Development Of Communication Infrastructure Research Articles

INTERNET USAGE AMONG SABAH CIVIL SERVANTS AND IT’S IMPACT ON THEIR CONSUMERS BEHAVIOR

The Malaysian government from the end of the twentieth century till now in the early twenty first century is consistent in trying to make the usage of the information communication technology (ICT) as a way of life. It hopes that with the usage of Internet and the many social media programs relationship between civil servants and with the general or target public can be greatly enhanced. As one of the twelve National Key Economic Areas of the Economic Transformation Program (ETP) the Malaysian government has outlined the expansion and development of communication infrastructure. The Wireless Broadband Network (WBN) is recommended as the technology to enable wireless broadband access to the rural folks. Promoting ICT usage as a way of life has been aggressively campaigned by the Federal Government since the start of the Internet era. It is expected that the civil servants should be among the first consumers to embrace ICT as compared to other citizens. This article researched the usage of the Internet by civil servants and to discover whether it have impacted their behaviour as consumers. The research used random sampling method with prepared questionnaires. It utilised the uses and gratifications theory (UGT), the respondents’ centred approach to understand why and how the civil servants utilised the Internet to meet their needs. Altogether 12 government agencies in Sabah comprising 316 respondents from the top to the lowest grades participated. The findings revealed that Sabah civil servants nearly fully embrace the Internet and its impact on their consumer behaviour is significant. They are increasingly spending more time on the Internet via the social media to socialise, enhancing their knowledge, buying online and even trying to earn extra income.

FACTORS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

With the development of elements of the fifth innovation wave and the beginning of formation of the sixth one in a number of leading world economies, the role of information as a factor of production grows exponentially. In this regard, the competitiveness of the country and its regions nowadays is largely determined by the degree of its involvement in informational space, where information infrastructure constitutes the main element. The aim of this study is to analyze the current state of informatization of the regions, to identify the main factors influencing the development of regional information infrastructure and to outline the necessary conditions for the development of regional information infrastructure. In recent years, ICT sector in Ukraine grew rapidly due to the expansion of domestic market, the demand for export of ICT services from Ukraine and the improvement of the efficiency of legal regulation of the sector, which was done, in particular, with active participation of business associations and NGOs. But the ratings of Ukraine relating to ICT are not high enough. Some of the reasons for the poor ranking consist in the lack of policy measures, the lack of serious interest of private sector in IT, the lack of understanding of the importance of the high rate of informational development, uneven access to ICT in regions, which is confirmed by the results of the analysis of information and communication infrastructure development in different areas of region’s operations. For further development of IT sector we should focus on the development of information infrastructure. Its operation is determined by the influence of factors that are classified in terms of the degree of influence on demand and supply as stimulating and constraining. In order to improve the efficiency of information infrastructure in the regions of Ukraine, it is necessary to create the conditions, which will transform constraining factors into stimulating ones. In conclusion, it should be recognized that maximization of "economic bonuses" from ICT for the region largely depends on the readiness of the region to use the potential of "information transformation."

Handbook of Digital Forensics of Multimedia Data and Devices [Book Reviews

The recovery and analysis of digital information has become a major component of many criminal investigations today. Given the ever-increasing number of personal digital devices, such as notebooks, tablets, and smartphones, as well as the development of communication infrastructures, we all gather, store, and generate huge amounts of data. Some of this information may be precious evidence for investigation and may be used in courts. During the last several decades, increasing research efforts have therefore been dedicated toward defining tools and protocols for the analysis of evidence coming from digital sources. This book attempts to link research in these two communities by providing a wide-ranging and up-to-date reference for both researchers and practitioners. The digital forensics ecosystem is surveyed with the necessary breadth in the first half of the book, by exploring all phases of the forensics workflow and detailing several tools of interest. Gaining insight into these aspects is of paramount importance for practitioners, but also for academic researchers who are often not aware of the standard practices and processes required to preserve digital evidence, e.g., for legal purposes. Similarly, practitioners have the opportunity to discover the state of the art in forensics research in the second half of the book, which is written from a signal processing perspective. This balanced mix is a major asset of this book, making it suitable for readers of diverse background.

Bisnis Toko Online

Indonesian is a large country where the population is included in one of the largest countries in the utilization of information and communication technology. The Indonesian government through the Ministry of Communications and Information committed to accelerating the development of communications infrastructure and the Internet to remote areas throughout Indonesia. This is a great opportunity for the Indonesian people to use the Internet so it can be extended to all areas of life from business, education, health and others as a form of advances in technology and information. Communities can use the Internet ranging from information in the newspaper online, make friends online, online consultation, online business and so on. In the business world, itself has been a shift from traditional business (offline) to the online business. Online business is a huge range and shape, but in this paper, focus discusses the online store. Discussion ranging from the introduction of an online business, a reason to do business online, nothing any forms of online business, how to prepare to start a business online store, how the strategy of customer service and how to shop online store business management and how to store promotion strategy online.

Identify and Analysis the Factors Affecting Development of Tourism in Rural Areas (Case Study: Rural Areas of Jiroft County)

Purpose: the tourism industry, its development requires adequate knowledge and understanding of the economic, social and cultural issues and factors. : The present study has an effort to evaluate the facilities and infrastructure that needs to development of tourism. It also identify and analysis the factors that affecting in sustainable development of tourism industry in rural area of Jiroft. Methodology: This research is an applied study that has been done whit descriptive - analytical approach. Data and information in this study is collected with the both documentary and field methods. Finding: The results showed that the views of experts, the development of infrastructure and facilities that tourism development are needed them, in the rural area of Jiroft have not been satisfactory and the difference of between the average satisfaction levels and the level of expert’s satisfaction is significant. It also showed that the development of tourism and economic development in this region there have a significant relationship. But the development of tourism in the current situation it has not been able to affect in economic development of this region as it should be. Research limitation: The main limitation of this study is the lack of adequate data and statistics of infrastructure and tourist facilities. Practical implications:The development of communication infrastructure, diversify in residence places, appropriate advertising, creation of tourism villages and etc., employing the skilled manpower, The use of local materials in the construction of hotels and resorts, the increasing of local production of food items, expand production and sale of local handicrafts and conservation and restoration of monuments and historical sites, Including the strategies for sustainable development of tourism in this region. Original/value: The article innovations are in the analysis factors and offering the guidelines for tourism sustainable development in rural areas of Jiroft.

Metaphors for Democratic Communication Spaces: How Developers of Local Wireless Networks Frame Technology and Urban Space

Communications policies, like many other social policies, are founded on an ideal of democracy that connects the development of communication infrastructures with democratic public spheres. This framing is a constructivist endeavour that takes place through language, institution, and infrastructure. Projects that aim to develop these capacities must grapple with the way such new media technologies are integrated into existing contexts or spaces, often using metaphors. This article analyzes how such metaphors are employed in the case of local wireless networking. Referring to empirical research on networks located in Montréal and Fredericton, Canada, the article critiques the narrow approach to democratization of communication spaces inherent in networks of this type. This narrow focus is associated with metaphors used to describe a co-evolution of wireless technology and urban space. The article identifies that the design processes that shape these networks could benefit from a more radical democratization associated with metaphors of recombination of space and technology.

Information and communication infrastructure development and agro-food trade

The purpose of this paper is to provide an adapted gravity trade model to measure the influence of communication infrastructure development on agro-food trade. The adapted gravity trade model presents associations of bilateral agro-food trade between OECD countries with traditional gravity equation variables and particularly with variables of the information and communication infrastructure development. Using the adapted gravity trade model we find a positive association between the information and communication infrastructure development and bilateral agro-food trade flows between OECD countries. This association is significantly stronger for agricultural than for food products. The improved information and communication infrastructure development improves information and reduces trade transaction costs.

Development of Communication Infrastructure for Preventing Disasters and Revitalizing Local Areas

Development of Communication Infrastructure for Preventing Disasters and Revitalizing Local Areas

Transforming Indian farmers to reach the next level of the green revolution through communication of strategic knowledge and increased use of ICTs

Agriculture is an important sector of the economy in India as it provides employment to a large number of people and is concerned with the food and nutritional security of a huge population. Indian agriculture is facing several challenges ranging from farmers' debt, climatic changes, technological up-gradation, development of communication infrastructures for more effective extension activities and most importantly, bridging the knowledge gaps existing within India. This article examines the hurdles the Indian agricultural sector face and the potential of ICTs to aid and enhance agricultural development.

Transforming Indian farmers to reach the next level of the green revolution through communication of strategic knowledge and increased use of ICTs

Agriculture is an important sector of the economy in India as it provides employment to a large number of people and is concerned with the food and nutritional security of a huge population. Indian agriculture is facing several challenges ranging from farmers' debt, climatic changes, technological up-gradation, development of communication infrastructures for more effective extension activities and most importantly, bridging the knowledge gaps existing within India. This article examines the hurdles the Indian agricultural sector face and the potential of ICTs to aid and enhance agricultural development.

Global Forum on Telemedicine: Connecting the World Through Partnerships

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) held the Global Forum on Telemedicine: Connecting the World Through Partnerships in September 2007 with sponsorship by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). The goal was to bring together key stakeholders in global healthcare outreach to explore a flexible framework and sustainable business model that can leverage telemedicine and information technology (IT) to expand healthcare services internationally. Dr. Hon S. Pak, President of the ATA, opened the forum with a call for collaboration and partnership, and encouraged continued international dialogue to create a framework that leverages the telemedicine community to improve global disparity in healthcare. Keynote addresses included speakers from the World Health Organization (UN) and United Nations (UN) Global Alliance for Information and Communities Technologies and Development (GAID). Presentations from 15 government and nongovernment aid organizations (NGOs) and 12 international programs covered 5 key areas: (1) NGO perspective; (2) governmental/military programs; (3) financial sustainability; (4) disaster response; and (5) emerging opportunities. The forum resulted in an International Roadmap for Action that was developed by the authors based on the presentations and interactions from the 335 attendees and establishing a set of priorities and actions to improve healthcare using telemedicine and IT. Recommendations include: (1) continued dialogue in creating a telemedicine framework; (2) identification and leverage of resources; (3) provision of education to funding organization and expand training programs to build competency in the healthcare workforce; (4) alignment of international policy to support integration of telemedicine into country plans and support cross-country partnerships; (5) development of communications infrastructure; and (6) integration of telemedicine into disaster relief programs.

Development of communication infrastructure in rural areas of the Czech Republic

The paper deals with the current trends in development of communication infrastructure which is, above all, represented by high-speed Internet connection (broadband). It is focused on conditions of the Czech Republic; or more precisely, on its rural areas, including possibilities of further development in the following period in context of trends in the world, in the OECD and the EU countries.

Fostering competition in Thailand's telecommunications sector

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to use “best practice” regulatory principles to derive proposals for fostering competition in Thailand's telecommunications market.Design/methodology/approachOn‐site research in Thailand was conducted, including interviews with a range of policy and regulatory agencies and telecommunications market participants.FindingsThe paper finds that Thailand's relatively late start in applying pro‐competitive regulation in the telecommunications sector presents an opportunity for installation of “regulatory leap‐frogging” measures proposed by the paper. The concession regime that prevails in Thailand is a major obstacle resulting in “gridlock” of Thailand's efforts to develop competition in the telecommunications sector. The Thai Constitution prohibits the regulator from directly regulating telecommunications companies operating on the basis of concessions that were in place prior to the adoption of the new telecommunications law. The paper examines this problem and points to a solution. Another major problem is the protracted absence of the National Broadcasting Commission that has been given joint responsibility (along with the National Telecommunications Commission) for spectrum management. Accordingly, pressing decisions regarding spectrum management cannot be made. The paper concludes that the two Commissions be merged (especially in the face of convergence). The paper finds that Thailand needs to develop and implement a national strategy for the development of communications infrastructure, including a collaborative approach to infrastructure development.Originality/valueThere are very few (if any) independent studies of policy and regulation of Thailand's telecommunications sector. More broadly, the paper indicates – by way of a case study – how “best practice” regulatory guidelines might be applied to enhance competition in developing countries.

Communications strategies to broaden the reach of tobacco use research: Examples from the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers

One of the initial goals of the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC) initiative was to broaden the traditional model of how research results are communicated, going beyond scholarly journals, as a way to accelerate the discovery-to-dissemination process. A strategy in meeting this goal was the establishment of a communications program at the seven initially funded TTURCs. This paper reports the results of the communications efforts from the TTURC initiative. Specific communications activities are described, highlighting efforts to reach broad audiences and increase the impact of the research. We present lessons learned from this effort to enhance knowledge translation through the development of communications infrastructure and dissemination activities, focusing especially on the guidance they offer for the development of future research-communications partnerships.

Impact of Communication Infrastructure Development on Livestock Density and Forage Use under the Transhumance System in Northern Pakistan

Construction of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) connecting Pakistan with China has brought about changes in the economic, social and cultural systems of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The authors examined the impacts of this development on pasture resource use by comparing a transect of villages connected to the KKH with a transect still relatively remote within the Gilgit–Ghizer region. Patterns of livestock density and forage use were shown to differ between individual villages, but no direct impacts of the KKH communication infrastructure development were found. It is hypothesized that, although regional communication infrastructure changes facilitate many other social changes, their impacts on livestock systems are less direct than is commonly assumed, due to individual differences in rates of social change between villages, leading to a diversity of change within the livestock systems in the region.

The coordination language facility: coordination of distributed objects

The development of communication Infrastructures and the rapid growth of networking facilities in information technologies increase information mobility and the decentralization of work processes in industry and services. This evolution leads to increasing demands on the coordination of information systems. However, information technologies available today are capable of supporting only interoperability of information systems from the point of view of communication infrastructures. This makes possible an easy exchange of information but provides no support for coordination. To fill this gap, we propose the Coordination Language Facility (CLF) as a coordination layer on top of distributed systems infrastructures such as CORBA-compilant Object Request Brokers. The CLF provides support for the coordination of heterogeneous, possibly distributed, active objects within larger units implementing (work) processes. On one hand, coordinator objects are declaratively implemented as rules. On the other hand, the objects participating in a coordination (participants) must instantiate a minimal interface which specifies the negotiation dialogue invoked, at run-time, by coordinators. The coordination activity is split between the implementation of the interface on the participants' side and the execution of the rules on the coordinators' side, thus offering a clear separation of concerns between local and global activities. The interface is specified using the CORBA standard for distributed objects, removing issues of heterogeneity and allowing each component to be implemented in the most appropriate language and environment. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.