Diffusion Of Information Technologies Research Articles

Trends in information technology and private sector activities

As the largest single producer, consumer, and disseminator of information in the United States, the Federal government has enormous power to influence the development and diffusion of new information technologies. Through the use of electronic information systems, it also has the opportunity to make more government information readily available to more public users. Defining the appropriate uses of, and controls on, this power are of critical importance in determining whether the government will be a positive or a negative force, particularly with respect to the private sector. Although there has always been, and probably always will be, some competition between government and private sector information products and services, there is agreement that the laws and policies regulating government information practices do not, and should not, require or permit a Federal agency to provide information products and services in the same manner as a private company. Federal agencies must be careful not to exploit the power inherent in electronic data systems by providing nonessential services to the public simply because the capability to provide such services exists. Instead the government should assume an affirmative obligation to review each electronic information activity carefully in order to avoid unnecessary government interference in the marketplace for information products and services. Further, as the government becomes increasingly involved in the use of electronic collection and dissemination, it must also learn to differentiate among levels of service and requirements of various user communities. Positions of the Association of Research Libraries, the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and the Information Industry Association are presented and are shown to be in surprising harmony with the policies of OMB Circular A-130 and the views of the House Committee on Government Operations. The Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system and recent development in distribution og government information on CD-ROM are reviewed as examples of the implementation of these policies.

Diffusion of microcomputers in an academic community

Microcomputer sales are growing rapidly in both the developed and developing countries. This paper reports on the use and ownership of PCs among members of a small but important segment of society, i.e. an academic community in a Third World country. 80% of the community use PCs and over half own a home computer. A diffusion model is used to estimate the adoption rate of PCs. Results indicate that the diffusion rate of PCs is similar to that of hand calculators and computer terminals, and that informal methods play an important role in learning how to use the PC. A comparison of the characteristics of different adopter categories indicates that adopters of home computers are more likely to be opinion leaders, to be local nationals, and to have school-going children. Recommendations are made for supporting the diffusion of information technology in Third World countries.

Work, New Technologies and the Changing Form of Industrial Relations in France

There is a deficiency of material on information technology (IT) based on the experiences of our neighbouring European countries. France is discussed, focusing, in particular, on the perception, implementation and diffusion of IT in the workplace. Certain factors are identified which are crucial in determining the mode of implementation, and the success or failure of technological change in the workplace, whether measured in behavioural or economic terms.

Advanced information and communications technologies: Challenges and opportunities

The progressive diffusion of information and communication technologies will bring about far-reaching changes in society. How can the opportunities offered by the new technologies be maximised, while minimising the attendant risks?

The diffusion of information technology across the hotel and catering industry (U.K.)

The diffusion of information technology across the hotel and catering industry (U.K.)

Okologie. Ein Lehrbuch.

Information Systems Education.- The Practical Relevance of IT Education: Skill Requirements and Education Expectations of Practitioners.- Challenges of Professionalization: Bridging Research and Practice through a Body of Knowledge for IT Specialists.- Mapping Research Questions to Research Methods.- Keynote.- Reflections on 50 Years of Computing: Impact of Professionalism on Teaching, Practice and Research.- New Perspectives on Information Systems Development.- Advances in Information Systems Development: From Discipline and Predictability to Agility and Improvisation.- The Emergence of Partnership Networks in the Enterprise Application Development Industry: A Global Corporation Perspective.- Challenges of Consumer Information Systems Development: The Case of Interactive Television Services.- Defining, Modeling and Diffusing IS Projects.- Improving diffusion of Information Technology in communities in a developing world context.- 'Driving' IS projects.- Bridging the Gap Between Service-Oriented and Object-Oriented Architectures in Information Systems Development.- Keynote.- The IFIP International Professional Practice Partnership.- Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence.- Requirements Elicitation in Data Mining for Business Intelligence Projects.- Social Networks and KMS Use in US IT Services.- Realizing the Value of Business Intelligence.- Applications and Emerging Technologies.- An RFID Adoption Framework: A Container Supply Chain Analysis.- Adoption of Service Oriented Computing from the IT Professionals' Perspective: An e-Government Case Study.- of a Public Sector e-Procurement Solution: Lessons Learned from Disappointing Adoption.

Quantitative Aspects of the Economic Growth of Nations: VIII. Distribution of Income by Size

Quantitative Aspects of the Economic Growth of Nations: VIII. Distribution of Income by Size