Benefits Of Digital Technology Research Articles

A technostress–entrepreneurship nexus in the developing world

AbstractResearch indicates that entrepreneurs are relying on digital technology for their entrepreneurial endeavours, yet there is little knowledge on how to balance technology usage and wellbeing. Drawing on the concept of technostress and 643 observations of nascent South African entrepreneurs’ interactions with digital technology, we advance knowledge at the technostress–entrepreneurship nexus. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) results reveal how digital self-efficacy moderates their behaviour and inability to balance digital technology usage with wellbeing. These results confirm entrepreneurship passion and perceived behavioural control as predictors of technostress amongst these entrepreneurs. They also suggest that the benefits of digital technology are not a predictor of technostress in African entrepreneurship; thus, extending a conceptual overlay of digital technology, digital self-efficacy, entrepreneurial passion (EP), and behaviour to define the mechanisms underlying a technostress–entrepreneurship nexus. The results show social, policy, and research implications in today’s technology-driven environments characterised by a mixture of midrange to complete digital transformations.

Leveraging on digital technology for financial inclusion of women agripreneurs in Southern Nigeria.

Women are key players in agriculture, but they are under-resourced, particularly in terms of finance. Microfinance has long been recognized as the most effective method of financially empowering these women, but using the benefits of digital technology can help scale it up and ensure its long-term viability. The study area was Southern Nigeria. Respondents were women agripreneurs (n=479), from six states. 239 women agripreneurs who accessed digital financial products and 240 women agripreneurs who did not access financial products participated in the survey in 2019. The tests for significant difference between income of participants and non-participants in digital finance indicated a T-value of 3.214 (P< 0.001), which implies that there was a significant difference in the income of those that are accessing digital financial products (DFPs) and those that are not accessing DFPs. The tests for significant difference between savings of participants and non-participants indicated a T-value of 2.479 (p<0.05), which also implies that there was a significant difference in the women agripreneurs' savings for participants and non-participants in DFPs. Only 2.5% of women agripreneurs are participating in micro-insurance in Southern Nigeria. Women agripreneurs who are accessing digital financial products earned more income and saved more than those who are not accessing digital financial products. This implies that you are more advantaged in using digital finance in business. Micro-insurance is poorly accessed in Nigeria, and awareness of insurance products is moderately low. This study recommends that Central Bank of Nigeria should engage in more outreach programmes to enable all women in Nigeria access digital financial products because of its convenience and contributions to success in business. Insurance companies should capitalize on business models that incorporate mobile technologies in order to increase insurance penetration in rural areas.

Analysis of The Influence of Hedonic Motivation, Digital Devices Ease of Use Perception, Benefits of Digital Technology and Digital Promotion on Intention to Use of Digital Wallets Consumers

The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether consumer intention to use and behavior with regard to digital wallets is influenced by factors such as sales promotions, habits, hedonic motivation, perceived benefits, and convenience. The demographic included in this study consists of actual people who use digital wallets in Indonesia. Purposive sampling combined with non-probability sampling was the sample strategy employed. The sample for this study included 200 users of digital wallets. In this study, a field survey with a questionnaire instrument was used as the data gathering method. Path analysis using SPSS AMOS is the data analysis technique employed in this study. The findings of the study led to the following deductions: The benefits that users of digital wallets believe to be obtained are influenced by their perceived convenience. Perceived ease of use has no bearing on users' intention to use digital wallets. Perceived utility has no bearing on a person's inclination to utilize a digital wallet. Perceived benefits have an impact on consumers' usage behavior while using digital wallets. The intention to utilize a digital wallet is influenced by hedonic incentive. The intention to utilize digital wallets is influenced by one's behaviors. The usage patterns of users of digital wallets are influenced by habit. Sales promotions have little effect on how users of digital wallets use their devices. Users' usage behavior of digital wallets is influenced by their intention to use one.

Assessing the Impact of Digital Transformation on the Indian Economy: Opportunities and Challenges

The Indian banking sector faces several challenges, particularly as the digital shift transforms corporate competitiveness and the global economy increasingly relies on digital platforms. This trend underscores the necessity for both public and private sectors to continually innovate and adapt to remain competitive in the internet age. To fully harness India's potential for digital transformation, it is crucial to recognize the diverse applications and benefits of digital technology across various industries and to develop strategic policies accordingly. The report highlights the disruptive impact of Industry 4.0 on Indian SMMEs by examining these key areas: IIoT, Cloud Computing, Digital Simulation, CPS, Autonomous Robots, Big Data Analytics, Additive Manufacturing, and Augmented Reality. Digitization has promoted leaner processes, sustainability, new employment opportunities, skill development, and more efficient farming practices. India aims to become a knowledge economy and digitally empowered society through the Digital India program. Achieving equitable growth necessitates bridging the digital divide. The primary factors driving change include government support, legislation, the business environment, human resources, infrastructure, innovation, technological advancements, cybersecurity, and digital awareness.

Leveraging on digital technology for financial inclusion of women agripreneurs in Southern Nigeria

Background Women are key players in agriculture, but they are under-resourced, particularly in terms of finance. Microfinance has long been recognized as the most effective method of financially empowering these women, but using the benefits of digital technology can help scale it up and ensure its long-term viability. Methods The study area was Southern Nigeria. Respondents were women agripreneurs (n=479), from six states. 239 women agripreneurs who accessed digital financial products and 240 women agripreneurs who did not access financial products participated in the survey in 2019. Results The tests for significant difference between income of participants and non-participants in digital finance indicated a T-value of 3.214 (P&lt; 0.001), which implies that there was a significant difference in the income of those that are accessing digital financial products (DFPs) and those that are not accessing DFPs. The tests for significant difference between savings of participants and non-participants indicated a T-value of 2.479 (p&lt;0.05), which also implies that there was a significant difference in the women agripreneurs’ savings for participants and non-participants in DFPs. Only 2.5% of women agripreneurs are participating in micro-insurance in Southern Nigeria. Conclusions Women agripreneurs who are accessing digital financial products earned more income and saved more than those who are not accessing digital financial products. This implies that you are more advantaged in using digital finance in business. Micro-insurance is poorly accessed in Nigeria, and awareness of insurance products is moderately low. This study recommends that Central Bank of Nigeria should engage in more outreach programmes to enable all women in Nigeria access digital financial products because of its convenience and contributions to success in business. Insurance companies should capitalize on business models that incorporate mobile technologies in order to increase insurance penetration in rural areas.

SOSIALISASI PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA DALAM PEMANFAATAN TV DIGITAL DI DESA BANYUMAS

In the development of technology in the era of globalization of the world, there are many developments of technology media and the migration of transitions from analog TV to digital TV communications that occur in this life. When time went by so fast after the impact of Covid-19 which was able to cripple the community's economy as well as a large social impact on the wider community, because a change in habits that started as normal became abnormal in social life so that everything turned into a new life (New Normal) by following changing times and forced to be ready to face a new life by innovating change by migrating to social media and digital technology. In order for the dissemination of media development in the use of digital tv in the village of Banyumas, where annual activities are usually held by Universities in Banten Province by conducting academic activities holding Student Work Lectures (KKM) conducted by Bina Bangsa University (UNIBA). A community service activity in the form of the University's tridharma, namely education, service, and research. As well as in the form of dedication carried out by a student to be able to develop media in the community, for the progress of a village that is indeed far from the touch of media and the benefits of digital technology

Leveraging on digital technology for financial inclusion of women agripreneurs in Southern Nigeria

Background Women are key players in agriculture, but they are under-resourced, particularly in terms of finance. Microfinance has long been recognized as the most effective method of financially empowering these women, but using the benefits of digital technology can help scale it up and ensure its long-term viability. Methods The study area was Southern Nigeria. Respondents were women agripreneurs (n=479), from six states. 239 women agripreneurs who accessed digital financial products and 240 women agripreneurs who did not access financial products participated in the survey in 2019. Results The tests for significant difference between income of participants and non-participants in digital finance indicated a T-value of 3.214 (P&lt; 0.001), which implies that there was a significant difference in the income of those that are accessing digital financial products (DFPs) and those that are not accessing DFPs. The tests for significant difference between savings of participants and non-participants indicated a T-value of 2.479 (p&lt;0.05), which also implies that there was a significant difference in the women agripreneurs’ savings for participants and non-participants in DFPs. Only 2.5% of women agripreneurs are participating in micro-insurance in Southern Nigeria. Conclusions Women agripreneurs who are accessing digital financial products earned more income and saved more than those who are not accessing digital financial products. This implies that you are more advantaged in using digital finance in business. Micro-insurance is poorly accessed in Nigeria, and awareness of insurance products is moderately low. This study recommends that Central Bank of Nigeria should engage in more outreach programmes to enable all women in Nigeria access digital financial products because of its convenience and contributions to success in business. Insurance companies should capitalize on business models that incorporate mobile technologies in order to increase insurance penetration in rural areas.

What If? Electricity as Money

Responding to the influences of climate change, on the one hand, and selected benefits of digital technology, on the other hand, an energy transition of global scale appears to be underway. Many observers project that a significant element of the energy transition will be a growing dependence on electricity, a dependence possibly doubling by 2050. Such a transformation, however, would likely require re-configuring the architecture of complex, centralized electricity grids, an artifact of a context of more than a century ago. In concert with the energy transition, we argue to modify the objective of the electricity grid to enable efficient, pervasive optimization in local service areas that provides incentives for users to be efficient in their energy use. At the core of our argument is the presentation of economic incentives denominated in an electricity-backed commodity currency such that incumbent electricity generators could augment their economic purpose of electricity production and electricity distribution to include financial intermediation. A direct consequence of this institutional transformation is the opportunity for all users to generate wealth. There are others who have been inspired to conjure ways that energy could be a candidate currency. Our argument is distinctive, though, in exploiting how an institution (the power grid system) could be repositioned and how all agents in the system could benefit by the institutionalization of electricity as money.

USING THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND MODERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING ENGLISH

The predominance of English in the media, particularly on the internet, have been responsible for driving change in language education policy and there is a global trend towards introducing English language teaching into the system of education.The introduction of web 2.0 network services in language education is one of the promising areas of informatization of the educational process, which helps to foster a stable communication competence in the students and design formative assessment under the guidance of an experienced teacher. Modern digital technologies with the transition to a more communicative approach offer new forms of assessments that were not available to us even ten years ago. Students have the opportunity to record videos while interacting in groups or even working on a monologue or story. Students often practice uploading podcasts and audio files and creating diary and wiki entries.The article deals with the benefits of digital technology during teaching English, which opens new perspectives on the assessment. The research describes the stages of the organization of assessment in the classroom, emphasizes the importance of feedback on testing, examines some factors that affect the teaching of English in terms of its assessment, gives an overview of the benefits of using washback effect and lists the problems associated with the use of information and communication technologies. The author explores the potential of using formative and summative assessments as well as the feedback to improve students' academic achievement and progress. Digital technology and assessment help us to achieve some of our goals: improved motivation, autonomy or closer cooperation between students, and so on. In addition, feedback can even be provided by students themselves, which contributes to the formation of self-assessment. Consequently, it becomes obvious what should be changed in the course on the basis of the assessment of students’ progress during the learning cycle.There is a lack of professionalism in the use of some information and communication technologies, which negatively affects the effectiveness of assessment systems of English.&#x0D; Keywords: formative assessments, summative assessments, information and communication technologies, digital technologies, feedback, self-assessment, motivation, self-reflection, English.

Cloud computing in logistic and Supply Chain Management environment

Today in the era of digitalization Cloud computing is the cornerstone of modern business models in every industry. Cloud computing is a high-tech platform that will facilitate companies or organizations to manage and host their services without worrying about the stability and security of information telecommunication. Rapid driving technological changes are unstopped process in this Industry 4.0. world. Cloud computing is a trend with enormous implications. Cloud computing provides access to large-scale remote resources in a very efficient and quick manner, with huge potential to adapted and dramatically changed business models in line with current needs and requirements. Despite all the benefits of digital technology, the loss of data and security is the primary concern for companies, which are boosting companies from moving to the cloud entirely. Cloud technologies allow companies to quickly adopt emerging technologies like augmented reality, stability, security, advanced mobile apps, and advanced analytics. Their application is becoming ubiquitous and standardized in the logistics and Supply chain management sector. The logistics industry is characterized by many parties collaboration, where actors that must be integrated and synchronized along the supply chain. Logistics companies get enormous benefits with saving costs, time, and efforts on establishing their own IT infrastructure by applying cloud computing in supply chain management. In this digital transformation, the cloud computing has a key role, it becomes the catalyst for this transformation. Cloud computing, as one of the forces for digitalization, can foster collaboration among the parties in a supply chain, can promote innovation and embed it into organizations, and enable new competitors to enter the market with innovative offers. This makes the usage of cloud computing a very promising issue in global market competitional condition.

Digital confidence, experience and motivation in physiotherapists: A UK-wide survey

Background: Healthcare digital transformation should focus on the use of innovative technologies to enhance quality, safety, efficiency of care services, and patient experience. Subsequently, the roles and skills of healthcare staff will change, requiring evaluation and elevation of digital literacy across the physiotherapy profession. Aim: To evaluate the confidence, motivation and competence of digital technologies in a cohort of UK physiotherapists (juxtaposed with a wider group of allied health professionals). Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional online questionnaire of physiotherapists and other allied health professionals (AHPs) in the UK. Results: 282 responses from AHPs were received with 279 complete responses for further analysis (including 126 physiotherapists). Physiotherapists report moderate-high levels of confidence in the use of digital devices (7.6 ±1.77), and high levels of motivation in learning about digital technology (8.7 ±1.6). Physiotherapists self-rate their knowledge regarding the benefits of digital transformation as high (72%). Physiotherapists show a strong preference for daily communication via telephone (82%) and email (97%). Conclusion: Physiotherapists demonstrate moderate-high levels of confidence and motivation to use digital technologies (in line with those seen in other AHPs). Higher degrees of competence are reported regarding understanding the benefits of digital technology, and lower competence is reported regarding topic areas such as artificial intelligence and data analytics.

Nursing students’ experiences of nurse teacher mentoring and beneficial digital technologies in a clinical practice setting

Due to educational reforms in Finland, the nurse teacher's role is being reduced in mentoring of nursing students in the clinical practice. Students reported experiencing a lack of instruction and feeling abandoned in the clinical practice. The aim of this study was to describe nursing student experiences of mentoring by nurse teachers in clinical practice, as well as the benefits of digital technology in this context. Qualitative study design was used with semi-structured focus group interviews. Nursing students (n = 15) who had completed at least one clinical placement during their nursing education. Data were collected in autumn 2017 from two universities of applied sciences in northern Finland. The data were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Mentoring by nurse teacher was perceived as a key part of learning evaluation, integrating theoretical and practical knowledge, understanding the student's role and emotional support. The results also revealed that mentoring can be improved by using digital technology. However, technology cannot completely replace face-to-face mentoring. The mentoring provided by nurse teachers plays an important role in the success of a nursing student's clinical practice. Digital technology can be leveraged to enhance the learning experience when easy-to-use and ubiquitous applications are integrated into the clinical learning setting.

Some Clinical Benefits of Digital Technology in Adolescent Psychotherapy

Two adolescent psychotherapy cases are presented in which electronic media became part of the clinical interaction and contributed to the treatment. In the first case, the patient maintained connections with friends during the sessions through the use of his cell phone as a way to cope with the challenge and risk of beginning a relationship with the therapist. In the second case, a young patient made use of portable electronic media to share music that made available more of the patient's fantasy life, identifications, and motivations. In both cases, what the therapist had initially experienced as an “intrusion” of these media came to be recognized and utilized to facilitate therapeutic progress.

The Re-Wiring of History

The Re-Wiring of History

The Internet, Technology, and Organized Crime

Digital technology has transformed organizational life. Developments in communications, and in information storage and retrieval, to name just two areas, have greatly enhanced the efficiency with which legitimate organizations operate. Unfortunately, the benefits of digital technology are not lost on criminal organizations, which exploit digital technology to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their own operations. This paper will discuss the organized criminal exploitation of digital technology, by looking at a number of illustrative cases from Asia and around the world. It will discuss the various types of “conventional” organized crime that can be facilitated by digital technology, as well as terrorism, which itself can be regarded as a special kind of organized criminal activity. One fundamental question that the paper will seek to address is whether the activities of Asian organized crime have become substantively different as a result of technology, or whether traditional organized criminal activities in Asia are merely being conducted on a more efficient and effective basis. The paper will note the transnational nature of much organized criminal activity, and will discuss mechanisms for the control of organized crime in the digital age.

Digital Media Literacies: Rethinking Media Education in the Age of the Internet

This article considers how media educators can respond to the new challenges and opportunities of the Internet, and of digital media more broadly. It begins by exploring the value and limitations of the notion of ‘literacy’ in this context. It argues that ‘competence-based’ definitions of literacy tend to neglect the social diversity of literacy practices, and to retain a narrow focus on ‘information’, and it suggests that a broader definition of literacy necessarily entails a more critical approach. It then moves on to consider the nature of digital literacy more specifically. It argues that definitions of digital literacy have tended to take a rather limited view of information, and of issues of reliability and bias, and it proposes a broader approach which recognises the social and ideological nature of all forms of mediated representation. Following from this, it then provides some concrete indications of ways in which media education approaches might be applied specifically to the analysis of the World Wide Web, using the established framework of ‘key concepts’ (representation, language, production, audience). Finally, it considers the potential of digital media production in the classroom as a means of promoting digital literacy. It distinguishes between the approach adopted by media educators and more instrumental or expressive approaches. It then considers the difficulties of such work in a context where a ‘digital divide’ in access to technology continues to exist, both within and between societies. It argues that the benefits of digital technology in this respect depend crucially on the pedagogic and social contexts in which such technology is used, for example, in the opportunities that are provided for collaborative production and for students sharing their work with a wider audience. The article concludes by arguing that digital literacy needs to be seen as part of a broader reconceptualisation of literacy, and of the use of technology in education.

The DODL, the NDIIPP, and the Copyright Conundrum

����� ��� The occasion that stimulated this paper provided an opportunity to discuss issues of critical importance to both publishers and librarians. In what follows, I hope to explain not only what those things are but also why they are urgent. Currently, in the United States, the Library of Congress (LC) is involved in two programs that are of particular importance to it and potentially of importance to all who care about maximizing the benefits of digital technology for information service. Both programs have acronymic names that are, at best, mysterious, and, at worst, weird. One is called the DODL and the other is the NDIIPP. DODL stands for Distributed Open Digital Library, and NDIIPP stands for National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program. The DODL is being created by the Digital Library Federation, which is—parenthetically—also trying to find a more harmonious name or acronym for it. The DODL’s development has become international, because the Digital Library Federation has just been joined by the British Library, the federation’s first strategic partner outside of the United States, and others may follow. Within the United States, the Digital Library Federation has 32 member institutions and four affiliates. Most of the institutions are the libraries of major research universities, but the federation also includes the New York Public Library, the Council on Library and Information Resources, the U.S. National Archives, and the Library of Congress. Last fall the members of the federation committed themselves to creating jointly something first envisioned in 1995 at the time of the federation’s founding—a collaborative digital library that will provide global electronic access to collections in multiple institutions. This Distributed Open Digital Library—the DODL—will provide users with one point of entry to multiple, digitized collections. Moreover, the federation hopes that this distributed library will provide services using a deep finding system and specialized portals to help scholars locate material for their individual fields and specific studies. The DODL’s collection will begin with materials in the humanities and social

The digital archiving project at the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics

The Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics (BLB) at The Ohio State University is a research facility with an archive of recorded animal sounds collected primarily by BLB staff and associates. The 25&amp;lt;th&amp;gt;000 sound recordings are scientific data that require special treatment to ensure their longevity, and the BLB is, like other sound archives, dedicated to the preservation of these recorded sounds. Traditionally, sound recordings have been archived on analog 1/4-in. magnetic tape. However, magnetic tape is degraded by time, usage, and excess temperature and humidity. Additionally, access to data on analog tapes is slow. Facing loss of access to data, especially on tapes exceeding their 50-year life expectancy, we are copying the collection to digital format [compact disk recordable (CDR)] with the aid of funding from the National Science Foundation. Because digital technology has been tested and refined over nearly two decades, and CDR media for storage of digital data now sustains a viable commercial market, archives can today endorse their use. We present the limitations of analog technology, the limitations and benefits of digital technology and CD storage, and outline the production process and safeguards developed by us for this task. [Work supported by NSF DEB-9613674.]