scholarly journals Evaluation of Information and Communication Technology Systems for Healthcare Provision in Low & Middle Income Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 234-239
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Healthcare Provision ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technology Systems

scholarly journals Effects of information and communication technology use in nursing and obstetric learning in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Pilabré Arzouma Hermann ◽  
Ngangue Patrice ◽  
Bationo Nestor ◽  
Barro Abibata ◽  
Pafadnam Yacouba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Ict Use ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Introduction and objective: Studies on the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) use in nursing and obstetric learning in low- and middle-income countries are limited despite growing scientific evidence that online learning has positive effects. This systematic review aims to identify and synthesize the effects of information and communication technologies utilization in nursing and obstetric learning in low- and middle-income countries.Methods: A search of articles published from 2016 to 2020 on the effects of ICT use in nursing and obstetric learning was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Epistemonikos and ERIC.Results: Of 483 articles identified, eleven were reviewed, and eight were found to be relevant. The included articles were synthesized into a narrative synthesis. The effects of using ICT in learning are related to student motivation, autonomy in learning, meaningful acquisition of knowledge and skills. Furthermore, students have a positive perception of the use of ICT in learning.Conclusions: The results of this study on the use of ICTs in nursing and obstetric sciences learning in low- and middle-income countries show that ICTs are used primarily as a medium for distance learning. In addition, it was found that e-learning has several advantages or positive effects. However, many students do not have a personal computer, and they have low or average skills in the use of computer tools, and access to the Internet is low. A limitation of this study is the lack of primary data on the effects of ICT use in obstetric sciences learning in low- and middle-income countries.

scholarly journals Minding the Design Reality Gap

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Azerikatoa Ayoung ◽  
Pamela Abbott
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Rural Ghana ◽  
Gap Closure ◽  
Community Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Worrying Trend

This paper focuses on evaluating an information and communication technology (ICT) intervention promoted as a pro-poor telecentre initiative in rural Ghana. Our evaluative tool is the Design Reality Gap (DRG) framework used to analyse the Community Information Centre (CIC) initiative in Ghana. Data were collected through a qualitative multi-site case study. By tracing the linkages between the investment and outcomes, we found a worrying trend of failed implementations and sustainability, although implementers did sustain efforts at planning new initiatives. Based on the findings, we argue that the CIC initiative in Ghana is a failing ICT intervention. We also found that the tailored DRG approach allowed us to tease out the nuances that account for the CICs' status. We conclude by proposing gap closure measures for the failing intervention. This paper contributes to ICT evaluations by demonstrating the utility of the DRG framework in evaluating one of the most significant pro-poor ICT initiatives in lower-to-middle-income communities: telecentres. This research also contributes to the current ICT literature by enhancing our current knowledge about publicly accessible ICT facilities in an under-investigated setting, and further offers an approach to telecentre evaluations in similar contexts inspired by the DRG model.

scholarly journals Information and communication technology-based interventions to support healthcare in migrants

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
F G Vaccaro ◽  
A Oradini Alecreu ◽  
A Scardoni ◽  
B Frascella ◽  
G P Vigezzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Healthcare Provision ◽  
Migrant Populations ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
In Transit

Abstract Background Advances in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are revolutionizing healthcare, while massive migration flows and cross-border populations’ transit impose the planning, implementation, and evaluation of new integrated healthcare services and programmes. Nevertheless, no conclusive evidence exists on the vast potential offered by ICT to promote healthcare in migrant populations. Methods We carried out a systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines to retrieve, pool and critically appraise all the available evidence on the effectiveness of ICT-based interventions to support the healthcare provision to migrant and in-transit populations in Europe. We searched the electronic databases Medline and Embase, relevant grey literature and consulted with experts in the field. We restricted the area of interest to EU/EEA countries and included studies providing original quantitative data. Results Out of 127 retrieved records, 53 (42%) met the inclusion criteria. Included studies were classified in the following four interventions: implementation of healthcare services (47%), patients’ education (26%), healthcare services’ monitoring (17%), and interventions on providers (10%). The most relevant data refer to telemedicine, prevention interventions, and healthcare data sharing and the most represented specific health-topic is that of mental health (26%). We present available data qualitatively and quantitatively pooled by country, type of ICT, target population and health topic. Conclusions Selected ICT-based interventions have been implemented in Europe to promote healthcare in migrant populations; however, in most cases, no monitoring and evaluation exist on their impact, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness. Strengthened efforts are needed to identify, plan, implement and evaluate effective interventions and share best practices to protect in-transit populations’ health. Key messages Information and Communication Technology (ICT) offer great potential to promote health-care in migrant populations. Effective ICT interventions and best practices should be shared across Europe.

Analisa Tingkat Kematangan Tata Kelola Sistem Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (Studi Kasus : UPT Perpustakaan STMIK Palangkaraya)

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Arliyana Arliyana
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Service Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technology Systems

The use of information and communication technologies continue to grow each year. This is in line with the increasing demands for the distribution of information quickly and accurately. To keep the system of information and communication technologies into one quality enhancer in a College, then required the existence of a system of governance audit of information technology communications so that all factors are interconnected with the use of information technology can run as expected and all service information and communication technology can continue to be improved by the application of information technology is right on target. The existence of a good system of governance is the answer for the use of information and communication technology systems that are reliable. The role of the audit of the governance system of information and communication technologies as a means of decision makers is needed by a college to ensure that the application of information technology is in compliance with the planning. The COBIT frameworks has a coverage of control purposes which consists of 4 domains (ITGI, 2007), that is Planning and Organization (PO), Acquisition and Implementation (AI), Delivery and Support (DS), and Monitor and Evaluate (ME). In addition to this COBIT framework also has a Maturity Model that is used to find out the position of the maturity of the current governance and continuously strive to improve the level up to the highest level in order for all aspects of the management towards information technology can be done more effectively. Then the results of this research is the description of the analysis of the level of maturity of the implementation of the corporate governance of information and communication technology systems using COBIT framework 4.1 on Library STMIK Palangkaraya.  

Can information and communication technology promote venture creation? A cross-country study using an instrument variable approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Hsuan Lee ◽  
Mon-Chi Lio
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
High Income ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries ◽  
Instrument Variable ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
The Impact

This study employed cross-country data from the World Bank for the period from 2002 to 2014 and empirically examined the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development on venture creation. The estimation strategies include a fixed effect model and an instrument variable specification. The estimation results show that the impact of ICT development on venture creation was negative among low/middle-income countries but was positive among middle/high-income countries. We attribute this result to the richer complementary inputs to ICT and fairer environments for business competition in high income countries.

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