scholarly journals The UK Geography of the e-Society: A National Classification

10.1068/a3912 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 362-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A Longley ◽  
Richard Webber ◽  
Chao Li
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
General Terms ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Uk

It is simplistic to think of the impacts of new information and communication technologies (NICTs) in terms of a single ‘digital divide’, or even a small number of them. As developments in what has been termed the ‘e-society’ reach wider and more generalised audiences, so it becomes appropriate to think of digital media as having wider-ranging but differentiated impacts upon consumer transactions, information gathering, and citizen participation. This paper describes the development of a detailed, nationwide household classification based on levels of awareness of different NICTs; levels of use of NICTs; and their perceived impacts upon human capital formation and the quality of life. It discusses how multivariate classification of individuals and households makes it possible to provide a context for detailed case studies, and hence to identify how policy might best improve both the quality and degree of society's access to NICTs. The primary focus of the paper is to describe how this bespoke classification is developed, but it also illustrates how it may be used to investigate a range of regional and subregional policy issues. As such, we illustrate how the classification provides a valuable context for study of the e-society and for people's engagement with NICT In more general terms, we anticipate the likely net benefits of combining the most appropriate methods, techniques, datasets, and practices that are used in the public and private sectors.

scholarly journals Introduction: Academic Labour, Digital Media and Capitalism

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Thomas Allmer ◽  
Ergin Bulut
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Relationship

The overall task of this special issue of tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique is to gather critical contributions examining universities, academic labour, digital media and capitalism. The articles collected in this special issue (1) provide the context, history and theoretical concepts underlying academic labour, (2) analyse the relationship between academic work and digital media/new information and communication technologies/the Internet/social media, and (3) discuss the political potentials and challenges within and beyond higher education institutions.

scholarly journals No + AFP: Videoactivismo, movilización ciudadana y protestas por unas pensiones dignas en el Chile neoliberal

2020 ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Salome Sola-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Communication Activity ◽  
Action Strategies ◽  
The Government

This paper analyzes the use and appropriation of digital media by the Chilean social movement No + AFP. Specifically, the spotlight is placed on the movement’s digital video activism practices and its communication activity; organizational and collective action strategies mediated by new information and communication technologies. A qualitative (content analysis) methodology was developed to analyze the movement’s most relevant videos regarding three aspects: (1) political strategy; (2) actors, and (3) the locations in which videos were filmed. The main conclusion is that video activism was central to supporting the movement’s offline strategy. The videos were basically used for propaganda and informational purposes and became a challenge against hegemonic media production in Chile; the main actors were citizens opposing the corporate, the hegemonic media and the government; and the streets, the traditional protest setting, were the preferred location.

scholarly journals Introduction: Academic Labour, Digital Media and Capitalism

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Thomas Allmer ◽  
Ergin Bulut
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Relationship

The overall task of this special issue of tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique is to gather critical contributions examining universities, academic labour, digital media and capitalism. The articles collected in this special issue (1) provide the context, history and theoretical concepts underlying academic labour, (2) analyse the relationship between academic work and digital media/new information and communication technologies/the Internet/social media, and (3) discuss the political potentials and challenges within and beyond higher education institutions.

scholarly journals THE DETERMINANTS OF E-GOVERNMENT RELATIONAL MODELS CONSTRUCTION: INTERACTION, COMMUNICATION, PARTICIPATION AND COLLABORATION

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florentina Neamtu ◽  
Bogdan Nichifor
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Relational Model ◽  
Administrative Reforms ◽  
New Information ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Efficiency Increase ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Improve Service Quality

In recent decades the integrating approach of new information and communication technologies in the public sector grew faster. Worldwide, most states have made and still make substantiate efforts towards the coherent strategies implementation in order to favor the complex process of integrating the new information and communication technologies. Regardless of the objectives - maximizing efficiency, increase transparency in the decision process, improve service quality or citizen participation in decision making - what we call today e-Government has become an essential mechanism in administrative reforms, independent of aggregation level. The article presents an analysis of the factors that define the outline of the e-government relational model.

scholarly journals Usability Analysis of Andalusian Spas’ Websites

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2307
Author(s):  
Rosa Anaya-Aguilar ◽  
German Gemar ◽  
Carmen Anaya-Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
New Information ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Usability Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Tourism Websites

Health tourism is booming all over the world, and thermal spa tourism in Spain is a type of tourism aimed at integrating with nature, achieving sustainable development. In general, its facilities are located in areas specially protected by environmental legislation. This tourism sector attracts an increasingly wide market segment that has become more demanding and better informed and that more frequently uses the Internet to gather information. Tourists’ shopping and consumption habits are increasingly influenced by new information and communication technologies (ICTs), making these a topic of interest among academics and professionals. Website development has been shown to be an area of innovation for spa facilities, but evidence has also been found that this sector has experienced difficulty in adopting ICTs. This research sought to analyse spa websites’ usability by conducting an exploratory investigation of different websites’ contents. The results reveal that the use of new web technologies by spas is underdeveloped, although these facilities have achieved good positions in Internet search engines due to the synergistic effect of the official tourism websites. That is why most of them tell their story, detail their nature and the protection of their spaces. In this way, spas turn their websites into communication channels that convey to tourists their commitment to the environment and sustainable development.

scholarly journals Value-driven engineering of E-maintenance platforms

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 568-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Macchi ◽  
Adolfo Crespo Márquez ◽  
Maria Holgado ◽  
Luca Fumagalli ◽  
Luis Barberá Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
A Value ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology for the engineering of E-maintenance platforms that is based on a value-driven approach. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology assumes that a value-driven engineering approach would help foster technological innovation for maintenance management. Indeed, value-driven engineering could be easily adopted at the business level, with subsequent positive effects on the industrial applications of new information and communication technologies solutions. Findings – The methodology combines a value-driven approach with the engineering in the maintenance scope. The methodology is tested in a manufacturing case to prove its potential to support the engineering of E-maintenance solutions. In particular, the case study concerns the investment in E-maintenance solutions developed in the framework of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system originally implemented for production purposes. Originality/value – Based on literature research, the paper presents a methodology that is implemented considering three different approaches (business theories, value-driven engineering and maintenance management). The combination of these approaches is novel and overcomes the traditional view of maintenance as an issue evaluated from a cost-benefit perspective.

THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol XIII (XIII) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
L.D. KRIVYKH ◽  
◽  
O.B. BAGRINTSEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication

The article deals with the application of new technologies in teaching foreign languages. Substantiates the importance of the development of other forms and methods of teaching English to students of information technology disciplines. As well as drawing attention to the use of new information and communication technologies of the Internet. The article includes examples of the use of podcasts in the development of listening skills. The article is written for foreign language teachers, all interested in the methodology of teaching foreign languages, based on new technologies.

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