scholarly journals Developing an Environmental Performance Index (EPI): a focus on impacts of information and communication technology use

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Mbohwa ◽  
J Agwa-Ejon
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Information And Communication

There is a growing need for environmental performance measures that can be used by all stakeholders like surrounding communities, customers, suppliers and shareholders to gauge the environmental performance of organizations. The environmental performance measures that are used worldwide are normally not suitable for benchmarking organizations. This paper develops an environmental performance index using indicator and weight matrices of the full life cycle phases of an organization’s energy use for environmental management system activities. This work is transdisciplinary in nature and applies mathematical matrices and environmental productivity approaches, and borrows from the development of quality indices to consider a variety of impacts that cut across various phases of a product life cycle and different functions within an organization. The focus is on information and communication technology use in these systems. The model is applied to the Japanese automotive industry and the findings show that it is feasible and effective for comparing the environmental performance of companies in the same sector using the same weight matrices and indicators agreed to. The work informs decision making on the development of environmental performance measures that have worldwide applications, across many disciplines, in situations where suitable data are recorded. It also contributes to efforts on economic and social sustainability. Research efforts in similar areas in Southern Africa can benefit from the development and improvement of the proposed methodology.Keywords: Environmental performance index, indicator and weight matrices, benchmarkingDisciplines: Information and Communications Technology Studies (ICT), Environmental Studies, Economics, Sustainability Studies

scholarly journals The Implementation Factors of Information and Communication Technology in the Life Cycle Costs of Buildings

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2934
Author(s):  
Peter Mésároš ◽  
Tomáš Mandičák ◽  
Marcela Spišáková ◽  
Annamária Behúnová ◽  
Marcel Behún
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Implementation Factors

Life cycle cost management is an integral part of buildings construction. The life cycle cost approach can be considered an objective approach because it considers all life cycles of buildings. Information and communication technology is one of the critical factors for the success of construction projects. Several studies point to the importance of information and communication technology use in life cycle cost management. Generally, information and communication technology can be helpful in the cost management process of buildings. However, few implementation factors of information and communication technology are used in the life cycle cost management of buildings. The research assumes that the most critical implementation factor is the investment cost for information and communication technologies used in cost management during the life cycle. The relative importance index method was used to evaluate and quantify the final rank of implementation factors. The Kruskal–Wallis test was used to confirm or reject research results that were statistically significant.

16Up: Outline of a Study Investigating Wellbeing and Information and Communication Technology Use in Adolescent Twins

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 345-357
Author(s):  
Brittany L. Mitchell ◽  
Katherine M. Kirk ◽  
Kerrie McAloney ◽  
Margaret J. Wright ◽  
Tracey A. Davenport ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Ict Use ◽  
Hair Samples ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Study Participants

AbstractThe ‘16Up’ study conducted at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute from January 2014 to December 2018 aimed to examine the physical and mental health of young Australian twins aged 16−18 years (N = 876; 371 twin pairs and 18 triplet sets). Measurements included online questionnaires covering physical and mental health as well as information and communication technology (ICT) use, actigraphy, sleep diaries and hair samples to determine cortisol concentrations. Study participants generally rated themselves as being in good physical (79%) and mental (73%) health and reported lower rates of psychological distress and exposure to alcohol, tobacco products or other substances than previously reported for this age group in the Australian population. Daily or near-daily online activity was almost universal among study participants, with no differences noted between males and females in terms of frequency or duration of internet access. Patterns of ICT use in this sample indicated that the respondents were more likely to use online information sources for researching physical health issues than for mental health or substance use issues, and that they generally reported partial levels of satisfaction with the mental health information they found online. This suggests that internet-based mental health resources can be readily accessed by adolescent Australians, and their computer literacy augurs well for future access to online health resources. In combination with other data collected as part of the ongoing Brisbane Longitudinal Twin Study, the 16Up project provides a valuable resource for the longitudinal investigation of genetic and environmental contributions to phenotypic variation in a variety of human traits.

scholarly journals Attitude and potential benefits of modern information and communication technology use and telemedicine in cross-sectoral solid organ transplant care

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Holderried ◽  
Ansgar Hoeper ◽  
Friederike Holderried ◽  
Nils Heyne ◽  
Silvio Nadalin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Solid Organ Transplant ◽  
Solid Organ ◽  
Ict Use ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Modern Information

AbstractSituations like the COVID-19 pandemic urgently require the implementation of eHealth for vulnerable patient populations. Here we quantitatively evaluate use and potential of modern information and communication technology (ICT) in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. We conducted a structured, questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study that was addressed to patients after kidney, liver, pancreas, or combined transplantation. We focused on: sociodemographic data, present use of digital technologies in daily life and for health reasons, patients’ eHealth literacy, and their overall attitude towards eHealth. A total of 234 patients completed the questionnaire. Most of the patients (90%) have a web-enabled computer, 78.2% have a smartphone, and 71.8% regularly search the internet for health-related information. Sixty-eight percent would like to receive discharge summaries online, and 54% would like to chat online with their physicians. Even though ICT use in daily life was age-related, no significant difference could be shown for health reasons or the type of transplanted organ. Modern ICT use is predominantly accepted for health reasons by SOT recipients. Regardless of the transplanted organ, a deeper integration of eHealth has potential for improving cross-sectoral care. To successfully implement eHealth technologies in cross-sectoral care future research should include online physician–patient communication, data security, data safety, and the aspects of quality and safety of care.

scholarly journals Index of information and communication technology use in labour administration: its need, its pertinence and its potential use

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-260
Author(s):  
Anna M. Galazka ◽  
Malcolm J. Beynon ◽  
Tim Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Employment Services ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Geographical Variations ◽  
Labour Dispute ◽  
Level Information ◽  
Information And Communication

This article examines the variation in the level of use of information and communication technologies by national bodies of labour administrations across 81 different countries. Extending empirical research on the state of information and communication technology use, it introduces a prototype index of country-level information and communication technology use. The index allows for the exposition of the contributions of sub-dimensions of information and communication technology use, including labour inspection, public employment services and labour dispute prevention and settlement. Graphical evidence showing sub-index and final index formulations for individual countries is given, along with graphical evidence of the country-level ranking and geographical variations of information and communication technology use (including the sub-dimensions of this use). The future potential of the prescribed approach is demonstrated by offering possible explanations behind the results on a sample of countries.

scholarly journals Methods of personal information environment evaluation

2019 ◽  
Vol 292 ◽  
pp. 01036
Author(s):  
Pavel Valášek
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
General Public ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Environment Assessment ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Information And Communication

Current condition of information and communication technology use by general public is suitable for a research of other information phenomena such as personal information environment. As a continuation of the broader study concerning this topic, in this article are discussed various methods of personal information environment assessment and evaluation. Data were collected by the means of survey and supervised tasks. Established differences between selected methods are presented. This study may be seen as suitable preparative study of this field.

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