scholarly journals Information and Communication Technologies as a Source of Customer Value in the Context of Balancing the Positions of Younger and Older Consumers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4722
Author(s):  
Ewa Frąckiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Customer Value ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Older Consumers ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and communication technologies (ICT, new technologies) have revolutionized every aspect of consumers’ lives and become an important value creation tool for them. It is commonly believed that this process concerns young and adult persons (younger than 60, 60−) to a much greater extent than older persons (60 and older, 60+, seniors). It is therefore assumed that calendar age is the key determinant of customer behavior. Meanwhile, the qualities of ICT, by their very nature, act as a source of value for purchasers regardless of their chronological age. In this sense, ICT has the potential to balance the positions between younger and older consumers. The aim of this article is to illustrate the similarities and differences between the two age groups (60− and 60+) with respect to the manner of approaching and using ICT as a source of customer value. This article has been written on the basis of literature research, existing data, and the findings of quantitative and qualitative research conducted among Polish respondents. The author’s own research was conducted in three stages. The quantitative surveys were conducted using the direct survey method and a questionnaire-based random survey among 827 respondents (340 young and adults, and 487 seniors). The two qualitative studies made it possible to expand the scope of information gathered. They were conducted using targeted direct interviews in three mini groups using interview scripts and questionnaire-based observation of the three social media channels managed by seniors, with the most popular themes in Poland taken into account. The conducted studies prove that, despite the discrepancies in the percentage share of younger and older ICT users, individuals utilizing the same solutions speak of the same advantages and see the same risks. Moreover, respondents believe that, in the future, all consumers will be included in the digital world. The results may be useful for practitioners whose increasingly digitized offerings will be targeted at younger as well as a growing number of older consumers.

Digital Transformation and Change Management at Organizations in the Textile Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 144-174
Author(s):  
Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Customer Value ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
New Business ◽  
Information And Communication

Organizational changes are required for the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) at firms operating in the textile industry. Technologies for a new way of doing things will not provide good results if applied to an old established process. ICT allows putting into action processes in a different way, which may result in many cases, in more efficient and convenient process from the perspective of customer value generation. Textile firms highly invest in digital transformation to get new business models that constitute a challenge for traditional ways to operate. For that, they must face organisational changes. Change management implies leaving a group of structures, procedures, and behaviours and the adoption of new ones. Organizations must be able to identify potential efficient processes as a consequence of the application of new technologies. An appropriate management of more tangible aspects—equipment, financial resources—and intangible ones—people, users, and perceptions—will have impact on change management results.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM «PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION»: EXPERIENCE, PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
Lucia V. Vakhidova ◽  
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Elvira M. Gabitova ◽  
Lira R. Saitova ◽  
Oksana G. Startseva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Social Order ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Information And Communication

The article describes the process of training future specialists under the program "Professional education", its features, conditions for implementation, aspects of further development, as well as some of the difficulties that arise during its organization. The focus of the department on how to create a new architecture of the educational process within the program "Professional education" is set by the leading principles: modularity, integrability, flexibility and dynamism, and methodological approaches - competence, activity-based, subject-oriented, environmental – were the basis for its development. As a result the authors presented a model for training a modern specialist with formed professional skills and personal and professional qualities, capable of being in demand in the labor market. The research results can be used in the educational process in the context of how to implement relevant programs in accordance with the new requirements in the educational services market. The rapid technologization of the socio-economic development of our society was reflected in the system of vocational education, designed to prepare highly qualified and competent specialists for the modern economy, science and industry. The transformation of the educational sphere is taking place under the influence of new technologies and human practices that change the social order. The determined infrastructural spheres have the greatest impact on this transformation, we are talking about "Communication Infrastructure": the sphere of information and communication technologies that affect all processes of accumulation and transmission of information; "Infrastructure of production and consumption": a financial and investment sphere, which sets the general rules for interaction in the economic and educational system. The above said made it possible to determine the further vector of educational activities of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology of Vocational Education in training the specialists in "Professional Education" field both at the bachelor and master degrees.

scholarly journals The Digitalization of the European Agri-Food Cooperative Sector. Determining Factors to Embrace Information and Communication Technologies

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 514
Author(s):  
Javier Jorge-Vázquez ◽  
Mª Peana Chivite-Cebolla ◽  
Francisco Salinas-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Technological Adoption ◽  
Synthetic Index ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Information And Communication

The digitization of the agri-food sector is a strategic priority in the political agenda of European institutions. The opportunity to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of the sector offered by new technologies comes together with its potential to face new economic and environmental challenges. This research aims to analyze the level of digitalization of the European agri-food cooperative sector from the construction of a composite synthetic index. Such an index is to be based on a diverse set of variables related to electronic commerce and the services offered through the internet. It also evaluates how European cooperatives influence the degree of technological adoption depending on their size or the wealth of the country where they carry out their activity. The empirical analytical method is thus used, through the analysis of frequencies and correlations. The results obtained reveal the existence of a suboptimal and heterogeneous degree of digitization of European agri-food cooperatives, clearly conditioned by their size and the wealth of the country where they operate. In this situation, it is recommended to promote public policies that guarantee high-performance digital connectivity, an improvement in training in digital skills and the promotion of cooperative integration processes.

scholarly journals Wag the Dog: A Digital Literacies Narrative

2021 ◽  
pp. 238133772110275
Author(s):  
Elizabeth (Betsy) A. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Association ◽  
Digital Literacies ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Digital Texts ◽  
Information And Communication

In the spring of 2020, schools across the country and world closed. COVID-19 reached pandemic proportions. Were schools prepared? Was there a research base available to help schools prepare students for reading and writing digital texts? The ability to read, analyze, compose, and communicate with digital texts requires digital literacies. However, the rapid-fire development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) makes the identification of digital literacies and the development of curriculum and instruction a moving target. In her Literacy Research Association Presidential Address, Dr. Betsy Baker asserts that digital literacies are no longer an entity separate from reading and writing instruction, they are no longer a technology issue, students live in a digital world, and digital literacies are not optional. Digital literacies have become the literacies of our culture. Baker synthesizes over 25 years of research to propose that digital literacies are persistently public, semiotic, product-oriented, and transitory. Researchers, educational leaders, and teachers can leverage these characteristics as footholds to identify ever-changing digital literacies, design curricula, and provide instruction so that all students can be autonomous as they seek to thrive in a digital world. Dr. Baker’s Presidential Address is available online (see https://youtu.be/Avzup21ZnA4 ).

THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol XIII (XIII) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
L.D. KRIVYKH ◽  
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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.

Cyber socialization: trends and prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 115-123
Author(s):  
A. Igibayeva ◽  
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D. Erbolatuly ◽  
G. Turarova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Modern World ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Virtual Interaction ◽  
Pedagogical Research

The development of the modern world is very complex and rapid, and the process is characterized by high rates of development of information and communication technologies. The Internet space is a means of searching and obtaining information, as well as a medium for communication, virtual interaction, and has a significant impact on the formation of stereotypes of behavior of the young generation, as well as ideals, spiritual values, personal and social worldview. The article identifies the positive aspects of the development of cyberspace by young people, and also notes the threats and barriers to cyber socialization for modern youth. The necessity of conducting psychological and pedagogical research on cyber socialization is actualized, a conclusion is made about the use of new technologies for the purpose of positive cyber socialization of the younger generation.

scholarly journals De-skilling Effects on Journalists: ICTs and the Labour Process of Taiwanese Newspaper Reporters

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-de Liu
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Managerial Control ◽  
Nouvelles Technologies ◽  
Labour Process ◽  
Conditions De Travail ◽  
Charge De Travail ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract: Through in-depth interviews with Taiwanese newspaper workers, this paper illustrates the “de-skilling” effects of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on journalists. In recent years, Taiwanese reporters have experienced an increase in workload and an intensification of managerial control due to the introduction of new technologies in the newsroom. Using ICTs in the workplace consequently has harmed journalists’ working conditions and autonomy. Moreover, ICTs have led to a trivialization of reporting tasks and devaluation of reporters’ experience and knowledge. The degradation of reporting work resulting from the use of ICTs has enabled managers at Taiwanese newspapers to hire young employees to fill the jobs of experienced reporters and to reduce salary costs. Résumé : En se fondant sur des entretiens en profondeur menés avec les employés de quotidiens taiwanais, cet article illustre la déqualification de journalistes causée par les technologies de communication et de l’information (TCIs). Depuis quelques années, les reporters taiwanais ont subi une augmentation de leur charge de travail et du contrôle administratif exercé sur eux à la suite de l’introduction de nouvelles technologies dans les salles de nouvelles. Ainsi, les TCIs au travail ont porté atteinte aux conditions de travail et à l’autonomie des journalistes. En outre, les TCIs ont banalisé les tâches des reporters et ont dévalué leur expérience et leur savoir. La dégradation du travail journalistique résultant de l’introduction des TCIs a permis aux dirigeants des quotidiens taiwanais d’engager de jeunes employés à la place de reporters expérimentés et de réduire les salaires.

scholarly journals Didactic opportunities and conditions of application of technology WebQuest as a didactic form in professional training of students

2019 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
I. V. Abramova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Main Component ◽  
State Educational

The article is devoted to the methodological problem of the use of information and communication technologies in the system of higher education. The formation of new models of educational activities with the wide use of information and communication technologies is the main component of the modernization of education. In addition, modern higher education is faced with the task of training students in accordance with federal state educational standards. The task requires the search for new technologies for the organization of educational activities. One of these technologies is the WebQuest technology, which can be aimed at solving the problem of effective professional training of students. As a solution to this problem, didactic possibilities and conditions for using the WebQuest technology have been identified and described.

scholarly journals Business ideas in start-ups

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 01063
Author(s):  
Štefan Slávik
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Start Ups

Start-up is a modern entrepreneurship form designed to realize original business ideas, mostly based on new technologies and the Internet. It evolves in the development cycle, which is determined by the business idea development cycle and the financing cycle. The purpose of the paper is to describe and analyse the business idea. The business idea is characterized by its content, circumstances of its origin, degree of originality and evidence of this originality. Start-ups are dominated by business ideas based on the application of information and communication technologies, the business idea is most often created by combining professional and business experience, but its originality is from the international point of view only average and the level of legal protection is quite rare.

scholarly journals A “Social Bitcoin” Could Sustain a Democratic Digital World

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-51
Author(s):  
Kaj-Kolja Kleineberg ◽  
Dirk Helbing
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Digital World ◽  
New Business ◽  
Future Version ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Digital Capital

AbstractA multidimensional financial system could provide benefits for individuals, companies, and states. Instead of top-down control, which is destined to eventually fail in a hyperconnected world, a bottom-up creation of value can unleash creative potential and drive innovations. Multiple currency dimensions can represent different externalities and thus enable the design of incentives and feedback mechanisms that foster the ability of complex dynamical systems to self-organize and lead to a more resilient society and sustainable economy. Modern information and communication technologies play a crucial role in this process, as Web 2.0 and online social networks promote cooperation and collaboration on unprecedented scales. Within this contribution, we discuss how one dimension of a multidimensional currency system could represent socio-digital capital (Social Bitcoins) that can be generated in a bottom-up way by individuals who perform search and navigation tasks in a future version of the digital world. The incentive to mine Social Bitcoins could sustain digital diversity, which mitigates the risk of totalitarian control by powerful monopolies of information and can create new business opportunities needed in times where a large fraction of current jobs is estimated to disappear due to computerization.

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