Impact Of ICT Research Articles

Awareness of ICT's Environmental Impact and Commitment to Environmental Sustainability Among Engineering Students

Awareness of ICT's Environmental Impact and Commitment to Environmental Sustainability Among Engineering Students

The information technology and communication stressors impact on workers’ health

The information, computer and communication technologies (ICT) impact on workers’ health is one of the actual interdisciplinary issues of modern science and practice. Numerous studies and observations have revealed negative impact of ICT on workers’ health. Just in Russia today about 40-45 million people employed in various fields of activity are at the ICT-risk group. The ICT negative impact on human body is manifested through the information technology and communication stressors (TICS). However, this impact’s mechanism requires to be clearer, and scientific results that have been already obtained on this issue should be summarized and evaluated now. The purpose of this research is to study the TICS impact on workers’ health by means of analyzing and systematizing modern researches’ results. The article reviews the scientific literature dealing with a «computer syndrome» and «information fatigue syndrome» which follow prolonged work with a computer, information and communication overloads. The article considers features of the TICS impact on various components of workers’ health. We have found that main sources of the TICS occurrence include direct computer effects (radiation, noise, etc.), stressful conditions of work with information, destructive information content, information pollution and compelled communications. The TICS results include a wide range of functional health disorders and diseases. The article contains analysis of the TICS impact’s mechanism, which can be generally represented by an influence chain: the ICT use → the TICS occurrence → body tension → stress → functional health disorders → exhaustion → burnout → diseases. The research indicates burnout as the most important consequence of the information and communication risks impact, and as widely spreading today to various professional groups of workers. Relationship between the ICT and the burnout is also analyzed. The research’s practical significance is stipulated by a necessity to develop the hygiene of informatized and computerized labor due to increasing in health risks for citizens working with the ICT. Ethics. The study didn’t require the Ethics Committee resolution.

An analysis on the relationship between ICT, financial development and economic growth: Evidence from Asian developing countries

This study examines the effect of ICT progress on economic growth by constructing an ICT diffusion index. Along with ICT, this study further investigates the role of financial development and the combined impact of ICT and financial development on growth in 10 Asian developing economies covering the period 2001–2017. To analyze the panel data, this study employed the ARDL model and estimated the Pooled Mean Group estimator. The estimated results reveal a significant positive long-run relationship between financial expansion and economic progress. While ICT hurts economic growth on its own, it has a significant positive impact when combined with financial development. The robustness of the results has been verified by Fully-Modified OLS (FMOLS) and Dynamic OLS (DOLS) estimations. To promote enduring economic growth in Asian developing countries, the paper recommends ensuring inclusive financial development combined with modern ICT.

New technologies and students with learning difficulties

New Technologies have become a part of the wider lifestyle and over the years, in the future, they will probably continue to be an important part of our lives. The use of computers and the Internet appears to be able to improve people's daily lives, the quality of their work, their market prospects, while facilitating communications and access to information (National Research Council 1999). Also, using computers may help students gain experience with technology. Many questions have arisen in relation to the use of New Technologies in learning. Much research focuses on investigating the impact of ICT on student achievement while few have focused on children with special learning needs. The purpose of the research is to investigate whether and to what extent students with special learning difficulties perform better with the use of new technologies compared to the traditional learning method. The results of the research, which was carried out on a sample of 232 Kindergarten and First Primary students, showed that children with special learning difficulties adapt easily to this new learning environment and that they perform better compared to the traditional teaching method.

The Use of Information and Communication Technology on Library Services in Nigeria

The study examined the use of information communication technology on library services in Nigeria. The Specific objectives were to; examine the influence of the usage of ICT on provision of library operations, and to determine the impact of ICT on provision of library users. Descriptive survey design was used in conducting the study. The area of the study is University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The statistics obtained from the libraries showed that there are 12,234 users and 244 librarians. A total of 168 respondents were sampled and 120 used for the study. The study adopted one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Based on the analysis, the findings revealed that there was a significant influence of the utilization of ICT on library operations. The study revealed that there was a significance influence of ICT on library users. The study recommended that ICT skills should be made an important requirement in the recruitment of librarians in the University library. Also recommended that education should also form part of the university curriculum. Libraries should be funded with sufficient funds so that they will be able to attain modern Information Communication facilities. Finally, management should regularly organize useful training courses, seminars and conferences on Library-based ICT applications and competencies.

TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE DIGITAL AGE

The relevance of research into transformational change in organizational management and human resources in the digital age is significant in the digital age, as organizations need to develop a humanistic approach to human resources. To do this, it is necessary to change all the bottom-up management mechanisms to create an effective functioning organization in which the person is the subject of all processes. All of this suggests that modern business must be adaptive, customer- and person-centered. The transformational processes taking place due to the impact of ICT on the development of human resource management show that it is something between online and offline, a combination of the digital and physical world. To date, there are no companies in which the anthropocracy conceptual works, there are no step-by-step instructions on how to switch to amocracy. The purpose of the research is theoretical and practical transformational changing aspects in the organizational management and human resources in the digital age. Study results. 1. The impact of ICT on the development of trends in the global transformation of human resource management. 2. The place and role of organizations in transformational change are disclosed. 4. The directions of implementation of the European vision of human resource management as a factor in the development of IT trends in the digital age are clarified. 5. The concept of personnel management as a factor in the development of humanistic principles under conditions of transformational change is formed. 6. The impact of ICT on the innovative development of regenerative economy and humane human resource management is analyzed. It is concluded that business today should be adaptive and client-oriented, client-oriented and people-oriented. In a democracy, the organization is a tool that people use to improve their lives, the main issue of bureaucracy is how to get people to better serve the goals of the organization. Leaders must adopt new people-centered principles and apply them to their organizations. The development of cloud platforms will help create products with a fundamentally new architecture - more flexible and scalable. The model of organization based on the concept of anthropocracy is a humanistic view aimed at people, relationships, empowerment, competence development, "the person who stands above everything." At the heart of aorganizational activity is a redefinition of economics as a subsystem of society and nature, as a tool for achieving a socially just and environmentally sustainable future, and a humanistic approach to managing organizations and human resources.

Financial integration and renewable energy consumption in China: do education and digital economy development matter?

Renewable energy is considered vital to addressing the issue of climate change and energy poverty. In recent times, empirics have tried to find the determinants of renewable energy consumption. Hence, the primary focus of the analysis is to estimate the impact of financial integration, education, and ICT on renewable energy consumption in China. In order to get the estimate of the variables, the analysis has applied the quantile ARDL model. The long-run estimates of the financial integration are positively significant at most quantiles, confirming the positive impact of financial integration on renewable energy consumption. Similarly, the long-run estimates of ICT are positively significant in almost all quantiles, confirming that digitalization helps increase renewable energy consumption in China. The long-term effect of education is significant at the higher quantiles. In the short run, the estimated coefficients of financial integration are positively significant at almost all quantiles; however, the estimated coefficients of ICT are positively significant in half quantiles. The short-run results of education are insignificant at most quantiles. In line with these results, several appropriate financial integration, digitalization, and education policies are recommended.

Examining the effects of information and communications technology on green growth and environmental performance, socio-economic and environmental cost of technology generation: A pathway toward environment sustainability.

Human capital and ICT have a significant role in determining human development. The impacts of ICT and human capital on green growth and environmental sustainability should be explored for sustainable economic development. This research contributes to the literature on the role of ICTs and human capital in the determination of green growth and environmental performance. Based on time-series data 1990–2019, the study intends to investigate the impact of ICTs and human capital on environmental and green growth performance for China. The study reports that ICTs tend to reduce CO2 emissions and improve green growth in the long-run. However, education reduces CO2 emissions in the long-run but does not produce any significant impact on green growth in the long-run. It is suggested that government should invest in environmental efficiency and environmental technologies simultaneously with human capital that could significantly contribute to pollution reduction. Lastly, policies to increase human capital should be implemented simultaneously with policies to promote ICTs contribution in order to confirm green growth and environmental protection.

Can information and communication technologies boost rural households’ income and narrow the rural income disparity in China?

Using panel data from National Rural Fixed Point Survey and a supplementary survey about rural ICT projects, this paper empirically analyzes the impact of ICTs on rural households’ income and income disparity in China. The results show that ICTs promotes the growth of total income and wage income of rural households, and has an inhibitory effect on agricultural income, but this inhibitory effect gradually disappears in the process of rural ICT development. The positive effect of ICTs on rural households’ total income is enduring. The heterogeneous analysis further indicates that the income-increasing effect of ICTs is more pronounced for higher-income and higher-educated farmers, which exacerbates the income disparity in rural areas.

Follow the cloud! The impact of ICT on Italian provinces’ trade

This study investigates the role of digital capacities in the internationalisation processes of Italian provinces using a panel dataset built upon the territorial statistical database of ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics) for the period 2014–2017. The purpose is to explore the link between three internationalisation indicators (export value, export intensity and export in most dynamics sectors) and two ICT drivers (use of e-business digital technologies, such as cloud computing, and use of social media) expected to enable firms to share information along the supply chain and to ease firms’ communication and fixed cost investment. To purge the analysis from unobserved determinants of export performance and ICT adoption reverse causation problems, the identification relies on an instrumental variables approach that addresses the endogeneity of our two variables of interest related to ICT. The results show a significant relationship between the ICT capacities related to cloud adoption and our export indicators confirming the role of e-business digital technologies in explaining the export performance of Italian provinces. The use of social media also appears weakly able to impact on the export performances indicators. These results are robust to our endogeneity checks.

The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on the User Services Division of the Forde Library of University of the Southern Caribbean

This study seeks to assess the user frequency and impact of ICT on the performance of the User Services Division, with specific insight on the Circulation, Reference and Instruction Units of the Forde Library. The impact of ICT was measured using cluster-based sampling given to 340 undergraduate students, with a return rate of 62% - 211 students. The analysis revealed a significant lack of awareness and usage of the ICT offerings. Exceptions to low usage and awareness were the OPAC and the Library’s Website. The main factors that impacted the low awareness and usage were limited marketing, no knowledge of ICT offerings, no need for the offerings and complications experienced while using the offerings. Overall, the benefits of the ICT offerings were not recognized by the sample size and as such, lower scores of relevancy, ease of use and user-friendliness were recorded. Recommendations focused on marketing, training, and interdepartmental collaboration.

Teachers’ Work Engagement, Burnout, and Interest toward ICT Training: School Level Differences

Teachers’ work engagement is associated with positive outcomes regarding work-related well-being. Conversely, burnout menaces teachers’ work and attitudes toward professional development. As indicated in the literature, burnout can influence teachers’ work engagement. Considering the impact of ICT on school activities, interest toward ICT training can also affect teachers’ work engagement. The present study aims to explore the differences among different school levels concerning work engagement, burnout, and interest toward ICT training. Furthermore, we study the extent to which teachers’ burnout and interest toward ICT training predict work engagement, taking into account the school level. The participants were 358 Italian teachers of primary, middle, and high school. We proposed to fill out the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, and three ad hoc items assessing interest toward ICT training among 358 Italian teachers. To compare the school levels, an ANOVA and a Multiple regression analysis for each group corresponding to a different school level has been used. Results showed that: (a) primary school teachers have a higher level of work engagement and interest in ICT training compared to their colleagues at high schools; (b) burnout predicts work engagement in all school levels; (c) interest toward ICT training influences work engagement only in primary and high school. Cultural and contextual dimensions are considered when interpreting the results. Implications for teachers’ enhancing their commitment at work are discussed, as well as limitations of this study and possible further development.

AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONFLICTS, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

The article highlights the evidence on the root causes of conicts by focusing on the relationship between conicts and international trade, the economic causes, as well as on the long-term impact of conicts on development. It employs a descriptive analysis of the fundamental concepts followed by a literature review on each section. The assessment that trade reduces the possibility of conicts while contributing to economic growth is highly supported in the broad literature, yet in some cases, the reverse holds true. This research highlights evidence on both situations and suggests various implications.

Assessing the Challenges of Information, Communication and Technology Education in the Rural Communities of Ghana: A Case of Sekyere South District

The Ghanaian government developed and implemented an ICT in Education Policy in 2008. ICT was integrated into instructing and education at all levels of the country's educational system as a result of this approach. This study looks at the challenges that rural communities in Ghana confront in securing the benefits of ICT in tutoring at various levels. The study used a sample size of 142 ICT instructors and heads of schools, as well as a small number of students, with a 90% confidence level. The district's respondents were chosen using planned and practical sampling methods. A structured form was used to gather primary data from all participants; however, only 93.67 percent responded. With the use of SPSS, tables were used to examine the primary data. According to the students, the number of hours per week dedicated to teaching ICT in schools is positively connected with their dedication to learning ICT. In terms of the impact of ICT on students' daily lives in the district, the reading discovered that ICT instruction had both beneficial and adverse consequences for kids. Based on the findings, the various stakeholders in education should conduct periodic on-the-job training for all teachers on evolving e-learning high-tech and approaches to provide them with the necessary abilities to effectively teach ICT.
 
 Received: 29 April 2022 / Accepted: 29 June 2022 / Published: 5 July 2022

Moving to Online Planning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Assessment of Zoom and the Impact of ICT on Planning Boards’ Discussions

This paper examines the shift to remote participation in planning board hearings during the outbreak of COVID-19. Using the results of an exploratory survey among 182 planners, public officials, and stakeholders, we explore perceptions about this transition, compare online and face-to-face engagements, and discuss the benefits and pitfalls of video-conference meetings. The findings indicate that video conferencing in planning merits future use, yet it also highlights key limitations of virtual meetings. Regardless of the findings here, the long-term effects of video conferencing and online decision-making remain to be seen.

The impact of ICT on the development of children's religious and moral values

Human civilization today cannot be separated from the development of information and communication technology. The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the impact of the use of information and communication technology on the development of early childhood religious and moral values. The results of this study indicate that the use of ICT has a positive and negative impact, especially the psychological impact on children's development. In addition, the use of ICT, if it can be used wisely, can lead to a) the right to education through the use of ICT under parental supervision, b) the role of parents in education, supervision, and control of children in the use of ICT, c) facilitate parents and children in learning and communication, d) can grow aspects of child development comprehensively, e) as a media for children to learn characters in a game/video, f) helping children listen to murotal or g) as a reminder (alarm) when worshiping/doing essential activities. The findings of the adverse effects of this study caused: a) children sometimes spoke harshly, b) children became quiet and lacked socialization with the surrounding environment, and c) lost track of time.

Formation of scientific and methodological aspects of evaluation transformation of targets economic development of countries

The main purpose of the study is to develop scientific and methodological aspects of assessing the transformation of the target indicators of the economic development of countries, the argumentation of the impact of information technology on the economic growth of countries using the tools of multidimensional cluster analysis. The object of the study is the models of economic development of countries and the assessment of the impact of ICT on them. The relevance and necessity of studying this issue lies in the development of scientific and methodological aspects for assessing the transformation of the target indicators of the economic development of countries. The main results of the study are characterized by the following: the main types of modern economic models are systematized, which made it possible to highlight their features and specifics of application in different countries of the world, depending on the political and socio-economic directions of development; it is substantiated that the key factor of sustainable development of the country is economic growth; for the first time, the specifics of the transformation of the main indicators of the economic development of countries under the influence of innovative information technologies are argued. The presented results made it possible to form the scientific and methodological aspects of conducting a multidimensional cluster analysis of the transformation of the target indicators of the economic development of countries, which ensured the identification of homogeneous groups of clusters of countries by the level of economic development (global indices of economic development of countries), taking into account the peculiarities of their functioning and development strategies. The practical application of the research results will ensure the effectiveness of the formation of economic policies and strategies for the economic development of countries, taking into account the application of the developed scientific and methodological aspects

Information and Communication Technology and Environmental Degradation Global Perspective: A Panel Data Analysis

The linkage between ICT and environmental degradation has an important role in today’s environmental debates. This research empirically scrutinizes the ecological dimension of ICT at the global level by using different key indicators. This paper conducts an analysis to provide comprehensive documentation regarding ICT impact on environmental degradation from 1984 to 2019. The empirical findings are based on Ordinary Least Square (OLS), Pooled OLS, Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS), and Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) techniques. By applying cross-sectional and panel data, this research found evidence that ICT is an effective tool to alleviate environmental degradation. The study points out many policy implications drawn from its findings.

Management of Higher Education Institutions: The Impact of ICT Based Good Governance, Entrepreneurship, and Quality Assurance on the Operation of Academic Institutions

Management of Higher Education Institutions: The Impact of ICT Based Good Governance, Entrepreneurship, and Quality Assurance on the Operation of Academic Institutions

Improving ICTs (Mobile Phone and Internet) for Environmental Sustainability in the Western Balkan Countries

The aim of this paper is to replicate an existing study using the Generalized Method of Moments on the impact of ICT penetration (Mobile Phone and Internet) in Western Balkan countries on environmental sustainability through changing CO2 emissions for the period 2000–2015. A two-step system GMM method is used to handle both endogeneity of the independent and persistency of the dependent variables. Two important findings are derived: First, we find that mobile phones have a positive impact, whereas the Internet has a positive but insignificant impact on CO2 emissions per capita in noninteractive models. The impact of ICTs is insignificant as far as CO2 emission from liquid fuel consumption is concerned in noninteractive specifications. Based on this finding, we suggest policymakers of Western Balkan countries follow interdisciplinary policies and strategies considering ICTs such as Internet penetration to mitigate CO2 emissions. Second, in interactive models, all marginal effects are negative, and in one specification the impact is statistically significant. We argue that increasing Internet penetration has a negative net effect on CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption. By calculating the policy threshold for this net effect, we discuss the practical implications for policy making in Kosovo where the average Internet penetration is below this threshold.