Information And Communication Technology Revolution Research Articles

ICT in Nursing and Patient Healthcare Management: Scoping Review and Case Studies

Over the past few decades, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have revolutionized the fields of nursing and patient healthcare management. This scoping review and the accompanying case studies shed light on the extensive scope and impact of ICT in these critical healthcare domains. The scoping review explores the wide array of ICT tools employed in nursing care and patient healthcare management. These tools encompass electronic health records systems, mobile applications, telemedicine solutions, remote monitoring systems, and more. This article underscores how these technologies have enhanced the efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility of clinical information, contributing to improved patient care. ICT revolution has revitalized nursing care and patient management, improving the quality of care and patient satisfaction. This review and the accompanying case studies emphasize the ongoing potential of ICT in the healthcare sector and call for further research to maximize its benefits.

Bridging the ICT Revolution and Communication Inequality: Lessons for Cancer Survivors.

The rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) offers new opportunities for providing health information to patients. In this study, we examined the contrasting effects that communication innovation through ICTs can bring in the care of patients with chronic diseases and the health promotion of medical consumers. We also discussed how disparities in information technology usage, based on socioeconomic status, affect the information gap and health inequalities among medical consumers. ICTs have democratized health information, but the information gap persists and can deepen health inequality. Communication inequality manifests in access to technology, information processing, attention to health information, information seeking, and health outcomes. Significant differences in health communication behaviors exist according to social class. Social disparities in technology access and usage contribute to the information gap, which ultimately leads to different health levels. Communication innovation through ICT has both positive and negative effects on managing chronic diseases. Positively, it democratizes information generation and consumption, enabling patients to interact with healthcare providers and peers for support and advice. Negatively, an abundance of medical information can cause cognitive overload. To maximize benefits and minimize adverse effects, efforts should focus on promoting ICTs in healthcare, enhancing patients' decision-making abilities, and addressing communication inequality. Healthcare institutions must provide consistent, high-quality information, and governments should support underserved populations' access to information, ensuring that ICTs contribute to improved health outcomes.

Globalization, glocalization and the ICT revolution

The article explores the relationship between globalization and the information and communications technology (ICT) revolution. The impact of ICTs does not conform to the globalization paradigm’s suggestions. To address this issue, this article argues that glocalization and localization should be viewed as autonomous processes. Glocalization offers a means for the interpretation of the ICT revolution in techno-social relationships. It leads to the reconstruction of places through digital means or newfound third spaces of glocality. In the first instance, ICTs often lead to a reconstruction of local places, whereas in the second instance, ICTs lead to glocalities.

Challenges of E-Library Services in Tertiary Institutions of Ebonyi State –Nigeria

E-libraries is also known and referred by various authors as either Virtual libraries or Digital libraries. Our society is currently witnessing a quick and continues transformation powered by ICT revolution which has find its way in all other field of human endeavors. The use of information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming an integral part of education in all parts of the globe. Nigeria which Ebonyi is one among the 36 states is not left behind as ICT gradually finds its way into her educational systems regardless of persistent restrictions caused by our low economic status, the increasing numbers of E-libraries even in the young state like Ebonyi stands so encouraging. The advancement of E-libraries has ensured the emergence of global networked environment that has dramatically changed the face and operation of the old traditional libraries’ functions, services including their storage and delivery systems.This paper after reviewing related literature works concerning libraries and its advantages,highlighted several challenges of E-library services in Tertiary institutions in Ebonyi state.Finally,it concludes that if E-libraries in tertiary institutions in the state are to survive, drastic and progressive action needs to be taken by Governments and sponsoring bodies to overcome some of the mentioned challenges. Keywords: E-Library,Challenges,Tertiary Institutions,Ebonyi State,Nigeria DOI: 10.7176/CEIS/13-5-01 Publication date: October 31 st 2022

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Oil Palm Settlers in Felda Wilayah Alor Setar, Kedah: A Survey

In today’s age of modernization, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been a part and play a great role in the development of agriculture sector. The ICT revolution has brought significant implication in agricultural development where farmers can directly communicate with traders, government and buyers. However, due to lack of knowledge and information, oil palm settlers are not getting the benefits from these technologies. To further understand this, a study was conducted to find out the adoption, usage level and factor influence the adoption of ICTs among oil palm settlers. This article proposed a conceptual framework that was constructed from two main constructs such as technology and demographic factors. The proposed framework underpinned diffusion of innovation framework that was introduced by Rogers’ (2003) which five major attributes: relative advantages, compatibility, simplicity, trialability, and observability. 211 respondents were answering the questionnaire in this study and the measurement of internal consistency shows the Cronbach’s alpha result α = 0.933, which considered as accepted reliability value. All constructs show a positive significant coefficient of multiple correlations result, r = 0.87, which means all constructs have strong positive multiple correlations with the ICT adoption except complexity. Results revealed that majority of the respondents were males (84.4%), a high percentage (65.4%) of adoption level and usage level (76.8%). As a conclusion, the proposed conceptual framework may consider as a basic foundation for general ICT adoption overview in the perspective of Malaysia agriculture industry.

Does digitalization spur global value chain participation? Firm-level evidence from emerging markets

Does digitalization by firms spur participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs)? Rapid strides in information and communication technology (ICT) through cost-effective and reliable telecommunications have facilitated multinational firms to outsource complex production activities across borders over the years. While the rise of GVCs to prominence has coincided with the ICT revolution, there is very little systematic empirical evidence at the firm-level documenting the nexus between digitalization of firms and their participation in GVCs. By using rich firm-level data for a sample of 24,839 firms across 52 countries spanning the period 2006–2018, we empirically test the importance of digitalization in deepening GVC participation. After correcting for potential biases arising from self-selection and reverse causality, our empirical analysis shows that digitalization by firms positively influences GVC deepening. Our results are quite robust to various measures of GVCs and digitalization. Further, we also document how digitalization boosts GVC integration of firms that are financially constrained.

Impact of ICT diffusion on the interaction of growth and its volatility: Evidence from cross-country analysis

There is a large body of research investigating the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on economic growth; however, the empirical evidence on growth and its volatility simultaneously driven by ICT diffusion has still remained scarce so far. To fill this void, system two-step generalized method of moments (S-GMM) estimator and a new proxy capturing the product of growth and its fluctuation is employed to determine the nexus between ICT penetration and the interaction of growth and its volatility. Using a comprehensive panel of 122 economies covering the period 2000–2019, we find that all proxies for the ICT revolution show positive impacts on the product of growth and its volatility. This means that an increase in ICT diffusion could lead to both higher growth and lower growth volatility. To offer robust and consistent results, ICT growth and its volatility nexus are confirmed through several econometric techniques such as panel quantile regression, the control of fixed effects, alternative measure for the interaction between growth and its fluctuation, and across countries with different national incomes. The research could give rise to use of this proxy for the product of growth and its volatility with inverse hyperbolic sine transformation in the empirically econometric model for the future studies.

Digital twin-enabled smart modular integrated construction system for on-site assembly

Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) is a game-changing approach with enhanced quality, productivity, and sustainability, which transforms cast-in-situ into on-site assembly of prefabricated modules. On-site assembly is an uncertain and complex stage in MiC scenario, due to high variability of outside conditions, organization of multi-contractors, and geographic dispersion of activities. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is adopted to support the reengineering of on-site assembly, however, on-site resources couldn’t be efficiently and consistently digitalized and the cyber-physical interoperation is fragmented and out-of-date. Digital twin is a key enabler of ICT revolution to address these challenges towards automated and intelligent construction. This paper introduces a digital twin-enabled smart MiC system (DT-SMiCS) with a robotic demonstration for reengineered on-site assembly. On-site resources are converted into Smart MiC Objects (SMiCOs) attaching with UWB and RFID devices to collect and integrate real-time nD data, such as identity, location, cost, and construction progress. Digital twins of SMiCOs with similar properties and behaviors are instantiated from unified object-oriented templates for item-level mapping and characterizing. Through smart mobile gateway, various on-site resources and activities could be real-timely interoperated with their corresponding digital twins. Cloud-based services are provided for real-time monitoring through high-fidelity virtual models, and remote control with automatic navigations. A testbed robotic demonstration is conducted to verify DT-SMiCS for reengineered on-site assembly.

Financial Development, Firm Growth, and Aggregate Productivity Divergence in Europe

Since the information and communications technology (ICT) revolution, productivity growth in Southern European countries has been substantially lower than in developed European countries. I use firm-level data for Spain and Germany to document that Spanish firms have lower productivity growth, lower intangible capital growth, lower leverage, smaller firm size, and lower firm growth than German firms. The disparity is larger among smaller firms. To rationalize these findings, I build a model featuring endogenous firm productivity growth and size-dependent financial frictions. Financial frictions affect productivity through two channels: innovation investment and misallocation. Quantitatively, I illustrate how differences in financial frictions interacted with the ICT revolution, leading to differential transitional growth. The model finds that financial frictions account for 11% of the aggregate TFP growth difference in the data. The model mechanism and predictions are also supported by evidence in other European countries.

The impact of ICT on economic growth-Comparing rich and poor countries

We address the question: which countries-rich (high-income countries) or poor (middle-income and low-income countries) - tend to gain more from the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution? By employing a panel of 123 countries consisting of 45 high-income countries, 58 middle-income countries, and 20 low-income countries from 2002 to 2017 and by constructing ICT index from mobile, internet, and fixed broadband, we find that in general ICT increases economic growth in both countries, however, poor countries tend to gain more from the ICT revolution.

Comments on Total Factor Productivity Changes in Japanese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in 1982–2016: Suggestive Indications of an IT Revolution?

October 01 2020 Comments on Total Factor Productivity Changes in Japanese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in 1982–2016: Suggestive Indications of an IT Revolution? Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2020 by the Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2020Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2020) 19 (3): 38–39. https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00782 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Comments on Total Factor Productivity Changes in Japanese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in 1982–2016: Suggestive Indications of an IT Revolution?. Asian Economic Papers 2020; 19 (3): 38–39. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00782 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search Somkiat Tangkitvanich, Thailand Development Research Institute: The paper measures total factor productivity (TFP) of Japanese manufacturing and service firms, most of which were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), before and after the year 2000. The year was chosen as it was the timing around the implementation of the Basic Law for the Formation of an Advanced Information and Communication Network Society (2000), the launch of the e-Japan initiative (2001) and the rapid rise in information and communications technology (ICT) adoption among Japanese households and SMEs. By dividing the time around the year, the paper aims to measure the impacts of “ICT revolution” on productivity of Japanese firms. The paper finds that TFP rose across the studied sectors, although there was only slight improvement in some, such as finance and insurance, and leasing. It also found that ICT product manufacturing firms achieved much more productivity growth than those in the ICT... You do not currently have access to this content.

Internet of Things (IoT): The Technology, Architecture and Applications – Prospects in Nigeria

There is presently a technological revolution in the world and our way of life has started changing at a fast forward pace. Thanks to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the Internet. The Internet is a global inter-connection of systems over a Wide Area Network (WAN). The Things in the Internet of Things could be described as intelligent objects capable of connecting to the Internet while the objects are software or electronically embedded. Internet of Things (IOT) is an enhanced technology that allows connectivity between physical objects wirelessly through the internet and enables information sharing with other networks for the purpose of processing such for the users; an interaction between the physical and digital worlds through a loose assemblage of sensors and actuators without human intervention. IoT is the new platform for network communication. Infrastructure, Communication, Interfaces, Protocols and standard are some of the fundamental issues involve in the development of Internet of Things. IoT applications are developed software embedded with objects such as the sensors to drive the Air-Conditioners in homes, Cars, home and street lightening systems, Micro waves transportation and the automotive industries. This paper discusses the IoT as one of the emerging concepts of the ICT revolution - the technology, architecture and applications. Finally, a brief elicitation of the benefits of this great concept (IoT) and its applications to Nigeria and Nigerians is presented.

Cellular Telephones and Natural Disaster Vulnerability

A global revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT) has occurred over the past few decades, emerging first in industrialized countries and then in developing countries. While researchers have examined many facets of the ICT revolution, relatively little work has systematically examined the degree to which ICT has reduced natural disaster vulnerability. In this article we use cross-country data over the 1980–2013 period to estimate the relationship between newly-emerging cell phone access/use and disaster-induced fatalities. Our estimates suggest that a one-standard-deviation increase in cell phone usage reduces disaster fatalities by nearly one half. The estimated effect increases to almost three quarters for geologic events where people are typically afflicted without warning. The largest marginal benefit from cell phones in terms of saving lives come from events where there is typically no warning, thus, many are caught by surprise; cell phones are used to call for help and coordinate assistance.

Food Insecurity and the Rising Urbanisation in Africa: Can ICT Revolution Bridge the GAP?

The task of reducing food insecurity in Africa is very challenging. This is because of the changing conditions such as adverse climate change impacts. This study examined food insecurity, urbanisation and ICT in Africa. The paper employed a combination of both secondary and historical information obtained from different sources (UNHCR, FAO, Mo Ibrahim Foundation etc). Analytical method used include descriptive statistics such as charts. Food security indices in Africa is alarming and disturbing. One in four people in Africa do not have access to food in adequate quantities and one in five African children are underweight. African agriculture is rendered unattractive by low productivity hence the exodus of labour from rural to urban areas. Africa is the most rapidly urbanising continent in the world with enabling factors comprising of infrastructure deficits in rural areas, dearth of employment opportunities and glamour of city life. However, Africa’s urban centres are not immune to the challenges inducing rural-urban migration in the first place. In fact, youth unemployment in Africa is 6 times higher in urban areas than in rural areas. About 72percent of urban dwellers live in slums with the most of them having no access to basic amenities. These culminated in what is regarded in literature as ‘urbanisation of poverty’. Migrants are generally scapegoated as the causes of crimes, violence and even unemployment in urban areas. Therefore, they are subjected to sub-human living conditions. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is particularly critical to the achievement of food security in Africa. This is because of the huge gap between markets and farmers which it is capable of filling. The paper therefore recommends increased but monitored investments in infrastructure in Africa in order to make rural areas more attractive and discourage rural-urban migration. There is also the need to provide favourable micro and macro-environment for businesses to grow especially in rural Africa.

Food Insecurity and the Rising Urbanisation in Africa: Can ICT Revolution Bridge the GAP?

The task of reducing food insecurity in Africa is very challenging. This is because of the changing conditions such as adverse climate change impacts. This study examined food insecurity, urbanisation and ICT in Africa. The paper employed a combination of both secondary and historical information obtained from different sources (UNHCR, FAO, Mo Ibrahim Foundation etc). Analytical method used include descriptive statistics such as charts. Food security indices in Africa is alarming and disturbing. One in four people in Africa do not have access to food in adequate quantities and one in five African children are underweight. African agriculture is rendered unattractive by low productivity hence the exodus of labour from rural to urban areas. Africa is the most rapidly urbanising continent in the world with enabling factors comprising of infrastructure deficits in rural areas, dearth of employment opportunities and glamour of city life. However, Africa’s urban centres are not immune to the challenges inducing rural-urban migration in the first place. In fact, youth unemployment in Africa is 6 times higher in urban areas than in rural areas. About 72percent of urban dwellers live in slums with the most of them having no access to basic amenities. These culminated in what is regarded in literature as ‘urbanisation of poverty’. Migrants are generally scapegoated as the causes of crimes, violence and even unemployment in urban areas. Therefore, they are subjected to sub-human living conditions. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is particularly critical to the achievement of food security in Africa. This is because of the huge gap between markets and farmers which it is capable of filling. The paper therefore recommends increased but monitored investments in infrastructure in Africa in order to make rural areas more attractive and discourage rural-urban migration. There is also the need to provide favourable micro and macro-environment for businesses to grow especially in rural Africa.

Taxonomy of Public Clouds for the Next Generation of ICT Development

Since the information and communications technology (ICT) development was a policy of national competitive advantages to support the 21st-century development of Asia-Pacific countries decades ago, computing technology has been undergoing cultural changes from static websites, interactive portals, to cloud computing in recent years. While many private clouds keep emerging to help business firms in new competition environment, IT vendors and researchers have recognized huge potential of public clouds. Gartner, a renowned research firm, forecasted the expenditure on public clouds growing from $91 billion in 2011 to $109 billion in 2012, with a target at $200 billion by 2016. Governments will flag public cloud development as ICT driver to further stimulate socio-economic growth in their countries over the next ten years. However, government policy is critical to sustaining this trend of growing public clouds, and in turn stirs up the next generation of worldwide ICT revolution. Subject to realizing the revolution with support of the growing Internet populations, every part in the world, like city facilities, industries, government services and education, etc., may significantly change. It is foreseeable that different countries expect to foster tailor-made public cloud solutions to fit with their own demographic and socio-economic needs. While foreseeing the influences of national ICT strategic policies on the formation of potential public cloud solutions, we propose this study to review a possible taxonomy of public clouds, like City cloud, Industry cloud, Government cloud (G-cloud), Education cloud, and Hybrid cloud, etc., for strategic ICT development in the next generation of the information age.

Why was Japan left behind in the ICT revolution?

In this paper, we investigate why information and communication technology (ICT) investment in Japan has stagnated since the 1990s. Given that a notable characteristic of Japan’s economy is that small as well as older firms play a much greater role than in other economies, particularly the United States, our analysis mainly focuses on firms’ size and age. As a first step of our investigation, using firm-level data, we examine whether larger and/or younger firms tend to have a higher ICT intensity. We find that larger firms indeed have a higher ICT intensity. In the case of firm age, there was no simple linear relationship between firm age and ICT intensity. As a next step, we estimate a Cobb–Douglas type production function and test whether the ICT input coefficient differs across different firm-size groups and firm-age groups. We find that larger firms and younger firms tend to have a higher ICT input coefficient. Another factor that may be responsible for differences in ICT intensity by firm size and firm age is constraints on ICT input. To check whether this is the case, we calculate the marginal product of ICT input by firm-size group and firm-age group using the production function estimates. We find that smaller firms and younger firms tend to have a higher marginal product of ICT input. These findings suggest that smaller firms and younger firms face constraints that prevent them from increasing ICT input.We also examine impediments to the full use of ICT by Japanese firms, based on our analysis as well as preceding studies. We find that to enhance ICT input, the government should develop the market for business process outsourcing, which includes outsourcing of ICT processes, and resolve the scarcity of ICT experts, by supporting the training of ICT experts at universities and making it easier for foreign ICT experts to work in Japan.

Engaging Soil Science in Transdisciplinary Research Facing “Wicked” Problems in the Information Society

The introduction of information and communication technology (ICT) has fundamentally changed the flow and role of data and information in our increasingly digital society and this also strongly affects soil science. Stakeholders become more knowledgeable and critical. This issue paper raises the question as to how the scientific community, and particularly soil science, can best deal with the implications of the ICT revolution. Problems are evident when studying sustainable development, presenting ”wicked” environmental problems that defy simple, straightforward solutions because many stakeholders are involved with contrasting opinions and interests, only allowing development of alternative options. A suggestion is made to establish Communities of Scientific Practice that interact with societal partners and the policy arena in a long-duration joint learning mode, promote and safeguard science quality and offer broad career perspectives for soil scientists.

The Power of Information: The ICT Revolution in Agricultural Development

We review the state of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their impact on agricultural development in developing countries, documenting the rapid changes that have taken place over the past decade. Although there remains a wide gap in access between rural and urban areas, the spread of mobile phones in rural areas has led to important changes in the agricultural sector. We find that access to mobile phones has generally improved agricultural market performance at the macro level; however, impacts at the micro level are mixed. Evidence regarding the impact of market information systems (MIS) delivered through mobile phones on farm prices and income is limited, but the evidence points to strong, heterogeneous impacts. Similarly, the rollout of extension programs though ICTs is still in an early stage, and little research is available regarding such programs’ impacts.

Introduction to the Special Issue on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in AEC Organizations: Assessment of Impact on Work Practices, Project Delivery, and Organizational Behavior

Introduction to the Special Issue on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in AEC Organizations: Assessment of Impact on Work Practices, Project Delivery, and Organizational Behavior