The Role of Information Professionals in South Africa in the Provision of Information During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 266-283
Author(s):  
Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Information Resource ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Information Centre ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Role Of Information

The study sought to assess the role of information professionals in the provision information about the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa with the views of recommending best practices of disseminating public information. The qualitative approach was utilized to collect data from information officers. The researcher found that the majority of the public were not utilizing the information centre because of lack of awareness of information resource centre preserved by an information resource centre. The review found that information resources were not providing access to information centre effectively due to staff who lack appropriate skills and knowledge on public health awareness. It also appears that inadequate budget allocation to conduct public health awareness was lacking. Public awareness should be conducted in the Mpumalanga Provincial government. The research findings shed new lights on the perspective that information professional plays an essential role in promoting public health awareness.

scholarly journals The Role of Information Professionals in Protecting National History and Sovereignty

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.7) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Farah Wahieda Azman ◽  
Saiful Farik Mat Ya ◽  
Nur Aliaa Amanina Mohd Aminuddin ◽  
Nurhidayah Ahmad Dzarawi ◽  
Kamarul Azwan Azman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
External Pressure ◽  
State Sovereignty ◽  
Professional Roles ◽  
National History ◽  
National Sovereignty ◽  
Neighboring Country ◽  
Information Professional ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Role Of Information

Protecting for sovereignty can be an effective tool in order to cope with relations between states, drawing boundaries of acceptable behavior. It’s also a way of judging the actions taken from a state, whose owns ultimate power that always make the principle of sovereignty expendable. Information professional today play critical roles to ensure that state sovereignty would be strengthening and protecting them from external pressure. This paper highlights the need to pay more attention to the aspects of sovereignty that related with information professional roles and issues of Malaysian’s neighboring country. Ignoring these aspects of sovereignty will lead to the issues that can threaten national sovereignty and peace. 

scholarly journals MEMBANGUN DEMOKRATISASI MELALUI KETERBUKAAN INFORMASI PUBLIK : STUDI TERHADAP PERAN KOMISI INFORMASI PUBLIK (KIP) DALAM PELAKSANAAN KETERBUKAAN INFORMASI PUBLIK DI LINGKUP INSTITUSI PEMERINTAH DAERAH KALIMANTAN TENGAH

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ade Rian Riwandy
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Central Kalimantan ◽  
Regional Institutions ◽  
The People ◽  
The Future ◽  
Role Of Information

This thesis research the topic of The Role of Information Commission Central Kalimantan province. Information Commissioner of Central Kalimantan is one of the institutions established by the Regional Independent Regional Head in Central Kalimantan province, has the main function of helping people resolve problems related to Public Information. This research was conducted at the Central Information Commission Kalimantan city of Palangkaraya using descriptive qualitative method. The purpose of this research is to know What is the Role of Information Commission Central Kalimantan in order to help people resolve problems related to public information in Central Kalimantan and the factors that support and hinder the performance of Central Kalimantan Information Commission in carrying out their duties and functions. The results of this study explained that the Information Commissioner of Central Kalimantan as regional institutions to help resolve disputes of public information in the province of Central Kalimantan is already functioning as it should, but not Optimal. Not optimal role of the Information Commissioner of Central Kalimantan which is becoming the main problem is the lack of attention factor Provincial Government of Central Kalimantan on the existence of the Information Commission itself in Central Kalimantan. The lack of attention is evidenced by the lack of budget APBD given to sustainability and the future existence of this institution. The lack of budget to make these institutions less able to move mainly socialize existence for the people of Central Kalimantan.

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