Information Flow and Democratic Governance

2012 ◽  
pp. 233-242
Author(s):  
F. A. Aremu ◽  
H. T. Saka
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Political System ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Information Matrix ◽  
Content Development ◽  
Power Base ◽  
Governance Process

Information is the life-line of governance. This is particularly true with democratic political systems. Even undemocratic regimes require steady information flow to sustain their power base. Indeed, the effectiveness in the management of information flow distinguishes a functional political system from a dysfunctional one. With the emergence of new media in the information matrix, there has been a dramatic democratization of content development which had hitherto been the exclusive preserve of “experts” in the media arena. The expansion of space in content development and dissemination of information through the various internet-based mechanisms has proven to be a double-edged sword: a force for popular mobilization and participation in the governance process and a source of destabilization. Depending on the political system in question, information science and technology is exerting tremendous influence in the governance arena. This chapter examines the unfolding dynamics in Information Science and Technology and its place in the democratization of the governance process in Africa. It dwells on the changing contexts of information content development besides engaging the core conceptual issues. It also explores the nexus between the “democratization of information content development” and democratic consolidation in Africa.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Sustainable Development Path of China’s New Government Affairs Media from the Perspective of Science and Technology Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 02041
Author(s):  
Rui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
New Media ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Government Information ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Path ◽  
Media Platform

The Chinese government actively uses the new media platform to disseminate government information and provide government services. Contemporary scientific and technological innovation, with computers and information science and technology as engines, has become the core driving force of “leading development”. This article puts the new media of Chinese government affairs under the perspective of technological innovation, analyzes the bottlenecks and possible solutions it faces, discusses the sustainable development path of new media for Chinese government affairs, and strive to provide some reference for the sustainable development of new media for government affairs in other countries or regions.

RESEARCH COLLABORATION AMONG LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA (1991–2012): AN INFORMETRICS STUDY

Mousaion ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan R. Maluleka ◽  
Omwoyo B. Onyancha
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
The Past ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Collaborative Activities

This study sought to assess the extent of research collaboration in Library and Information Science (LIS) schools in South Africa between 1991 and 2012. Informetric research techniques were used to obtain relevant data for the study. The data was extracted from two EBSCO-hosted databases, namely, Library and Information Science Source (LISS) and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA). The search was limited to scholarly peer reviewed articles published between 1991 and 2012. The data was analysed using Microsoft Excel ©2010 and UCINET for Windows ©2002 software packages. The findings revealed that research collaboration in LIS schools in South Africa has increased over the past two decades and mainly occurred between colleagues from the same department and institution; there were also collaborative activities at other levels, such as inter-institutional and inter-country, although to a limited extent; differences were noticeable when ranking authors according to different computations of their collaborative contributions; and educator-practitioner collaboration was rare. Several conclusions and recommendations based on the findings are offered in the article.

scholarly journals El futuro de nuestro entorno informacional

COMeIN ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Ortoll ◽  
Josep Cobarsí-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Computer Library ◽  
Carlos Iii

El pasado 27 de octubre tuvo lugar en Barcelona, hospedado por la UOC, el workshop “Future of Information Environments, Thinking and Building with ASIS&T”, organizado por ASIS&T (Association for Information Science and Technology), OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), el Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y el grupo de investigación KIMO (Knowledge and Information Management in Organizations) de la UOC. En el workshop, primer acto organizado por ASIS&T en España, se discutieron algunas tendencias sobre el futuro de los entornos de información y sobre como las personas interactúan con las tecnologías.

Utilizing Information Science and Technology in Franchise Organizations

2018 ◽  
pp. 4822-4835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye-Sho Chen
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Good Relationship ◽  
Franchise Organizations

Franchising involves with grating and receiving business rights. In addition to the popular growth strategy for many businesses, franchising has emerged over the years as a pathway to wealth creation for entrepreneurs. In this paper we first discuss the information science of franchising, including franchisor/franchisee relationship and the essential indicators needed to pertain and flourish the good relationship; and the inevitability of collaborative learning and innovation, which leads us to the discussion of the working knowledge development among the franchisor and the fellow franchisees. Second, we discuss that an attention-based IT infrastructure that will enable the knowledge sharing and dissemination between the franchisor and the franchisee.

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