Assessment of information and communication technologies utilization by rural women of Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
PO Eniola ◽  
MF Siyanbola ◽  
AO Olaniyi
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Information And Communication

scholarly journals The Access to the ICT Network as a Public Task of Local Government

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-195
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Chałubińska-Jentkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Network Access ◽  
Network Development ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Broadband Network ◽  
Information And Communication

The purpose of this paper is to describe the duties of local government units under the legal conditions related to access to the ICT network in Poland. Establishing public-private partnerships in the telecommunications sector, which is a field closely tied with cybersecurity, seems inevitable and necessary. The need to cooperate is the consequence of the development of information and communication technologies, which leads to their increasingly wide application in all aspects of social life. The tasks of local government involving network access have become key to the process of broadband network development. That is why public funding becomes particularly important in its absence, justified by the need to provide conditions for internet access as a human right. This has become especially topical as we face the challenges of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Does the Medium Matter? Linking Citizens’ Use of Communication Platform for Information about Urban Policies to Decision to Trust in Local Government

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2723
Author(s):  
Hyunkuk Lee
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Official Gazette ◽  
Central Hypothesis ◽  
Information And Communication

Information plays a formative role in citizens’ decision to trust their government. Given an increasingly diverse information environment, which is attributable to the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT)s, the Internet, and social media, we hypothesize that citizens’ use of a particular medium for information (online vs offline, and government source vs. non-government source) about their government plays an important and distinctive role in shaping citizens’ satisfaction with government information provision and trust in government. To address this central hypothesis, we analyze data from the 3068 citizen respondents. The findings of our study reveal that citizens’ use of the online medium for information about their government, such as information from local government web-media, lacks a strong relationship with their levels of satisfaction with government information provision and trust in government, while citizens’ use of different sources on the offline medium for information about their government, such as information from local government meeting or official gazette, is found to have a stronger association with citizens’ trust in government and satisfaction with government information provision.

Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the Advancement and Empowerment of African Women

2011 ◽  
pp. 402-420
Author(s):  
Marian Pelletier
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
African Women ◽  
Information Revolution ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

During the past decade, global communications have changed dramatically, as a result of the increased use of information and communication technologies (ICT’s). ICT’s are becoming increasingly necessary if countries are to compete on a global scale. It has also been widely acknowledged that ICT’s have the potential to play an immediate role in the quest for sustainable and equitable development in Third World countries. ICT’s allow people to collect, store, process and access information and/or communicate with each other. How people in developing countries use these technologies to solve problems, organize their activities and realize their own objectives will determine the impact that these technologies will have in the course of their development. ICT’s are realities and concepts that have become unavoidable for anyone involved in issues of development and sustainability. However, access for women and especially rural women to ICT’s cannot be assumed to naturally occur. According to various authors and organizations most of the positive effect of the “information revolution” has bypassed women. It has not been easy to determine whether women have benefited from the information revolution. There is also the consensus that very little research has been done on women’s information needs and access to appropriate information in developing countries. It is therefore necessary to examine the impact that ICT‘s are having on women and whether or not they are serving women’s needs and preferences. It is also necessary to examine ways that policies can be put in place in order to assure that women have access to the technology, which is necessary to fulfill their information needs. This chapter, using case-studies from Africa, will examine the above issues.

Evaluating Electronic Local Government in the Uk

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Beynon-Davies ◽  
Michael D. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Longitudinal Investigation ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

An array of UK government initiatives have been launched since 1997, collectively being known as the local government modernization agenda. This can be seen as an attempt to transform the structures and performance of local authorities in the UK. A parallel set of initiatives, the electronic government agenda, were launched in 2000 and have attempted to extend the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within local government. This paper describes the context for and themes within both agendas, the aim being to describe the existing and likely dynamics of the relationship between innovations in ICTs within local government and the modernization of local government. The paper presents an analysis of the electronic government strategies of 22 Welsh unitary authorities and uses this analysis for highlighting a number of issues relating to the progress of the electronic local government agenda within the UK. The paper concludes with a call for longitudinal investigation in this area.

Whatsapp Messenger as a Mobile Media to Learn Writing for EFL Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Linda ◽  
Ida Ri'aeni
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
First Grade ◽  
English Department ◽  
Instructional Media ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Efl Students

Abstract   The objective of this research is to find out the use of Whatsapp Messenger as a mobile media to learn writing in EFL classes.Several researchers have attempted to prove applicability of mobile learning as modern ways of teaching and learning (Naismith, 2004:115). Moreover, applying portable technologies have been demanded by most of the modern learners who oftentimes are forced to study anywhere, and anytime, for example, at work, in the bus or at weekends (Evans, 2008:115).The research was motivated by the students’ difficulties in writing. The sample of this research was three classes of first grade students of English Department of Unswagati. The instrument of this research was questionnaire sheet. Data from questionnaire sheet was analyzed based on the frequency students’ answers and then was calculated and interpreted into percentages. The result shows WhatsApp Messenger attracts the students interest and also the students have positive responses towards the using ofWhatsAppMessenger. In applying WhatsApp group, the writer concluded that, learning using WhatsApp group has effective to develop their creativity in writing skill. On the other hand, the result from the questionnaire sheet indicated that almost of students is active in learning to writing recount text. Students can learn out of the classroom. Beside WhatsApp can be used privately, it can be used for students’ education. The students can use their gadget positively for their ability in learning English. The students can improve their knowledge in learning ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies). Keyword: WhatsApp Messenger,EFL writing, Instructional Media, ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies).

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