...interdependence and political con›ict. One view that has gained considerable popularity and empirical support is that heightened interdependence fosters cooperative political relations. Voiced with increasing regularity in both academic and policy circles, this claim has been used to help justify the formation of the European Economic Community, Richard Nixon’s opening to China, Willy Brandt’s Ostpolitik, and Henry Kissinger’s conception of détente with the Soviet Union. Nonetheless, critics of this argument have not been stilled. Some observers maintain that, rather than fostering cooperation, increased interdependence generates political discord. Even more widespread is the argument that economic exchange has no strong bearing on the high politics of national security. This debate is hardly new. For centuries, the nature and strength of the links between interdependence and con›ict have been the subject of heated disagreement. Until lately, however, these links remained the subject of remarkably little systematic scrutiny. In recent years, a growing number of studies have attempted to ‹ll this gap in the literature, but they have yet to resolve various crucial questions. Most important, how and to what extent does interdependence in›uence political antagonism? What are the causal mechanisms driving this relationship? And what is the most appropriate way to test this relationship? The purpose of this book is to shed new light on these key issues. In this introduction, we...
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...Process by which global transnational structures, organizations and societies overtake the national structures, organizations and societies Globalism: ideology World market vs national politics and market Ideology belief in superiority of global structures Globality: consequences of globalization: open societies, destruction of closed societies, awareness of other nations, cultures, and values. Underlying forcesfor globality Increase expansion of international trade Rapid expansion of information technology Expansion of global communication and entertaintment Expansion of multinational, trans-national corporations and industries. Expansion of world organization and world politics. Issues of world poverty. Universal demand for human right and democracy. Environmental issues crossing national boundaries. Cultural conflicts. What was local is now global Economic crisis, financial fluctuations, disasters, inventions, politic events, entertainment, sports. Level of globalization impacts National states, organizations, individuals, facilitated by IT What is information technology is? Blurring of boundaries in IT Computer and phone. Computer and digital media Combination of hardware and software. The roles of IT Reduce costs, sources of innovation, improving quality of life, improving services, increasing access to services, increasing access to markets. Effects of IT Usage Individual usage – cohesive society, business usage – business innovation...
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...Communications Technology(ICTs) is said to be a diverse set of electronic systemsand resources used to communicate, create, disseminate, store and manage the internet. The main purpose of communication technology is to facilitate effective communication between individuals or groups that are physically distant from each other. Specific defined technologies can be broadcasting devices like the radio, the television or the telephone. ICTs are often spoken of in a particular context daily such as ICTs in bussiness/commerce, government,health, logistics, medicine and science. However, ICTs in health will be the main focus in this discussion as I elaborate on the impact of information and communications technology. ICTs plays an important role in our modern day life. There is a growing consensus that the impact of information and communications technologies on health systems could be substantial or even revoluntary through the precise nature of the impact is much more difficult to predict, it seems that the health sector will benefit from advances in mobile telephony and Internet services. Some examples can be that patients and informal providers may routinely seek advice from doctors supporting any subscriber service implemented. Today, there are health information sysems for HIV and AIDS, there is a mobile phone-based systems that allows tracking the use of anti-AIDS drugs through text messages. More speculative issues arrive for innovations...
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...specially reinforcing the financial issue. The report presents both the entrepreneur and financial institution’s view on financing opportunities for SME institutions. As a financial organization the report shed light on BSRS and its BCC/BASIS/ICT Incubator and its adjacent financing modules. From entrepreneur’s point of view a number of incubator listed firms were selected and their financing process has been introduced. This report exclusively focused its view toward ICT SMEs. The fact that ICT Incubator is only accessible to IT companies and the importance of ICT in Bangladesh economy growth has an implicit importance in this regard. The report took this issue further by listing the bars that remains in today’s financial market for an ICT SME. The report also contains critical analysis of the whole financing process and its pro/cons. The submitters took the liberty of comparing BSRS normal SME financing schemes and its past data with BSRS/BCC/ICT Incubator financing schemes. This report also showed the Requirements, Paper works, Validation process, Other payment options & Follow through of the whole financing process. Past data of BSRS financial investments and loan disbursements as well as data on participation in ICT incubator has also been included. Recent times have seen an encouraging up rise of women participation in SME institutions. This fact has not been ignored and an analysis with relevant data on women participation in BSRS and ICT Incubator scenario has been introduced...
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...of underserved groups, both provincial and urban. The expression Data and Communication Technology for Development are likewise utilized as a part of the scholarly research group to depict this same objective. Information and Communication Technologies must be moderate, available, and important. Novel methodologies in figuring engineering have the potential for the extraordinary effect in a scope of regions, including instruction, human services, and economic improvement. The significance that exploration projects can have around there is noteworthy since there are troublesome mechanical issues to be unraveled to understand that vision. For example, work in last-mile organizing bases, making instinctive client interfaces, creating ease processing gadgets and making applicable applications in regions (Werthner, 2009). Research Purpose For my research, I will be aiming to know how ICT helps small and huge business in Taiwan. I will utilize an ethnographic approach and will use the main part of my field exploration talking with and talking with business people and individuals who are straightforwardly or in a roundabout way connected to SME advancement. Besides, I will invest a lot of time going by areas where...
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...ICT has been used in almost all fields of life. The use of ICT in education has recently started to appeal to the progress in language learning. It has become a major issue in the education world and has been used from preschool up until the university level. ICT has been publicized as potentially powerful enabling tools for educational change and reform. “Use of ICT has changed our conventional ways of learning and proposes the need to rethink education in terms of a more current context (White, 2010).” In language learning, we study about the particular language and when we study it, we also apply it to how we communicate to someone directly. The communication can be more interesting when we use some tool or widget to support it. People use the internet to communicate with one another, and now, teachers can use internet to motivate and communicate with a student to study and open their minds to different things. Njagi & Isbell (2003) assessed the students’ attitudes towards web-based learning resources. The study addressed the differences in attitude change, towards computer technology, for students using web-based resources and those using traditional textbooks. It was pointed out that the majority of the students in both web-based and the traditional textbook groups had owned personal computers and had Internet accessibility at their homes; it is therefore possible that computer use was equal for all groups. We are living in a constantly evolving digital world. ICT has...
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...EMAIL: INFO@CAPRICARIBBEAN.ORG Copyright © 2012 CaPRI All rights reserved. This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. This page was left blank intentionally. BACKGROUND BRIEF The Lottery Scam “Advance fee fraud on the internet is a current epidemic that rakes in hundreds of millions of dollars per year. The advent of the internet and proliferation of its use in the 1990s makes it an attractive medium for communicating the fraud, enabling a worldwide reach.”1 Advance Fee Fraud gets its name from the fact that an investor is asked to pay a fee 2 up front or in advance of receiving any proceeds, money etc. These types of scams are not unique to Jamaica and in fact have existed in other parts of the world for some time, as evident from the signature by member and non-member States of the Council of Europe of the Convention on Cybercrime in Budapest, on 23 November 2001, long before this became a major issue for Jamaica. In 1999, the Jamaican Government initiated the liberalization of the telecommunications industry with full liberalization taking effect in March 2003. Since then there has been a burgeoning ICT sector in Jamaica, especially in St. James where there has been significant investment in infrastructure, such as the Barnet Tech Park which according to Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), accounts for approximately US$350 million of investment. The growth of call centres has not...
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...behind. e-Health is the use of Information Technology & Communication to advance health delivery services. This relatively new term is catching up like wild fire particularly when the developing countries are target and priority. As a developing nation, we cannot ignore this new phenomenon that is bound to raise the stakes in the delivery of our health care services. e-Health is many things; it is accessing electronic clinical information at a click of a button, it is being able to refer a patient to another hospital for diagnosis and treatment without him having to be there physically, it is also described as the use of using electronic and portable gadgets like phones to collect data as in a field study thereby efficiently connecting different departments in a hospital for a seamless flow of information, it is developing and creating software that will promote health in the industry…it is many things. Beyond our borders, other countries are proving to be a step ahead in terms of e-health. They have openly accepted ICT in their health industries providing a strong foundation for e-health growth. Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania are good examples of countries that are already on the map for extensive e-health reforms. We are lagging due to the many bureaucracies involved in transforming our industries. The reluctance to adopt change also weighs down heavily on our reform agendas especially in issues pertaining to health. However the twin ministries of Health in Kenya have...
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...6. Explain if you or your department is facing difficulties to perform certain task weather you have the ICT Most people experience problems with machines and new ICTs are no exception. Living and working with and around machines of is not only a story of benefits, but also of problems, uncertainties, demands for change and conflicts. For example, as well as being one of the most useful and flexible devices, the personal computer is also one of the most problematic, with technical problems, continual upgrades, problematic interfaces, and demands on time and money to name a few. The computer is only one of a series of ICT products from the telephone onward that have been accompanied by a whole range of technical and non-technical problems. Many of those interviewed experienced problems adopting, using or owning ICTs. The type of problem is highly dependent on the type of technology: the PC and Internet connections giving considerable technical, learning, service, upgrade and compatability problems. Mobile phones on the other hand, while occasionally having poor infrastructure difficulties, gave problems of usage, service quality (customer care) and personal identity. It is not only technical issues that cause problems, there are many other equally important practical and social problems. Even for technical systems that are largely stable, where the technical problems have mostly disappeared from view, there still remain a host of issues1. Nearly all the technologies...
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...INTRODUCTION 4 1.1. Mission, Vision and Core Values of SAINS 4 1.2. Core Competencies 5 2. CHAPTER TWO 6 2.1. SAINS Environmental Analysis 6 2.2. SAINS Key Drivers of Change 8 2.3. SAINS Value Chain 8 2.3: 5 M’s of Marketing 11 2.4. Porters 5 Forces of SAINS 12 2.5. Internal analysis and External analysis 13 2.6. Applying Direct Policy Matrix 16 2.7. Potential Strategic Challenge/Issues 17 2.8. SAINS Marketing Objectives 19 3. CHAPTER THREE 22 3.1. ANSOFF MATRIX 22 Market Penetration 22 Market Development 23 3.2. SAINS Marketing Mix 24 Product / service 24 Promotion 24 Price 25 Place 26 People 26 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL FORECAST FOR NEXT 3 YEARS 28 CHAPTER FOUR 33 4. RECOMMENDATION 33 Value 33 Rarity 33 Imitable 33 Organizational Knowledge 33 5. CONCLUSION 34 CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION Sarawak Information Systems SDN BHD (SAINS) is a leading ICT System Integrator and Solution Provider in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It has effectively enlarged and intensified the utilization of ICT resulting in IT growth among state government agencies in Sarawak since the mid 1980’s. In the mid 1980’s, the use of IT among state government agencies in Sarawak started to grow. Shortly thereafter, in 1991 SAINS was formed and was given the task of leading the development and implementation of IT within Sarawak. Today, SAINS reliability, innovatively and cost effectiveness has made it become one of the most highly...
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...necessity of K-economy towards Vision 2020, Malaysia is now on the race to create more Information Technology (IT) literate. Education sector has been targeted to be an introduction sector to implement Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools to advance learning and teaching processes. As such, Government of Malaysia has been working on few strategies to introduce electronic gadget applications in Malaysian schools to improve quality of education inclusively. In this study, we have conducted a survey to study the needs and acceptability of electronic gadgets such as mobile phones in schools, then analyzed outcome of survey accordingly. The result of the survey shows level of acceptance on the use of electronic gadget in schools and ethical consideration has been considered to decide best decision to overcome its negative impacts. Based on ethical consideration, the use of electronic gadgets in schools should be permitted as it brings more valuable benefits towards nation and society well-being. Malaysian to maintain high level of ethics and morality act to be able to use and handle knowledge well. Keywords: IT gadgets; Mobile phone; Information and Communication Technology; Malaysia Schools 1. Introduction 1.1. ICT as enable tools towards K-economy status in Malaysia Moving towards Vision 2020, Malaysia needs to...
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...Info3 Ict Revision Guide[pic] Table of Contents Chapter One: Future Developments 5 Emerging Technologies 5 Benefits to Leisure from Technology Advances 6 Potential future uses of ICT 6 Implications of future developments of ICT 7 Issues surrounding the rapid development of ICT 7 Chapter 2: Information and Systems 8 What is an organisation 8 Structure of an organisation 8 Pyramid Structures 9 Horizontal Structures 9 How has the development of ICT affected the organisational structure 10 Activities within an organisation 10 Strategic Level of task 10 Tactical level of task 10 Operational Level of Task 10 Exchanging Information with External Bodies 10 Chapter 3: Types of ICT system 12 Common Ict Systems 12 Legacy Systems 12 Back office systems 12 Day-to-day working systems 13 Management Information Systems 13 Enterprise resource planning systems 13 Customer Relationship Management Systems 13 Decision Support Systems 14 Ecommerce systems 14 Chapter 4: Managing ICT 15 Organisation Size 15 Information Flow 15 ICT management and business strategy 15 Chapter 5 ICT Strategy 16 Factors Influencing a Strategy 16 Managing Information Assets over time 16 The Need for a Corporate Strategy 17 Upgrading Hardware & software 17 Standards 17 Chapter 6: ICT Policies 18 Ict Training Policy 18 ICT security Policy 18 ICT procurement Policy 19 Chapter 7: Legislation 20 Impact of Legislation on ICT policies 20 Developed Legislation 20 Copyright Designs and Patent Act 1988 21 Software theft 21 Health...
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...Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Macro-environment analysis 3 2.1 Laws & Politics 3 2.2 The Economy 3 2.3 Technology 3 2.4 Demographics 4 2.5 Social Issues and the Natural Environment 4 3.0 The Competitive Environment 5 3.1 Competitors 5 3.2 New Entrants 5 3.3 Substitutes and Complements 5 3.4 Suppliers 5 3.5 Customers 5 4.0 SWOT Analysis 6 5.0 The Functions of Management 7 5.1 Planning 7 5.2 Organizing 7 5.3 Leading 7 5.4 Controlling 7 6.0 Conclusion 8 7.0 Recommendations 8 List of References 9 1.0 Introduction CHASSasia (Singapore) Pte ltd is a Singapore based Information Technology Consulting company with over a decade of experience in delivering premium IT solutions to customers in Singapore and the rest of Asia. The company specializes in Consulting, Architecting, Building, Deploying and Managing customer’s Enterprise Infrastructure and Line of Business Concerns. The services that the company provides vary from Infrastructure solutions, in-house custom software development, and helpdesk support to computer hardware sales. The company mission is “We provide information technology solutions and services for businesses by providing seamless support with quality service through a strong focus on people development, offering stakeholders the best returns.” (CHASSasia, 2012) CHASSasia (Singapore) also has a wide range of customers. Below are a few significant ones: * StreetDirectory.com, *...
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...J DECLARATION Candidate's Declaration I hereby declare that this dissertation is the results of my own original research and that no part of it has been presented for another degrec in this Univcrsity or elsewhere Candidatc's Signature.!?!(~ Date.l?1.r::.'!lc/ IDDRISU BAMIE MUBASHIR-AHMED Supervisors' Declaration I hereby declare that the preparation and presentation of the dissertation werc supervised in accordance with the guidelines for the supervision of dissertation laid down by the University of Cape Coast. Signature:.~~ PALMAS ANYAGRE ABSTRACT Despite the increase in ICT tools in Ghanaian High schools. most of schools seem to be teaching ICT literacy instead of a complete integration of the ICT tools in the curriculum to enhance the teaching and learning process. The objective of the study was, to assess. whether ICT tools are reaJly being used to assist, enhance and extend students knowledge in the Teaching and Learning process in the Upper West region of Ghana A total sample of 225 respondents took part in the survey. made up of 165 students and 60 teachers. These samples were picked from seven High Schools, comprising 88 female and 77 male for the students and 6 females and 54 males from the teachers' sample. Stratified random sampling was used...
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...Library Philosophy and Practice 2008 ISSN 1522-0222 Importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Making a Heathy Information Society: A Case Study of Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria Monday Obaidjevwe Ogbomo Esoswo Francisca Ogbomo Department of Library and Information Science Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria Introduction There is widespread research interest in information and communication technologies (ICTs). According to Crede & Mansell (1998), ICTs are crucially important for sustainable development in developing countries. Thioune (2003) notes that for the past two decades most developed countries have witnessed significant changes that can be traced to ICTs. These multi-dimensional changes have been observed in almost all aspects of life: economics, education, communication, and travel. In a technologydriven society, getting information quickly is important for both sender and receiver. ICTs have made it possible to quickly find and distribute information. Thoiune (2003) indicates that many initiatives have taken at the international level to support Africa's efforts to develop a communication infrastructure and. These efforts are designed to enable African countries, including Nigeria, to find faster ways to achieve durable and sustainable development. Helmut (1998), cited by Akpore (1999), states that of the technological changes that have influenced our lives in recent years, information technology (IT) has...
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