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The use of information and communication technologies by adolescents living with a mental illness in the past 5 years: Scoping review.

The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is a huge part of adolescents' lives, especially by those living with a mental illness. However, very few studies explore their experience with the use of ICT and how it affects their health. The purpose of this study was to better understand the use of ICT by adolescents living with a mental illness. A scoping review was undertaken using Arksey and O'Malley's method to explore this understudied topic. The following databases were searched: Medline, CINAHL and Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection. Studies published between 2017 and 2022 were included. Data were analysed using a data extraction and an analysis grid developed by the research team. Of 1984 articles, only seven met the inclusion criteria. These articles allowed for a better understanding of the type of mental illness these young ICT users had, the type of ICT they use and their overall experience using ICT. The diagnoses most associated with the use of these ICT were suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety and eating illnesss. Types of ICT used were very diverse and adolescents had both positive and negative experiences using these ICT. Very few interventions using ICT were developed according to the needs of adolescents with mental illness. These adolescents often cope with the help of ICT and can have an overall positive experience. Their experience can also be negative as some of them were exposed to suicide-related and violent content. Future research is needed to better understand the best ICT interventions for these young people.

Вплив інформаційно-комунікативних технологій на засвоєння географічних знань та активність учнів на уроках географії

The article examines the use of the information environment in the process of studying geography in lessons. Special attention is paid to innovative aspects of information and communication technologies (ICT). The main directions and methods of using ICT in geography lessons are highlighted. It is investigated how the joint activity of the teacher and students in the process of assimilation of educational material contributes to the formation of key and subject (geographical) competencies. The effectiveness of monitoring the quality of education with the help of ICT and the integration of ICT with mini-project technologies in the educational process are analyzed.

Development of the legislation on constitutional and legal forms of citizens' political activity that are implemented by information and communication technologies: the experience of Ukraine

Introduction. The article examines the evolution of the national legislation of Ukraine during the years of independence from the point of view of the formation of the legal basis for the implementation of forms of political activity of citizens, which are implemented with the help of information and communication technologies (ICT). The main regularities of the formation of national legislation in the researched area are identified, the main stages and directions of its development are highlighted, and the factors that influenced the content and dynamics of the relevant reforms are outlined. Summary of the main results of the study. The process of building an independent, democratic, legal state in Ukraine is directly related to the formation and development of the legal foundations of the information society, participatory democracy (democracy of participation) and e-governance, and in the context of the foundations of the legal status of an individual - with ensuring the right to participate in the management of state affairs and access to information. The legislative design of the newly proclaimed independent Ukrainian state took place in the conditions of the rapid transition of the world community from an industrial to an information society, which opened up new opportunities for democratic transit. The formation of the regulatory framework for the implementation of constitutional and legal forms of political activity of citizens, which are implemented with the help of ICT, had a consistent and progressive character, was carried out taking into account the existing technological level and features of the political system, as well as the foreign policy obligations of our state. Electronic democracy tools introduced in accordance with the constitutional legislation of Ukraine today include electronic voting in elections and referenda, electronic petitions, as well as consultations with the public, public hearings and discussion of draft legal acts of public administration bodies with the help of ICT. Conclusion. The conclusion that the process of formation of a regulatory and legal basis for the implementation of political activity of citizens with the help of ICT can be divided into four stages is justified: 1) preparatory stage (1990-1997) - the stage of formation of the constitutional and legal basis of political activity of citizens of Ukraine in the conditions democratic statehood; 2) the initial stage (1997-2007) - the stage of formation of the constitutional and legal foundations of informatization and development of the information society in Ukraine; 3) the central stage (2007-2018) - the stage of formation of the constitutional and legal foundations of "open government" and "electronic democracy"; 4) the modern stage (2019 to the present) is the stage of intensive development of legislation on legal forms of political activity of citizens using ICT under the leading role of the Ministry of Digital. The development of constitutional and legal foundations for the implementation of political activity of citizens in Ukraine took place and is taking place on a clear doctrinal and conceptual basis, taking into account Ukraine's international obligations and the real state of development of ICT and information relations in the public sphere. As a result, Ukraine is currently at the forefront of democratic states in the world in terms of the use of ICT in the implementation of "open government" and "participatory democracy".

ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ІКТ У СУЧАСНИХ УМОВАХ НАВЧАННЯ ІНОЗЕМНОЇ МОВИ МАЙБУТНІХ ІНЖЕНЕРІВ

The article justifies the relevance of the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in a foreign language and professional disciplines teaching of future engineers in quarantine conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis of scientific sources in the context of the use of ICT in education was carried out. One of the most difficult and acute pedagogical problems of foreign language training of students of technical universities in general is to ensure individualization of training and stimulation of students' motivation for self- development. According to the authors of the article, a possible effective means of solving these problems in distance learning is the use of educational blogging technology. The purpose of the article is to highlight and analyze the organization of the educational process in modern conditions with the help of educational ICT during a foreign language and professional disciplines teaching of future engineers, in particular, an educational blog and online exercises of the LearningApps service. The article highlights the main issues of organizing online foreign language teaching for technical students. The method of blogging is partially similar to the project method and the “portfolio” methods. On the one hand, an educational blog should be considered as a project: its creation and regular content requires a pragmatic focus on a result that can be comprehended and applied in real-life practice. In blogging, just like in the project method, students are engaged in a cultural dialogue and have the opportunity to receive feedback from professional linguists and native speakers based on the comment function built into the blog platform. On the other hand, an educational blog serves as an electronic "portfolio" - a means of monitoring and evaluating the quality of a student's independent work and his/her progress in developing professional foreign language competence, which are revealed by comparing the first and last blog post. The blog is also a specific student report, which presents the results of the analysis of English-language materials on professional topics. The article presents a survey of future engineers regarding their assessment of the modern teaching of foreign languages and professional disciplines in higher technical educational establishments. The study was conducted at the Faculty of Electronics at the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute". A distance learning process based on online classes using an educational blog, mind maps and interactive exercises of the LearningApps service was proposed for consideration. In the course of the study, the insufficient level of students’ knowledge and practical skills of a foreign language was determined. The shortcomings of the professional training of future engineers during the study of a foreign language and professional disciplines have been revealed, in particular, the traditional nature of training and the limited use of ICT. It is concluded that the use of ICT in the educational process significantly improves the quality and effectiveness of education, brings students closer to the real conditions of the professional environment, and allows them to qualitatively improve their practical skills. Taking into account the results of the study, it is possible to determine the prospects for further research on the implementation of the above ICT in the study of humanities and science disciplines in the current conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and martial law in Ukraine.

The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Improving the Financial Performance of Hospitals

We are witnessing that the healthcare system of the Republic of Croatia is faced with numerous challenges, especially financial ones. Many activities are needed to improve the condition. In this paper, the emphasis is on the application of information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for reducing costs and increasing income. The hypothesis of the work is that with the help of ICT we can directly, but also indirectly, by applying ICT through the so-called Dynamic Balanced Scorecard (DBSC) to influence business improvement. The DBSC method enables the evaluation of financial operations indirectly through employee education, optimization of business processes and increased patient satisfaction. In addition to the DBSC method, analysis of the collected literature, cost-benefit method and case studies are used to test the hypothesis. Regarding structure of the work, the introduction explains the context of the hospital's operations, defines the goals, hypothesis and research methods. This is followed by a description of the conducted research. The conclusion contains final considerations as well as suggestions for future research.

THE EFFECT OF COMBINING GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND WHATSAPP ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ENGLISH CLASS

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has developed rapidly so that people should adjust themselves to the development. In education field, the use of technology is very needed in today era. The condition of the world due to the Pandemic of COVID-19 in the past two years forced teacher and students to have long-distance learning virtually with the help of ICT. This current study tries to explore the effect of using Google Classroom combining with WhatsApp in teaching English at SMK Tamansiswa Mojoagung on three dimensions of student engagement. This study is quasi-experimental with post-test only design since the purpose of the study is to examine whether there is a significant effect of combining Google Classroom and WhatsApp on student engagement. The research instrument used is questionnaire to get the data about student engagement in three dimensions: behavioral, cognitive, and emotional engagement based on their self-assessment. Analyzing by using SPSS software, the results reveal that there is a significant difference of student behavioral engagement between students in two groups of different media used. On the other hand, it is found that there is no significant difference of cognitive and emotional engagement.

A panoramic view on efficient management of information and communication technology in geographical science

The nexus between the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and other fields of science in particular geographical science is closely associated with each other. ICT and its part is indispensable for forecasting weather changes, so as to take certain preventative healthy measures rather to avoid natural calamities like flood, drought, uneven rainfall and other natural chaos. The quantity of rainfall in a particular zone can be easily judged by the help of ICT and accordingly by way of chalking out agricultural planning in future. Agricultural yield, climatic change, sea erosion, exodus of cloud, urbanization, density of population, migration, rurban confines and other essential geographical problems can be easily tackled by ICT. In this environment, one can simply predict from assessing the weather forecast and its issues are addressed well in advance. Most of the geographers and planners evidently observed the future changes of climate which will influence the whole environmental situations of the people therefore they have to pursue some precautionary methods to avoid the major natural disasters. Statistical information about geographical factors on account of geographical classification like zone-wise, area-wise and state-wise relationships have been easily completed only with the help of Information and Communication Technology. Under this juncture the satellite and orbits can easily forecast the future activities in the weather conditions. On the basis of the results from the ICT appropriate preparation can be done. In this article the researchers gives a synoptic look of the magnitude of the ICT in geographical classification.

A study on the concerns about the privacy of personally identifiable information in the context of information and communications technology use, the internet, and social media

The development of information technology has led to a dramatic growth in the sophistication of web applications that can support the majority of the tasks performed by users. In this day and age, information and communication technologies have evolved into an essential component of our everyday lives. The vast majority of us are dependent on various forms of modern technology. Whether or not we agree, we cannot ignore the significant contribution that technology makes to our day-to-day lives. In addition to the utilisation of information and communication technologies (ICT), one other issue that we need to be aware of is the privacy problem, particularly in regards to the personal information. These days, we conduct the business of our daily lives through the use of internet transactions. With the help of ICT, we were able to include social networking into our day-to-day lives in the form of activities such as online banking, online gaming, and social media networking through platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, amongst others. In point of fact, we do expose our own personal information completely on our own volition and without bias. This article will discuss the ways in which the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT), the internet, and social networking sites affect privacy concerns around personal information.

ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in the Companies of the City of Sucre

The use of the ICT help us to improve and do more efficient all the work we do, releasing us from repetitive tasks and helping us with more information for the growing of enterprises. With this thought the first step of this project what we did was recompile bibliographic resources which explains in first place what an ICT is, because many people do not know its definition or they confuse with the term, therefore that, we could note the most important indicators to build our queries, plus giving a scale to classify the enterprises in groups in order their use of the technology. The recompiled bibliographic resources are union of the found researching on internet that is updated and some books too. After getting the theory part, we made the added query, this document is divided by areas that are the most significant and can measure the ICTs use in small and mid enterprises; these areas are Infra-Structure, hardware, software, telecommunications and personnel. Following with the project we could visit different enterprises in the city of Sucre that gave us data to then transcribe them in tables and get final results which show the percentages of all the enterprises. Then we analyzed the final results and studied them, we classified the enterprises in our scale, as Systems Engineering students, we proposed three tools that would help the enterprises; these tools are software prototypes, which could a good solution for many enterprises. These software prototypes are Store Control, Personnel Control, and Countable Control. These applications will help the enterprises to improve their performance and save time and money in repetitive tasks in a faster and a more reliable way. At the end we built an informative web page which shows all our work and gives tips to the enterprises for which they can raise their level in the ICTs use.

Virtual learning resources in the development of competencies of engineers in Business Management of the Instituto Tecnológico de Campeche

The aim of this paper is to present an experience of using various applications for classroom education at the Technological Institute of Campeche; in this way, as teachers respond to the training needs favorably, involving the use of ICT, linking systemically with knowledge, skills and attitudes of students, linking the pillars of education. Technologies of information and communication technologies (ICT) have become an important tool, especially in education. The use of the internet and different platforms to support teaching activities have been widely accepted in young people, facilitating the process of teaching and learning. It is therefore important that teachers know and use these platforms to implement strategies to promote the construction of learning. The results invite reflection of how ICT help teachers work,

Design of learning applications using the Rapid Application Development method

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the current era of globalization has become a fundamental requirement in supporting the effectiveness and quality of the education process. Educational issues in Indonesia such as the quality and relevance of education, access and equity in education, geographical range, education management, autonomy and accountability, efficiency and productivity, budget and sustainability, cannot be overcome without the help of ICTs. ICT-based education is a means of interaction between management and administration of education, which can be used by both educators and education staff and students in improving the quality, productivity, effectiveness and access to education. The purpose of this study is to find out how to design e-learning applications in informal and non-formal education, as well as efforts to improve the use of e-learning in informal and non-formal education. So that the results of this study can be improved the quality of informal and non-formal education, and can facilitate the field of education in Indonesia by using information technology as an interactive learning medium. The method developed in designing e-learning applications is to use a method that is generally used in the development of information systems using Rapid Application Development. The system that has been built can provide information about distance learning in informal and normal education. In addition, the system that has been built can accelerate the learning process for students / tutors. Therefore, it does not take long in the learning process and to get new material from the teacher. Moreover, the system built can facilitate users in learning and communicating with teachers when there is information needed / needed from the teacher.

DISTANCE EDUCATION AS A DIRECTION OF INFORMATIC TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF NATURAL SPECIALTIES TO THE APPLICATION OF ICT IN THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

The development of various approaches to improving the quality of training of future teachers of natural sciences during distance learning is of particular importance. The relevance of the study lies in the need to master the technologies of remote cooperation for all participants in the educational process. The purpose of the article is to study the main aspects of distance education as a direction of computer training of future teachers of natural specialties to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in professional activities. The main research methods are: the analysis of scientific and methodological literature, Internet resources; observation. In exclusively distance learning, the relationship between student and teacher has its own characteristics, because it completely eliminates the traditional classroom activities. Distance learning shows that the use of ICT contributes to the ability to solve educational problems, as well as plays a significant role in the process of self-knowledge of teachers and self-education of students. Prospective teachers need to be able to organize online learning, recognize and evaluate information, and draw appropriate conclusions. During distance learning, feedback is important in order to adequately perceive information that requires a balanced dialogue without obstacles. The student can master the educational material on the course page or download the necessary files to their own computer to work at a convenient time, even without the Internet. Our study allowed us to draw the following conclusions: online learning contributes to the formation of personality-oriented education system, its democratization, continuity; we can highlight the main advantages of distance education – relevance, interactivity, flexibility, convenience and creativity; and the main feature that characterizes the readiness of a specialist for such professional activities is the ability to work independently and creatively with the help of ICT.

Digitalization and the Decoupling Debate: Can ICT Help to Reduce Environmental Impacts While the Economy Keeps Growing?

Digitalization can increase resource and energy productivities. However, the production and usage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) require materials and energy, and the application of ICTs fosters economic growth. This paper examines whether digitalization helps or hinders an absolute decoupling of environmental throughput from economic growth. The paper combines the literature on “green IT” and “ICT for green” with studies on decoupling, i.e., the relationship between economic growth, technological change, and environmental throughput. The paper identifies several strains of the decoupling debate and connects them to the environmental implications of digitalization. We focus on the relation between digitalization and (1) the question of finite non-renewable energies, (2) the environmental Kuznets curve, (3) the role of energy consumption for economic growth, (4) efficiency improvements vis-à-vis rebound effects, and (5) the role of general purpose technologies for resource and energy demand. We find that the empirical basis regarding digitalization’s relation to these four aspects is still weak and hence, further research is needed. Comparing the mitigating and the aggravating impacts of digitalization, we conclude that a more active political and societal shaping of the process of digitalization is needed to make ICT work for global environmental sustainability.

SWAYAM: A Revolution in Indian Higher Education

The traditional classroom based education system has certain limitations in terms of physical infrastructure as well as human resources. To over come these limitations AI can be effectively utilized for imparting quality education to larger number of aspirants. But for effective application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), we cannot ignore the importance of HI. Human Intelligence (HI) is very important at every step. Only HI can implement the AI judiciously to integrate the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in developing and delivering the course content to the mass. With the help of ICT in higher education, the access, equity and quality can be ensured in a vast country like India. Recently, MHRD launched the Study Webs of Active-learning of Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) to address the challenges like access, eqiuity and quality of higher education in India.

Implementation of Information and Communication Technology for Human Rights Awareness and Promotion

Information Technologies (ITs) are highly useful for Human rights promotion globally. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have proved the influential tool to fight against violations of Human rights. ICT has represented a way to strengthen human rights. Technology also means that individuals’ human rights are exposed to unprecedented risks, caused by the transition of these rights to the digital field. If we observe the different revolutions around the world especially the county having autocracy for a long period of time has been overruled with the help of ICTs. In this study, the analysis of the role of ICTs in Human rights has been made. The study summarizes that the ICT is playing vital role in establishing awareness and preventing violation of human rights of the global citizens.

TEACHER PREPARATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS OF NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL STUDENTS

The article highlights the relevance of the problem of teacher preparation for the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the educational process in the context of implementation of the New Ukrainian School reform. The importance of digital technologies in the organization of distance learning in educational institutions in quarantine conditions is substantiated. The need for introducing open access repositories with educational and scientific content is emphasized, which will allow alternative ways of gaining knowledge despite time or space constraints. The advantages and disadvantages of using ICT in the process of teaching children with special educational needs are highlighted. The features of creating an effective computer-integrated educational environment for an educational institution are identified. The results of the empirical study on identifying the attitudes of future teachers to the problems of digital literacy development in the following directions are presented: information, data and media literacy; digital communication and collaboration; responsible use and doing tasks with the help of ICT. The results of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University students ranking positions important for digital literacy of teachers are also presented, such as: digital society; e-governance; e-education; distance learning; security in a digital society.

Economic Analysis of Legislative Process of Parliament in the Light of Pandemic of Covid-19 and India: Revisiting Existing Physical Infrastructure from the Prism of Evolving Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

COVID 19 pandemic has shaken all aspects of life. Social distancing is only remedy to check its spread and to fight this pandemic. Social distancing can be effective only by lockdowns. Lockdown has declined the economy of the countries. Latest challenge to all countries is to balance their economy in Post COVID 19 era. The Parliament process of India is very exhaustive. Huge resources are exhausted in these sessions. The utilisation of resources in parliament process can be reduced by taking help of ICT. ICT has played a vital role during COVID 19 era. It has successfully assisted in different facets of life. Meetings are conducted through its use. Education is imparted through it. Similarly ICT can be used to simplify the Indian parliamentary process. Use of ICT not only simplifies the process, it will also reduce the cost of the process. This Cost reduction will be very effective for balancing the Indian economy. This study examines the present cost of Indian Parliament process and the effectiveness of e parliament system.

Интернет-практики пожилых: 10 лет развития и изучения

В статье представлено описание результатов исследований использования пожилыми современных информационно-коммуникативных технологий (ИКТ) и их влияние на социальное включение старшего поколения. Серия наших исследований (интернет-исследования, вторичный анализ данных, телефонный опрос 500 жителей Санкт-Петербурга в 2017 году, многочисленные интервью и фокус-группы, проведенные в период 2008-2018 гг.) была направлена на изучение возможностей социального включения пожилых с помощью ИКТ, а также на использование ИКТ в оздоровлении, досуге, создании сообществ. Мы рассматривали использование ИКТ с разных сторон: как драйвер социального включения пожилых, ключ к получению новой занятости, но, как оказалось, использование ИКТ пожилыми стало престижной потребительской, досуговой, практикой. Основой социального включения остается занятость пожилых, как трудовая, так и общественная. Но занятость нуждается в имиджевой поддержке, не как вынужденная, а, наоборот, сохраняющая социальную включенность и интерес к жизни. В статье представлено описание результатов исследований использования пожилыми современных информационно-коммуникативных технологий (ИКТ) и их влияние на социальное включение старшего поколения. Серия наших исследований (интернет-исследования, вторичный анализ данных, телефонный опрос 500 жителей Санкт-Петербурга в 2017 году, многочисленные интервью и фокус-группы, проведенные в период 2008-2018 гг.) была направлена на изучение возможностей социального включения пожилых с помощью ИКТ, а также на использование ИКТ в оздоровлении, досуге, создании сообществ.

The Impact of ICT Penetration on Deforestation: A Panel Data Evidence

Abstract A growing number of case studies and reports suggest that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play an important role in fighting against deforestation, and the penetration of ICT help decrease deforestation in a different part of world’s forests. The aim of this study is to test whether diffusion of ICT contributes to decreasing in deforestation in the world. For this purpose, the effect of ICT penetration on deforestation is estimated by using bivariate and multivariate fixed time effect models. In the sample selection process, those countries having 2% or more forest area as a percentage of total land area we included in our analysis. The largest sample includes 174 countries. The period under study is between 1991 and 2012. It is found that ICT penetration is significantly and negatively associated with deforestation. The results are robust to the inclusion of a number of control variables as well as different indicators of ICT penetration and deforestation as such all available four ICT indicators and two deforestation indicators are used. To avoid potential spurious regression problems in the analyses, the original models are re-estimated by using the stationary forms of all independent and dependent variables. A strong negative correlation between ICT indicators and deforestation indicators is also supported by the findings of re-estimated bivariate and multivariate models. Empirical evidence at the macro level provided in this paper confirms the results mentioned in the case studies.

Efficacy of a cognitive and behavioral treatment for childhood obesity supported by the ETIOBE web platform

ABSTRACTRecently, the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased alarmingly. Interventions combining eating habits, physical activity (PA), behavioral components, and family support have been shown to be effective, although variables such as self-efficacy beliefs and motivation seem to be important in achieving stable changes. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can provide additional resources to traditional treatments. The objective is to analyze the efficacy of two treatments: a cognitive and behavioral treatment (CBT) focused on the promotion of healthy eating and PA habits, and this CBT intervention supported by a web platform (ETIOBE). Forty-seven obese children were randomized to these two conditions. Anthropometrical measures were evaluated before and after treatment and at follow-up. Self-efficacy and motivation questionnaires were filled out in the first and last intervention sessions. Mixed ANOVAs were performed for all variables. Simple mediation analyses were conducted to test whether the effect of condition on the post-intervention anthropometrical variable scores were mediated by self-efficacy. Results revealed that both treatments produced an improvement in the anthropometrical variables. CBT-E participants showed more PA self-efficacy as the treatment progressed and lower BMIz, lower fat mass, and higher lean mass. These results suggest that ICT help to improve the effects of childhood obesity interventions.