The Use of Social Networks in Achieving e-Democracy in the Arab Spring Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Hany Abdelghaffar ◽  
Lobna Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Electronic Democracy ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Arab Spring

Electronic democracy (e-democracy) is a way to engage citizens and politicians with their government through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) tools. Although the concept of e-democracy has been growing during the past years, few studies have examined how to achieve success of e-democracy via social networks. This research is answering the following question: How social networks support the local government decision making to enhance e-democracy? To answer the research question, a proposed model was introduced and a survey method was employed. Findings showed that governments could use social networks to facilitate awareness of information among citizens and support citizens in building their communities. Furthermore, social networks would help to facilitate deliberation among citizens. However, this should be supported with appropriate level of involvements from the government side in the discussion to provide support. Through this, governments could enhance their decision making.

Citizen-Government Collaborative Environment Using Social Networks

2019 ◽  
pp. 152-165
Author(s):  
Hany Abdelghaffar ◽  
Lobna Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Collaborative Environment ◽  
Electronic Democracy ◽  
Democratic Change ◽  
The World

Electronic democracy is a concept which is used in some countries around the world with mixed success. Social networks helped in facilitating democracy and democratic change in several countries suggesting that they could be utilized as an e-democracy tool. This research proposed a new model of how the decision-making process for local governments could be improved via social networks. Quantitative approach was used to investigate how the use of a social network amongst people living in the same suburb could improve decision making on the local level. Findings showed that awareness building, deliberation, and consultation factors could be used to affect the decision making for their local governments.

Librarians, Records Managers, and E-Government

2012 ◽  
pp. 1148-1164
Author(s):  
Cathrine T. Nengomasha
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government ◽  
Modern Technologies

Governments have turned to the use of information and communication technologies with the aim of improving service delivery, encouraging citizens in the decision making process, and enhancing accountability, transparency, and effectiveness. Effective inclusive participation of citizens in the government of their country requires access to information through modern technologies. Access to information is vital for transparency, accountability, participation, and the rule of law – all hallmarks of democratic governance. This chapter looks at the role of librarians and records managers in promoting e-government. Their traditional role of collecting, organizing, preserving, and disseminating information places them in a very significant position in e-governance implementation. However, in an electronic environment, they face a number of challenges which include economic, technological, and information literacy. The role played by these professionals, and the challenges each meet are discussed. Some recommendations are provided to enhance the role of these professionals in e-government implementation.

Associations Between Driving Forces to Adopt ICT and Benefits Derived from that Adoption in Medical Practices in Australia

2011 ◽  
pp. 652-668
Author(s):  
R. C. MacGregor ◽  
P. N. Hyland ◽  
C. Harvie
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Medical Practices ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Way

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is today seen as a catalyst for change in the way work is carried out. Over the past decade there have been a number of studies examining both the decision-making behind ICT adoption (the driving forces for adoption) as well as the perceived benefits from that adoption. However, no studies have attempted to determine, or indeed map whether emphasis given to specific driving forces have manifested in differing perceptions of perceived benefits. The purpose of this chapter is to examine whether emphasis on particular driving forces for ICT adoption are associated with the perception of particular benefits. A study was undertaken amongst 198 Australian GPs. Results suggest that greater emphasis on improving communications gives rise to higher perceived benefits both in terms of communications and practice effectiveness, while emphasis on other drivers does not significantly alter the perception of benefits derived from adoption.

scholarly journals Intelligent credit scoring system using knowledge management

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 391
Author(s):  
Bazzi Mehdi ◽  
Chamlal Hasna ◽  
El Kharroubi Ahmed ◽  
Ouaderhman Tayeb
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Credit Scoring ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Decision Making System ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
Credit Granting ◽  
Young Entrepreneurs

Promoting entrepreneurship in Morocco among young people has been a challenge for some years of economic and social problems, especially after the events of the Arab Spring. Several programs have been set up by the government for young entrepreneurs. Thus, faced with the large number of credit applications solicited by these young entrepreneurs, banks are obliged to resort to artificial intelligence techniques. For this purpose, the aim of this article is to propose a decision-making system enabling the bank to automate its credit granting process. It is a tool that allows the bank, in the first instance, to select promising projects through a scoring approach adapted to this segment of young entrepreneurs. In a second step, the tool allows the setting of the maximum credit amount to be allocated to the selected project. Finally, based on the knowledge of the bank's experts, the tool proposes a breakdown of the amount granted by the bank into several products adapted to the needs of the entrepreneur.

scholarly journals PENGARUH IMPLEMENTASI SUBTANSI PROGRAM PENDEWASAAN USIA PERKAWINAN (PUP) TERHADAP PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN MENIKAH USIA DINI PADA REMAJA

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (02) ◽  
pp. 140-145
Author(s):  
Uswatun Hasanah ◽  
Tarma ◽  
Muhammad Wahyudin Jaelani
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
The Government ◽  
Effective Contribution

Teen marriage ranging in age 15 to 19 is still generally happens. To reduce early marriages issues, the government appointed BKKBN to develop the substance Program PUP to invite teenagers not to get married in early age, and not to have sex before marriage. The aim of this research is to get an overview of the effects of the implementation of PUP. This research was conducted in Lemahwunguk district, Cirebon city. This research used survey method. The participants in the research were teens of Lemahwunguk district of Cirebon ranging in age 15 to 24 with 92 respondents' samples. The technique of collecting data which used was purposive sampling. The hypothesis test of the data that used was the product moment correlation coefficient result was rcount = 0,21 < rtable = 1,98. The result of the t test with a significance level of 0,05 that is result tcount = 2,04 > ttable = 1,65 , this explains that there is a positive correlation and a significantrelationship between the implementation of the PUP substance toward decision making of early marriage for teens in adolescents. Calculation of regression test obtained fcount = 4,406 > ftable = 3,946, so there is a significant effect between the implementation of the PUP substancetoward decision making of early marriage for teens in adolescents. The implementation of the substance of the PUP provided an effective contribution to the decision of getting married early in adolescene at 4,41% while the remaining 95,59% is determined by other factors. Abstrak Perkawinan pada remaja (usia 15-19 tahun) masih banyak terjadi. Kondisi ini diperkirakan akibat pernikahan dini yang diatur orangtua, dogma setempat, serta pergaulan bebas.  Untuk menurunkan angka pernikahan dini, pemerintah menunjuk Badan Kependudukan dan Keluarga Berencana Nasional (BKKBN) dengan mengembangkan substansi program pendewasaan usia perkawinan (PUP) untuk mengajak remaja agar tidak nikah dini, tidak seks sebelum menikah melalui implementasi substansi program PUP dalam pengambilan keputusan menikah usia dini pada remaja. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk memperoleh gambaran tentang pengaruh implementasi substansi program pendewasaan usia perkawinan terhadap pengambilan keputusan menikah usia dini pada remaja. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kecamatan Lemahwungkuk, Kota Cirebon. Metode penelitian yang digunakan ialah metode survey. Populasi dalam penelitian ini ialah remaja di Kecamatan Lemahwungkuk Kota Cirebon yang berusia 15-24 tahun, dengan jumlah sampel sebesar 92 responden. Teknik pengambilan data menggunakan purposive sampling. Uji hipotesis data menggunakan koefisien korelasi product moment dengan hasil yaitu rhitung = 0,21 < rtabel = 1,98. Hasil uji-t dengan taraf signifikansi 0,05 yaitu thitung = 2,04 > ttabel = 1,65 hal ini menjelaskan bahwa terdapat korelasi positif dan hubungan yang signifikan antara implementasi substansi program pendewasaan usia perkawinan terhadap pengambilan keputusan menikah usia dini pada remaja. Perhitungan uji regresi diperoleh fhitung = 4,406 > ftabel = 3,946, maka terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara implementasi substansi program pendewasaan usia perkawinan terhadap pengambilan keputusan menikah usia dini pada remaja. Implementasi substansi program pendewasaan usia perkawinan memberikan sumbangan efektif terhadap pengambilan keputusan menikah usia dini pada remaja sebesar, 4,41%, sedangkan sisanya 95,59% ditentukan oleh faktor lain.

scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence as a Source of Political Thinking

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Bykov
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Scopus Database ◽  
Number Of Publications

The aim of this work is to study the state of current research in the field of politics and AI. Our research question is about the possibility of using artificial intelligence in order to run political judgments. The main problem of researching artificial intelligence deals with the value-based biases of judgments about the present and the future of these technologies. The article uses the meta-analysis method, which in recent years has become quite widespread in the specialized literature. The article provides an overview of the most cited publications in the Scopus database with the keywords “Artificial Intelligence” and “Politics”. In total, the study has included 76 articles and reports that were indexed by the database over the past 20 years. It is concluded that in recent years there has been a trend towards an increase in the number of publications on the problems of artificial intelligence and politics. However, most of them are only indirectly related to the central problems of political science. The study of the topic of artificial intelligence most closely adjoins the study of the problems of big data and political communication in social networks.

Information and Communications Technologies and Policy Development for E-Democracy in Malaysia

2010 ◽  
pp. 57-72
Author(s):  
Bakar Abdul Gapar Abu ◽  
Graeme Johanson
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Electronic Democracy ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Government

This chapter discusses the prospect of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) enhancing Malaysia’s policy development processes through citizen engagement to enhance the development and implementation of electronic democracy (e-democracy). The Malaysian government promotes a diverse range of ICT initiatives which this chapter seeks to examine through a series of key questions: What are the initiatives and their objectives? How do these initiatives provide opportunities for civic education and citizen empowerment? Has the government through its public administrators actually started to engage citizens in policy development processes online? Are citizens ready to take part in these online initiatives? What sort of contribution can citizens provide to government online? In order to answer these questions, this chapter discusses the role of ICT planning, strategies, and initiatives to improve democratic practices. The chapter discusses four factors influencing the thinking of the Malaysian public service toward local conceptualization and implementation of e-democracy for better policy development. The answers are based on publications in the public domain and preliminary interviews with a handful of key informants.

Information and Communications Technologies and Policy Development for E-Democracy in Malaysia

2011 ◽  
pp. 2207-2220
Author(s):  
Bakar Abdul Gapar Abu ◽  
Graeme Johanson
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Electronic Democracy ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Government

This chapter discusses the prospect of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) enhancing Malaysia’s policy development processes through citizen engagement to enhance the development and implementation of electronic democracy (e-democracy). The Malaysian government promotes a diverse range of ICT initiatives which this chapter seeks to examine through a series of key questions: What are the initiatives and their objectives? How do these initiatives provide opportunities for civic education and citizen empowerment? Has the government through its public administrators actually started to engage citizens in policy development processes online? Are citizens ready to take part in these online initiatives? What sort of contribution can citizens provide to government online? In order to answer these questions, this chapter discusses the role of ICT planning, strategies, and initiatives to improve democratic practices. The chapter discusses four factors influencing the thinking of the Malaysian public service toward local conceptualization and implementation of e-democracy for better policy development. The answers are based on publications in the public domain and preliminary interviews with a handful of key informants.

Diffusion and adoption of ICTs in selected government departments in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blessing T. Mbatha ◽  
Dennis N. Ocholla ◽  
Jerry Le Roux
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Adoption And Diffusion ◽  
The Government

This study reports on the use, types, and availability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in four government departments in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the context of work productivity and creativity. Roger’s Diffusion of Innovations Theory was used to inform the study in an attempt to understand the diffusion and use of modern ICTs in the government departments under investigation. Through a survey, government departments that are considered to be central to service delivery were targeted. Due to the dispersed nature of the public sector in South Africa, the study was confined to government departments in KwaZulu-Natal. The study used multistage probability sampling to select the elements for the survey method. The sample size for the study was 260 managers. One hundred and fifty-two questionnaires were completed and returned. The data collected was analyzed using thematic categorization and tabulation and the findings presented descriptively. The results indicate that a variety of ICTs have been adopted in the sector for interaction and communication. The respondents' level of interaction with some of the ICTs was very high, while the use of ICTs such as video conferencing, television and radio was very poor. The most common obstacles to the effective use of ICTs in government departments were found to be lack of skills or competence, the lack of an ICT policy, and the lack of proper planning for the adoption and diffusion of ICTs in the sector. Recommendations for the way forward are provided.

scholarly journals Social Networks Research for Sustainable Smart Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 2974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miltiadis Lytras ◽  
Anna Visvizi ◽  
Linda Daniela ◽  
Akila Sarirete ◽  
Patricia Ordonez De Pablos
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
The Past ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Smart Education ◽  
Enhanced Learning

Social networks research has grown exponentially over the past decade. Subsequent empirical and conceptual advances have been transposed in the field of education. As the debate on delivering better education for all gains momentum, the big question is how to integrate advances in social networks research, corresponding advances in information and communication technology (ICT) and effectively employ them in the domain of education. To address this question, this paper proposes a conceptual framework (maturity model) that integrates social network research, the debate on technology-enhanced learning (TEL) and the emerging concept of smart education.

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