Virtuality and the Future of Organizations

2011 ◽  
pp. 32-46
Author(s):  
Erastos Filos
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Organizations ◽  
Socioeconomic Impact ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Organizational Patterns ◽  
The Impact

This chapter aims at drawing a picture of how organizations are likely to develop in the context of “virtuality,” i.e., following the impact of technologies relevant to the information society. Organizations will expand their traditional boundaries to form new organizational patterns that will allow them to adapt to the changing environment of the information society as well as to exploit the opportunities of a digital economy. The chapter, therefore, shows how research, in particular research that was supported under the European Commission’s R&D programs, has played a significant role in shaping these developments. The research aimed at developing the underpinning information and communication technologies as well as at understanding the business processes and the socioeconomic impact of virtual organizations. Although many of the features of this new organizational paradigm are still not fully understood, there is hope that organizations in the future will be smart in various respects and will develop in a way that maximizes the leveraging of knowledge and innovation.

The impact of information and communication technologies in fish consumption in Portugal: building a support for the coming generations

2020 ◽  
pp. 855-872
Author(s):  
Valentina Chkoniya ◽  
Ana Oliveira Madsen ◽  
Teresa Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Fish Consumption ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Point Of Sale ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are powerful tools in an extremely unstable and turbulent world, being a vital weapon in an era of electronic communication, full of unpredictability and entropy. Portugal is Europe's leader in consumption of fish and ranks third in the world. It is with this historical, economic and food galaxy interpretation of the world that we have decided to study the fish consumption supply chain in Portugal, distributing and analyzing 2 different surveys on purchase and consumption behaviors. 1393 respondents participated in surveys, one survey being for the general of the population and another one specifically for generations Y and Z. Being ICTs so vital to young people and being generation Y and Z the future in consumption, we have focused our study on how to build a support for the coming generations. To do that we have design communication strategies for fishing sector, including point-of-sale communication, underlining the issue of shopping experience, which in the case of young consumers is, very closely linked to ICT, based on creating sustained value for society underpinned by a relation of cooperation and proximity. Following Toffler's permanent adaptation survival rule, it is vital to the food supply chain (in our case, fish) to rapidly understand that the future of consumption is in the hands of the "Z/Post-Millennials" generation, meaning that product, place, price and promotion have been replaced by Ettenson's Solutions, Access, Value and Education.

PP156 New Information And Communication Technologies And Hospitals' Design

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. 142-142
Author(s):  
Eduardo Alves ◽  
Benefran Bezerra
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

INTRODUCTION:The hospital's design today must be prepared for changes resulting from the incorporation of new information and communication technologies (ICT) (1). These will affect non-finalistic (warehouse, archive), diagnostic support (laboratory and image) and finalistic activities (emergency, surgical center, clinics) (2). The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is fundamental in the dimension of the impact of each technology on the structure of healthcare facilities (HCF). In this way, this work intends to evaluate the trends of impact of the new ICT on hospitals’ structure.METHODS:The main technologies under discussion in Management of HCF in Brazillian Health Regulatory Agency were raised. From this survey an impact matrix was built with hospital environmental design and the trends of adequacy of its space.RESULTS:ICT that tend to decrease the physical space are: electronic health record for the archive, use of digital imaging for radiology, Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) for the warehouse, point of care and automated laboratory equipment for clinical laboratories.ICT that tend to increase physical space are: Telemedicine for the surgical center, Internet of Things - IoT for Intensive Care Units, beds for emergency and hospitalization.The technologies that present an undefined tendency in relation to physical space are: automatic dispensers of drugs for nursing posts.The use of database servers and the need for network points are still undefined due to the use of Wi-Fi technology and cloud storage. However, it's possible to increase use of electricity and the internet.CONCLUSIONS:It is concluded that the new ICT will have an impact on the planning and building of the future HCF (3). The designs of today's buildings should consider this trend so that the future reality is adequate and the regulatory requirements about HCF should be able to consider it.

scholarly journals Права человека — от эпохи Просвещения до информационного общества

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
Olha Zołotar
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
The Impact

HUMAN RIGHTS — FROM THE ENLIGHTENMENT TO THE INFORMATION SOCIETYThe author of the article analyses the origins of human rights from the Enlightenment period to the information society. First, she points to the establishment and development of the idea by Enlightenment thinkers. Speaking of the historical development of human rights, we have to bear in mind that it is not about the emergence or evolution of human rights as such. Their development is determined by socio-political conditions and spatial-temporal factors.Social transformation leading to the emergence of the information society has shaped awareness of human rights in the sense that information and communication technologies should not be regarded as an end in themselves. Next the author examines the problem of informational exclusion or digital divide as well as the impact of the virtual reality on people’s lives in real society.

Organizational Change in the Information Society

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-133
Author(s):  
David J. Oborne ◽  
Karen M. Arnold
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Commuting Time ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
E Mail

The ‘Information Society’ (IS) is a nebulous and an insidious concept. It refers to our current society in which new technology provides an ‘information superhighway’ and emerging applications like e-mail, videoconferencing, and electronic commerce provide a context. It is a society in which the communication of information and knowledge is being revolutionized so dramatically that it changes not just work but the context of work and living. Indeed, the very nature of society itself is changing. This paper considers the impact of the IS on organizations and the implications for people who work in them. The effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) will also necessitate a change in the skills needed at work and within the developing society. Training and education will need to address such skill shifts. Further changes to society are likely to arise from increased Internet-based commerce, reduced commuting time, and altered leisure time that will itself drive an increase in the leisure market. Data are presented arising from trans-European work as a result of which a model of change has been developed following the introduction of IS-based technologies and applications into organizations. This can be used to predict the impact of such changes on the future skills likely to be needed by a range of organizations.

THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ON THE ECONOMY OF OUR COUNTRY

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Bekzod Bobomurodov ◽  
◽  
Dilfuza Akabirxodjayeva
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Analytical Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

This article has discussed the importance of information and communication technologies for the economy of Uzbekistan and the ongoing reforms in this area. The purpose of the study is to give suggestions and recommendations for the development of ICT in Uzbekistan. In the article, an analytical analysis of employment in the field of ICT has been accomplished.

scholarly journals The Teaching Digital Competence of Health Sciences Teachers. A Study at Andalusian Universities (Spain)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Cabero-Almenara ◽  
Julio Barroso-Osuna ◽  
Juan-Jesús Gutiérrez-Castillo ◽  
Antonio Palacios-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Teaching Competence ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Educational Field

The impact and benefit that information and communication technologies (ICT) have in the educational field require new teaching skills. This fact has been increased by the recent crisis caused by COVID-19. This study tries to investigate the level of digital teaching competence (DTC) of Higher Education teachers of Health Sciences, and its relationship with several variables. For this, it has the participation of 300 teachers from the 9 universities of Andalusia (Spain). The research is structured through a descriptive (RQ1) and inferential (RQ2) design. The answers given to the DigCompEdu Check-In questionnaire adapted to the Spanish context are analyzed. The results, which show high levels of reliability of the questionnaire (Cronbach and McDonald) and validity (CFA), indicate that the level of competence is basic-intermediate. In addition, the area in which teachers excel is digital resources. For this reason, it is proposed to structure personalized training plans and continue expanding the characteristics of this study at an international level.

scholarly journals Web 2.0 vs. the Semantic Web: A Philosophical Assessment

Episteme ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Floridi
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Clear Explanation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication

ABSTRACTThe paper develops some of the conclusions, reached in Floridi (2007), concerning the future developments of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their impact on our lives. The two main theses supported in that article were that, as the information society develops, the threshold between online and offline is becoming increasingly blurred, and that once there won't be any significant difference, we shall gradually re-conceptualise ourselves not as cyborgs but rather as inforgs, i.e. socially connected, informational organisms. In this paper, I look at the development of the so-called Semantic Web and Web 2.0 from this perspective and try to forecast their future. Regarding the Semantic Web, I argue that it is a clear and well-defined project, which, despite some authoritative views to the contrary, is not a promising reality and will probably fail in the same way AI has failed in the past. Regarding Web 2.0, I argue that, although it is a rather ill-defined project, which lacks a clear explanation of its nature and scope, it does have the potentiality of becoming a success (and indeed it is already, as part of the new phenomenon of Cloud Computing) because it leverages the only semantic engines available so far in nature, us. I conclude by suggesting what other changes might be expected in the future of our digital environment.

IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BANKING SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Ra’no Parpieva ◽  
◽  
Nafisa Norboyeva ◽  
Adiba Turayeva
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact

This article will serve to select the system required for the effective use of information and communication technologies in the banking system and the impact of national payment systems in the banking sector on modern society, the effective use of new modern information technologies in the system.Study of foreign experience to select information and communication technologies that should be used in modern banks with information and communication technologies in the banking system, which have been used before.

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