Entrepreneurship Innovations and Knowledge Economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-79
Author(s):  
Sagir Lawan
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Specific Time ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunities ◽  
Business Results ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter aims to provide fresh insights into entrepreneurship innovation to the retirees of the Nigerian military from the perspective of an ex-serviceman (a retired military person). The chapter's methodology focused on the articulation of experiences and meanings, which is guided by the events in the author's life, recounting life circumstances and events located in a specific time and space. Consequently, the chapter examines the entrepreneurial opportunities for retired Nigerian military personnel vis-a-vis the challenges faced by veterans when engaging in entrepreneurship. The chapter also discusses the entrepreneurship issues to be considered before becoming an entrepreneur. The chapter further postulates on information and communication technology (ICT) skills as key requirements for those who want to become an entrepreneur in post-service life. Finally, it is suggested that prior knowledge on innovative entrepreneurship before the start of a business results in successful sustained retirement income.

scholarly journals ICT solutions in intelligent organizations as challenges in a knowledge economy

Management ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Adamczewski
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Strategic Resources ◽  
Economic Organizations ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Modern Economic ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Intelligent Organizations

Summary Solutions of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are the foundation of modern economic organizations in a knowledge economy. This is the case in particular in intelligent organizations, for which the advanced ICT infrastructure is the sine qua non condition for the effective knowledge management. This article is aimed at describing the role of modern ICT trends, which are described as SMAC, (Social, Mobility, Analytics, Cloud), and are becoming an essential ICT element supporting management processes. Such solutions enable to create new models of organization operations on the global markets using strategic resources, such as the knowledge supported with SMAC solutions. The arguments are illustrated with results of own research conducted by the author in 2014-2016 in selected SME’s from the Mazowieckie and Wielkopolskie rovinces and their reference to the general development trends in this area.

scholarly journals ICT LITERACY OF LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN SELECTED LAGOS STATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NIGERIA

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oludare Adebanji Shorunke ◽  
Solomn O. Makinde ◽  
Omawumi O. Makinde
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Information And Communication

This study contributes to the limited research available on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy of language teachers in Nigeria. The advent of ICT brought new opportunities that require a skill set to operate better and faster, even in the education sector.  The case for teachers’ ICT literacy is cogent in the information age to update them on their areas of specialization. The use of ICT requires some skills to enhance the access and retrieval of the required information without undue stress. The level of ICT skills a teacher possesses may affect the extent to which the teacher puts ICT to use. This study revealed that majority of the respondents made use of ICT resources. The study revealed that aggregately a large proportion of the teachers are ICT literate. This study made recommendations to improve ICT skills training and access to ICT resources.

Empirical evaluation of basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills of final year students of Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Onyedimekwu Okechi ◽  
Oruan K. Memoye
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools

This research work titled “Empirical Evaluation of Basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Skills of Final Year Students of Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku” used UNESCO ICT-Competency Framework for Teachers version 3, 2018 as a conceptual framework to assess basic ICT skills and competency level of students. It employed evaluative survey design using questionnaire as the instrument of data collection, designed and administered to all the 51 Part-Time final year students. Analysis of the research result using SPSS Version 20 shows that 4 (7%) of the students lack basic ICT skills, 13 (25%) of them are average in the use of ICT tools and 14 (27%) of them have above average ICT skills. A mean of 3.7 shows that 74% of the students agree that their ICT Instructors possesses the requisite professional skills and competencies to teach. Since 25% of the students can averagely use ICT tools, the researcher recommends that the Government should implement the Monitory and Evaluation of its huge investment in ICT in Education by making sure ICT Facilities are used for teaching and learning in schools.

scholarly journals Kompetencije učitelja biologije za izradu računalnih sadržaja i uporabu informacijsko-komunikacijskih tehnologija

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Mila Bulić ◽  
Daniela Novoselić
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Power Point

Nowadays biology teachers should be professional, ICT and information competent, and they must be able to create diverse teaching scenarios and apply modern technology, enabling students to acquire the knowledge and develop the competences needed for life in the 21st century. With the aim of determining the degree of implementation of information and communication technology in the educational process, a research was conducted on a sample of 65 biology teachers from the Split-Dalmatia County. The results show that biology teachers insufficiently apply ICT tools, and on the work they most commonly use Power Point presentations and their permutations. Length of teachers working experience and the types of schools in which they work are not factors frequently use of ICT tools in the educational process. The results can be the encouragement to transform the initial education of future biology teachers and guidelines for the necessary additional professional training of teachers practitioners and strengthening their ICT skills.

scholarly journals USEFULNESS OF EDUBLOGS AS A TOOL TO ENHANCE TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS AMONG STUDENT TEACHERS

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Monika Singh ◽  
Purnima Gupta ◽  
Vandana Goswami
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Learning

The present paper explores one of the most important aspects related to every sector today, including education - the integration of information and communication technology in day to day working. Along with the pedagogical content knowledge, teachers also need to be well versed with the ICT skills and also in the various tools that can be effectively be used to enhance their teaching. Weblog or Edublog of web 2.0 technology is one such tool that has the potential to augment and encourage student engagement and inspiration outside the classroom. The 21st century technology is needed in teaching and learning and applying these skills in a contemporary environment is becoming most essential. Edublogs as a tool and their uses in education have been discussed here. Edublogs are helpful in concerted learning, new knowledge construction and skill expansion that can help the student teachers in their professional development.

scholarly journals The Role of Social Media in Shaping the Trends of University Youth towards the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameh Awadalla El-Sayad Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Questionnaire Form ◽  
Participation Mechanisms ◽  
The Individual

The study aims to identify social media's role in shaping university youth's attitudes towards the knowledge economy's requirements, and the study belongs to the descriptive studies. The study conducted a survey on a sample of 400 individual adolescents by using questionnaire form. The study concluded that social media has contributed to the development of the knowledge economy by being an important source for obtaining information about the knowledge economy, directly contributing to the formation of awareness among individuals, working to raise the level of knowledge economy culture among community members, and working on forming specific trends for the individual towards knowledge economy requirements. The most important participation mechanisms that it undertakes through social media to spread the requirements of the knowledge economy is to interact with pages interested in transmitting news of the knowledge economy, publishing pictures, posts or news related to the knowledge economy in society, commenting on issues related to the knowledge economy. The most important obstacles to the requirements of the knowledge economy through social media are represented in the following: the lack of mechanisms for developing knowledge behaviors among young people, the lack of awareness of the knowledge economy culture in action and content, the lack of proficiency in the use of information and communication technology, the violation of the intellectual property rights of knowledge, the destruction, destruction or theft of electronic websites.

scholarly journals Employers’ Identification of Skills Needed by Technical and Vocational Education Graduates for Industrial Work Effectiveness

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. R. E. Okoye ◽  
S. M. Nkanu
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Industrial Work ◽  
Work Effectiveness ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Research Questions

Unemployment has been an issue yet unresolved in the minds of every citizen. However, the hope is that the Nigerian government should resolve it, but this plight still looms and stirs on the face of all. This however is the plight in sight and therefore this study investigated employers’ identification of skills needed by technical and vocational education (TVE) graduates for industrial work effectiveness. The study determined (a) Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills needed by TVE graduates as identified by employers with 0-10 years of work experience, (b) Problem-Solving skills needed by TVE graduates as identified by employers with 0-10 years of work experience, (c) Technical Skills needed by TVE graduates as identified by employers with 0-10 years of work experience. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey design, with a population of 260 managers. Data collected were analyzed using arithmetic mean and standard deviation for research questions and z-test to test the hypothesis. The study revealed that, problem solving skills, technical skills and information and communication technology (ICT) skills are highly needed by TVE graduates for improved industrial work effectiveness. Findings of the study revealed that in terms of information and communication technology skills and problem solving skills, there was no significant difference in the mean ratings of employers. The study also revealed that employers of 0-10years of operation differed significantly in their mean ratings on technical skills needed by TVE graduates for industrial work effectiveness. Based on the findings, the researchers recommends that every effort should be made to ensure that machinery to enhance the acquisition of employability skills by TVE scholars be put in place during their days in school. There should be re-training scheme arranged by Nigerian government for TVE graduates after school.

scholarly journals Lecturers Perception of Information and Communication Technology Skills Acquisition and Graduates Employability in Cross Rivers State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nwosu, Patience Okwudiri ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Technology Skill ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Research Questions

The advancement in technology and its dynamic influence on work processes puts high demand on ICT skills, thereby necessitating the need of students undertaking training in their respective fields of specializations to be more versatile in current labour market needs so as to be qualified to work in the ICT inclined labour market. The study examined Information and Communication technology skill acquisition and graduates’ employability in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study. Survey research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised of all the 475 lecturers in the Faculty of Education, University of Calabar. The simple random sampling technique was used to sample 47% resulting to 223 respondents. The instrument for data collection was a modified four point likert scale titled; information and communication technology skill acquisition and graduates employability questionnaire (ICTSAGEQ). The reliability estimate obtained using Cronbach alpha reliability was 0.85. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer research questions. Findings revealed that information and communication technology skill acquisition has significant influence on graduates’ employability. The study further found that the challenges of ICT skills acquisition bothers around inadequate funding, inadequacy of ICT compliant manpower, poor power supply, lack of infrastructure among others. The study therefore concluded that ICT skill acquisition significantly influence graduates’ employability in Cross River State, to this end, it was recommended that Students should be encouraged and sponsored to acquire relevant ICT skills before graduation to enable them fit into the modern world of work or possibly set up their personal ICT services for self –reliance and creating jobs for others thereby reducing unemployment and by extension youth restiveness.

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