Information and Communication Technologies for the Good Society

2011 ◽  
pp. 434-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Hofkirchner
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Good Society ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Further Development

The appearance of notions of a “good society” does not come as a surprise, given the recent crises in the fields of economy, the financial markets, or the climate change. These notions play a decisive role in the context of implementing ICTs. This chapter contends that ICTs – like any technology – make sense in the context of normative visions only that make technology a means to an end. The vision of a good society must nowadays refer to the global challenges confronting the further development of societies. In doing so it identifies ICTs as facilitators of the advent of a Global Sustainable Information Society which makes ICTs meaningful or it classifies them as meaningless gadgets or even as detrimental for designing the future. It is Gunilla Bradley who can take credit for devoting her lifework to raising awareness of the impacts of ICTs on humans and the ethical implications of research in that field.

Information and Communication Technologies for the Good Society

2011 ◽  
pp. 1709-1718
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Hofkirchner
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Good Society ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Further Development

The appearance of notions of a “good society” does not come as a surprise, given the recent crises in the fields of economy, the financial markets, or the climate change. These notions play a decisive role in the context of implementing ICTs. This chapter contends that ICTs – like any technology – make sense in the context of normative visions only that make technology a means to an end. The vision of a good society must nowadays refer to the global challenges confronting the further development of societies. In doing so it identifies ICTs as facilitators of the advent of a Global Sustainable Information Society which makes ICTs meaningful or it classifies them as meaningless gadgets or even as detrimental for designing the future. It is Gunilla Bradley who can take credit for devoting her lifework to raising awareness of the impacts of ICTs on humans and the ethical implications of research in that field.

scholarly journals Smiling Earth—Raising Awareness among Citizens for Behaviour Change to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5932
Author(s):  
Sobah Abbas Petersen ◽  
Idar Petersen ◽  
Peter Ahcin
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Positive Energy ◽  
Expert Evaluation ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Information And Communication

This paper describes Smiling Earth, a mobile app to increase citizens’ awareness about their own carbon footprint, by integrating energy and transport-related data. The main aim of our work is to explore the ways in which Information and Communication Technologies could help raise awareness and educate and motivate citizens about their actions and their consequences on the environment. Smiling Earth provides feedback to users by visualising data about their daily activities with the aim to motivate citizens to change their behaviour to reduce their CO2 emissions by adopting a healthier lifestyle. The value of the Smiling Earth for individuals, cities and communities is discussed. The feedback from an expert evaluation and how Smiling Earth could contribute to Positive Energy Districts are also discussed.

scholarly journals Digital economy and its role in accounting

2020 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 04032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuldyz Kupenova ◽  
Sariya Baimukhanova ◽  
Gulnar Nurgalieva ◽  
Gulnar Zhunisova ◽  
Aigerim Nurmukhan
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
State Projects ◽  
Further Development

The digital economy is one of the accelerating drivers for economic growth today. In this regard, the article discusses the concept of «Digital economy», the importance of accounting and its role in the digital economy; the need for further development of theoretical and methodological provisions of accounting, state projects that have been successfully implemented in the framework of the «Digital Kazakhstan» program regarding accounting; and the transformation of accounting activities in the digitalization of the economy. The main directions of accounting modernization in the digital economy and information society are considered. Digital literacy is the knowledge and ability of a person to use information and communication technologies in their daily and professional activities. changes to the accountant’s function, adding artificial intelligence to accounting operations, Robots, or programs that process data.

Community Informatics, Civil Society & Capability Approaches Converging to Cope With ‘Bifurcation Challenges’ in Current Societal Development

2011 ◽  
pp. 336-345
Author(s):  
Peter Crowley
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Community Informatics ◽  
Societal Development ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter maps out various ‘bifurcation challenges’ to societal development, such as, (a) climate change (b) demographic change (c) the increasing urbanisation of society and (d) ‘food security.’ The research encapsulates a basic Human Rights approach to foster the acquirement of the necessary ‘capabilities’ to make informed discriminate choices, with regard to one’s personal development and to one’s community of reference. It further offers a concept of Civil Society of committed individuals, facilitating the discovery of new aspects of their identity, through their commitment to societal development. The three main concepts, in this chapter: 1. The ‘Community Informatics’ Concept, 2. The ‘Civil Society’ Concept and 3. The ‘Capabilities’ Concept, could, with the aid of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), converge, to cope with the current discernable bifurcation challenges to societal development.

Technologies of Peace

2021 ◽  
pp. 413-428
Author(s):  
Allard Duursma ◽  
John Karlsrud
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Early Action ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Negative Side Effects

This chapter examines the effects of the digital revolution and new information and communication technologies on peacekeeping and peacebuilding. The chapter is concerned with how digital and web-based information and communication technologies can be used to prevent and manage armed violence, foster inclusive societies, and ensure a durable and high-quality peace. The UN is increasingly adopting new technologies, particularly within the field of peacekeeping. To increase situational awareness, UN peacekeeping staff have crowdsourced information and used drones and satellite imagery. In addition, the analysis of peacekeeping data holds great potential for early warning. New technological tools can help foster collaboration, transform attitudes, and give a stronger voice to local communities. Online platforms have been used to monitor elections, document human rights abuses, and facilitate communication between members of different sides in a conflict. However, since one cannot simply assume that technology will change everything for the better, it is crucial to be aware of the ethical implications of the use of new peace technologies. The UN needs to be careful that early warning is translated into early action. Peacekeepers and peacebuilders should also be vigilant when it comes to mitigating the possible abuse and negative side effects of the use of peace technologies. The chapter concludes that peace technologies significantly influence the prospects for peacekeeping and peacebuilding, particularly when the use of technology helps peacekeepers and peacebuilders be more people-centric.

THE TOPICALITY OF EDUCATORS’ DIGITAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 513
Author(s):  
Martins Spridzans ◽  
Jānis Dzerviniks
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
Interactive Training ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Further Development

Information and communication technologies (ICT) rapidly continue advancement in educational contexts.  The influence of ICT, variety of digital learning materials and opportunities has enlarged especially in the last decade followed by the topicality of educators’ digital competence improvement. One of the key competences of educators to harness the potential of digital learning sphere is continuous development of digital competence. Authors of this research explore scientific literature on the formation, further development and assessment of teachers’ digital competence. Based on research findings the authors indicate facts that due to the lack of digital competence the potential of digital learning is not fully used, educators need to update competence on development of interactive training materials, assessment of digital competence should be more reliable and rigorous. On the basis of the research the authors put forward suggestions on the ways to develop educators’ digital competence.

Application of information and communication technologies in special libraries in Kuwait

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-469
Author(s):  
Husain Al‐Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Status ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Library Catalogue ◽  
Ict Training ◽  
Further Development

PurposeThe study is designed to explore the application of information technology in various operations and services in special libraries in Kuwait.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected through a questionnaire accompanied by interviews with head librarians in 25 special libraries in Kuwait.FindingsThis study provides baseline data on the current status of the application of information and communication technology (ICT). The majority of the libraries are partially automated. The library catalogue was found to be the most popular area for automation. More than one fourth of the libraries are still using manual systems in their library operations and services. Lack of adequate personnel, ICT training programs, and low priority of libraries within their organization are major obstacles for ICT application in special libraries.Practical implicationsThis paper will have implications for the development of special libraries in Kuwait. It also indicates existing obstacles, difficulties, suggestion and recommendations for further development.Originality/valueIt is the first study of the status of ICT applications in special libraries in Kuwait. Its findings should help researchers and decision makers to improve the current information infrastructure

scholarly journals Arte y Traducción en la Era Digital: Estudio de El 27 || The 27th, de Eugenio Tisselli

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Dot
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Art ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Political Economic

The speed in obtaining responses characterizes our use of the information and communication technologies (ICT). The feeling of immediacy comes along with the occultation of the intermediate processes and the agents that mediate those uses. In this sense, McKenzie Wark came up with the term “third nature”, which refers to the separation between the ICT and the natural resources with which they interact. Likewise, Michael Cronin (2013) described the “3T paradigm” (trade, technology and translation) to address the issue of the invisibilization of the entailments between trade, technology and translation in the digital age. These thoughts emphasize the need of raising awareness about the ICT infrastructure in order to understand the political, economic, social and environmental consequences of the use of digital tools. By taking all this into account, the goal of this paper is to bring to light the interaction between the 3T paradigm and its linkage to environmental issues by analysing Eugenio Tisselli’s digital art project El 27 || The 27th (2014 - nowadays).

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