Age Of Digital Technologies Research Articles

Freedom of speech in the age of digital technologies: protection against censorship and online persecution

This article examines key aspects related to threats to freedom of speech in the online environment, particularly censorship and persecution. The author explores tools that help protect this freedom, restore access to information and expressions that have been restricted. Special attention is given to the role of international standards in the field of human rights and their importance in ensuring freedom of speech in the digital age. The author analyzes innovative approaches and technologies used to protect internet users from censorship and online persecution. The research reflects current trends in the field of information freedom and offers recommendations for further steps to support the values of democracy and human rights in the digital space. Overall, the article analyzes the impact of social media and other online platforms on freedom of speech and expression. It highlights the role of digital literacy and education in shaping users’ awareness of their rights and opportunities on the Internet. Ethical aspects of using freedom of speech in the online environment and the importance of balancing freedom of expression with protection against negative influence and discrimination are also considered. Analyzing innovative approaches and technologies for protecting freedom of speech in the online environment, the article emphasizes current trends in information freedom. The results and recommendations of the article can serve as a basis for the development of policies and programs aimed at protecting the values of democracy and human rights in the digital age. This research can also assist government bodies, civil society, and IT companies in their efforts to protect freedom of speech and raise awareness among users about their rights and opportunities on the Internet. Such an approach reinforces the role of science and research in addressing important issues in the modern world, particularly in the realm of digital freedom and human rights.

Transitioning from Communicative Competence to Multimodal and Intercultural Competencies: A Systematic Review

The formulation of the construct of communicative competence (CC) was the consequence of the perceived “inappropriateness” of the theory of linguistic competence and performance. To obtain a comprehensive understanding of second language (L2) CC, a systematic review of 85 studies was conducted to assess how empirical studies have defined and operationalized the construct in the context of L2 learning and assessment. Four main themes emerged from the papers: (1) beliefs and perceptions about CC, (2) expansion of CC, (3) mixed specifications of CC, and (4) tests and measures of CC and communicative language ability (CLA). The analysis of these themes foregrounded several significant findings. First, the construct of L2 CC was significantly more prevalent in the body of research compared to L2 CLA. Second, CC has been perceived as a multifarious construct that has been researched from varied perspectives. It was found that older studies were more consistent with traditional approaches to defining CC and CLA, while the construct shifted focus to technology and self-appraisals in more recent studies. Third, there is no consensus amongst the reviewed studies about tests and methods of operationalization of CC, suggesting that the evidence provided is sample-specific and non-replicable. Importantly, it was found that over the years, CC has undergone a gradual evolution. With the multimodal and intercultural turn, CC has branched into new concepts namely intercultural and multimodal communicative competencies. Pertaining to these concepts, new notions such as telecollaboration, digital literacies, and multiliteracies have emerged. CC has also been, for long, analogous to performance, proficiency, social rules of language use, rules of appropriateness, willingness to communicate, self-perceptions of CC, and the goal of being a native speaker, which can add to the confusion surrounding the construct. The implications of the present research synthesis are two-fold. It becomes imperative to adapt world language classrooms to the rising trend in intercultural and multimodal communicative competencies. In addition, further replicable investigations should focus on developing optimal methods of operationalization that are in line with the new contemporary theoretical frameworks of language in the age of digital technologies and artificial intelligence.

Shifting the paradigms in education: teaching foreign languages through communication

Objective: This study aimed to establish real prospects for teaching foreign languages, taking into account the features of Generations X, Y, and Z to enhance the quality of education. Methodology: The study employed a communicative approach to foreign language education and utilized qualitative research methods, including observation, analysis, and generalization, to examine the effectiveness of this methodology. Results: The study highlighted several learning approaches used to bring different generations into teams. It was revealed that the contemporary era of university students, living and developing in the age of digital technologies and tools, has specific emotional, psychological, and conditioning characteristics that necessitate the use of creative and innovative forms and methods of teaching foreign languages, and in the future, their introduction into the educational process. Discussion and Conclusions: Knowledge of the composition and content of such features largely determines the ability of teachers to comprehensively and purposefully explain the educational material to students. In turn, this will help students master a foreign language at a higher quality level, taking into account their professional exposure. The preceding predetermined the relevance of the research and worked correspondingly.

Digital Transformation of Financial Sphere in Georgia

The twenty-first century is known as the age of digital technologies. It is even referred to as the 4.0 industrial revolution. The use of digital technologies is becoming increasingly relevant in the world, including in Georgia. Creation of new jobs, minimization of production costs, economic growth are vital issues for any country. Everything is possible with innovative approaches and the use of digital technologies. They greatly contribute to the formation of the world's digital economy. According to international statistical data, it is clear that the rate of use of technologies is constantly increasing, and digitalization of business is becoming an inevitable process. The field of financial services is one of the developed and rapidly transforming fields that successfully implements new digital technologies. The main segments in the financial direction are: transfers, financial market, asset management, blockchain. Blockchain-based fintech technology has turned out to be a turning point in this direction. Its characteristics are: speed, simplicity and flexibility. Keywords: financial sphere, fintech, transfers, open banking.

Technology Management in the Age of Digital Technologies

This article focuses on the implications of digital technologies (DTs) for the technology management (TM) discipline. This article explores DT-induced changes through the lens of the widely used TM framework, where TM is a dynamic capability consisting of activities developing and implementing technologies as a source for competition. The findings help to offer an expansion of the TM framework in three major ways: 1) inclusion of orchestration as a new TM capability/activity, 2) integration of TM activities across multimodal stakeholder interactions, and 3) emphasis on the critical role of TM professionals in carrying out TM activities. The proposed expanded version of the TM framework aims to provide a basis for future theoretical and applied research to advance understanding of the TM discipline.

SELECTION CRITERIA OF ENGLISH AND UKRAINIAN POETRY FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The article is keen on answering the question: what should be the quality characteristics of the poetry offered for study in primary school, so that it could be easily perceived, so that it could be easy for children to remember, and so that it could be able to develop aesthetic tastes, a sense of rhythm, and rhymes.
 The article stresses that poetry is designed to evoke a sense of security, harmony, and detachment in a child, to awaken intuition, and to create a relaxed atmosphere conducive to learning, just like music. The author states that poetry is especially important in our time when today's children live in the age of digital technologies. They often lack live contacts, they are lonely and very sensitive, but at the same time, they are not fully aware of their emotions. Reading poetry for them becomes not only the development of skills, but also psychotherapy, and empathy training, when a common emotional and valuable space is created, and book characters turn into safe guides to a stable world. And if to take into account the fact that all our internal processes are related to rhythmization, and rhythm and rhyme affect even motor activity and a sense of security, then we can conclude the necessity of forming criteria of poetry for study in elementary school.
 The research states that the rhythms and melody of the poetic word return a person to the original state of harmony with himself and the surrounding world if it is a quality, genius poetry, but it can also distort the taste, bring disharmony to the state of mind of both an adult and a child - a child even more, since children are more sensitive to the effects of the external environment. Therefore, it is extremely important what kind of poetry we offer to the attention of an individual undergoing the process of formation.

Feasibility Study for Implementation Biometrics for Online Transaction

It's a big challenge for businesses to increase security in the age of digital technologies, especially for online shops. In online shopping, hackers can penetrate networks and steal private information about customers. Biometrics are still not being used by online retailers in Indonesia as a form of payment security. In this essay, we'll talk about how biometrics might increase online transaction security and effectiveness.

DETERMINANTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL TRADE IN GLOBAL MARKETS

In the work, the author investigated the concept of determinants of the development of digital trade in global markets. The aim of this study is to identify the determinants of digital commerce development in global markets by identifying the main strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities. The factors on which the degree of digital transformation depends have been identified. It is proposed to create a reference center in business structures with methodical and innovative departments that will help determine trends in global markets and integrate new products into digital trade. The author developed a system of determinants of the development of digital trade in the context of business structures. The author identified the main strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities for the development of digital commerce, which were systematized into a system of determinants of the development of digital commerce in global markets. The study concluded that the development of digital commerce in global markets is taking place with positive dynamics, but business structures still face the problem of mobilizing digital technologies for innovation and sales. As a direction for further research, the author suggests exploring the development of an integrated approach to policy formation in the age of digital technologies.

Ukraińska prasa dla dzieci początku XXI wieku: cechy okresu przejściowego

Thе article is devoted to main trends of the developing Ukrainian periodics for children and adolescent in 2000–2011. The research of the features of the repertoire of the Ukrainian children’s magazines in 2000–2010 from the perspective of the history of the modern Ukrainian press makes it possible to recreate the conventional «portrait» of a children’s magazine of the transition period and to describe the ‘communicative effectiveness’ or ‘functionality’ of a magazine for children and youth of the transition period in general. The aim of the article is to analyze the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the outlined group of magazines that appeared during the period of significant commercialization of the media market and the transformation of the publishing sphere – from paper to digital, assesses the functional potential of magazines for children at the time in terms of their ability to respond to the needs of a modern reader – a growing up child in the age of digital technologies. The main consequences of the commercialization of Ukrainian publishing sphere in general and publishing of magazines for children in particular are described, such as: the catering for the general reader in order to increase circulation and as a consequence – the dominance of multifunctional polythematic magazines; the lead of entertaining texts over literary and informative, digitization and «inetrnetazition» of traditional print magazines, the emergence of convergent publications, in which content was placed on different platforms; replacing creativity with standard commercialized approaches; attraction in publishing approaches to mass culture; dominance in the layout and design of publications of the aesthetics of animation with screen iconography or its imitation; publication of bilingual – Russian and Ukrainian – versions of one magazine, rapid spread of licensed Russian-language gloss magazines, etc. The special attention is paid to the problem of the massification of periodicals for children – magazines that took on a canon-forming function and nurtured new generations of readers with an undemanding, uncritical aesthetic taste. Key words: press for children, repertoire of children’s magazine, communicative effectiveness, transition period, commercialization of publishing sphere

მცირე ბიზნესში ციფრული და კოგნიტური ტექნოლოგიების გამოყენების აქტუალურობა გლობალური პანდემიის პირობებში

მცირე ბიზნესში ციფრული და კოგნიტური ტექნოლოგიების გამოყენების აქტუალურობა გლობალური პანდემიის პირობებში

Theatre in the Age of Digital Technologies

The paper studies the functioning of modern theater in regard to the use of digital technologies. New digital technologies affect the development of theater as an art form, with unique forms of performances, new theatrical specialties, specific technologies of stage creativity, and theatrical work appearing. Currently, the technification of theatre stage design, a process of mutual influence ofscience and art, goes along with the aestheticization of theatre equipment. The concept of the virtual and interactive theatre was also clarified due to the influence of digital culture. In this context, introduction of new technologies in theatre is associated with the changes in the stage design imagery linked to the change in worldview, with the development ofsocio-aesthetic features of the clash of different eras, the enhancement of the theatre technical equipment, which contributes to the emergence of new genre precedents in theatre. At the same time, digital technologies in modern stage design made it possible to form a new culture of scenography, adding a diverse, spatial composition, special effects, hyperrealism or expressionistic blur to the space of the stage. Digital culture and its new technologies contribute to the globalization of the perception of theatrical art, including online broadcasts of performances, where new technologies radically influence the dynamics of the artistic process and serve as a source of diversity in the existing forms of theatrical discourse and its artistic practice.

Updating and Re-production of Scientific-technical Knowledge is the Most Important Factor for Ensuring Employment

The level of education is one of the main indicators of the country's success and development. The more educated a nation is, the more successful each country is, and vice versa. Educated people create strong institutions, on which, in turn, a strong state is based. Therefore, in the fast-changing competitive world, that national economy wins, and employment is more ensured in those countries in which human capital is formed most effectively and is considered a priority, while at the same time, it is desirable that the development of people proceeds smoothly, throughout their life. Thus, in the conditions of modern super-competition, taking into account the latest achievements in the age of digital technologies, the renewal of scientific-technical knowledge, qualitative continuous education at all ages for people of any profession, for the country, for any field (including in the field of economy), for the company is of great importance, which, in the end, should provide employment for thousands and millions of people. Keywords: continuous education, investments, updating and Re-production of scientific-technical Knowledge (STK), human capital, demographic aging; employment.

Types of Literary Magazines in the Age of Digital Technologies

Types of Literary Magazines in the Age of Digital Technologies

Library User as Self-Librarian: Self-Service in Libraries

The article is devoted to self-service libraries and self-service elements in libraries. The aim of the work is to determine the place and role of self-service libraries in the complex system of libraries in the modern society. The author describes various aspects of the use of automated self-service systems and digital technologies in the activities of libraries. The paper analyses the reasons that encourage libraries to switch to self-servicing. The introduction of this form of service is considered as an opportunity to increase the efficiency of the staff work, to free up time for creative activity previously spent on routine processes. The author gives examples of the use of automated self-service systems in libraries. During self-service hours, library users independently receive and hand over books using automatic book distribution stations, library book vending machines. With the help of self-service systems, librarians keep statistics of library visits, identify the most popular books, create lists of readers delaying the return of books, etc. The author analyses the problems faced by librarians working under the system of full or partial self-service. Abroad, the massive introduction of self-service elements in libraries has caused an ambiguous reaction from library staff. Many of them took the innovation as a reason to reduce the number of library staff. Such fears are groundless, since the functions of library specialists are not limited to the issuance of books. The scope of their professional activity is much wider, and knowledge, skills and experience are indispensable when qualified intellectual assistance is required. In the age of digital technologies, self-service in libraries is becoming an integral element of creating a comfortable environment for readers. At the same time, readers still need the help of library staff. Automated self-service systems have a rich potential, if traditional library values are preserved.

Plagiarism and “self-plagiarism” in scientific works in the age of digital technologies

As well as streamlining academic research activities, contemporary technologies provide opportunities to infringe on the intellectual property of others through plagiarism. However, plagiarism has yet to be adequately dealt with in national legislations, which either do not contain any provision in this connection or fail to adequately define the relevant terms. Moreover, there continues to be much discussion as to what plagiarism is, as well as how and in what cases it should be punishable. The situation is further complicated by the various approaches to plagiarism and the lack of consensus on whether so-called “self-plagiarism” should be treated separately from the intentional infringement of other people’s intellectual property or be deemed as a form of plagiarism. With the aim of clarifying these questions, the authors of the present paper compare different approaches taken to the problem of plagiarism and consider some contemporary approaches to plagiarism detection.

Kazakhstan in the age of digital technologies: Between digitalization of the sphere of public security and control of personal data

The policy of a number of countries that have embarked on the path of legalized mobile phone tracking to ensure compliance with quarantine restrictions on people infected with COVID-19 has generated heated discussions in the scientific community about the threats posed by modern digital technologies. The excessive use of digital technologies has led not only to the strengthening of the powers of the State in public life, but also threatened the privacy and confidentiality of personal data. However, the beginning of these extraordinary powers of the State was laid back in 2001, when the global war on terrorism unfolded. It is from this moment that the beginning of the process of the decline of the rule of law, which led to the restriction of the personal space of citizens, should be dated. Today, the governments of a number of countries are seen to be inclined to use anti-terrorist measures to visualize a virtual threat as an internal threat, which often serves as an excuse to strengthen the system of control over their own citizens. While in the United States, the member states of the European Union, Russia and a number of other countries, this policy is now mainly used to justify the violation of the confidentiality of personal data, in China this policy has intensified so much that it has actually led to the surveillance and persecution of political dissent and discrimination against Muslim ethnic minorities. In fact, China has launched an invasive system of internal surveillance of its own citizens, which causes serious concern to the world community and human rights organizations, who rightly fear a violation of the balance of interests between state control of citizens and the security of personal data. The strengthening of state control over citizens has recently been more and more clearly observed in Kazakhstan. The public of the country is concerned about the facts of violation of the confidentiality of personal information and privacy. Keywords: Kazakhstan, Russia, China, digital technologies, Internet space, telecommunications industry, control over citizens, privacy, confidentiality of personal data.

Cognition as a process in dynamic systems

The purpose of this article is to show the importance of the neurophenomenological approach for education, specifically in the digital society, where, more than ever, learning requires the co-development of our observation and analysis skills in conjunction with our abilities to design and implement actions in our surroundings in order to reduce complexity and increase our capacity for action. To this end, the connections between neurophenomenology and related theories will be firstly addressed. These theories provide us with the hermeneutical framework to introduce then some of the most relevant cognitive approaches to learning, with emphasis on new literacies related to advances in information technologies. Finally, the most relevant conclusions of the study are summarized, stressing the importance of promoting pedagogical innovations in the age of digital technologies that can facilitate inclusive education and learning environments.

Tools for Describing the Communicative Space of Scientific Schools

To manage research activities, it is necessary to develop up-to-date tools that allow to quickly and efficiently assess the effectiveness of the scientific space functioning. Contradictions between the new industry of scientific communication and traditional forms of preserving and multiplying intellectual capital have become more acute, new points of interaction between the institutional structures of science (scientific schools, “invisible colleges”, expert and experimental (real and virtual) laboratories, etc.) have appeared. The concepts of the cultural codes of representation and translation of the subjects (individual and collective) of scientific communication have changed, and there is a need to update the requirements for the culture of their identification and positioning in the age of digital technologies. A scientific school is a multi-purpose collective that simultaneously implements the functions of production, dissemination, protection of scientific knowledge and reproduction of scientists. The cultural traditions of its functioning, as well as the cultural norms of institutionalization, are being transformed.On the material of bibliographic description of the genesis and development of the cultural studies school of the Southern Urals (centered in the Chelyabinsk State Institute of Culture), the article shows opportunities for scientometric and informational analyses. The author offers to discuss and use two bibliographic publications (the catalog of the scientific school and the bibliographic navigator, which include information about research topics, successful scholars, scientific leaders, postgraduate students and applicants, opponents, leading organizations of the communicative field of cultural studies of the Southern Urals), as well as cultural researchers’ landmark publications, innovatively identified by the method of introspection. The publications are reviewed as tools in the system of cultural studies of the scientific school positioning.The article draws conclusions based on the study and comparison of the configurations of connections between persons (academic advisor, postgraduate student, opponent), leading organizations and scientific leaders and their geolocation, subject headings: “applicant — academic advisor — opponent”, “subject heading/topic — leading organization — opponent, specialty number”, etc. These connections are individual for the related concepts: “management — coordination”, “interpretation of a communicative challenge — adequacy of a communicative response”, “practical meaning — purpose of communication”. These areas of analysis of the scientific school functioning provide a vision of the scientific interaction communicative fields’ intersection, the increment and examination of scientific knowledge, the basis for making managerial decisions to organize science.

The Importance of Business -Process Optimization for Modern Companies

Every business company is profit-oriented. The scale of profit is determined by the effectiveness of the activity, the quality of service provided to customers, speed of service, simplicity and all of the above -is the result of ongoing business-processes in the company. The forced stagnation can occur at any stage of the project development, however, even if it is not so, after a certain period, there always comes a moment, when changes in the work process are inevitable. The prerequisite for the proper writing of business-processes is a thorough knowledge of the ongoing processes in the company and the existence of relevant qualified staff. Because if any link is dropped or misspelled during the business-process cycle, the whole business-process will be wrong and the result will inevitably affect the company's efficiency. The Business-Process optimization has become vital for modern companies, especially in the age of digital technologies. The companies face the new challenges every day, and the modern technologies allow them to achieve their goals easily and at a much lower human or material costs. Keywords: Business-Processes, Optimization, Qualified Staff, Company Efficiency.

The Importance of Business -Process Optimization for Modern Companies

Every business company is profit-oriented. The scale of profit is determined by the effectiveness of the activity, the quality of service provided to customers, speed of service, simplicity and all of the above -is the result of ongoing business-processes in the company. The forced stagnation can occur at any stage of the project development, however, even if it is not so, after a certain period, there always comes a moment, when changes in the work process are inevitable. The prerequisite for the proper writing of business-processes is a thorough knowledge of the ongoing processes in the company and the existence of relevant qualified staff. Because if any link is dropped or misspelled during the business-process cycle, the whole business-process will be wrong and the result will inevitably affect the company's efficiency. The Business-Process optimization has become vital for modern companies, especially in the age of digital technologies. The companies face the new challenges every day, and the modern technologies allow them to achieve their goals easily and at a much lower human or material costs. Keywords: Business-Processes, Optimization, Qualified Staff, Company Efficiency.