Community Computing and Literacy in Pascua Yaqui Pueblo

2007 ◽  
pp. 305-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. David Betts
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
Pascua Yaqui ◽  
The University ◽  
Community Computing ◽  
Advanced Computer ◽  
The U.S

In 1998, the U.S. Department of Commerce Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program funded the Pascua Yaqui Connection project. This grant initiative was created to address the Digital Divide. Programs were established to bridge this gap for communities traditionally behind in information and communications technology (ICT) and underserved by connectivity and access to the Internet and advanced computer systems. The Pascua Yaqui Community Resource Lab was established by the joint effort of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, Pima Community College and the University of Arizona (Betts, 2002).

Improving ICT Governance

2009 ◽  
pp. 178-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Toleman ◽  
Aileen Cater-Steel ◽  
Brian Kissell ◽  
Rob Chown ◽  
Michael Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Radical Change ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Service Level Agreements ◽  
Operational Effectiveness ◽  
Service Desk ◽  
Reporting Structure ◽  
Corporate Goals ◽  
The University

Acting upon the recommendations of a review of information and communications technology (ICT) governance and services at USQ, a major restructure was effected merging ICT units previously scattered across the university. The new Division of ICT Services embodies both CobiT and ITIL principles. To ensure the radical change was managed professionally, a change manager was seconded to the project. The value and importance of this role was underestimated and in retrospect it was removed too early. With the new structure now in place, a single service desk has been implemented and service level agreements have been formulated. This chapter describes the new reporting structure of the Division of ICT Services, the internal structure, the goals of the Division and how they align with the USQ corporate goals. Care was taken to ensure that the new ICT structure was logical and conducive to operational effectiveness, efficiency and sound ICT governance. The new structure provides pathways and opportunities for career progression, reflects a client focus and provides role delineation and functional accountability.

ICT and Business in the New Economy

2008 ◽  
pp. 304-322
Author(s):  
John Sagi ◽  
Elias Carayannis ◽  
Subhashish Dasgupta ◽  
Gary Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Business Students ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
The Common ◽  
National Control ◽  
The U.S

Many authors argue that information and communications technology (ICT) in this New Economy is causing a globalized, unified society. Others take the opposite stand, viewing local factors such as national culture as very important to the success of information technology (IT). Research indicates that related factors such as gender may also play important roles in the use and acceptance of IT. This paper uniquely examines these perspectives by using electronic commerce as the common technology. Business students from the U.S., Greece and England expressed opinions on the important issues of national control, privacy cost, property rights and consumer preferences. The authors find evidence that concludes that there are statistically significant differences in attitude about e-commerce among cultural groups, but not with gender.

ICT and Business in the New Economy

2008 ◽  
pp. 332-350
Author(s):  
John Sagi ◽  
Elias Carayannis ◽  
Subhashish Dasgupta ◽  
Gary Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Business Students ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
The Common ◽  
National Control ◽  
The U.S

Many authors argue that information and communications technology (ICT) in this New Economy is causing a globalized, unified society. Others take the opposite stand, viewing local factors such as national culture as very important to the success of information technology (IT). Research indicates that related factors such as gender may also play important roles in the use and acceptance of IT. This paper uniquely examines these perspectives by using electronic commerce as the common technology. Business students from the U.S., Greece and England expressed opinions on the important issues of national control, privacy cost, property rights and consumer preferences. The authors find evidence that concludes that there are statistically significant differences in attitude about e-commerce among cultural groups, but not with gender.

scholarly journals Pre-University Experience of ICT and Self-Access Learning in Japan

2011 ◽  
pp. 182-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lockley
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) can play a key role in self-access learning and the organization of self-access centres (SACs) (Reinders & Lázaro, 2007). The generation of young people currently at university has been labeled “digital natives” (Prensky, 2001), yet it would seem that many of these “natives” in Japan seem to lack the necessary ICT skills to use in the university context (Castellano, Mynard & Rubesch, 2011; Williams, 2011). This paper assesses the current situation of Japanese young people’s pre-university ICT experience and its implications for self-access learning. Do they actually lack the necessary skills to engage with self-access in an ICT context? Or does the reality in fact show that this perception is wrong and if so why? This paper will answer the questions through original research (N=105) and reference to the literature, globally and in Japan. It finds that students have more competence than previously believed and ventures some reasons for this previous misperception.

scholarly journals Integrating ICT in English for Academic Purposes Materials through Task-Based Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (17) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Audi Yundayani ◽  
Dian Kardijan ◽  
Tutut Herawan
Keyword(s):  
Study Skills ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

English communication is a crucial skill that should be mastered by students at the university level due to the demand of study skills comprehension. Nevertheless, students still have low motivation and lack of practicing English proficiency as substantial ability in academic field. This condition is strengthened by the limited owing to the required time in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classes. Covering the ongoing situation, information and communications technology (ICT) presents an virtual educational setting that is able to provide accessible effective materials to assist participants in learning. In addition, the task-based approach is taken based on the students’ need to practice authentic English through meaningful tasks. This study aims at analyzing the students’ perceptions on the implementation of integrating ICT into EAP materials through a task-based approach and identifying the implications. We employ descriptive qualitative method, where a survey was carried out to obtain some information about the students’ viewpoint regarding the materials. This results reveals that the practice of integrating ICT into English Academic Purposes (EAP) materials through task-based approach promotes students’ motivation and gains meaningful learning experiences.

Growth amid Depression?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Schiller
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
New Media ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Commodity Chains ◽  
Digital Capitalism ◽  
Market Expansion ◽  
Communications Industry ◽  
The U.S

This chapter examines whether the metamorphosis of communications around internet commodity chains contributed to economic growth or led to a further episode of crisis. More specifically, it considers whether the U.S. information and communications industry, which invested more in information and communications technology (ICT) and software than any other sector including banking and manufacturing, signified that a basis was being laid for market expansion and economic growth. It also discusses whether investment in Web communications commodity chains siphoned revenue and profit mostly from old to new media, so that growth overall remained flat. Finally, it highlights shifts in the territorial profile of communications markets that reflected the ongoing and unfinished historical mutation into digital capitalism.

scholarly journals Combining expertise from linguistics and tourism: a tale of two cities

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Judit Háhn ◽  
Katarzyna Radke
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Tourism Promotion ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
The University ◽  
Sister Cities ◽  
Adam Mickiewicz

This case study presents the results of an interdisciplinary Virtual Exchange (VE) that was arranged between Finnish and Polish students in 2019. During their six-week collaboration, the students of language studies at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, worked in teams together with their Polish peers specialising in information and communications technology and management in tourism at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. The international teams combined their linguistic and tourism-promotion expertise, and, using collaborative digital tools, grappled with the tasks of analysing the official municipal city websites and promoting the lesser-known aspects of their sister cities (Jyväskylä and Poznań) in jointly created videos.

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