Calm Technologies as the Future Goal of Information Technologies

Human Life ◽

Human Society ◽

Human Being ◽

Ideal World ◽

The evolution of the human society over the last 50,000 years has been greatly influenced by technology. The last 200 years have brought about technological achievements at a breathtaking speed. For about six decades, we have been the beneficiaries of the information technologies, which have acquired, over the last 20-25 years, due to the communication technology, an exponential proliferation. In an ideal world, computers will blend into the landscape, will inform but not overburden you with information, and make you aware of them only when you need them. Therefore, the human being is a mere subject of technology, and his everyday life has become increasingly stressing. In order to diminish this stress, solutions have been considered, designed to “tame” the technologies that the human being uses, so as to become calm technologies, that is, technologies that affect neither the human life nor the environment. We can say that everything that surrounds us is technology! Be it or not natural, It influences the environment we live in. Here is a serious reason for every technology to be calm! This article basically deals with the concept of calm technologies and with the characteristics that should be emphasized in the field of the information and communication technologies aimed at turning them into calm technologies.

Mobile Networked Text Communication

Designing for Networked Communications ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-069-1.ch012 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 269-287 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Louise Barkhuus

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Everyday Life ◽

Social Relations ◽

Text Messaging ◽

Everyday Activities ◽

This chapter introduces a qualitative study of the use of mobile text messaging (SMS) and re?ects on how SMS in?uences social interaction. It describes how this new communication technology is used to maintain social relations and how it generally assists users in their everyday activities. Three issues are highlighted: how users use SMS to overcome shyness, how they use it for micro-grooming, and how they are able to control messages to their advantage. It is argued that SMS facilitates users in their everyday life through the ways it supports awareness and accountability. These characteristics make the communication channel a “social translucent” technology, contributing to its popularity. It is suggested that simple information and communication technologies such as SMS can provide powerful tools in new designs of information and communication technologies.

Information and communication technology for obstetric good practices

International Archives of Medicine ◽

10.3823/2351 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Maurício Caxias de Souza ◽

Sérgio Ribeiro dos Santos ◽

Ericka Silva Holmes ◽

Ana Lúcia De Medeiros ◽

Wilma Dias De Fontes Pereira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Professional Practice ◽

Access To Information ◽

Adequate Treatment ◽

Health Team ◽

Objective: to investigate the use of information and communication technologies in good obstetrical practices. Results and Discussion: the studies found have dealt with the use of different information technologies, demonstrating that they are essential to good obstetrical practices because they provide security and greater access to information, as well as provide a more efficient diagnosis and consequently an adequate treatment. Conclusion: It is essential to use the technologies to achieve good obstetric practices throughout the health team. However, it is still necessary to carry out studies, as well as the creation of software that gives greater security to the welfare practices. Descriptors: Information Technology; Obstetrics; Software; Professional Practice.

International Journal of Digital Strategy, Governance, and Business Transformation ◽

Challenging the Challenges of E-Government

10.4018/ijdsgbt.286772 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Ali Hussien Yimer

Keyword(s):

Life Style ◽

Human Being ◽

Journal Articles ◽

Life Process ◽

The World ◽

Information and Communication Technologies advancement is influencing life-style. Making human being involved in the evolution of the life process, information and communication technology has been changing changes every activities. Societies are significantly reacting to events and activities locally and globally. This situation transfers the world society to a networked mood of life. The more a society utilizes technology, the more the secret of world is understood. When revising many kinds of literature about e-government implementation, the researcher found most journal articles and books analyze successions or failures of e-government. This paper is different in that it forwards some possible ways to overcome and solve problems that implementation of e-government. Even though revising successes and failures of e-government projects is important to get experiences, thinking over how to avoid those challenges is more fruitful when adopting e-government applications.

A deficiência e o acesso à informação: Uma reflexão à luz dos paradigmas da informação e comunicação / Deficiency and the access to information: a reflection through communication and information paradigms

Revista Internacional de Tecnología, Ciencia y Sociedad ◽

10.37467/gka-revtechno.v8.2051 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 33-42

Author(s):

Eliza Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Assistive Technology ◽

User Interfaces ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Human Society ◽

Access To Information ◽

ABSTRACTNew paradigms and new realities emerge in the human society in current days, characterizing a society that questions its segregation culture, glimpsing new paths towards social inclusion of people with cerebral palsy. This scenario encourages scientific research, contributing to the evolution of available technological resources for accessibility. The significance of Communication and Information Technologies can be observed in a context in which, not just information shows a prominent role, but the ways to access it. The main goal of this article is to discuss, in the light of Technological and Complexity Paradigms, about the access to information by people with cerebral palsy, through Information and Communication Technologies. These technological resources are considered as Assistive Technology, once they promote accessibility for people with cerebral palsy by using user interfaces, which are especially relevant for the proposal reflection in this document.RESUMONovos paradigmas e novas realidades insurgem na sociedade humana nos dias atuais, caracterizando uma sociedade que questiona sua cultura de segregação, vislumbrando novos caminhos na inclusão social de pessoas com paralisia cerebral. Este cenário incentiva a realização de pesquisas científicas, contribuindo para a evolução de soluções tecnológicas para acessibilidade disponíveis. A importância das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação pode ser percebida em um contexto no qual, não só a informação apresenta papel de destaque, como também as formas de acesso à mesma. O objetivo deste artigo é refletir, à luz dos Paradigmas Tecnológico e da Complexidade, sobre a acessibilidade das pessoas com paralisia cerebral à informação, através do uso das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação. Tais recursos tecnológicos podem ser considerados Tecnologias Assistivas, uma vez que promovem a acessibilidade de pessoas com paralisias cerebral através das interfaces de utilizador, as quais apresentam-se relevantes para a analise proposta no presente documento.

Mobile Networked Text Communication

Mobile Computing ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-054-7.ch172 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 2130-2143 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Louise Barkhuus

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Everyday Life ◽

Social Relations ◽

Text Messaging ◽

Everyday Activities ◽

This chapter introduces a qualitative study of the use of mobile text messaging (SMS) and reflects on how SMS influences social interaction. It describes how this new communication technology is used to maintain social relations and how it generally assists users in their everyday activities. Three issues are highlighted: how users use SMS to overcome shyness, how they use it for micro-grooming, and how they are able to control messages to their advantage. It is argued that SMS facilitates users in their everyday life through the ways it supports awareness and accountability. These characteristics make the communication channel a “social translucent” technology, contributing to its popularity. It is suggested that simple information and communication technologies such as SMS can provide powerful tools in new designs of information and communication technologies.

Implementation of Information and Communication Technology for Human Rights Awareness and Promotion

HighTech and Innovation Journal ◽

10.28991/hij-2020-01-01-05 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 33-38

Author(s):

Gajendra Sharma

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Vital Role ◽

Global Citizens ◽

Information Technologies (ITs) are highly useful for Human rights promotion globally. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have proved the influential tool to fight against violations of Human rights. ICT has represented a way to strengthen human rights. Technology also means that individuals’ human rights are exposed to unprecedented risks, caused by the transition of these rights to the digital field. If we observe the different revolutions around the world especially the county having autocracy for a long period of time has been overruled with the help of ICTs. In this study, the analysis of the role of ICTs in Human rights has been made. The study summarizes that the ICT is playing vital role in establishing awareness and preventing violation of human rights of the global citizens.

ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

FLORA AND FAUNA ◽

10.33451/florafauna.v23i1pp03-08 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 3-8

Author(s):

R. P. BAIN ◽

D. P. RAI ◽

SIDDARTH NAYAK

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Sustainable Society ◽

Indian Agriculture ◽

Role Of Information

If we want to convert our rural population into knowledge driven, progressive, self sufficient, self reliant, sustainable society, the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) cannot be ignored. Timely availability information is considered as most important factor in Indian agriculture. At present ICT is the technology of this millennium. Transferring the developed technology to all end users is time-consuming and tiresome task and is often not completed due to paucity of resources and lack of manpower. In India, agriculture and rural development has gained significantly from ICT due to its widespread extension and adoption. In this era of internet, ICT is committed to provide real, timely accurate authentic information to the farmers and rural peoples.

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

Innovation in the economy ◽

10.26739/2181-9491-2021-4-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 41-46

Author(s):

Ra’no Parpieva ◽

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Nafisa Norboyeva ◽

Adiba Turayeva

Keyword(s):

Banking Sector ◽

Banking System ◽

Modern Society ◽

Payment Systems ◽

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.

Introduction to information and communication technologies

10.12737/1189946 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Larisa Gagarina ◽

Grigoriy Kuznecov ◽

Evgeniy Portnov ◽

Anna Doronina

Keyword(s):

Educational Institutions ◽

Federal State ◽

Multimedia Networks ◽

History Of ◽

State Educational ◽

Network Operating Systems

The textbook examines the main milestones in the history of the development of information technologies, computing and computer technology abroad and in Russia. Special attention is paid to the methodology of scientific research in the field of infocommunications. The current sections of the development of telecommunications technologies in the field of multimedia networks and network operating systems are presented. In order to develop practical skills, a laboratory workshop is given. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For senior students of technical specialties, postgraduates, researchers, teachers of higher educational institutions, students of advanced training institutes.

Use of ICT in Teaching Vocational Subjects

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRY ◽

10.17762/itii.v9i2.417 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 803-813

Author(s):

Deepak Chakravarty, Dr. Mahima Gupta, Prof. Banhi Jha

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Modern World ◽

Physical Strength ◽

New Information ◽

The Way

In today’s modern world, globalization has completely changed the way of working. The way we live, learn, work, and even define work has changed due to new information and communication technologies—Hence, it can stated that human capital fuel up the modern economy. In reality, the information and communication technology revolution has turned intelligence into a valuable commodity. In today's economy, economic growth is based on mental intelligence rather than physical strength, and its worth is generated by recruiting knowledgeable workers and continuing to learn. Incorporating information and communication technology (ICT) into vocational and technical education and the educational system in general has a vast range of consequences on teaching and learning.