Information Communications Technologies and Violence Against Women

Civic non-profit associations are experimenting with Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) as tools for transforming their work. The hybrid “info-sociation” concept—combining information and association—is introduced here for studying ICT-linked transformations. An info-sociational diagnostic supports comparisons of ICT praxis at civic associations in Hong Kong and Taipei, including transformations in: governance; organizational and participatory practices. These case studies also explore how civic environmentalists are experimenting with ICTs, including: green new media; map mash-ups for urban monitoring; digital storytelling; and e-platforms for public participation. The working diagnostic introduced in this paper serves three ends: 1) studying the shift from associations to info-sociations; 2) comparing civic strategies for ICT uses; and 3) theorizing about the co-evolution of local civic associations and ICTs.

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The Conundrum of Falling Participation of Women in Math and Computing Jobs

Gender Gaps and the Social Inclusion Movement in ICT - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7068-4.ch003 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 45-62

Author(s):

Roslyn Layton

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Significant Evidence ◽

Women's Participation ◽

Participation Of Women ◽

Communications Technologies ◽

The Usa ◽

Profit Maximizing ◽

Ict Industry ◽

Information Communications Technologies ◽

Ict Companies

The USA and Denmark are leading information communications technologies (ICT)-enabled economies and have a variety of policies to promote women in ICT occupations, but both report that just roughly 25% of math and computing jobs in their respective countries are held by women, a number that continues to decline. The trend is odd given that the ICT industry globally notes a growing shortage of workers as well as a potential for lost revenue if positions go unfilled. Given the situation and a significant evidence that women's participation in companies is associated with greater profitability, one would assume ICT companies to be profit-maximizing and thus do more to attract and retain women. The trends are also odd given that the participation of women in scientific occupations in the life, physical, and social sciences are increasing overall. This chapter briefly reviews the situation and recommendations to address it, including increasing mentorship for women and recognizing and addressing bias in the workplace.

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The Role of Information Communications Technology in Retrieving Local Community

City and Community ◽

10.1111/j.1540-6040.2007.00214.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 211-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Hazel Ashton ◽

David C. Thorns

Keyword(s):

Local Community ◽

Local Area ◽

Social Infrastructure ◽

Local Populations ◽

Information Communications Technology ◽

Communications Technologies ◽

Ict Tools ◽

Information Communications Technologies

The article explores the decline in social connectivity and the questions of whether and how local populations can use information–communications technologies (ICTs) to help reconnect. At the center of this debate are problems in conceptualizing community in today's globalizing network society. As well as challenges to older ideas about community, these problems include the impacts of numerous contemporary societal and global pressures on communities themselves. The first step of community renewal is what Scott Lash (1994) refers to as the “retrieval” of community, which is to be a genuinely participatory process, rather than presuming community already exists or engineering a consensus about what it is or what it wants. Some governments are now suggesting that a way to reconnect local populations in order to recover lost sociability and rebuild social infrastructure is through using ICTs as a major tool. Using the New Zealand Government policy contained in the Connecting Communities programme (2002) and the Digital Strategy (2004), the article explores and provides a critique of the strategies being advocated, particularly with respect to the use of the concepts of community and connectivity. A case study of the development and use of ICT tools for community retrieval within a particular local area is used to identify some pitfalls and argue for approaches to connectivity that effectively utilize ICTs as community networking tools.

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Digitalization of healthcare sector as a tool for implementation of competition policy

Economics Entrepreneurship Management ◽

10.23939/eem2021.02.025 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 25-34

Author(s):

Aldona Frączkiewicz-Wronka ◽

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Human Life ◽

Medical Science ◽

Health Care Expenditures ◽

Healthcare Sector ◽

Special Importance ◽

Dynamic Changes ◽

Communications Technologies ◽

Main Ideas ◽

Information Communications Technologies

Competitiveness of modern states is increasingly dependent on the method and scope of using information-communications technologies (ICTs) in the economy and in the implementation of the states' care functions. The application of information-communications technologies (ICTs) in health care is of special importance due to observed dynamic changes taking place in social structures. The main factors contributing to the widespread use of information-communications technologies (ICTs) in health care include demographic changes, the increase in the duration of human life, the increase in health care expenditures, progress in medical science and the increase in patients' ability to use automated devices. The aim of this article is to characterize the main ideas forming the architecture of the Healthcare 4.0 concept and to place this concept in a broader perspective of the Industry 4.0 concept.

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Constructivist Communications Strategies for 21st Century Faculties and Graduate Students

Fostering Effective Student Communication in Online Graduate Courses - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2682-7.ch005 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 76-101

Author(s):

Ann W. Armstrong ◽

Albert J. Gales

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Online Courses ◽

Disruptive Innovation ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Cultural Dimension ◽

Constructivist Learning Theory ◽

Global Context ◽

Communications Technologies ◽

Information Communications Technologies ◽

Communications Strategies

The purpose of the chapter is to provide effective communications strategies, instructional strategies, media strategies, and cultural dimension that are critical to designers and faculties that create and deliver online courses using a constructivist foundation, as the participants become increasingly diverse in global online course rooms. Disruptive innovation, which is evidenced in Information Communications Technologies (ICT) throughout higher education classrooms, is changing the way the world learns. Through disruptive innovation, global classrooms are emerging requiring designers and faculties to have deep knowledge of theory and practice. This chapter provides a foundation for a set of related theories and practices that describe the strategies needed to be able to effectively deliver online in an increasingly global context to students in higher education course rooms, using constructivist learning theory as a guide as the disruptive technologies are deployed.

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Professional Development 1.5

Professional Development and Workplace Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch020 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 314-335 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D. Bruce Taylor ◽

Jean P. Vintinner ◽

Karen D. Wood

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Teacher Professional Development ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Inservice Teachers ◽

Grade Levels ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Communications Technologies ◽

Teacher Professional ◽

K 12 ◽

Information Communications Technologies

Technology is shaping and reshaping K-12 teaching and learning across grade levels and subject areas. The emergence of Information Communications Technologies have changed the nature of literacy including what it means to read and write. Despite these transformations, schools have been slow to integrate technology in meaningful ways. New curricula like the Common Core have attempted to bridge the gap between teaching and learning and the use of technology; however, teacher professional development has yet to catch up with these changes. The focus of this chapter is on two models of teacher professional development used to engage and prepare inservice teachers for using digital technologies and Web 2.0 tools in their writing instruction. The authors explore the challenges and benefits of both models and discuss what they have learned about teacher professional development around technology and writing. They argue that while neither model is a “best way” of approaching teacher professional development, elements of both are beneficial in meeting the needs of teachers.

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