ICT Applications Research Articles

The Future of Broadcasting: Technology, Policy and AI Integration in the Philippine Setting

The TV Broadcast has achieved a potential new level of evolution that could either help achieve improvement on the current condition of possible extinction due to new technologies such as OTT, VOD, and different ICT applications. The migration of Digital TV aims to provide a new landscape and opportunities to maximize technology, thus helping achieve the next level of benefits through entertainment, livelihood, news, connectivity, and new business models. However, the technology adoption of each stakeholder is crucial in ensuring implementation success. This paper is a survey of the processes, action plans, and governance that each country that implemented ISDB-T standards went through as they achieved the different milestones in their goal to turn off analog TV and roll out digital terrestrial television broadcasting. The integration of AI through the Agent-Based Model aims to bridge possible technology gaps, policy alignments, changes in business model, and support needed for a successful migration which results in the theoretical framework. The proposed Technology Adoption Model can be implemented for the ongoing Philippine digitization

How to Find Resources in Nearest Library with Address and Contact Details by using ICT Application Technology

This article is most useful for all the researcher, reader who faced the most important problem that how to find resources in nearest library. To solve this problem this article provide solution and provide nearest resources in just one click. Reader or researcher have to just search in search of the ICT application technology by searching whatever reader need as resource he will get the result of nearest library with contact details of library and librarian with address from the google map . this article is perfect answer for how find resources in nearest library with contact details as well

Education technology and E-learning Sector in enhancing Knowledge Management Systems: The Growth, Financial and Economical Concern in Indian Context

"Digital Education is an interdisciplinary field of practice and advancement of technological applications in education and entire teaching-learning process. Digital Education is helpful in healthy and sophisticated educational operation as well as administration. It is important to note that ‘Digital Education’ and ‘Online Education’ is not the same but there is a misconception between these two, as Online Education is smaller than Digital Education and it convey not only Online Education but also ICT applications in Educational Management, E-Learning, etc. The ICT integration in Education Sector make Education field as technology-centric. In the last few years the Education Technology industry grown significantly, while it was started from a very low budget and during 2014-2019 the funding was about 88% with an investment of $1.8B. According to the expert in Digital Education two growing segments and area for funding are online certifications and also conducting the test. The Digital Education uses by different means user becomes doubled just in one year as per statistics. It has shown that in 2019 it was 45 Million whereas in the year 2020 the user base recoded as 90 Million in 2020. The continuous development of the Education Technology, growth and development helps in reaching Digital Economy and Knowledge Economy status in many countries. This paper highlights about the basic of Education Technology and its foundation and financial growth in India. Paper also depicts the basic issues and concern of Digital Education and EdTech and how finance and funding can be a worthy deal for advanced and sophisticated Education Technology practice."

PEMANFAATAN BAHAN AJAR E-MODUL BERBANTUN APLIKASI CANVA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MENULIS CERPEN MENGGUNAKAN MODEL DISCOVERY LEARNING PADA SISWA KELAS IX

One of the achievement of learning objectives is the use of teaching materials in an interesting and not monotonous way. The application of ICT in learning is able to attract and increase student learning motivation. In the 2013 curriculum students are required to be able to express ideas through writing. However, the problems that are often encountered in the field of writing skills are still considered difficult, especially writing short stories. The use of e-module teaching materials assisted by the Canva application is one of the solutions to solve this problem. The purpose of this research is to find out the results of the use of e-module teaching materials assisted by the Canva application in learning to write short stories using the discovery learning model. The method used is descriptive qualitative with a sample of class IX students at SMP PGRI 168 Cikalongwetan by collecting data using observation, validation and questionnaire techniques. The observation results show that students follow the learning with the syntax that has been prepared according to the lesson plans. The results of the validator obtained a value of 88%, which was feasible for use in the field and the results of the questionnaire showed that it was in the very good category, namely obtaining a value of 87%.

The ethics of ChatGPT – Exploring the ethical issues of an emerging technology

This article explores ethical issues raised by generative conversational AI systems like ChatGPT. It applies established approaches for analysing ethics of emerging technologies to undertake a systematic review of possible benefits and concerns. The methodology combines ethical issues identified by Anticipatory Technology Ethics, Ethical Impact Assessment, and Ethical Issues of Emerging ICT Applications with AI-specific issues from the literature. These are applied to analyse ChatGPT's capabilities to produce humanlike text and interact seamlessly. The analysis finds ChatGPT could provide high-level societal and ethical benefits. However, it also raises significant ethical concerns across social justice, individual autonomy, cultural identity, and environmental issues. Key high-impact concerns include responsibility, inclusion, social cohesion, autonomy, safety, bias, accountability, and environmental impacts. While the current discourse focuses narrowly on specific issues such as authorship, this analysis systematically uncovers a broader, more balanced range of ethical issues worthy of attention. Findings are consistent with emerging research and industry priorities on ethics of generative AI. Implications include the need for diverse stakeholder engagement, considering benefits and risks holistically when developing applications, and multi-level policy interventions to promote positive outcomes. Overall, the analysis demonstrates that applying established ethics of technology methodologies can produce a rigorous, comprehensive foundation to guide discourse and action around impactful emerging technologies like ChatGPT. The paper advocates sustaining this broad, balanced ethics perspective as use cases unfold to realize benefits while addressing ethical downsides.

Internet Usage among Senior Citizens: Self-Efficacy and Social Influence Are More Important than Social Support

For more than two decades, developed countries have been confronted with two trends that have implications for the emergence of engaging senior citizens in the digital environment. On the one hand, there is an increasing proportion of senior citizens in the total population. On the other hand, the application of ICT in all areas of life and business is accelerating. This paper investigates the relationship between self-efficacy, social support, and social influence on Internet usage among senior citizens in Croatia. Survey research was conducted on a sample of Croatian senior citizens, and a structural equation mode was developed for testing the research hypothesis. Self-efficacy influenced both the Intensity and obstacles of Internet usage in a positive and negative manner, respectively. Social influence directly decreased the obstacles to Internet usage, while the relationship with the Intensity of the Internet was indirect through self-efficacy. Social support had only an indirect association with Intensity of Internet usage. Results have relevant implications for programmes aiming to enhance Internet usage among senior citizens, which should focus on the educational programmes fostering perceived self-efficacy of Internet usage among senior citizens.

Fintech: Its Effect on Business Sustainability

The term "financial technology" (Fintech) is used to describe the application of innovative ICTs to the financial sector, namely to the processing of financial transactions and the promotion of new financial goods and services. Payment processing is just one of the many financial services that can be facilitated by fintech. Other examples include stock trading, financial regulation, funding and forecasting, and wealth management. In this study, we focus on fintech's application as a means of payment. The ability of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) actors to modify their activities, especially in the non-cash payment system, will be essential in the face of current technological improvements. Because the long-term success of the MSME sector could be jeopardized if industry actors do not execute the necessary reforms. As a corollary, MSME players will almost certainly be unable to compete with more developed enterprises in terms of sales transactions.

ICT Skill in Administration: Employing Electronic Achieve Application in Archive practice Course Higher Education

Today's young generation is used to learning with integrated technology (ICT). Technology-based learning (ICT) is essential in supporting the preparation of prospective pre-service teacher to be creative and innovative according to future needs. Through this paper, we investigate how the impact of using the E-Archive application is supported by a simulation of a contextual approach to archiving skills. The researcher adopted an experimental research method with two groups (experimental; control) with a posttest; to determine the impact of the proposed contextual approach using the E Archive application on archiving skills. The sample in this study consisted of 86 pre-service teacher students, divided into two experimental and control groups. The intervention is carried out in simulations using ICT applications, which have a more beneficial impact on improving student skills than conventional approaches. Data was collected through pretest and posttest, which were analyzed and processed statistically. The results of parametric statistical analysis show that students in the experimental class have superior skills compared to controls. They are more familiar with and actively involved in archival simulations and perform better using ICT with contextualized simulations. Suggestions for improving skills should be made by considering technological developments and selecting the right approach.

Residents' satisfaction of property management mobile applications: a study in the context of strata property in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

PurposeProperty management companies in residential properties are increasingly using ICT and specific property management software applications to conduct daily property management tasks. However, the benefits of using specific software applications and how it can add value to property management companies are largely unexplored. The present study examines the impact of property management mobile applications usage features on strata property residents' satisfaction in Kuala Lumpur.Design/methodology/approachA total of 205 residents from 3 strata residential buildings in Kuala Lumpur using property management applications were surveyed. The study employed structural equation modelling using SPSS Amos software.FindingsThe findings suggest that visitor management and security management via software applications positively influence the residents' satisfaction. However, facility management via software application was found to be negatively affecting residents' satisfaction.Originality/valueThe study highlighted the benefit of property managers adopting property management software to achieve increased residents' satisfaction in strata residential properties.

Integration of Information Communication Technology Instructional Resources on Students’ Motivation and Achievement in Chemistry Practical in Secondary Schools in Kenya.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of integration of ICT instructional resources on learners’ motivation and achievement in chemistry practical in secondary schools in Kenya. The objective of this study was to establish the perception of teachers and learners towards use of ICT instructional resources in teaching and learning of chemistry practical in secondary schools;
 Methodology: Descriptive survey design and quasi experimental research design were utilized in this study. The target population was teachers of chemistry; form three learners and heads of institutions in the secondary schools in the Bungoma County. Stratified random sampling was used to select the schools from which respondents were chosen, the main stratum was the category of schools according to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Simple random sampling was applied to select chemistry teachers, and learners in the sampled schools. Data was collected using questionnaires, and work sheet. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
 Findings: It was perceived that integration of ICT resources led to motivation of both teachers and learners in classroom instruction. There was improved performance in chemistry practical with the use of ICT resources. The teachers and learners were motivated when ICT was utilized in teaching and learning of chemistry practical
 Unique Contribution to Theory and Practice: The conclusion drawn from these findings is that integration of ICT has led to increased teachers’ and learners ’motivation and achievement. Moreover, the policy makers would be informed by this research to formulate the policies that will provide direction and ensure quality of application of ICT to knowledge and practice. The Competency Based Curriculum would apply ICT which then be used to replace the need for realia. The recommendations made from this study are that heads of institutions should be good managers of ICT to ensure that they benefit both teachers of chemistry and learners.

Perspective of Governance in University Institutions in Virtual Digital Environments

Study was born in the construction of problem concepts in the deployment of a governance strategy in institutions under digital environments, a technical position of understanding from South America is raised, the initial hypothesis of knowing aspects and determining requirements, an efficient model of governance can be achieved from the use and application of ICT , which allow to argue the as of the process, The use ICT, TAC, TEP as change managers in virtuality, to interact in a disruptive way, the most important achievements of research to recognize the legal, digital and technological resource environment.

Exploring the Didactics of Learning in Technology-Rich Environments for Teacher Educators amidst Covid-19 Pandemic in Uganda

This study was conducted on Teacher Educators in National Teachers’ Colleges found in the Northern (West-Nile) and South-Eastern Uganda. It focused on didactical questions to help teacher educators explore what it is that creates technology-rich environments to trainees. It was also anchored on a wide range of literature review. It adopted a phenomenological design with a qualitative approach of using interviews and Focus Group Discussions. Three specific objectives were used, namely to: (i). Assess how teacher educators implement technology-enhanced learning (ii). Establish the availability of Technology-enhanced learning tools used (iii). Identify challenges of Technology-enhanced learning in NTCs in Uganda. Participants were Sixty-four (64) in the study. Data was collected and analysed qualitatively using verbatim statements backed with direct quotations of participants. The findings of the study revealed that majority were short of ICT skills to conduct online teaching. The commonest tools were mobile phones because majority could access them as compared to Desktop and Laptop computers. In addition, blending of content and pedagogy was highly challenging, there was inadequate prior knowledge and skills in using ICT applications, coupled with network and unreliable power supply. Institution-based training through CPDs and peer mentorship are recommended in addition to the paradigm shift from teacher-centredness to learner-centredness

Evolutionary Algorithm with Graph Neural Network Driven Cyberbullying Detection on Low Resource Asian Languages

ICT is widely adopted by Asian youth and is utilized by people of all ages across the continent. Despite its many advantages, unethical ICT usage can lead to many complications. A harmful application of ICT for social communication and engagement is cyberbullying. Simply adhering to the generally accepted norms and guidelines for cybersecurity will not protect you from cybercrime. Even well-known social media stages like Twitter are safe from this attack. Natural language processing (NLP) research on cyberbullying detection has become popular recently. Even though old-style NLP procedures have become highly cyberbullying, there are still hurdles to overcome. These include the limited character count allowed by social media platforms, an imbalance among comments, ambiguity, and unnecessary use of slang. Models based on (CNNs), Multilayer Perceptrons (MLPs), and (RNNs), have recently shown encouraging results in a variety of NLP tasks. With this motivation, this research develops an African vulture optimization algorithm with a graph neural network-based cyberbullying detection and classification (AVOAGNN-CBDC) model. The proposed AVOAGNN-CBDC technique mainly intends to detect and classify cyberbullying. The AVOAGNN-CBDC technique undergoes data preprocessing in different stages and a FastText-based word embedding process to achieve this. Besides, the AVOAGNN-CBDC technique employs the GNN model for cyberbullying detection and classification. Finally, the AVOA is used for the optimal parameter selection of the GNN model, which helps achieve improved classification performance. The experimental result investigation of the AVOAGNN-CBDC technique is tested on the cyberbullying dataset, and the outcomes highlighted the supremacy of the AVOAGNN-CBDC technique in terms of several measures.

Inequality and Preference: Leveraging Digital ICT Applications for Knowledge-Intensive Agriculture

Digital ICT plays a strategic role in transforming input-intensive to knowledge-intensive agriculture. Its use has close relations to the farmers’ characteristics. This study aims to analyze the farmers’ characteristics and the intensity of utilizing various digital ICT applications/platforms. The survey was conducted on 150 smartphone-using farmers from Boyolali District, Central Java Province, Indonesia, accompanied by interviews and online observations. This research identifies digital divides and inequalities in leveraging Android farming applications, Facebook groups of farmers, WAG of farmers’ groups, Internet/Google information resources and YouTube. The correlation test indicated a significant correlation between gender, age, education, farming land area, farm income, internet quota budget, the availability of PC/Laptop (besides smartphones), and participation in farmers’ group with the intensity of leveraging some digital ICT applications. These correlations are unique and reflect farmers’ receptions and preferences for using digital ICT applications. This novelty is crucial for the development of knowledge-intensive agriculture that emphasizes the strategic role of development communication to facilitate knowledge sharing, involvement, and capacity development among farmers. Without understanding farmers’ characteristics and vulnerabilities, digital divide and inequality among farmers will continue to be reproduced.

Digital Education: Its Uses and Perception among the Students of Raiganj University and Adjacent Institutions - The Social, Technological & Economical Context

"Digital Education is the need of the hour due to the impact of Information Technology in Education, Teaching and Research. Digital Education is composed with other allied mode of education including Online Education, Blended Education, Virtual Education, ICT in Education, Distance Education, and so on. Gradually the uses and impact of Digitalization in Education lead the concept of Digital Education. Digital Education may be the online education or it may be considered as ICT and Computing uses in teaching-learning, educational administration and management. Digital Education and its uses not same in all the countries, states or territories; and people or learners have various thinking, impact and perception regarding the uses of Digital Education. Such use pattern and preference differences are mainly due to the social and economical status of the users or learners. Digital Education is highly depends on Education Technology utilizations in Education and allied activities. This paper is about Digital Education with a special focus on uses, impact and perception among the students Raiganj University and adjacent institutions. Paper highlights the scenario, socio and economic concern about Digital Education and ICT application in Education."

Mathematics Teachers’ Levels of ICT Expertise and Use and Their Beliefs about ICT Integration and Students’ Problem-Solving Skills

This study aimed to determine the relationship between the secondary Mathematics teachers’ level of ICT expertise, level of ICT use and students’ problem-solving skills. It employed two data collection tools: the Mathematics Teachers' Survey Questionnaire (MTSQ) and the Mathematics Assessment on Problem Solving (MAPS). The samples encompassed 40 Grade 7 Mathematics teachers and 2,439 Grade 7 students from three school divisions in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The results demonstrated that teachers are highly competent in basic ICT skills and applications, and they have positive beliefs about the use of ICT in teaching. However, because preparing ICT-enriched instruction takes more time, they only use ICT in teaching once or twice a week on average. According to the study's findings, teachers who are younger and have attended more ICT-related training are better equipped with ICT skills, use ICT in classroom instruction more frequently, and have a better disposition towards ICT integration in teaching. The study further discovered that when teachers believe they have a high level of ICT expertise, they are more likely to use ICT in their classrooms. Similarly, when teachers are more knowledgeable about using ICT, they are more inclined to support ICT integration in the classroom. Notably, the study reveals that students' problem-solving skills are significantly related to teachers' level of expertise, level of ICT use, and their beliefs about ICT integration.

Digital teaching competencies and disability. Validation of a questionnaire design using the K coefficient to select experts

Higher education is one of the types of education most influenced by digital technologies. This situation, in educational contexts of quality and equity, presents different advantages but, at the same time, also many challenges. One of them is the use of ICT to support students with disabilities. In this line, the main objective of this study is to evaluate an instrument to measure the level of training and knowledge of university teachers in Spain concerning the application of ICT as support for students with disabilities. For the validation of content, the technique of “expert judgement” was used, applying a process of expert selection called “Expert Competence Coefficient” or “K Coefficient”. The instrument's reliability index was obtained through two statistics, Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's Omega. From the results obtained, it is confirmed that the questionnaire under study is an instrument with evidence of validity and reliability that allows us to diagnose, among university teaching staff, sub-dimensions of special relevance to find out the level of training and knowledge they have about ICT and students with disabilities.

The Act and Art of Editing: Exploration of the Functions and Responsibilities of Book Editors in the Electronic Age

In this present ICT-driven information age, the traditional roles of editors in the book publishing process are threatened, as software is being developed to perform editorial functions. Experience has shown, however, that ICT can help in improving human experience in all spheres of life. For editors to remain relevant, there is the need for conscious effort by publishers and editors to upgrade their knowledge in the application of ICT in the editorial practices. This paper examines the chances of survival of book editors in the face of a fast changing environment. The paper concludes that the publishing option in the electronic age does not exclude editorial functions but redefines the new roles of editors in the publishing process. Therefore, editorial roles need a redefinition in the present dispensation and editors and publishers, especially in the developing nations such as Nigeria need to move with the changing time. This is done by committing more resources into training and development, to enable editorial staff to be relevant in the present dispensation. Therefore, the job of the editor remains, only if, editors upgrade themselves in the act and art of editing to make them relevant in this changing time.

Issues and Perspectives of Public Libraries in Pakistan: A Review

Abstract Public libraries (PLs) aim to meet the information needs of their local communities and play a vital role in the development of a nation. Comprehensive published literature is available on PLs in Pakistan and could explore the challenges encountered by these PLs in the country through literature review. Thus, to fill this gap in existing literature, a review of literature was conducted to explore the status, issues, and perspectives of the PLs in Pakistan since its partition in 1947. The researchers reviewed library and information science (LIS) literature published on the subject topics. Various electronic data sources were searched such as Taylor and Francis, Emerald Insight, EBSCOhost, Science Direct, Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA), Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), and Google Scholar. Similarly, the profiles of prominent Pakistani LIS scholars were also consulted for the said purpose. A search string was formulated to get precise results with some limitations on extracting required data. Peer-reviewed studies published from 1947 to 2021 in the English language were included in present study, which extracted 74 citations. After deleting duplicates from titles and abstracts, a full-text assessment was done. Finally, 27 studies were included, which matched the search criteria and explored various issues of the PLs in Pakistan. The findings of this study reveal that PLs in Pakistan are facing several challenges such as nonexistence of appropriate planning, absence of library legislation, lack of ICT application in libraries, absence of policy regarding public relations and publicity (PRP) of library resources and services. Other issues are lack of proper service structure for LIS professionals, as a deficiency in providing proper LIS continuing education and training opportunities to LIS professionals, insufficient human resources, the bureaucratic administrative structure of public libraries, shortage of sufficient funds and financial independence. The highlighted issues and challenges may serve as a guide for public library policy and decision-makers in reforming their present policies, or in articulating a modern public library system in Pakistan. This study suggests several recommendations which would help the competent authorities and policymakers to transform the PLs in Pakistan from neglected to indispensable community learning and information resource centers. This is a first study of its kind in Pakistan, and it is hoped that the findings will serve as a springboard for future research in the LIS field and contribute to the literature on the PLs in Pakistan.

The Influence of the Teachers' Scientific Field on the Effects of the Application of ICT in Higher Education Institutions.

Modern information and communication technologies have intensively reformed the teaching process in higher education, expanding new opportunities for learning and access to educational resources, compared to those used in traditional learning. Taking into account the specifics of the application of these technologies in different scientific disciplines, the aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of the teachers' scientific field on the effects of the application of these technologies in selected higher education institutions. The research included teachers from 10 faculties and three schools of applied studies, who provided answers to 20 survey questions. After the survey and statistically processed results, the attitude of teachers from different scientific fields to the effects of the implementation of these technologies in selected higher education institutions was analysed. In addition, the forms of application of ICT in the conditions during the Covid 19 pandemic were analysed. The obtained results indicate various effects, as well as certain shortcomings, in the implementation of these technologies in the analysed higher education institutions, provided by teachers that belong to various scientific fields.