scholarly journals Integration of Information Communication Technology in Journalism Practice: A Survey of Journalists in Ekiti Metropolis, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
T. M. Obajuluwa ◽  
F. O. Talabi ◽  
A. O. Otunla ◽  
I. O. Ajisafe
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
New Information ◽  
Communication Efficiency ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Day To Day Operations

The aim of this study was predicated on the need to ascertain the extent to which Nigerian Journalists, especially those in the state capital of Ekiti state; have integrated the use of information communication technology (ICT) tools in their journalism practice which includes, but not limited to; news gathering, dissemination etc. The objectives among others is to decipher the extent of use and the adoption of new information communication technologies in journalism practise. A total of thirty four (34) TV and radio  journalists were sampled with a view to ascertain their use and types ICT tools employed for the achievement of communication efficiency. Despite the perceived importance of the role of ICT in improving communication efficiency (as opined by 97% of the respondents), findings from this study revealed that the use of modern ICT tools were not fully employed for their day to day task execution. Also, only 24% of the respondents agreed to the availability and free access to internet facility in their day to day operations while 64.7% own or have personal access through their owned devices. The challenges enumerated by journalists includes lack of corporate internet access and information, technology hardware and software configurations that are crucial to journalism in new media practice. Hence, it is recommended  media proprietors should provide as part of the work environment, modern facilities to enable journalists discharge their duties in line with international best practices.

Enabling Instruments for Digital Access and e-Government in Zimbabwe

2014 ◽  
pp. 271-283
Author(s):  
Lawton Hikwa ◽  
Esabel Maisiri
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Public And Private Sector

The concept of e-Government sub-assumes that of digital access to activities of public and private sector organisations. Explicitly, digital access includes improving government processes, connecting citizens, and building external interactions. Following the formation of the inclusive government as determined by the Global Political Agreement (GPA), Zimbabwe established the Ministry of Information Communication Technology whose mission is to promote the deployment and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to intensify national competitiveness and growth. Driving the digital access and e-Government agenda in Zimbabwe is a Modernisation Unit within the Office of the President and Cabinet and the Ministry of Information Communication Technology guided by “Zimconnect,” the e-Government framework, and other enabling instruments. Particular attention is paid to instruments that enable digital access and e-Government in Zimbabwe. The chapter attempts to contextualise digital access and e-Government, outlines e-Government policy objectives and constraints, explains the e-Government framework, including “Zimconnect” and others, and concludes with a section on strategies for enabling digital access and e-Government with a special focus on the possible role of library and information services.

scholarly journals Information Communication Technology Use Related Challenges and their Coping Strategies in Monastic Religious Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-39
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Muthoki Mutuku ◽  
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Chrispine Ouma Nyandiwa ◽  
Bibiana Ngundo ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Information Communication

The study attempted to investigate the challenges that the monastic religious encounter in the use of information communication technologies with reference to internet, mobile phones, computers/laptops and digital televisions; and their coping strategies, a case of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing (MBST) in Nairobi Priory, Kenya. The world today is witnessing tremendous changes and development in the information and communication technologies. However, there is scanty literature that addresses the challenges and the strategies that can be used by religious consecrated men and women, to cope up with the modern communication technologies effectively. The study employed sequential explanatory mixed methods. The target population included the perpetually professed sisters, junior sisters in the leadership team (superiors, formators and administrators) of the monastic religious congregation of the MBST Nairobi Priory, Kenya. Questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussion (FGD) were the instruments used to collect data. The findings of the study in which both the challenges and the strategies were presented in a 4-point Likert scale and respondents were asked to indicate their choices from; 4=Strongly agree, 3=Agree, 2=Disagree, 1=Strongly disagree revealed that: With the challenges the use of ICTs pose to the monastic lifestyle (community life and the evangelical counsels); majority of them in all the 14 challenges presented, agreed and strongly agreed to them. Likewise the interviews and FGD had similar experiences with the same challenges. The strategies for coping up with the challenges too showed similar responses to a greater extent in agreement. From the study it is clear that, as monastic religious, the MBST cannot not afford to be alien to the modern means of communication as they are the chief means of information and education, of guidance and inspiration. Since they are unavoidably embedded in daily life, the religious consecrated should use them conscientiously and responsibly to become a factor of humanization, which calls for a proper formation of conscience. Keywords: Information Communication Technology, Challenges, Coping Strategies, Monastic Religious Life, Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing, Kenya

scholarly journals Applications of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Academic Libraries: An Overview of Turkana University College Library

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Jeremiah Osida Onunga
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
University College ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Research On Application ◽  
College Library

Information is considered as need of human in the recent undertakings. In this paper the study has been done to research on application of Information communication Technology (ICT) and uses of ICT tools in Academic Libraries, with a focus on Turkana University College Library, to find out the application of ICT skills in Library Information Science professionals and to modernize the libraries. The study has been done in the School of Science and Technology and School of Education and Social Sciences, with the aims: (1) how students in these schools apply ICT in the library, and (2) how ICT tools are applied to provide innovative services to the users. This paper shows that the application of ICT tools is increasing in academic libraries especially from the two schools of Turkana University College, due to the development of technologies and according to the respondent ranking mobile phone is making it inevitable, due to easy access at any time anywhere.

Information Communication Technology (ICT) Tools for Preservation of Underwater Environment: A Vision-Based Posidonia Oceanica Monitoring

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-23
Author(s):  
Francesco Ruscio ◽  
Giovanni Peralta ◽  
Lorenzo Pollini ◽  
Riccardo Costanzi
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Posidonia Oceanica ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Acoustic Localization ◽  
Scuba Divers ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Audio Track ◽  
Acoustic Positioning

Abstract Underwater monitoring activities are crucial for the preservation of marine ecosystems. Currently, scuba divers are involved in data collection campaigns that are repetitive, dangerous, and expensive. This article describes the application of Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools to underwater visual data for monitoring purposes. The data refer to a Posidonia Oceanica survey mission carried out by a scuba diver using a Smart Dive Scooter equipped with visual acquisition and acoustic localization systems. An acoustic-based strategy for geo-referencing of the optical dataset is reported. It exploits the synchronization between the audio track extracted from a camera and the transponder pings adopted for the acoustic positioning. The positioning measurements are employed within an extended Kalman filter to estimate the diver's path during the mission. A visual odometry algorithm is implemented within the filter to refine the navigation state estimation of the diver with respect to the acoustic positioning only. Moreover, a smoothing step based on the Rauch-Tung-Striebel smoother is applied to further improve the estimated diver's positions. Finally, the article reports the results of two different data processing for monitoring applications. The first one is an image mosaicking obtained by concatenating subsequent frames, whereas the second one refers to a qualitative distribution of the Posidonia Oceanica over the mission area accomplished through an image segmentation process. The two outcomes are plotted over a satellite image of the surveyed area, showing that the proposed process is an effective tool capable of facilitating divers in their monitoring and inspection activities.

Enabling Instruments for Digital Access and e-Government in Zimbabwe

2016 ◽  
pp. 867-879
Author(s):  
Lawton Hikwa ◽  
Esabel Maisiri
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Public And Private Sector

The concept of e-Government sub-assumes that of digital access to activities of public and private sector organisations. Explicitly, digital access includes improving government processes, connecting citizens, and building external interactions. Following the formation of the inclusive government as determined by the Global Political Agreement (GPA), Zimbabwe established the Ministry of Information Communication Technology whose mission is to promote the deployment and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to intensify national competitiveness and growth. Driving the digital access and e-Government agenda in Zimbabwe is a Modernisation Unit within the Office of the President and Cabinet and the Ministry of Information Communication Technology guided by “Zimconnect,” the e-Government framework, and other enabling instruments. Particular attention is paid to instruments that enable digital access and e-Government in Zimbabwe. The chapter attempts to contextualise digital access and e-Government, outlines e-Government policy objectives and constraints, explains the e-Government framework, including “Zimconnect” and others, and concludes with a section on strategies for enabling digital access and e-Government with a special focus on the possible role of library and information services.

scholarly journals Use of Information Communication Technology by Medical Educators Amid COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

2020 ◽  
pp. 004723952096699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ipshita Chatterjee ◽  
Pinaki Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Medical Educators ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life and all forms of education. However, the impact on medical education is unique since the need for continuity of training medical students is urgent and traditionally calls for hands-on training and a physical presence. This is further compounded by the unavailability of teachers who are also serving as frontline health-care providers in the pandemic. This article discusses the role and types of information communication technology (ICT) tools in filling the gaps and ensuring educational continuity in medical education, collaboration, and learning, across the world in the current scenario. A variety of online collaboration tools and digital interventions are discussed. A comparison between the various ICT tools being used by medical educators is also presented. The potential and corresponding challenges of revamping the medical education system and incorporating ICT tools in the long run have also been discussed. Our work can serve as the basis of further studies on creating digital educational models in medical education.

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