scholarly journals Intelligence Style and Digital Literacy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Regina E. SITOY ◽  
Pascal NDINGA ◽  
Michel PLAISENT ◽  
Bernard PROSPER ◽  
Emerson D. PETEROS
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Personal Needs ◽  
University Training

The last decade has been the theater of the rapidly growing introduction of information technology (IT) into the classroom, prompting teachers to embrace this change in their routine. Unfortunately, university training and school administrations are slow adherents. Although all teachers use a mobile phone for their personal needs, some may still be reluctant to use IT at large in the classroom.

Information technology and insurance development in Sub-Saharan Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 026666692110289
Author(s):  
Taiwo Akinlo
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Method Of Moment ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Insurance Premiums ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Insurance Development

The study examined the relationship between information technology and insurance development in 40 sub-Saharan African countries during the period 2000-2017. The study employed System Generalised Method of Moment for the estimations. Life insurance premiums, non-life insurance premiums and total insurance premiums are used to measure life insurance, non-life insurance and total insurance, respectively. The information technology is measured by mobile phone, fixed telephone and Internet penetrations. The study found that the Internet promotes non-life insurance while its effect on life and total insurance is insignificant. The mobile phone produced a negative effect on life insurance, non-life insurance and total insurance. However, fixed telephone significantly contributed to life insurance, non-life insurance and total insurance. Based on these findings, there is a need for insurers to encourage their client to use information technology tools for insurance activities and also increase their interaction with their customers.

Mobile health intervention and COVID-19 pandemic outbreak: insights from Indian context

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh R. Pai ◽  
Sreejith Alathur
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Indian Context

PurposeThis paper discusses the need for government and healthcare organization to implement mobile phone-based solutions for healthcare during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. It also highlights the challenges and/or barriers to the rapid introduction, implementation and management of these and other innovative solutions to health service delivery during the current situationDesign/methodology/approachThe data include both qualitative and quantitative, collected from the primary interview-based case study and questionnaire survey. It also uses insights from the general populations, healthcare professionals and health information technology developers to understand the role of a mobile health intervention in the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.FindingsHealthcare professionals and health information technology developers are confident that the use of mobile health technology and applications has the ability to assist in monitoring and controlling the COVID-19 outbreak. The key advantages of using mobile phone technology are: increased awareness, improved assistance in tracking and testing casualties, improved assistance in seeking and scheduling health information and medical appointments, increased social distancing, improved overall productivity and quality of life. However, data demonstrated that lack of awareness and accessibility or unwillingness to use the technology, complex healthcare needs, application infrastructure, policies and a dearth of training and support are all barriers to successful implementation of this useful tool.Practical implicationsThis research has the potential to make a significant impact on government and healthcare policy through presenting a coherent argument for the importance of designing and deploying mobile health technology and applications for the general population.Originality/valueprior literature in this domain is inadequate in explaining the importance of mobile phone-based healthcare solutions for health service and during serious disease outbreaks and, in particular, within the Indian context. The findings of this study can be used by government and healthcare organizations to improve health governance during the current global pandemic.

scholarly journals New Media in Public Relations: A Study of New Media in Ragunan Zoo as a Tourism Destination

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Diah Febrina ◽  
Umar Halim
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
The World ◽  
Mobile Phone Applications

Globalization has made the inhabitants of the world interconnected more closely in almost every aspect of life because of the speed of information obtained. One of the important things that need to be considered in realizing the process of globalization is the development of information technology. The development of information technology has led to the emergence of new media. The new media is being used in various industries and business including in tourism industry. Public relation practitioners working in tourism industry take benefits of new media as means of communication and promotion. Ragunan Zoo is a tourist destination located in South Jakarta, Indonesia. The development of the era led to the development of strategy in introducing this tourism destination to local and overseas tourists. The types of new media that this tourism destination exploits are websites, social media, and mobile phone applications.

scholarly journals Digital intelligence of a modern economist: an exploratory case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 03001
Author(s):  
Olena Glazunova ◽  
Taisiia Saiapina ◽  
Valentyna Korolchuk ◽  
Olga Kasatkina ◽  
Tetiana Voloshyna
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Successful Employment ◽  
Intelligence Development ◽  
University Training ◽  
First Time

In the current context of digitalization of various spheres of life, an important characteristic of participants in a digital society is the level of their digital intelligence. The level at which future economists develop their digital intelligence skills during university depends on their successful employment and career development. The presented article analyses the concept of digital intelligence of an economist on the basis of the Digital Quotient framework developed by the Digital Intelligence Institute, characterizing the levels of “Digital Citizen”, “Digital Creator”, “Digital Entrepreneur” for such components of digital intelligence as: Digital Changemaker Identity, Digital Use, Safety Digital, Digital Security, Digital Emotional Intelligence, Digital Communication, Digital Literacy, Digital Rights. For the first time, the contents of an academic discipline of a university training programme for future economists have been proposed, in the course of which digital intelligence skills can be developed. The authors demonstrate the stages of formation, indicators for different levels of formation, content and examples of educational representation of material. They offer the stages of Digital intelligence development in the framework of studying the course modules, the implementation of project work and the solution of the real case studies during academic training. The results of the pilot study for achieving all three levels of digital intelligence. A statistical analysis of the results of the experiment was carried out and their relevance proved.

scholarly journals PERAN GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DALAM MENINGKATKAN LITERASI DIGITAL SISWA SEBAGAI KECAKAPAN ABAD 21

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Ahmad Muflihin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
False Information ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Mutual Awareness ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
Information And Communication

The purpose of this study is to analyze the amount of Islamic Education (PAI) teachers' efforts and roles, as well as how they should be involved in developing students' digital literacy. This is due to pupils' inadequate digital literacy, which manifests itself as an inability to process information gained via technology, information, and communication devices. In fact, digital literacy is one of the literacy foundations that are included in 21st-century skills. According to data issued by the Ministry of Communication and Information, Indonesia ranks second in cybercrime and the frequency of false information (hoax), making PAI teachers responsible for increasing digital literacy for students on both a moral and professional level. Interviews with various PAI teachers in Semarang are used in this study. The purpose of the interview was to evaluate how far PAI teachers had progressed in enhancing pupils' digital literacy. According to the findings of this study, PAI teachers' efforts are still minimal. The development of information technology as a method and a learning medium has not been optimized. As a result, enhancing digital literacy requires mutual awareness.�Keywords: Islamic Education Teacher, Digital Literacy, 21st Century Skills

scholarly journals Dampak Perkembangan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi Terhadap Perilaku Moral Remaja di SMA Negeri 3 Kota Kupang

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Yana F. Taopan ◽  
Mintje Ratoe Oedjoe ◽  
Andy Nabu Sogen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Communication And Information Technology

The aim of this research was to analyze the effect of using Mobile Phone and Internet concerning to the students morality, great efforts of family (parents), teachers (school) and society to protect students from the bad effects of mobile phone use and ideal solution towards the students morality, particularly students at SMA N 3 Kota Kupang. This research used a qualitative description method. Data of this research were gathered from 10 students who usually used mobile phone at class, counseling teachers, citizenship teachers, members of school extracurricular organization, students’ parents, religious scholars and society figures by interview, observation, and documentation technique. The result of this research showed that using mobile phone and internet have positive and negative effects towards the students morality. The positive effects of mobile phone could be used effectively and efficiently as the tool of communication, particularly when communicating  to others in a long distance. Further we could make online communication which allowed us to get any information on communication and information technology.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Digital Literacy Skills among Thai University Seniors

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piatip Phuapan ◽  
Chantana Viriyavejakul ◽  
Paitoon Pimdee
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Medicine Information ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
University Seniors ◽  
Sampling Survey

Digital literacy and the associated skills are becoming the basic and essential skill set of any employer that wishes to survive in a highly competitive world. Given the global importance of these skills for many sectors including education, medicine, information technology, tourism, etc., the researchers sought to determine which digital literacy skills were most important in using digital technology, communications tools, and/or networks to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information in order to function in a knowledge society. From a multistage random sampling survey of 400 second semester university seniors finishing their degrees in 2014 at 9 Thai public and private universities, it was determined that the ability to evaluate was the most important skill indicator in the development of digital literacy. Analysis was conducted by use of LISREL 8.72.

scholarly journals Assessing Mobile Phone Digital Literacy and Engagement in User-Centered Design in a Diverse, Safety-Net Population: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah S Nouri ◽  
Patricia Avila-Garcia ◽  
Anupama Gunshekar Cemballi ◽  
Urmimala Sarkar ◽  
Adrian Aguilera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Adequate Health Literacy

BACKGROUND Health care systems are rapidly deploying digital tools for disease management; however, few studies have evaluated their usability by vulnerable populations. To understand the barriers to app usage among vulnerable populations, we employed user-centered design (UCD) methods in the development of a new text messaging app. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to describe variations in patients’ engagement in the app design process, focusing on limited health literacy (LHL), limited English proficiency (LEP), and limited digital literacy (LDL). METHODS We conducted 20 in-depth semistructured interviews with primary care patients at a public health care system, used open-ended discussions and card sorting tasks to seek input about mobile phones and text messaging, and used open coding to categorize the patterns of mobile phone usage and to evaluate engagement in the card sorting process. We examined qualitative differences in engagement by examining the extensiveness of participant feedback on existing and novel text messaging content and calculated the proportion of patients providing extensive feedback on existing and novel content, overall and by health literacy, English proficiency, and digital literacy. RESULTS The average age of the 20 participants was 59 (SD 8) years; 13 (65%) were female, 18 (90%) were nonwhite, 16 (80%) had LHL, and 13 (65%) had LEP. All had depression, and 14 (70%) had diabetes. Most participants had smartphones (18/20, 90%) and regularly used text messaging (15/20, 75%), but 14 (70%) of them reported having difficulty texting because of inability to type, physical disability, and low literacy. We identified 10 participants as specifically having LDL; 7 of these participants had LEP, and all 10 had LHL. Half of the participants required a modification of the card sorting activity owing to not understanding it or not being able to read the cards in the allotted time. The proportion of participants who gave extensive feedback on existing content was lower in participants with limited versus adequate English proficiency (4/13, 30% vs 5/7, 71%), limited versus adequate health literacy (7/16, 44% vs 3/4, 75%), and limited versus adequate digital literacy (4/10, 40% vs 6/10, 60%); none of these differences were statistically significant. When examining the proportion of patients who gave extensive feedback for novel messaging content, those with LHL were less engaged than those with adequate health literacy (8/16, 50% vs 4/4, 100%); there were no statistical differences by any subgroup. CONCLUSIONS Despite widespread mobile phone use, digital literacy barriers are common among vulnerable populations. Engagement in the card sorting activity varied among participants and appeared to be lower among those with LHL, LEP, and LDL. Researchers employing traditional UCD methods should routinely measure these communication domains among their end-user samples. Future work is needed to replicate our findings in larger samples, but augmentation of card sorting with direct observation and audiovisual cues may be more productive in eliciting feedback for those with communication barriers.

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