The Cultural Construction of Information Technology

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Dirksen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cultural Construction

The Cultural Construction of Information Technology

2001 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Dirksen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cultural Construction

The Cultural Construction of Information Technology

2002 ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
Vanessa Dirksen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Cultural Construction ◽  
Border Crossing ◽  
National Cultures ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Infrastructure ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
The One ◽  
Universal Applicability

In this paper, I propose a research framework called the ‘“cultural construction of information technology.” It extends the more widely known concept of the social construction of technology (SCOT) and defines the concept of a cultural infrastructure for the application of information technology in other contexts than the one in which it is developed. Whether or not today’s economy is characterized best by the term globalization,1, the interweaving of economic processes and the growing number of internationally operating organizations in the world are matters of fact. The shaping of such a “global economy” is facilitated, among others, by information technology (IT) as it enables the crossing of both organizational as well as national borders. However, as in the case of so-called cultural universals, the universal applicability of IT is a myth also. It is therefore my contention that notwithstanding the blurring of borders, acknowledging the specificity of national cultures remains important, maybe even more than before, and should not be overlooked in the international application of IT. This is what we call the glocalization paradox2 of information technology. The paradox consists of both a global, border-crossing dimension of IT, as well as a local/national context dimension of IT thrust. Resolving this paradox is an important issue regarding the global application of IT. Thus, the application of IT across national boundaries stresses the growing awareness of cultural diversity, and ultimately, the need for the development of IT taking into account heterogeneous “target environments.”

Business: The Electronic Health Record: Front Line Experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Rosemary Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Electronic Health Record ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Health Trends ◽  
Electronic Health

National legislation is in place to facilitate reform of the United States health care industry. The Health Care Information Technology and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) offers financial incentives to hospitals, physicians, and individual providers to establish an electronic health record that ultimately will link with the health information technology of other health care systems and providers. The information collected will facilitate patient safety, promote best practice, and track health trends such as smoking and childhood obesity.

Bringing information technology into the veterinary curriculum

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-99
Author(s):  
S.J. Waldhalm ◽  
P.A. Bushby
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Veterinary Curriculum

Information technology

AccessScience ◽  
2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology

Information Technology, Society, and Psychology: A British View

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 978-978
Author(s):  
Robert Mack
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology
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