THE ADVENT OF ICT Information Technology (IT) is the automation of processes‚ controls‚ and information production using computers‚ telecommunications‚ software and ancillary equipment such as automated teller machine and debit cards (Khalifa 2000). It is a term that generally covers the harnessing of electronic technology for the information needs of a business at all levels. Irechukwu (2000) lists some banking services that have been revolutionized through the use of ICT as including account
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ICT footprint Pilot testing on methodologies for energy consumption and carbon footprint of the ICT-sector FINAL REPORT A study prepared for the European Commission DG Communications Networks‚ Content & Technology Digital Agenda for Europe This study was carried out for the European Commission by Internal identification SMART-Nr 2011/0078 LEGAL NOTICE The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the
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The Importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development to Indonesia’s Future 1) Gahayu Handari Ekaputri 1) Informatics Engineering‚ School of Electrical and Informatics Engineering‚ Institut Teknologi Bandung‚ Indonesia Email: gahayu_handari_e@yahoo.com Introduction Indonesia is the largest country in the South East Asia region. As we know‚ Indonesia has large number of people. Unfortunately‚ my beloved country has not optimized using its commodities and recourses
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What is ICT Governance ICT Governance is the term that describes the general processing and communication of information through technology. In the case of the current study‚ it includes a number of technologies‚ such as mobile technology; email; two-way instant messaging; chat rooms; blogs; personal web pages; online shopping rating systems; download of images‚ audio‚ and video; and video games. ICT governance provides the framework for controlling and managing the use of ICTS in the organization
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have widely adopted and implemented information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their businesses. Understanding what has been done and how ICTs have performed in the past and are performing in the present could assist practitioners and researchers in identifying research gaps and formulating future plans. This paper aims to address these issues Design/methodology/approach – This study analyzed 88 full-length ICT-related research articles that were published in the period 1999-2008 in eight
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ICT in Education by Victoria L. Tinio Foreword This set of E-Primers on the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to development‚ is presented by UNDP for the benefit of participants to the World Summit on the Information Society. These E-Primers have been produced by UNDP’s regional project‚ the Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP)‚ in association with the secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). They cover a range of key
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review | 05-13 | 3. | Case study | 14-15 | 4. | Discussion and conclusion | 16-17 | 5. | References | 18-19 | Introduction Tourism and hospitality business is one of the fastest emergent industries over the over world. The UK is considered one of the leaders of rapid introduction of global tourism business. The tourism sector in UK is progressively rising year by year for various favorable factors and among them most important dominating factors are technological and capital
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ICT and Youth - The Case of Jordan Youth Rawan Ahmed‚ Ala ’a Abo-Dooh‚ and Dr. Ibrahim Al-Oqily Hashemite University‚ IT Faculty ABSTRACT Information and communications technology (ICT)‚ is often used as an extended synonym for information technology (IT)‚ but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals)‚ intelligent building management systems and audio-visual systems in modern
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ICT had had a major impact on education in today’s society. This has had an impact on how people study and how it may have improved the way people learn through ICT. It is generally said that ICT can empower learners and teachers‚ promote change and also increase individual skills through ICT. It will help transforming teaching and learning processes from being highly teacher-dominated to student-centered‚ and this transformation will result in increased learning gains for students‚ creating and
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The role of ICT in higher education for the 21st century: ICT as a change agent for education Ron Oliver Edith Cowan University‚ Perth‚ Western Australia r.oliver@ecu.edu.au Abstract: Information and communication technologies (ICT) have become commonplace entities in all aspects of life. Across the past twenty years the use of ICT has fundamentally changed the practices and procedures of nearly all forms of endeavour within business and governance. Within education‚ ICT has begun to have a presence
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