An Empirical Investigation of M-Government Acceptance in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
pp. 62-89
Author(s):  
Gilbert Bundi Mwirigi ◽  
Hangjung Zo ◽  
Jae Jeung Rho ◽  
Min Jae Park
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Behavior Intention ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Technological development in the past decade has motivated governments in developing countries to focus on leveraging new technologies for efficient and effective public service delivery. M-government has been singled out as one of the fundamental aspect for socio-economic growth in developing countries. Therefore, this study aims at investigating the factors that influence individuals in adoption of new technology, specifically m-government in the context of developing countries. Precisely, this study was to present and empirically validate a research model based on user behavior that examine m-government acceptance in developing countries and inspect the moderating role of facilitating conditions on m-government adoption. The research model was tested using data from 248 respondents from Kenya, surveyed between August and September 2011. The results indicated that the proposed model explained a variance of 60.5 percent of behavior intention to use m-government. In addition, facilitating conditions were found to be a crucial spur to m-government acceptance in developing countries.

scholarly journals Constructive geometry education by contemporary technologies

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-183
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Čučaković ◽  
Biljana Jović
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Complete Knowledge ◽  
3D Geometry ◽  
Cad Cam ◽  
Interactive Dynamic

Contemporary technological development (CAD/CAM/CAE, VR, AR, MR) made conventional methods of Descriptive and Constructive Geometry uncompleted. Application and use of new technologies in Constructive geometry requires educational process with the aim to have complete knowledge of all fields that belong to this area. The aspect and results research shows that knowledge acquired in this way by using new technology, develops students' skills that are very important in senior years of studies, particularly in the field of engineering design. Interactive dynamic 3D geometry could not be achieved by conventional ways of studying. The use of modern technology should enable expanding the fields of research as well as preservation of the theoretical knowledge of descriptive geometry.

scholarly journals Creating your own path to move beyond the middle-income trap: lessons from Korea

Nova Economia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (spe) ◽  
pp. 1145-1167
Author(s):  
Paulo Henrique Assis Feitosa
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Policy Implication ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Development Experience ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
Middle Income Trap

Abstract The development experience observed in Korea has been a symbol of successful catch-up for several decades. This process allowed its upward transition from middle income to high-income status and has drawn the attention of many streams of scholars. More recently, emergent research has improved our understanding of this experience and its policy implications for developing countries (Lee, 2013; 2016; 2019). This paper proposes a review of what this literature has to say about the mechanisms behind the successful path followed by Korea and a discussion of lessons to overcome the middle-income trap. It is argued that latecomers do not limit themselves to follow the path of technological development of the advanced countries and that alternative paths are possible. The main policy implication for latecomers is that a successful catch-up is possible yet difficult to achieve because it requires taking detours and leapfroging into new technologies.

Examining Teachers Acceptance of Exam Building Crowdsourcing Platform through the Utaut Model: The Case of Krumun.Org

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 2841-2851
Author(s):  
Khalizul Khalid Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Utaut Model ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

The 21st-century learning demands for teachers to become a central agent in fostering various skills to students. Concurrently, teachers were also encouraged to utilize ICT in scaling up learning quality. In support of this initiative, this study introduced a crowdsourcing platform called Krumun.org developed specifically for Malaysian teachers. This exam-building crowdsourcing platform enables teachers to create, edit, and share assessment instruments. However, whether teachers will use the platform will depend on their acceptance of this new technology. Therefore, the main objective of the study is to determine teachers' acceptance factors in regards to the use of this crowdsourcing platform through the Unified Theory of Acceptance Use Technology (UTAUT) model. Questionnaires were distributed to 155 teachers who participated in Krumun.org trial launch. Partial least squares (PLS) was employed to analyze the research model through Smart-PLS 3. It is conclusive that performance expectancy (PE), self-efficacy (SE), and facilitating conditions (FC) affect behavioral intention to accept the crowdsourcing platform, Krumun.org. However, there was not enough evidence to support Effort Expectancy. Therefore, to increase the number of teachers utilizing this platform, these three factors should be prioritized. The findings of the study could also be of assistance to any related party that was planning to introduce new technology to teachers.

Challenges and Issues in E-Banking Services and Operations in Developing Countries

2016 ◽  
pp. 237-281
Author(s):  
Preeti Rana ◽  
Durgesh Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Banking And Finance ◽  
Banking Service ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments

In recent years we have seen a number of changes in banking sector of India. Main objective of banks is to create more value for customers; that is why most of the banks have begun to take an innovative approach for this purpose. In the world of banking and finance, nothing stands still. Now a day's banking activities is not limited to deposit and lending money to customers Apart from traditional business, banks provide a wide range of services to satisfy the needs of all types of customers whether it is financial or non-financial needs from the smallest account holder to the largest company and in some cases of non-customers. As a result of recent developments, the entire banking industry has restructured and new technologies are also introduced to make it competitive. Revolution of Information Technology has made it possible to provide ease and flexibility in operations to customers thus making life simpler and easier so bank can provide a variety of products and services to the customers. The E-Banking process has changed the way of working of banks across the world. In the chapter, the author reviews the literature on “The issues and challenges of e-banking service operation” what is the perception of people towards E-Banking in different developing countries?” As E-Banking is an emerging concept in the field of commerce and banking. This paper furnishes the study of E-banking in developing countries through an analysis of content & existing literature that focused on developing countries. The main purpose of the study is to present the current level of research on E-banking in developing countries. Electronic banking (e-banking) is the new technology in banking environment that allows the bank customers to do banking activities at any time and from any place.

scholarly journals Penghimpunan Dana Zakat Infak Sedekah Berdasarkan Intensi Perilaku Muslim Gen Y dalam Penggunaan Teknologi Digital Payment

Al-Muzara ah ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-108
Author(s):  
Rachmat ◽  
Lukman M. Baga ◽  
Ninuk Purnaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Gen Y ◽  
Digital Service ◽  
Behavior Intention ◽  
Perceived Security ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Technology Users ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

The development of lifestyle generation Y is inseparable from technological development. That changes the behavior of gen Y Muslims in making zakat, infaq, shodaqoh (ZIS) payments from conventional to digital. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of Muslim gen Y related to digital ZIS payments, then to analyze what influences the behavior intention of gen Y Muslims in the use of digital payment technology for ZIS payments. The results of this study qualitatively indicate that the characteristics of digital payment technology users for ZIS payments are dominated by female gen Y Muslims. The most commonly used digital payment method is transfer via mobile banking and via e-wallet. Digital service partners that are widely used to channel digital ZIS payments to OPZ are banking institutions. The quantitative research results show that the overall variables studied, namely performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social influence (SI), facilitating conditions (FC), hedonic motivation (HM), price value (PV), habit (HT), and perceived security (PS) have a significant influence on the behavioral intention (BI) of gen Y Muslims in the use of digital payment technology for ZIS payments, where the greatest factor influences the intention of gen Y Muslims behavior is perceived security.

scholarly journals Human Capital Spending: A Review on the Developments and the Results in Turkey

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haşim Akça
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Capital Spending ◽  
Knowledge Capability ◽  
Factors Of Production ◽  
The Developed Countries

Human capital is defined as values like knowledge, capability, experiment and dynamism that labour contributed to production holds and enables more productive usage of other factors of production. According to this definition that includes properties of individuals in the production process like knowledge, capability, experiment and dynamism, with the definition of human capital, all capabilities devoted to the increasing production is incorporated. Developing and efficient usage of human capital and is very crucial especially in less developed and developing countries. In this countries, not only selecting the optimal combination but also acquisition and the way to use these factors of production in order to increase production exhibits an important dimension. However, this will not be sufficient to catch the developed countries. In order to achieve this goal, beyond transmitting new technologies, constructing knowledge and technology that fosters this technological development is required. Developing and efficient usage of human capital, one of the important dynamics of the economic growth is very crucial in less developed and developing countries comparing to developed countries. In order to develop human capital educated and healthy society is needed. Efficient assessment of the associated capital requires satisfaction of individuals by the means of tangible facilities social relations. In this study, the evolution of human capital will be investigated under human capital indicators and findings will be revealed. Therewithal, several suggestions will be powered for developing human capital.

The Adoption of New Technology in West Virginia: Implications for Manufacturing Modernization Policies

1996 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Shapira ◽  
T Rephann
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Levels Of Use ◽  
Adoption Of New Technology ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies

In this paper the determinants of the adoption of new technology are explored by using data obtained from a 1993 survey of 299 manufacturing establishments in the state of West Virginia. The authors examine the use of twenty hardware-based and organizational new manufacturing technologies, aggregate use of technology, and plans for future use of technology. Multivariate regression analyses indicate that larger, export-oriented, branch plants that manufacture products in long production runs, and plants that are located in counties with a sizeable manufacturing sector adopt more new technologies than do other types of plants. The results also suggest that there is a role for further government policy in encouraging plant modernization. Although participation in a state technology-assistance program is not yet associated with higher aggregate levels of use of new technology, it is found to be associated with the adoption of specific technologies and receptivity to investment in new technology. The results of the study also confirm the value of training and suggest that a strategy of targeting smaller and medium-sized plants with services focused on multiple clustered locations may be effective in stimulating the use of new technology among these manufacturers.

Simulations to AssessMedication Administration Systems

2009 ◽  
pp. 144-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Borycki ◽  
Andre W. Kushniruk ◽  
Shigeki Kuwata ◽  
Hiromi Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Medication Administration ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Technical Literature ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
The Impact

A range of new technologies/information systems are increasingly being used by nurses in healthcare organizations. These technologies/information systems are being implemented in clinical settings in order to reduce errors associated with the medication administration process. At present, few published articles report empirical findings on the effects of using electronic medication administration systems where nurses’ work is concerned. This chapter reports that there are both intended and unintended consequences, associated with implementing such systems in the clinical setting. Simulation methods can be used to assess the impact of integrating new technology/information systems into the nurses’ work environment prior to full-scale implementation of a health technology/information system. Simulations as an evaluative tool emerged from a direct need to assess unintended and intended consequences of health information systems upon nurses’ work before systems are fully implemented. Simulations, as an evaluative methodology, emerged from the cognitive-socio-technical literature. Methods for analyzing workflow and conducting simulations of user behavior can be used to assess and improve the cognitive-socio-technical fit of technologies/information systems. They can be used to identify work and workflow problems (i.e. unintended consequences) involving health technologies/information systems as they are designed, developed, procured, purchased and implemented. Nurse informatician use of simulations to assess and test health technologies/information systems will allow nurses to determine the impact of a new software and/or hardware upon aspects of nurses’ work before its implementation to allow for appropriate system modifications.

scholarly journals Can Technological Development affect positively Employment Policy?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar H. Al-Saleh ◽  
Martin B. Allen
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Employment Policy ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Technology Changes ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

It is known about the role of technological factors in HR. Technology changes the world of business and transforms the labor market. This work focuses in particular on the impact of new technologies to provide employment to workers, as well as self-employment. There are clear possibilities and wider use of digital tools. The government, companies and individuals today can benefit greatly from new "digital jobs" and from the use of digital tools. However, technology also brings risks. Some jobs can be digitized to varying degrees, and some workers or part of their functions are replaced with new technology. The ability to take advantage of these opportunities will vary from individual to individual; workers with higher skill levels are more likely to benefit, while those with lower levels of skills may be less willing to private new technologies, and therefore may be more at risk of poorer quality of work and even loss of work. Moreover, it seems that the larger the technology gap between domestic and foreign establishments. Available online at https://int-scientific-journals.com

scholarly journals Material advancement in technological development for the 5G wireless communications

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 683-699
Author(s):  
Huali Hao ◽  
David Hui ◽  
Denvid Lau
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communications ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
High Speed ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Electromagnetic Properties ◽  
High Speed Data

AbstractThe rapidly increasing number of mobile devices, voluminous data, and higher data rate is pushing the development of the fifth-generation (5G) wireless communications. The 5G networks are broadly characterized by three unique features: ubiquitous connectivity, extremely low latency, and very high-speed data transfer via adoption of new technology to equip future millimeter band wireless communication systems at nanoscale and massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) with extreme base station and device densities, as well as unprecedented numbers of nanoantennas. In this article, these new technologies of 5G are presented so as to figure out the advanced requirements proposed for the nanomaterials applied to antennas in particular. Because of massive MIMO and ultra-densification technology, conventional antennas are unable to serve the new frequency for smaller sizes, and the nanoantennas are used in 5G. The nanomaterials for nanoantennas applied in wideband millimeter waves are introduced. Four types of nanomaterials including graphene, carbon nanotubes, metallic nanomaterials, and metamaterials are illustrated with a focus on their morphology and electromagnetic properties. The challenges for the commercialization of 5G and nanomaterials are also discussed. An atomistic modeling approach is proposed for the development of novel nanomaterials applied in 5G and beyond.

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