The Face(book) of Unionism

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Gibney ◽  
Tom Zagenczyk ◽  
Marick F. Masters
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Labor Union ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Internet Presence ◽  
The Face ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Facebook Pages

Information Communication Technology (ICT) offers unions a greater capacity to build cohesion and expand membership. An important issue in assessing the potential benefits of ICT is the nature and scope of union members’ use of this technology. Unions must have an Internet presence. Using data from a 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS), the authors examine the extent to which union members have and use computers and the Internet. In addition, the authors review Facebook pages and Twitter accounts established by or for national labor organizations. The authors find that labor union usage of these social networks has not produced anticipated usage by members.

A Study on the Internet Security and its Implication for E-Commerce in Yemen

2012 ◽  
pp. 200-213
Author(s):  
Ali Hussein Saleh Zolait ◽  
Abdul Razak Ibrahim ◽  
Ahmad Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Internet Security ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Secure Environment ◽  
Use Of The Internet

This study examines the use of the Internet for business purposes in Yemen, where main sectors of banking and private trade organizations are observed. Through interviews, a thorough study is performed concerning the Internet facilities available in Yemen, the literacy and use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in organizations, the level of e-commerce adopted, the main hurdles in the adoption of e-commerce, and measures required to increase the adoption of e-commerce. The study finds that both organizations realize the importance of e-commerce for their business. The main causes in the delay of e-commerce adoption by some are the discrepancies in the infrastructure, high costing of the Internet facilities, bureaucratic hurdles in obtaining the facilities, and the non-availability of a secure environment. Beyond concerns about Internet security, their awareness of security hazards and protection measures is minimal. In light of the data collected, the study has come up with certain recommendations for the interested authorities to improve e-commerce in Yemen.

Trolling the Global Citizen: The Deconstructive Ethics of the Digital Subject

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Staunton
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Global Citizen ◽  
Essential Ingredient ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Rhetorical Figures ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Performance

This article compares two contemporary rhetorical figures: the ‘internet troll’, a name invoked to represent a variety of offensive and disturbing online discourse, and the narrator and main character of avant-garde English author Tom McCarthy’s debut novel Remainder (2005). By thinking about how these two figures relate to Levinas’ brand of deconstructive ethics, I attempt to develop an idea about how global communication technology (which is, including literature, an essential ingredient, inspiration and sometimes ‘form’ of the ‘global citizen’) bends our perception and performance of what is ethical. Both the troll and McCarthy’s narrator represent the necessity of understanding in a world caged in technical language describing itself. And at the same time, each figure will be shown to represent the motivating force of a global society that strives for total understanding: an absence of understanding, or in Levinasian terms, the face of the other.

EMPIRICAL STUDY ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND YOUTH IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: NIGERIA AS A CASE

2005 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 297-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. O. IDOWU ◽  
PETER ADEBAYO IDOWU ◽  
E. R. ADAGUNODO
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Mail

The phenomenal growth of information and communication technology (ICT) especially the Internet has affected youths in developed and developing countries alike. Although progressing at a slower rate in developing countries than in any other parts of the world, Internet connectivity is also transforming the face of Africa. This paper presents a study that examines what Nigerian youths use Internet for and which of the Internet use has adverse effect on the youth's social life. It reveals that majority of youths use Internet for e-mail, making use of Yahoo followed by Hotmail, and the study also reveals that over 50% of youths interviewed visit pornographic sites.

scholarly journals The Applicability of Internet Voting in Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Sambo
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Electronic Voting ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Internet Voting ◽  
African Context

The covid-19 pandemic has brought about new ways of conducting business through the use of Information Communication Technologies and elections have not been spared either. Internet voting is another form of strengthening democracy through the use of Information Communication Technologies. Africa lags in the implementation of electronic voting, especially Internet voting. This chapter applied a critical socio-technical analysis that analyses factors that influence the applicability of Internet voting within the African context. The researcher applied desktop research which included 30 journals to gather data from the Internet and other documentation sources. The findings reveal that decision-makers can partially implement Internet voting in some of the countries in Africa like Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Morocco, Mauritius, Tunisia, and Seychelles. To successfully implement Internet voting, the decision-makers in African nations have to fully invest in the Information Communication Technology infrastructure, provide the necessary security, legislation and carry out intensive voter education to build trust among voters.

scholarly journals [no title]

1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 691-691
Author(s):  
Annie McCloud
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Medical Anthropology ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Internet Relay Chat ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
The Face ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Set Up

Sir: Thompson's article on the internet and suicide (Psychiatric Bulletin, August 1999, 23, 449–451) is a timely and welcome addition to the slowly growing literature on the internet and health. However, she could possibly have developed further positive ways of approaching the influence of the internet. Attempting to shut down, or restrict access to internet sites dealing with suicide is likely to be difficult to enforce in practice and may inadvertently block access to sources of positive help. It is important to stress the potential benefits of support online. The vast majority of online informants of my current thesis in medical anthropology on chronic fatigue syndrome and internet use reported that it provided a lifeline in the face of prejudice and lack of sympathy for family and desertion by friends. There is a vast untapped potential for NHS trusts and bodies such as Mind, or the Royal College of Psychiatrists to set up websites, moderated newsgroups and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) services to provide more therapeutic approaches to suicide and mental illness than those described by Thompson.

A Study on the Internet Security and its Implication for E-Commerce in Yemen

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Hussein Saleh Zolait ◽  
Abdul Razak Ibrahim ◽  
Ahmad Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Internet Security ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Secure Environment ◽  
Use Of The Internet

This study examines the use of the Internet for business purposes in Yemen, where main sectors of banking and private trade organizations are observed. Through interviews, a thorough study is performed concerning the Internet facilities available in Yemen, the literacy and use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in organizations, the level of e-commerce adopted, the main hurdles in the adoption of e-commerce, and measures required to increase the adoption of e-commerce. The study finds that both organizations realize the importance of e-commerce for their business. The main causes in the delay of e-commerce adoption by some are the discrepancies in the infrastructure, high costing of the Internet facilities, bureaucratic hurdles in obtaining the facilities, and the non-availability of a secure environment. Beyond concerns about Internet security, their awareness of security hazards and protection measures is minimal. In light of the data collected, the study has come up with certain recommendations for the interested authorities to improve e-commerce in Yemen.

Quantitative Analysis of Amartya Sen's Theory

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deen Islam ◽  
Mahfuz Ashraf ◽  
Azizur Rahman ◽  
Rashadul Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
General Term ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Five Freedoms ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Ict For Development

In this article, the authors attempted to evaluate the contribution of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for development (ICT4D) project in a context of developing country: Bangladesh. Though ICT4D is a general term referring to the application of ICT within the fields of development of a country, there are many cases where the potential benefits of ICT linked with the individual, group/community and organizational level. Considering two case studies, the authors have attempted to understand how ICT can be linked with the lives of community in rural areas of Bangladesh. They have adopted Amartya Sen's five freedoms as conceptual framework for this study. Through a quantitative perspective the authors argue that ICT projects can lead to development in general and five freedoms at particular.

scholarly journals Mengetahui Adanya Pengaruh Pemanfaatan Teknologi Ponsel Dan Smart Phone Terhadap Peningkatan Produktifitas Industri Rumahan Di Lombok

Jurnal Varian ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Muhammad Munawir Gazali ◽  
Heroe Santoso ◽  
Raisul Azhar
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Face ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
On Line ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Ict Training

The implementation of Productivity Enhancement activities for Home Industry players (HI) through Information Communication of Technology (ICT) or Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a program of the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (KPPPA) in collaboration with the Association of Higher Education Informatics and Computers ( APTIKOM). This program was carried out in order to improve the economy of women, so that home industry players in Indonesia, especially in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) in order to develop better and more able to increase productivity and computer science. With ICT training, it will certainly be able to improve its quality especially in utilizing technology or the digital era in an effort to market products by no longer using manual systems. With the digital era, IRs can market their products with On Line systems. Especially in the face of the era of globalization, they will be able to take advantage of existing sites, how to find products, how to determine the price of how to create e-mails and how to use social media or to develop creative businesses.

scholarly journals Trolling the Global Citizen: The Deconstructive Ethics of the Digital Subject

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Staunton
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Global Citizen ◽  
Essential Ingredient ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Rhetorical Figures ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Performance

This article compares two contemporary rhetorical figures: the ‘internet troll’, a name invoked to represent a variety of offensive and disturbing online discourse, and the narrator and main character of avant-garde English author Tom McCarthy’s debut novel Remainder (2005). By thinking about how these two figures relate to Levinas’ brand of deconstructive ethics, I attempt to develop an idea about how global communication technology (which is, including literature, an essential ingredient, inspiration and sometimes ‘form’ of the ‘global citizen’) bends our perception and performance of what is ethical. Both the troll and McCarthy’s narrator represent the necessity of understanding in a world caged in technical language describing itself. And at the same time, each figure will be shown to represent the motivating force of a global society that strives for total understanding: an absence of understanding, or in Levinasian terms, the face of the other.

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