Virtual Networking without a Backpack? Resource Consumption of Information Technologies

2005 ◽  
pp. 109-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justus von Geibler ◽  
Michael Kuhndt ◽  
Volker Turk
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Resource Consumption ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Research Organisations

This chapter concentrates on the environmental impacts of the increasing use of the Internet. It highlights that the Internet and Internet applications are far from being purely virtual, but are clearly linked to the use of natural resources. With the growth of the Internet’s infrastructure there is a seemingly inevitable increase in the resource consumption for the production of electronic equipment and its electricity consumption. A number of conclusions can be made regarding the minimisation of environmental risks and maximisation of ebusiness’ potential to dematerialise. The presented findings are mainly based on findings derived from research within the Digital Europe project, which was conducted as the first pan-European study of the social and environmental impacts and opportunities of e-commerce and information communication technologies. Supported by the European Commission, the project has been led by the research organisations Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei in Italy, Forum for the Future in UK and the Wuppertal Institute in Germany.

Virtual Networking without a Backpack? Resource Consumption of Information Technologies

2008 ◽  
pp. 3500-3513
Author(s):  
Justus von Geibler ◽  
Michael Kuhndt ◽  
Volkar Turk
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Resource Consumption ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Research Organisations

This chapter concentrates on the environmental impacts of the increasing use of the Internet. It highlights that the Internet and Internet applications are far from being purely virtual, but are clearly linked to the use of natural resources. With the growth of the Internet’s infrastructure there is a seemingly inevitable increase in the resource consumption for the production of electronic equipment and its electricity consumption. A number of conclusions can be made regarding the minimisation of environmental risks and maximisation of ebusiness’ potential to dematerialise. The presented findings are mainly based on findings derived from research within the Digital Europe project, which was conducted as the first pan-European study of the social and environmental impacts and opportunities of e-commerce and information communication technologies. Supported by the European Commission, the project has been led by the research organisations Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei in Italy, Forum for the Future in UK and the Wuppertal Institute in Germany.

A Taxonomy of Internet Applications for Project Management Communication

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve D. Giffin
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
Technological Characteristics ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Relationship

A taxonomy of Internet applications has been created to describe the use of the Internet for project management communication. It is based on the technological characteristics of Internet applications, the requirements of project management communication, and the organizational issues associated with using Internet applications. Its dimensions are the sender/receiver synchronization and the relationship between the number of senders and receivers. The taxonomy is populated with six Internet applications that are used commonly in project management communication. The taxonomy is presented as an aid to understanding the capabilities and limitations of Internet applications for different types of project management communication.

scholarly journals Educational Opportunities for New Information Technologies in Teaching Foreign Language in High School

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-451
Author(s):  
L. Aripzhanova ◽  
M. Mukhitdinova
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Information ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The article deals with the use of the Internet in teaching a foreign language. With the advent of the information age, both the scheme of knowledge transfer and the model of the learning process are changing sharply, which requires the improvement of professional training from the position of activation of cognitive processes.

scholarly journals Looking through the mirror: representativeness of the Italian party system before the 2018 General Election

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-83
Author(s):  
Beniamino Masi
Keyword(s):  
Party System ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
General Election ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Electoral Campaigns ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Voting Advice Applications

The use of the Internet and communication technologies has dramatically increased in recent times. This change has affected every aspect of political life, with electoral campaigns and parties making no exception. One of the most significant advancements on the theme is the spread of Voting Advice Applications (VAAs). These tools are developed before elections to match users’ policy preferences to those of the parties running. By looking at the dataset created with the answers of the users of an Italian VAA, Navigatore Elettorale, this study aims at understanding the representativeness of the six main parties running in the 2018 General Election. Through the development of a Representative Deficit Index, the study will also assess the key policy areas in which each of these parties performed best in the eyes of the electorate. The finding shows a diversified pattern of (in)successes for each of the parties, with some unexpected results.

scholarly journals Digital Media Behavior of School Students: Abusive Use of the Internet

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés García-Umaña ◽  
Ramón Tirado-Morueta
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Statistical Treatment ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
Internet Abuse ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Educational Field

The increase in the use of information technologies encompasses all educational and social issues, even changing intergenerational skills. It is considered that the most conditioned to this effect are adolescents and young people. This research is a literary review of various studies on addiction and Internet abuse and presents relevant results of the situation of college students and their level of Internet use. The study was developed in seven educational units of Ecuador, with a sample of n = 773 students (53.6% men and 46.4% women). An instrument with sufficient validation guarantees (α.94) has been applied, verified by means of a factorial analysis of main components, which determined two study factors in the use of the Internet and loss of control and interference with life. Through a statistical treatment (Pearson) a good correlation was established (,62) between the two study dimensions, which is a concern in the educational field.

Building and Connecting to Online Communities for Action

2012 ◽  
pp. 114-132
Author(s):  
Philippa Collin
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
The United Kingdom

Young people are using information communication technologies (ICT) for new forms of political participation. At the same time, government and non-government organisations are looking to the internet to implement policies designed to engage young people in democracy. This raises the question of what forms of e-citizenship are being imposed on young people and are these same forms being pursued by young people themselves? Coleman (2008) has suggested that programs tend to promote autonomous or managed forms and argues for a ‘productive convergence’ that can facilitate democratic e-citizenship. Using original research, this article presents two case studies of such a ‘productive convergence’ and argues that what is particularly powerful in such e-citizenship programs is that they facilitate young people’s connection to existing networks as well as the building of new communities for action. This article presents a critical analysis of how organisations and young people in Australia and the United Kingdom view and use the internet for participation and considers the extent to which there is increased democratising potential in these e-citizenship programs.

E Bario Project

2004 ◽  
pp. 115-131
Author(s):  
Poline Bala ◽  
Roger W. Harris ◽  
Peter Songan
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
The People ◽  
The Many

This chapter highlights an initiative by a group of researchers2 from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) to connect villagers in the remote and isolated village of Bario to Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), which include computers, telephones, the Internet, and VSATs. This project has eased the information flow in and out of Bario, affecting the well-being of the people by providing a means to keep in touch with friends and relatives in urban areas. The response of the Bario community has been positive, but the objective of the e Bario project is more ambitious than to just provide access to the Internet, computers and other related technologies. The main objective is to identify opportunities for remote and rural communities in Sarawak to develop socially, culturally and economically from the deployment of the technologies. The results of the initiative are expected to demonstrate the many ways in which ICTs can be used to improve the lives of marginalized groups, specifically, here, the rural and remote communities in Malaysia. However, to ensure that the objectives will ultimately be met, the team has had to search for an appropriate methodology that will ensure the full benefits of the initiative to the community. This chapter describes and discusses the approaches adopted, emphasizing the benefits of a close association between the researchers and the community as well as the adoption of suitable participatory methods for engaging with the needs and opportunities that were discovered.

Using I-D maps to Represent the Adoption of Internet Applications by Local Cricket Clubs

2011 ◽  
pp. 80-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Bingley ◽  
Steven Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Decision Process ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Visual Aid ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
Online Statistics ◽  
Different Levels

This chapter describes the development of a visual aid to depict the manner in which Internet applications are being diffused through local sporting associations. Rogers’ (2003) Innovation-Decision process stages, specifically the knowledge, persuasion, adoption and confirmation stages, are used as the theoretical basis for the aid. The chapter discusses the Innovation-Decision process as an important component of Rogers’ (2003) Innovation Diffusion approach. It then outlines the particular problem at hand, determining how best to represent different sporting (cricket) associations and their adoption and use of Internet applications across the innovation-decision process stages. Different data visualisation approaches to representing the data (such as line graphs and bar charts) are discussed, with the introduction of an aid (labelled I-D maps) used to represent the adoption of different Internet applications by cricket associations in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. The Internet applications considered are email, club websites, association and/or third party websites and the use of the Internet to record online statistics. The use of I-D maps provides instant interpretation of the different levels of adoption of Internet applications by different cricket associations.

Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT)

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Zelal Gültekin Kutlu
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Automation Systems ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Internet Networks ◽  
The Internet Of Things

In this study, the periodical differences of industrial revolutions, which is one of the effects of technological developments in the industrial field, and the last stage of it are mentioned. With the latest industrial revolution called Industry 4.0, machines work in harmony with technology at every stage of industrial areas. This period, known as Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution, refers to the system in which the latest production technologies, automation systems, and the technologies that make up this system exchange data with each other. In addition to the information technologies and automation systems used in Industry 3.0, industrial production has gained a whole new dimension with the use of the internet. With internet networks, machines, operators, and robots now work in harmony. At this point, the concept of internet of objects becomes important. Therefore, another focus of the study is the concept of internet of objects. There are some assumptions about the uses, benefits, and future status of the internet of things.

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