Cultural Globalization and Human Security

We live in a world of great opportunities, but also of boundless demands. It is generally agreed that the 21st century would be a century of culture. Globalization of culture is an important element of social globalization. This process should be understood as a formation of various relationships and dependencies between societies and their cultures. Globalization of culture entails a change in values and norms, a disturbance of social memory, and shallow culture. Presently culture has become a consumer culture, and it is created by the world of media and the Internet. The article is an important voice in a wider discussion on the impact of cultural globalism on human security. The author is convinced that cultural globalism to the greatest extent affects human personality and social hazards. An important part of it is the description of personal security, in which human subjectivity, freedom and responsibility of cultural threats play a significant role.

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The texture of the age: Digital construction of unbounded Space in Birdman (Iñárritu 2014)

Studies in Spanish & Latin-American Cinemas ◽

10.1386/slac_00037_1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 73-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Celestino Deleyto ◽

María del Mar Azcona

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Virtual Space ◽

The Internet ◽

Cultural Globalization ◽

Digital Cinema ◽

The World ◽

Impact Of Technology ◽

The Impact ◽

Formal Feature

Like some of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s previous films, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Iñárritu 2014) is an exploration of the place of individuals in the midst of various global forces, in this case, technological, social and cultural globalization. The film’s most relevant formal feature, the digitally created ‘long take’, also partakes of the director’s well-known penchant for technological and formal experimentation when telling a story. In Birdman, cinematic form is closely related to its thematic concerns, particularly the impact of technology on global processes. This article explores the confluence between form – digital cinema – and content in Birdman. It looks at the global virtual space created by the internet and social networks and how they affect our sense of being in the world. To this end, the film exploits the possibilities and connotations of the apparently uninterrupted single take that comprises most of the duration of the film and of the composited, digital-realistic space thus created.

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Law Librarianship and Legal Information Provision in the 21st Century

Legal Information Management ◽

10.1017/s1472669608000029 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 4-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Keyword(s):

21St Century ◽

Legal Education ◽

Legal Profession ◽

Information Provision ◽

Key Factors ◽

Legal Information ◽

The Past ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

The Impact

AbstractIn this analysis of the future of our profession, Barbara Tearle starts by looking at the past to see how much the world of legal information has evolved and changed. She considers the nature of the profession today and then identifies key factors which she believes will be of importance in the future, including the impact of globalisation; the potential changes to the legal profession; technology; developments in legal education; increasing commercialisation and changes to the law itself.

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Editorial

Open House International ◽

10.1108/ohi-04-2010-b0001 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 6-8

Author(s):

Hulya Turgut ◽

Rod Lawrence ◽

Peter Kellett

Keyword(s):

Significant Role ◽

21St Century ◽

Economic Transformation ◽

Urban Environments ◽

Professional Expertise ◽

Constant Flux ◽

Urban Transition ◽

The World ◽

Rapid Flow ◽

Flow Of Information

The 21st century has been designated as the century of urban transition. Urban environments have become a key reflection of the changes in today's world of dynamic and constant flux as cities throughout the world experience fundamental social, cultural and economic transformation. Socio-cultural and urban identities are being radically transformed; globalization, internationalization and the rapid flow of information all play a significant role in changing cities and their people. During the last three decades significant investments of monetary resources and professional expertise have led to numerous projects and programmes concerning urban regeneration, housing renovation, and the revitalization of old neighbourhoods.

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Technology and culture

Digital Economy ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-363-0.ch014 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 273-285 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alev M. Efendioglu ◽

Vincent F. Yip

Keyword(s):

Local Environment ◽

The Internet ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Technology And Culture ◽

Internet Users ◽

The World ◽

Different Characteristics ◽

The Impact ◽

Socio Economic Factors

The number of Internet users around the world has been steadily growing and this growth has provided the impetus and the opportunities for global and regional e-commerce. However, as with the Internet, different characteristics (infrastructure and socio-economic) of the local environment have created a significant level of variation in the acceptance and growth of e-commerce in different regions of the world. Our research focuses on the impact of these infrastructure and socio-economic factors on e-commerce development in China and the findings provide insights into the role of culture in e-commerce, and the factors that may impact a broader acceptance and development of e-commerce in China. In this chapter, we present and discuss our findings, and propose some strategies for success for e-commerce in China.

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Institutional Repository as a Knowledge Management Tool for the Enhancement of Library Visibility in the 21st Century

Advances in Library and Information Science - Handbook of Research on Information and Records Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7740-0.ch006 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 81-93

Author(s):

Austin Tonderai Nyakurerwa

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

21St Century ◽

Research Data ◽

Management Tool ◽

Situational Analysis ◽

Institutional Repository ◽

Digital Repository ◽

Institutional Repositories ◽

The World ◽

The Impact

The chapter focused on the institutional repository as a knowledge management tool that enhances the visibility of libraries in the 21st century. The researcher mainly relied on content analysis to gather research data. The researcher took a swipe on the uptake of institutional repositories the world over and an analysis of how an institutional repository could be used as a knowledge management tool was done. The researcher also conducted a situational analysis of the MSU institutional repository and assessed the impact of the digital repository on the visibility of the library. The author used the Webometrics Ranking of Universities in Zimbabwe to assess how universities are ranked in Zimbabwe.

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Detection and monitoring of the asymptotic COVID-19 patients using IoT devices and sensors

International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications ◽

10.1108/ijpcc-08-2020-0107 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Rajeesh Kumar N.V. ◽

Arun M. ◽

Baraneetharan E. ◽

Stanly Jaya Prakash J. ◽

Kanchana A. ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Technologies ◽

Specific Treatment ◽

Lung Damage ◽

World Health ◽

Smart Devices ◽

The Internet ◽

Content Type ◽

The People ◽

The World ◽

The Impact

Purpose Many investigations are going on in monitoring, contact tracing, predicting and diagnosing the COVID-19 disease and many virologists are urgently seeking to create a vaccine as early as possible. Even though there is no specific treatment for the pandemic disease, the world is now struggling to control the spread by implementing the lockdown worldwide and giving awareness to the people to wear masks and use sanitizers. The new technologies, including the Internet of things (IoT), are gaining global attention towards the increasing technical support in health-care systems, particularly in predicting, detecting, preventing and monitoring of most of the infectious diseases. Similarly, it also helps in fighting against COVID-19 by monitoring, contract tracing and detecting the COVID-19 pandemic by connection with the IoT-based smart solutions. IoT is the interconnected Web of smart devices, sensors, actuators and data, which are collected in the raw form and transmitted through the internet. The purpose of this paper is to propose the concept to detect and monitor the asymptotic patients using IoT-based sensors. Design/methodology/approach In recent days, the surge of the COVID-19 contagion has infected all over the world and it has ruined our day-to-day life. The extraordinary eruption of this pandemic virus placed the World Health Organization (WHO) in a hazardous position. The impact of this contagious virus and scarcity among the people has forced the world to get into complete lockdown, as the number of laboratory-confirmed cases is increasing in millions all over the world as per the records of the government. Findings COVID-19 patients are either symptomatic or asymptotic. Symptomatic patients have symptoms such as fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. But patients are also asymptotic, which is very difficult to detect and monitor by isolating them. Originality/value Asymptotic patients are very hazardous because without knowing that they are infected, they might spread the infection to others, also asymptotic patients might be having very serious lung damage. So, earlier prediction and monitoring of asymptotic patients are mandatory to save their life and prevent them from spreading.

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From the glue-pot to the internet

Art Libraries Journal ◽

10.1017/s0307472200013572 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 23-27

Author(s):

Marie-Cécile Comerre

Keyword(s):

21St Century ◽

Glass Ceramics ◽

The Internet ◽

Auction House ◽

Subject Field ◽

The World

Drouot-Documentation, the library of the oldest auction house in the world, began the 21st century by putting its furniture and furnishings database onto the Internet. This has given access not only to the 12,000 objects Drouot sells and photographs for its sales catalogues each year, but also to selected data in this specialised subject field from provincial sales in France and from others overseas, notably American and English ones. And there are plans eventually to convert the remaining manual indexes, which cover many other hard-to-find topics like the art of glass, ceramics and goldsmiths’ work.

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Exploring E-governance Service Delivery Dimensions: A Study of Registrar of Companies

Indian Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.1177/0019556117726711 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 63 (4) ◽

pp. 557-566

Author(s):

Amandeep Kaur ◽

Harpreet Kaur

Keyword(s):

Service Delivery ◽

21St Century ◽

State Level ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

Government Project ◽

Almost All ◽

The Impact

E-governance is becoming a phenomenon that is catching the attention of government as well as the citizens across the world. Lately, the governments of almost all the countries of the world made huge investments in implementation of e-government projects including India. There have been a number of centre- and state-level projects launched in the recent years. Hence, it becomes all the more important to assess the impact and viability of such projects. A number of studies have been undertaken in this area. It is observed that most of the studies in this field have focused on exploring e-governance service delivery dimensions in government-to-citizen (G2C) context; however, a few studies are carried out in government-to-business (G2B) context. Hence, the present study is an attempt to bridge this gap. The study aims to explore e-governance service delivery dimensions as perceived by the employees of Registrar of Companies (ROC), North Region. Ninety employees of ROCs were surveyed to know about their perception about the pioneer e-government project named Ministry of Corporate Affairs of 21st Century (MCA21) launched in 2006. Results of the study identified four dimensions as perceived important by the employees. To improve the services provided by the employees to the users, it would be useful to be aware of these dimensions in the future.

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