Conceptualizing ICT

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
External Force ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Western World ◽  
Final Cause ◽  
Ancient Athens ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication

It is necessary to conceptualize technology in general before it is possible to conceptualize information and communication technology (ICT) in particular. Like so many ideas in the Western world, the conceptualization of technology begins with Plato and Aristotle in ancient Athens, and ever since that time, philosophers have struggled with the idea that techne – translated best as “making” – involves a mysterious co-operation between imagination and reason, or, in modern terms, art and science. Technology, like storytelling, is a fundamental human activity, and technology operates at the core of all design, whether it be architecture, engineering design, or industrial design. Andrew Feenberg has established what is perhaps the dominant conceptualization of technology at the present time with his argument that technology is neither a handy tool for human mastery of the environment, nor an out-of-control external force that will ultimately destroy humanity, but a cultural phenomenon that we can employ democratically to improve our future existence. Aristotle argues that there is an essence or formal cause in anything that is made, and that this essence determines its end or final cause. Feenberg, however, argues that people determine the end of any technology by the way that they choose to use it. This difference – teleology versus democratic utilitarianism – is a theme that recurs throughout the book. This chapter ends by identifying ICT as the latest, computerized, globalized manifestation of technology’s recurring dream and promise of transforming the world that we are given into the world that we desire.

ICTs and Their Impact on Women's Roles and Evolution within Developing Societies

2015 ◽  
pp. 1452-1473
Author(s):  
Ana-Cristina Ionescu
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Western World ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Modern Technologies

The Internet is definitely the most complex and dynamic technical and cultural phenomenon that humanity ever experienced. Nevertheless, despite its positive impact on the Western world, Web 2.0 has yet to prove its power in the undeveloped regions of the globe, where the Internet Era is still at its dawn. In developing countries, the barriers that women face, such as poverty or social imbalances, establish significant challenges that hinder connectivity and access to modern technologies. In this context, the chapter discusses the evolution of gender speech in relation to new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The authors determine whether the declarations and plans for action that were issued subsequent to the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing enhanced the establishment of gendered policies on ICTs, particularly in the undeveloped regions of the world, and whether, in this way, they empower women, contribute to combating women's poverty, and promote gender equality.

scholarly journals Encountering Worlds: Performing In/As Philosophy in the Ecological Age

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
João Florêncio
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
The Core ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Object Oriented Ontology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Geological Formations

Within the context of the ‘Anthropocene’, the current geological epoch marked by the impact of human activity on terrestrial ecosystems and geological formations, this article considers the ways in which the ecological blurring of boundaries between ‘Nature’ and ‘Culture’ might affect existing ontologies of performance. Departing from Richard Bauman’s definition of performance as both communication and enactment, we will use the postulates of Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology to speculate on what performance might mean beyond the human/nonhuman divide.  Ultimately, it will be claimed, performance, understood as both enactment and unveiling, is at the core of all encounters between all bodies and irrespective of their perceived nature. As a result, the world must once again be thought as theatrum mundi, as a stage where bodies always encounter one another through the contingency of the personae they play, personae that nonetheless are unable to exhaust the full being of the bodies behind them.

scholarly journals Mitos dan Budaya

Humaniora ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mia Angeline
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Universal Themes ◽  
The Universe

This article describes the role of myth and some universal themes of myth, such as the creation of the world, a huge flood, death, and the end of the world. Almost all the world's myths concern this universal themes, as seen from the similarity of some of the myths followed by many cultures in the world. These myths have primary functions to human’s behavior and attitude because people keep telling almost the same myths to their predecessors. The goals for this research are (1) knowing the functions of myths with famous themes from various culture and (2) knowing the background and relationship between myths and modern culture. The result describes the relationship between the cultural myths, where the core of the story is the truth of humanity. In addition, myth acts as a template to organize their daily activities as well as human activity, but it also serves to introduce human to a greater power in the universe. The values in each story will be interpreted as rules and customs that must be met, and this has resulted in the emergence of a culture passed down from generation to generation. 

Door Onderzoeken Leren Lezen

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 202-214
Author(s):  
E. Bol
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
Insufficient Knowledge ◽  
Insight Into

According to the speech theory of e.g Bühler and Wittgenstein the understanding of speech is more than transforming linguistic forms into semantic structures. The core of the process of understanding has to do with interpreting human activity. Modern research in the field of reading comprehension has demonstrated that knowledge of scripts, frames etc. plays a crucial role in the reading process. This also indicates that speech reflects the world of human ac-tivity. This means that, even when a reader has a good command of the language but has insufficient knowledge of and insight into this background, his reading comprehension will be poor. We take the position that the basic sense of speech is social meaning, which is enclosed in the relation between an utterance and the situation of interpersonal communication and co-operation. E.g. someone wants to sell a house, to inform about a country etc. Within such domains of co-operation language offers the means to indicate and to describe things in a world. Indication and des-cription in speech are always based on social meaning, i.e. they go back to common human activity. When we confine ourselves to informative texts, we think that description of the world we live in is based on common methods of exploring reality. Some of these methods are feature analyses, comparison, classification, process analyses and explanation. In a learning experiment during the third till the end of the sixth class in two elementary schools we taught the pupils to use these methods systematically by engaging them in the formal exploration and description of things, events etc. In this paper the outline of the experimental program is sketched. Some results are reported. It seems acceptable to conclude that reading comprehension is fostered by the experimental program. However, more data are needed for more definite and precise conclusions.

ICTs and Their Impact on Women's Roles and Evolution within Developing Societies

2013 ◽  
pp. 335-358
Author(s):  
Ana-Cristina Ionescu
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Western World ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Modern Technologies

The Internet is definitely the most complex and dynamic technical and cultural phenomenon that humanity ever experienced. Nevertheless, despite its positive impact on the Western world, Web 2.0 has yet to prove its power in the undeveloped regions of the globe, where the Internet Era is still at its dawn. In developing countries, the barriers that women face, such as poverty or social imbalances, establish significant challenges that hinder connectivity and access to modern technologies. In this context, the chapter discusses the evolution of gender speech in relation to new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The authors determine whether the declarations and plans for action that were issued subsequent to the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing enhanced the establishment of gendered policies on ICTs, particularly in the undeveloped regions of the world, and whether, in this way, they empower women, contribute to combating women's poverty, and promote gender equality.

KINERJA iLEARNING RAHARJA ASK AND NEWS (IRAN) DALAM MENDUKUNG KEGIATAN TRIDHARMA IDUHELP!

CCIT Journal ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-33
Author(s):  
Untung Rahardja ◽  
Meta Amalya Dewi ◽  
Fitri Lisnawati
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Related Method ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
System Requirements ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Care System

Advances in information technology and communications which we achieve now actually been recognized and felt in the world of education in general. Currently College Prog implement a Tridharma terms Tridharma iDuHelp!. Tridharma is one of the basic responsibilities that students must be developed simultaneously and together. In this Tridharma still there are problems in the system iDuHelp! service. So IRAN (iLearning Prog Ask and News) in collaboration with iDuHelp! in providing answers and information needed by the student. In its application in Tridharma iDuHelp! IRAN There is a related method in it, such as iLearning methods that are currently being developed. With iLearning method can facilitate conduct research in detail, accurately, and clearly by using mindmapping. Besides the method of analysis is also done with three stages  namely the identification of the problem, identifying needs, and identifying system requirements. In this study using 4 literature reviews that can be used as references in preparing this paper. In this article explained about the problems that arise and solving problems in accurately using the flow Flowchart. In the implementation of the prototype shown iDuHelp! As well as the performance of Iran. So the end result of the study is a system performance to information and communication media of Iran can maximize iDuHelp! care system  It is widely integrated in a university.

Indonesian Literature’s Position in World Literature

TEKNOSASTIK ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dina Amelia
Keyword(s):  
World Literature ◽  
The Other ◽  
National Literature ◽  
Western World ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
The Voice

There are two most inevitable issues on national literature, in this case Indonesian literature. First is the translation and the second is the standard of world literature. Can one speak for the other as a representative? Why is this representation matter? Does translation embody the voice of the represented? Without translation Indonesian literature cannot gain its recognition in world literature, yet, translation conveys the voice of other. In the case of production, publication, or distribution of Indonesian Literature to the world, translation works can be very beneficial. The position of Indonesian literature is as a part of world literature. The concept that the Western world should be the one who represent the subaltern can be overcome as long as the subaltern performs as the active speaker. If the subaltern remains silent then it means it allows the “representation” by the Western.

Jalan Kesempurnaan Menurut Jamaah Insan Al-Kamil di Cijati Desa Cikareo Selatan Sumedang

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
Syarifudin Syarifudin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Religious Sect ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Each religious sect has its own characteristics, whether fundamental, radical, or religious. One of them is Insan Al-Kamil Congregation, which is in Cijati, South Cikareo Village, Wado District, Sumedang Regency. This congregation is Sufism with the concept of self-purification as the subject of its teachings. So, the purpose of this study is to reveal how the origin of Insan Al-Kamil Congregation, the concept of its purification, and the procedures of achieving its purification. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method with a normative theological approach as the blade of analysis. In addition, the data generated is the result of observation, interviews, and document studies. From the collected data, Jamaah Insan Al-Kamil adheres to the core teachings of Islam and is the tenth regeneration of Islam Teachings, which refers to the Prophet Muhammad SAW. According to this congregation, self-perfection becomes an obligation that must be achieved by human beings in order to remember Allah when life is done. The process of self-purification is done when human beings still live in the world by knowing His God. Therefore, the peak of self-purification is called Insan Kamil. 

The Contribution and Prospect of 5G Technology to China's Economic Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawen Fu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Key Technology ◽  
World Power ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Information And Communication

Since the birth of 5G, it has attracted much attention from all countries in the world. The development of 5G industry is particularly important for domestic economic development. 4G changes life, 5G changes society. 5G will not only accelerate the speed of people surfing the Internet, but also bring revolutionary changes to all aspects of social life, making people's lives, work and entertainment more convenient and diverse. The economic impact of the development of the 5G industry on China cannot be underestimated. Nowadays, information and communication technology has increasingly become a new driving force for economic development. 5G technology has already become a key technology pursuit for countries to compete for the status of world power, and it has also become an indispensable part of contemporary economic and social development. We should give full play to the government's guiding role, and work with network giants to build a new platform for cooperation, promote coordinated industrial development, achieve win-win results, and promote economic and social prosperity and development.

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