IMPACT OF ICT IN MARKETING LIBRARY SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARY

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-156
Author(s):  
Salamatu Baba ◽  
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Dikuma Ibrahim ◽  
Sanda Grema ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Role Of Information ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Made In

In order to promote utilizing the available resource made in any library information has to be taken to the door step of a clientele a such information and communication technology will serve as a catalyst in doing that. This paper has explored the role of information and communication technology ICT in academia and as well as the strategies used in propagating the available services in an academic library this is because tailor made information it is highly required so as to avoid wasting the precious time of academicians and this can be only achieving with the help of information and communication technology software, therefore, descriptive method was adopted in the methodology of this study.

scholarly journals Editorial: Reflecting in the shade of pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. i-iv
Author(s):  
Bulent Tarman
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Editorial Note ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Headline News ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Role Of Information

I hope this editorial note finds you well and healthy, especially amid the uncertainty due to COVID-19. We are concerned about our children, families, neighbors, colleagues, and ourselves. We are contending with daily reports of death presented as the centerpiece headline news while we are dealing with grief and uncertainty. The impact of this current pandemic on society, in general, is increasingly visible, and we find ourselves in a permanent state of transformation due to the dizzying proliferation of technologies. This pandemic expedites the vital role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that drives the modern world in education as well as in all other areas. On the other hand, as schools and higher education institutions rapidly move their learning, teaching, and assessment online in response to the worldwide pandemic, academics feel improvised, inefficiently supported, and deeply fearful.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN ANTI-CORRUPTION TO SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arfan Pratama
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government

Corruption is an extraordinary crime which gives domino effect on government systems. The impacts include low economic growth and high poverty rate. Corruption enriches certain class only so that the budget which is allocated for the development of the country cannot be fully absorbed. Public service facilities for health, education, and administration cannot operate optimally due to the stalled building construction. To increase the economic growth of a country, a structured improvement is needed by involving the role of citizen in monitoring the government system. The development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enhances the transparency of ongoing government systems and public services. Studies conducted by Qiang (2009) and Andersen (2009) showed that the implementation of ICT proved to be able to increase economic growth in developing and developed countries with an increase in GDP. Khan and Majeed (2019) also proved that the implementation of ICT and E-Government also increased GDP for Southeast Asian countries in the period 1980-2015. The ICT developments include e-government, big data analysis, blockchain technology, and whistleblowing systems. The implementation of ICT in government systems, such as licensing systems and procurement systems, provides increased transparency and quality so that economic growth also increases. It takes a lot of money to implement ICT in the government system, but it also becomes an opportunity for state officials to abuse their authority. An example of the use of ICT in Indonesia is the procurement of E-ID Cards. Therefore, the integrated whistleblowing system can be sought to guard the benefits of implementing ICT in increasing economic growth.

scholarly journals The role of corporate governance on CSR disclosure and firm performance in a voluntary environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aruoriwo Marian Chijoke-Mgbame ◽  
Chijoke Oscar Mgbame ◽  
Simisola Akintoye ◽  
Paschal Ohalehi
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Csr Disclosure ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) on firm performance and the moderating role of corporate governance on the CSRD–firm performance relationship of listed companies in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a panel data set comprising 841 firm-year observations for the period covering 2007-2016. Fixed effect regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between CSRD and firm performance, and the moderating role of corporate governance in the CSRD–firm performance relationship. Findings The results of the study show that there are positive performance implications for firms that engage in CSRD. Although this study finds no effect of board size on the CSRD–firm performance relationship, it provides a strong evidence of a positive effect of board independence on the CSR–firm performance relationship. Practical implications The study contributes to the understanding of CSRD–firm performance relationship by providing evidence of the moderating role of corporate governance. It is, therefore, recommended that a stronger regulation be put in place for CSR engagement and the disclosure of same in Nigeria as well as robust measures for the enforcement of corporate governance mechanisms because there are economic benefits to be derived. Originality/value The findings contribute to the literature by providing up-to-date and original insights on the CSRD–firm performance relationship within a developing country context. It also uses an uncommon method of measuring CSRD, taking into account the institutional biases that may arise from other methods used in studies on developed countries.

scholarly journals A mathematical/physics model to measure the role of information and communication technology in some economies: the Chinese case

Open Physics ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuchen Lin ◽  
Ting-Jie Lu ◽  
Xia Chen
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Total Output ◽  
Linkage Effect ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Service ◽  
The Impact

AbstractSince the Reform and Opening-up in 1978, China has experienced a huge sustainable growth of gross domestic product (GDP) and an incredible development in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This study aims to utilize an input-output (I-O) approach to explore the role of ICT in Chinese national economy. Specifically, we employ a static I-O framework, and analyze three topics in its application: the inter-industry linkage effect, the production inducing effect, and the supply shortage effect. We pay particular attention to the ICT manufacturing sector and ICT service-providing sector by taking the sectors as exogenous and investigating their economic impacts, respectively. The results suggest that (1) the ICT manufacturing sector has a high backward linkage effect, an intermediate forward linkage effect, a relatively low production inducing effect, and a low supply shortage effect, it suggests that ICT manufacturing sector has a powerful capacity for pulling the production activities of the whole economy. (2) The inter-industry linkage effect and supply shortage effect of ICT service-providing is low, but the production inducing effect of ICT service-providing is high, which suggests that the impact of an increase in ICT service-providing investment on the total output of all other sectors is large.

scholarly journals The Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Academic Performance of the University of Benin Post Graduate Students

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Maxwell Scale Uwadia Osagie ◽  
Daniel E. Ajayi ◽  
Ozioma Okoye ◽  
E. O. Faith ◽  
Emina Anwuli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Student performance has several elements, but most significant is the role the information and communication technology plays. The performance of students in modern education is quite different from the traditional method used over the past decades. ICT is a revolution and has indeed bridged the divided world of information into single entity; it has further enhanced the resourcefulness of students in various academic institutions around the globe. This study is a fact finding into the role of ICT as it relates to students performance in modern education and the traditional method of research in time past. University of Benin (Uniben) Post Graduate Students were used to solicit information required for the research decision. From the findings, it was observed that there is a significant difference between the users and non users of ICT facilities on academic activities. Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 as tabulated below shows the positive impact of ICT on student performance. The testing, t-test was 1.96 at 0.05 significance level, while the t-value was 4.677 and this to a large degree shows clear distinction to viability of the impact of ICT on the positive performance on students.   

Ways and Side Ways of Using the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Knowledge Sharing in Organizations

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 871-882
Author(s):  
Roman Lavtar
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Strategic Information System ◽  
The Impact

Today, the information and communication technology (ICT) is vital for a successful and on-going operation and as support in the decision-making process of an organization. ICT used to serve merely as a data processing support and later as a management information system but it is nowadays becoming understood as a strategic information system, which is no longer separated from an organization’s business strategy. The new functionality requires that an organization does not treat ICT in its business plan separately. Such a role requires a change of business processes, different organizational approaches and a skilled workforce. Knowledge in an organization has been a competitive advantage and not an asset for quite some time now, therefore ICT must also be observed and applied in the light of creating the organizational knowledge. However, there is a risk of the role of ICT being overestimated, both in current operations as well as in the introduction of changes in an organization. The article studies the impact of ICT on the operations of an organization in the context of creating organizational knowledge and introducing changes. Moreover, it points out the traps which the management is exposed to whilst introducing such changes.

scholarly journals Collaborative e-Health Environments: The enhanced role of health agents

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria José Vicentini JORENTE ◽  
Natalia NAKANO ◽  
Mariana Cantisani PADUA ◽  
Anahi Rocha SILVA
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Service Managers

Abstract The literature has discussed the importance of the impact of Information and Communication Technology on health promotion, health education and applications to promote change in health behaviors, denominated e-Health promotion. The objective of this article is to describe Web 2.0 properties that should converge to a peer-to-peer collaboration platform, with the mediation of a health agent. This Web 2.0 system should provide a space where people may, not only receive information, but also exchange ideas and experiences about how to deal with the conditions resulting from the diseases caused by Zika virus, such as microcephaly. Microcephaly is a rare neurological condition in which the child’s head and brain are significantly smaller than those of others at the same age and sex and may cause a number of genetic or environmental problems. The risk of a Zika epidemic is real, it mainly affects people in poor countries, and especially Brazil that has the social responsibility to face the challenge of supporting hundreds of families of children born with microcephaly. E-Health projects are often focused only on health service managers, practitioners and research partners. These projects are not of open access and, in Brazil, there is no public platform that serves non-specialized citizens. We suggest a design that includes the health worker, family and stakeholders as content creators, able to act peer-to-peer and bottom-up, which may be useful for developing countries with similar health contexts.

scholarly journals Role of Information and Communication Technology in Economic Development of India

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 2651-2654
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Unit Root Testing ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Role Of Information

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) stresses the role of unified communication and integration of telecommunications, intelligent building management systems and audio-visual systems in modern information technology. In the information age, using information is a prime issue. ICT includes of all technical means that are used to handle information and aid communication. It includes computer and network hardware, middleware and necessary software. Time accessibility of relevant information is vital for economic development of any country. The improvement of economic activity can be brought by improving capacity in terms of enhancing access to information, while also the technical nature of economic activities required that the knowledge of users are constantly updated which can be achieved through their enhanced information seeking behavior by the use of ICTs. Moreover, use of ICTs lead to innovation which further lead to the enhancement of economic growth and human resource development. Thus, the present paper highlights the role of information technology on economic development of the country as a whole. A period of fifteen years is considered for the study Information and Communication Technology index and Economic Development index has been constructed on the basis of Principal Component Analysis. A simple linear regression has also been conducted to examine the impact of ICT on Economic Development in India. Stationarity of the data set are also checked with the help of appropriate unit root testing technique such as Augmented-Dickey Fuller test. The result shows that there has been considerable impact of ICT on Economic Development in India. Policy suggestions are also given on the basis of the findings of the study

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