scholarly journals Cellular Telephones and Natural Disaster Vulnerability

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 2970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Toya ◽  
Mark Skidmore
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Standard Deviation Increase ◽  
Disaster Vulnerability ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Phone Access ◽  
Ict Revolution

A global revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT) has occurred over the past few decades, emerging first in industrialized countries and then in developing countries. While researchers have examined many facets of the ICT revolution, relatively little work has systematically examined the degree to which ICT has reduced natural disaster vulnerability. In this article we use cross-country data over the 1980–2013 period to estimate the relationship between newly-emerging cell phone access/use and disaster-induced fatalities. Our estimates suggest that a one-standard-deviation increase in cell phone usage reduces disaster fatalities by nearly one half. The estimated effect increases to almost three quarters for geologic events where people are typically afflicted without warning. The largest marginal benefit from cell phones in terms of saving lives come from events where there is typically no warning, thus, many are caught by surprise; cell phones are used to call for help and coordinate assistance.

scholarly journals Cell Phones and Natural Disaster Vulnerability

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Toya ◽  
Mark Skidmore
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Standard Deviation Increase ◽  
Disaster Vulnerability ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Phone Access ◽  
Ict Revolution

A global revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT) has occurred over the past few decades, emerging first in industrialized countries and then in developing countries. While researchers have examined many facets of the ICT revolution, relatively little work has systematically examined the degree to which ICT has reduced natural disaster vulnerability. In this article we use cross-country data over the 1980-2013 period to estimate the relationship between newly-emerging cell phone access/use and disaster-induced fatalities. Our estimates suggest that a one-standard-deviation increase in cell phone usage reduces disaster fatalities by nearly one half. The estimated effect increases to almost three quarters for geologic events where people are typically afflicted without warning. The largest marginal benefit from cell phones in terms of saving lives come from events where there is typically no warning, thus many are caught by surprise; cell phones are used to call for help and coordinate assistance.

scholarly journals Smartphone in Classroom: Yes or No?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
Paulo de Sa Filho
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Learning

From the 1990s onwards, several international agreements were signed with the objective of universalizing education. Such action was strengthened at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal in 2000, where 164 countries, including Brazil, signed a commitment to provide Education for all - EPT. To make this possible, it was established as one of the commitments to raise new information and communication technologies to support the effort to reach the EPT goals. Since then, numerous actions have been developed for the insertion of Information and Communication Technologies - ICT's in Education. However, this is not only a reality in Education, as nowadays we are immersed in new technologies, making us have new ways of interacting, communicating and learning. In this context, there has also been an expansion of cell phone use by the population for various purposes. Thus, bringing this instrument as an ally in the teaching-learning process becomes of great value. Thus, a literature review research was carried out, observing the use of cell phones from two perspectives: in general use by the Brazilian population and from the perspective of legislation, in order to contextualize the use of cell phones as an educational resource in contemporary times. At the end, as a result of this article, three studies are presented that demonstrate the use of cell phone applications in the school environment and finally expose four applications for the use of cell phones as an educational resource for continuing education and in the teaching-learning process.

Ways of ICT Usage among Mildly Intellectually Disabled Adolescents

2013 ◽  
pp. 524-543
Author(s):  
Piotr Plichta
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Electronic Aggression ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Digital Exclusion

The chapter explores patterns of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage (particularly: cell phones and the Internet) among mildly intellectually disabled adolescents aged 13-17. Importance of leisure activity in life and rehabiliation of the disabled as well as a risk of digital exclusion are also underlined. The strong emphasis is put on an issue of victimization and perpetration of electronic aggression. Data were obtained from the unstructured interviews (qualitative approach). The research revealed several issues related to patterns of ICT usage. The data are presented as following categories: importance and declared range of ICT usage, ICT and its usage for communication purposes, awareness of the risks related to ICT usage, ICT usage and electronic aggression (divided in two categories: being a victim and/or being a perpetrator, ICT usage and issues related to family functioning). Such problem areas are not well recognized in either Polish or foreign literature.

Cyberbullying

2013 ◽  
pp. 318-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osman Tolga Aricak ◽  
Taskin Tanrikulu ◽  
Sinem Siyahhan ◽  
Hüseyin Kinay
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Age ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
A Cell

Twenty years ago, who would have thought that children as young as twelve would own a cell phone, or people would check their e-mails and Facebook several times in a given day? Things have changed a lot over the last several years. The information and communication technologies made access to information easier and allowed people to communicate with long-distant family and friends instantly. Despite these positive changes, the advances in information and communication technologies also introduced problems that are unique to information age. In this paper, the authors review one of these problems, namely cyberbullying, which affects school age children. Many studies reported significant number of children late elementary through high school experiencing cyberbullying—the use of electronic means to harass others—through cell phones and the Internet. The authors discuss the nature of cyberbullying and why it became a problem among youth. They conclude this chapter with suggestions for parents and future research.

scholarly journals Use and application of information and communication technologies in the students of the degree in administration of the Tecnologico de Calkini

2019 ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
José R Bacab-Sanchez ◽  
Jorge I. Avila-Ortega ◽  
Raúl A. Santos-Valencia ◽  
Eduardo May-Osio
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
School Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Camino Real ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Young Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Ict Policy

Currently, ICTs are necessary for growth and educational and social development. However, the simple provision of infrastructure and technological equipment to schools is insufficient, These require its proper articulation in the teaching-learning processes and proper school management. for this reason it is imperative to evaluate the use of ICT in young students of higher level in the Maya area of the Camino Real of the State of Campeche. The study is descriptive, with a quantitative approach, the design is non-experimental transactional, the method was the field study and the technique is the survey with the questionnaire as an instrument. The results indicate that one of the most deeply rooted devices among students is the cell phone; the Laptop is the machine that most students use to do their jobs and tasks; for this reason, this device represents an opportunity to work more with them, this device represents an opportunity to work more with them, this is favored by the public policies that have taken place in the area and have allowed students to access the internet in schools. Therefore, an ICT policy in the institution favors young students to increase their potential in the use of these technologies.

Cell Phones and Alienation among Bulsa of Ghana’s Upper East Region: “The Call Calls You Away”

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus D. Watson ◽  
Evans A. Atuick
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Plant Seeds ◽  
East Region ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Upper East Region ◽  
The Impact

Abstract:Many scholars have concluded, perhaps prematurely, that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are inherently empowering for Africans. In order to look more closely at the impact of ICTs on relationships and society, this article focuses on everyday life. Specifically, it uses ethnographic methods and the theory of “affordances” to illuminate the use of cell phones among Bulsa of Ghana’s Upper East Region. While cell phones help users connect with distant loved ones, they also plant seeds of alienation between users and those who remain physically present. These changes are evident in new body habits and in social behaviors that would be culturally unacceptable in face-to-face interactions but are largely excused in the interventions of the virtual world.

Unfulfilled need

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melih Kirlidog ◽  
Charles van der Vyver ◽  
Malie Zeeman ◽  
Wilma Coetzee
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Skilled Personnel ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Negative Perceptions

The ubiquity of information and communication technologies (ICT) in all aspects of life has an important consequence in today’s world: shortage of skilled personnel in this area. Although the dotcom bubble in 2000 had an adverse effect in the requirement for ICT skills in industrialized countries, this is not applicable for many developing countries, where ICT skills are in high demand. Even though South Africa is one of these countries, ICT enrolments and graduations do not meet ICT skills demand. An important reason for the skills gap in this area is the negative perceptions of university students about ICT. It was found that there were substantial differences in the perceptions of ICT and non-ICT students about the ICT profession. Some of the differences are subjective, such as perceiving the ICT profession as boring, while some other are ungrounded, such as that ICT jobs are less secure and the unemployment rate is high. The findings may be pertinent not only for South Africa, but also other developing countries where negative perceptions about ICT hinder prospective students to enrol to computer-related programs.

scholarly journals The Knowledge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Student Teachers In Relation To their Gender and Location

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saira Farheen
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
The Past ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Telangana State

ICT Stands for Information and Communication Technology. ICT refers to technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications. It is similar to Information Technology (IT), but focuses primarily on communication technologies. This includes the Internet, wireless networks, cell phones, and other communication mediums. In the past few decades, information and communication technologies have provided society with a vast array of new communication capabilities. The present study was conducted on 600 student teachers from Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts of Telangana State. The result reveals that there was a significant between the information and communication technology (ICT) knowledge of student teachers with respect to gender and location.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN CAPITAL ON ECONOMIC GROWTH

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Ketteni ◽  
Theofanis Mamuneas ◽  
Thanasis Stengos
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Nonparametric Techniques ◽  
The Impact ◽  
High Output

In this paper we compare the impact of hardware, software, and communication equipment, widely referred to as information and communication technologies (ICT), on economic growth among the advanced industrialized countries. We use nonparametric techniques that allow us to estimate the output elasticities of ICT and human capital directly for each country and time period in our sample. Our results indicate that countries with high levels of ICT capital have high output elasticities of human capital. In addition, countries with high levels of human capital have high output elasticities of ICT, a result suggesting complementarity between the two.

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