Level Of ICT Use Research Articles

Correlation between the Level of ICT Use and Student Teachers’ Perception of Lecturers’ Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning Mathematics

Correlation between the Level of ICT Use and Student Teachers’ Perception of Lecturers’ Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning Mathematics

Technological tools KM and innovation in SME enterprises

Knowledge management has emerged over the past decade as one of the key issues at the heart of modern organisations. Knowledge management as a process that supports an organisation in finding, selecting, organising and disseminating relevant information and expertise, essential for activities such as problem solving, learning, strategic planning and decision making. Knowledge management is an emergent system of organisational design and operational principles, processes, organisational structures, applications and technologies that help knowledge workers increase their creativity and ability to deliver commercial value. The issue of knowledge management is primarily considered in the context of large organisations. In contrast, relatively little attention has been paid in the literature to the specifics of knowledge management in small and medium-sized enterprises. The focus of researchers attention on large enterprises is partly due to the fact that the larger the enterprise, the greater the challenges regarding key knowledge management processes, including, for example, knowledge dissemination. Awareness of the organisation's knowledge is higher in SMEs than in large organisations. Due to their size, SMEs do not have the same problems in communicating and disseminating knowledge within the organisation as large enterprises, so formal knowledge dissemination activities and processes are less frequently implemented. In addition, formal approaches to knowledge management use IT systems, which are costly and mostly designed for large organisations. Financial barriers and the different needs of SMEs therefore mean that formal knowledge management may not be fully implemented in SMEs. Therefore, it becomes important to examine the use of technological tools in knowledge management and their impact on the innovativeness of a company from the SMEs. The main research objective of the article is to analyse the use of technological tools for knowledge management in companies operating in the Polish SME market and their impact on innovation. Specific research objectives included assessing the level of ICT use in SMEs, identifying the level of employment of ICT specialists by SMEs, identifying the use of websites, social media and cloud computing by SMEs, identifying technological tools supporting knowledge management in SMEs, assessing the impact of technological knowledge management tools on innovation in SMEs. The research was conducted in 2022 using the CATI method among 600 randomly selected SMEs operating on the Polish market. The majority of SMEs do not employ employees with specialised digital competences. Such people are employed by less than 8% of small and 30% of medium-sized companies. The situation is completely different in large companies - almost 3/4 of them employ ICT specialists. Employers have a problem recruiting digitally competent employees. For this reason, outsourcing IT services is becoming increasingly popular, especially among small and medium-sized companies. Companies that use technological knowledge management tools are more innovative.

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.

SOKONGAN PENTADBIR DAN FAKTOR KEMUDAHAN MEMPENGARUHI PENGGUNAAN ICT DALAM PENGURUSAN PDPC [ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FACILITY FACTORS AFFECTING THE USE OF ICT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT

This study aims to examine the support of administrators and convenience factors in influencing the use of ICT in teaching and learning management. The design of this study is s qualitative method on six teachers randomly selected from six schools in Alor Gajah District. Qualitative data were collected through interviews on simple randomly selected respondents. These qualitative data were analysed thematically. The results of the study found that administrator support, and facilities influence the level of ICT use in teaching and learning management. Improvements need to be made on the existing facilities so that teachers can use them optimally. Administrator support is essential so that teachers can implicate ICT in their teaching and learning management. These findings contribute to the increased use of ICT in the management of teaching and learning by teachers successfully.

Impact of ICTs on Core Competences of SMEs in Bukavu, DRC

Currently, it has been noticed a strong use of ICTs in several companies. The objective of this study was to analyze and measure the impact of the implementation of ICTs on the strategy and structure of management of core competence in SMEs in Bukavu, DRC. The scale used shows the good psychometric properties (χ2 = 75.045; P = 0.16; χ2/ddl = 1.471; CFI = 0.92; IFI = 0.92; RMSEA = 0.049; NFI = 0.79; GFI = 0.94; AGFI = 0.91. This study analyzed primary data collected from 195 SMEs in the city of Bukavu. Data processing was achieved using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and flat sorting. The results indicate that the use of ICTs by SME managers in the city of Bukavu has a positive impact on all dimensions of core competence selected in this study. They also reveal that the views of these leaders on the importance attached to the adoption of ICTs were divided and the level of ICT use was above average.

Shaping the digital potential of the large enterprise sector following the implementation of the European digital decade strategy

Purpose: The article aims to identify changes in the intensity of large enterprises using modern technological solutions due to the regulations in force in the field of gaining digital sovereignty by implementing the European Digital Decade strategy. Design/methodology/approach: During the research process, data collected from Eurostat were compiled. They concerned the sector of large enterprises operating in the European Union in the years 2014-2022. The research procedure was carried out using the PCA and VIKOR methods, and the ICT dissemination index. Findings: The research results indicate that there are significant inequalities in the level of digitization and intensity of technology use among large enterprises. Entities located in Cyprus, Malta, Luxembourg, and Estonia have the greatest digital potential. In turn, the smallest technological resources were gathered by enterprises in France, Italy, Germany, Poland, and Spain. Based on the determined indicator of the dissemination of modern technologies, differences in the level of ICT implementation were found. Leaders in the implementation of modern technologies, i.e., Germany, France, and Estonia, were indicated. Research limitations/implications: Further research should focus on analyzing the use of technological resources for sustainable development, delays in the implementation of ICT technologies, the use of quantum technologies, and the levels of achieving digital sovereignty of entities. Practical implications: The research results provide business and state managers with information that can be used in the development and implementation of digital transformation strategies to increase digital potential and achieve digital sovereignty. Originality/value: The authors contribute to research on the digital transformation of large enterprises. They develop a technology diffusion index that provides information about the level of ICT use. Keywords: digital potential, ICT, Digital Compass, Europe's Digital Decade strategy. Category of the paper: Research paper.

Information and communication technologies as a tool and incentive for strategic decision making

Purpose. To analyze the peculiarities of the use of ICT and their structural components. To formulate requirements for strategic decision-making systems. To identify the impact of ICT on creation of new opportunities and threats. To form a basic structural scheme of using ICT in strategic decision-making. Methodology. Methods of critical and comparative analysis were used to determine the topic and purpose of the study. Method of system analysis was used for the formation of the basic structural scheme of ICT when making strategic decisions. The method of induction and deduction was used to study the features of ICT and their structural components. Idealization and formalization method to analyze the problems and threats associated with the use of ICT. Method of analysis and synthesis to identify and study in detail the indirect effects of related industries on the formation of strategic decision-making. Findings. Requirements for decision support and decision-making systems, their software components as well as for the quality of data that determines the relevance of decisions were formulated. The need is pointed out to create powerful information centers that can serve a significant number of enterprises, combining their use with a distributed network of enterprise information centers. The analysis of the dynamics of gas consumption confirmed the situational nature of strategic decision-making by certain consumer groups and the weak level of ICT use. Originality. The basic structural scheme of ICT uses in making strategic decisions by enterprise management is formed. The reasons for the lack of generalized principles of strategic digital transformation of enterprises are identified. It is established that the state and tendencies of changes of branches which influence the activity of the analyzed enterprise are though indirect but significant and should be subject to the strategic analysis. Practical value. The proposed basic structural scheme of ICT use can be used as a model in the implementation of ICT at the enterprise. The results of theoretical research and practical testing of the proposed approach can be widely used for the analysis of the dynamics of natural gas consumption.

Social Networking Software as Instrument for Teaching and Learning in Nigerian Higher Educational Institutions

Social networking software (SNS), also known as social media, is increasingly becoming a veritable tool in the hands of educationists across contexts. When juxtaposed with the ever-growing population of the youths-students accustomed to high levels of ICT use in all contexts of their everyday lives, is giving impetus to the need to analyse the extent to which the deployment of SNS could impact on teaching and learning in higher educational institutions, most especially in the frontier countries, like Nigeria. It is on this premise this study examined the effects of self-efficacy in digital technology, peer-group influence and resource availability on the adoption of social networking software on teaching and learning systems in Nigerian higher educational institutions. Primary data were obtained through structured questionnaire randomly administered to elicit information on the identified constructs for the study from both the students and the academic staff. Data obtained were analysed with the aid of descriptive statistical tools to identify association between social networking software and teaching and learning systems of sampled educational institutions. The study encouraged policy makers, educational practitioners, and developers to provide enabling environment for a successful adoption of e-learning systems for the benefit of education systems in developing countries.

Factors affecting use of information communication technologies among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria

The study identified the levels of ICT use, awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support, assessed the perception of the respondents on problems in using ICTs for agriculture extension work and, clarifies the relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support, and use of ICTs. Data were collected through the use of a questionnaire distributed to 254 respondents using a multi-stage sampling and stratified sampling procedures. Mean, frequency, standard deviation and structural equation modelling in analysis of morement structure (AMOS) was used. Findings revealed that levels of ICT use (x̄ = 3.43), awareness (x̄ =3.40) accessibility (x̄ 3.66), and perceived organizational support (x̄ 3.574) were moderates. The high cost of ICT garget (x̄ =4.71), poor electricity supply (x̄ =4.69), lack of training (x̄ =4.63), ICT illiteracy (x̄ =4.61), outdated contents (x̄ =4.61), inability to use ICT (x̄ =4.55) and network issue (x̄ =4.34) were the critical problems in using ICTs in extension work. There was relationship between awareness, accessibility and motivation with ICT adoption among extension agents. Governments should design a policy that will focus on awareness, training, access to ICTs among the extension agents, provide an alternative source of power, this will enable them to remain within the system and also increase their usage of ICTs in extension service delivery.

Dynamics of Digital Transformation of Organizations in the Russian Federation

Analysis of the use of information and communication technologies in organizations makes it possible to determine the speed and intensity of the digital transformation of the economy. In previous studies, specialists evaluated the dynamics of ICT use in organizations using a small range of indicators in the short term. In this study, the analysis of the dynamics of the use of ICT in organizations was carried out for a wide range of indicators in the long term. Based on this approach, I have identified the patterns of digital transformation and the stage of digital maturity of the economy.Purpose of the study. The purpose of this study is to analyze trends in the digital transformation of the Russian economy. To achieve this goal, I calculated the indicators of the speed and intensity of the level of ICT use in the activities of organizations for certain types of technologies.Materials and methods. I analyzed the dynamics of indicators that characterize: the use of Internet access, business process automation systems, websites and EDI systems, and e-commerce. To analyze the dynamics, I used information from surveys of the Federal State Statistics Service. Indicators are presented in annual frequency for 2005-2019 for the Russian Federation.Results. I found that the peculiarity of the current stage of digital maturity of organizations lies in reaching the limits of the spread of the Internet. For 2010-2019 the average annual growth rate of the share of organizations using the Internet was 1.1%. One of the main directions of digital transformation is the automation of the organization’s business processes. However, the potential for automation has been unevenly realized in a number of areas. The share of organizations using CRM, ERP, SCM - systems increased 2.7 times in 2010-2019, to 20.5%. At the same time, the share of organizations using electronic document management increased by 13% over the same period, to 70% in 2019. At the current stage of digital maturity, organizations are showing a high level of participation in e-commerce. The increase in the share of organizations placing orders for goods and services was 23.7%, and the increase in the share of organizations that make settlements with suppliers of ordered goods and services - up to 93%. Also digital economic activity has expanded, the value of data has increased, and this has been reflected in the use of the Internet for the exchange of electronic products.Conclusion. The results of the analysis can be used in studies on modeling and forecasting trends in digital transformation. The findings of the study on trends in the use of ICT in organizations can be useful for a deeper and more comprehensive study of the nature of the dynamics and patterns of development of digital transformation.

Determinants of Smart City Commitment among Citizens from a Middle City in Argentina

This paper aims to examine the determinants of smart-city commitment across individuals from Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Literature has identified different factors explaining citizens’ commitment to smart cities, such as education, age, labor condition, and other more subjective factors, such as trust and awareness about the smart-city concept. A mediator factor of smart commitment is e-readiness or digital readiness, that is, the level of preparedness to properly exploit internet opportunities such as e-government and e-commerce. To achieve this goal, we used a survey conducted on 97 citizens (followers of the Moderniza Bahía Facebook) from the city of Bahía Blanca, Argentina. By estimating a structural equation model, we found that higher levels of ICT use are associated with higher levels of smart-city commitment and that higher awareness of the smart-city concept is related to higher levels of smart-city commitment. Sociodemographic factors such as age and labor condition also explain ICT use.

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY USE ON EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

This study investigated information and communication technology use on effective administration of senior secondary schools. It evaluated the extent of use of the various ICT devices and their influence on the administration of secondary schools. To guide the study, one research question and one hypothesis were tested. The design used for the study was survey design and the population comprised the school administrators involved in the running of the schools on a daily basis and these were the principals, vice- principals and heads of the various subjects’ departments in the public senior schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was a 19-item questionnaire while means and t-test statistics were used for data analysis. Findings from the study showed ICT use has a significant positive influence on the effective administrations of public senior secondary schools in Lagos state. Additionally, the study found that the level of ICT use for administrative purposes in public senior secondary schools in Lagos State was moderate. The ICT devices highly utilized were photocopiers and mobile telephones. While printer, computer systems, social media, e-mails services, internet, and scanners were moderately utilized. However, ICT devices like projectors and smart boards were rarely utilized. The study recommends the provision of the necessary ICT equipment and infrastructure in an enabling physical and psychological technological environment for effective public secondary school administration.

Cyfryzacja polskich przedsiębiorstw na tle wybranych krajów europejskich

The article attempts to assess the level of use of information technologies in Polish enterprises against the background of selected European countries. This original research has shown inequalities in the use of information technologies by enterprises from European countries. Based on the results of the research, it was ascertained that the level of use of information and communication technologies by Polish enterprises is low. Poland was placed 24th in the ranking of countries covered by the study. A weakness of Polish enterprises is the relatively low level of use of cloud computing services and social media. Poland performs best in terms of Internet access and IT use in terms of integrating internal processes as well as contacts with customers, suppliers, and supply chain management. The adopted diagnostic features show that the highest level of use of information and communication technologies in enterprises can be found in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Ireland. The countries with the lowest levels of ICT use by enterprises are Greece, Latvia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania.

PENGGUNAAN TEKNOLOGI MAKLUMAT DAN KOMUNIKASI (ICT) DALAM PENGAJARAN MATEMATIK

Education transformation in Malaysia requires teachers to equip themselves with skills in the use of communication and information technology (ICT) in line with the developmental needs of national education policy. Based on these needs, this study was conducted to study the level of ICT use in teaching mathematics in secondary schools especially in the state of Kedah. This study used a cross-sectional survey design involving 343 mathematics teachers. Descriptive analysis of demographic aspects and average score (mean) was used to explain the level of variables studied. Based on the data analysis using SPSS, the mean scores on the use of ICT in the classroom were moderate (mean = 3.19). The findings of this study can serve as a guide for the Ministry of Education Malaysia and education officials to understand and further design intensive training programs, in particular, the strengthening of ICT use in national educational institutions.

Methodological Approaches to Assessing the Impact of Information Technologies on Economic Growth in the Regions of Russia

In this work, the authors propose a methodological approach to study the impact of using NBICtechnologies on the economic growth of the regions of the Russian Federation. The authors show that among NBIC-technologies they are ICT that have the greatest impact on economic growth. The assessment tools are integrated empirical analysis methods. At the first stage, a cluster analysis was carried out using the k-means method according to the per-capita GRP, the level of population income and the level of ICT use, under which three groups of Russian regions were distinguished, characterized by low, medium and high dynamics of economic growth. At the second stage, a canonical correlation analysis was carried out and analytical expressions of the interconnections of economic growth indicators and a set of indicators characterizing the development and use of ICT in the regions of the Russian Federation were obtained. The study proves the relationship between ICT and economic growth in the regions of the Russian Federation. The greatest influence is exerted by indicators such as the number of mobile cell phones and broadband Internet subscribers. The canonical correlation analysis for the selected groups of regions did not give positive results, the results for the first cluster, which is characterized by low dynamics of economic growth, turned out to be statistically significant. Most likely, this is due to the fact that in this group using ICT gives the greatest effect. However, the substantiation of this hypothesis requires the expansion of the statistical base of the study, both in time and in terms of expanding the composition of indicators that reflect not only economic, but also social aspects of the processes under study.

Analisis Model-model Blended Learning di Lembaga Pendidikan

The purpose of the study was to analyze the blended learning models used in various educational institutions. These blended models become references for educators who want to apply this model in their learning. The research method uses library research. The results of this research can be seen from many blended learning models used by various educational institutions. There are four MBL developed in US educational institutions, namely: rotation, flex, Self-blend and enriched-virtual models. There are also three possibilities for the development of MBL learning in education, namely web courses, web centric courses, and web enhanced courses. In addition, there are also five levels of ICT use in learning. Each model and type has advantages and disadvantages. Educators can combine or modify these models according to the conditions of their respective educational institutions..

The Influence of Personal and Organizational Factors on Researchers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Research Productivity in Saudi Universities

Purpose: This paper studies organisational and personal factors affecting the behaviour of academic staff in Saudi universities. It seeks to investigate the beliefs of academic staff regarding the use of ICT and other factors to enhance the productivity of their scientific research. Also, this study aims to improve the sustainability of publication in Saudi universities. ICT includes using the library system for accessing research repository databases such as Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, etc. and other factors. The authors also developed the Importance Performance Map Analysis (IPMA) for these factors in order to provide guidelines for Saudi universities to build university systems to manage and measure the research productivity of academic staff. In summary, this research identifies factors critical to enhancing research productivity in Saudi universities. This will help to improve the sustainability of publication in Saudi universities. By enhancing the sustainability of publication, the reputation of Saudi universities will be improved and the reputation of academic staff in Saudi universities. As well the sustainability of publication will assist the promote of Saudi academic staff. Approach: This paper analysed 200 papers related to the enhancement of research productivity from various research databases such as Science Direct, IEEE and Scopus. We included the usage of ICT in research analysis, university policy, university research funding and the number of publications published by academic staff. The authors used different databases and systematic literature reviews (SLR) to find the most important factors which could improve research productivity in universities. An online questionnaire answered by 375 academic staff from four developing Saudi universities that are Taif University, Taibah University, Jeddah University, Hail University—was used to determine the relationship between information technology factors and research performance together with other factors such as university policy, international collaboration, research funding and job satisfaction. In this study, we used SmartPLS v3 to analyse the results from the questionnaires. Findings: The results show that personal factors such as personal use of ICT and organisational factors such as job satisfaction, university policy, IT funding, international collaboration and the level of ICT use in the university have positive effects on scientific research productivity among academic staff at Saudi universities. Those results are based on the beliefs of academic staff regarding the use of information technology for research purposes and other factors. This paper finds that university policy recorded an importance of 0.523, job satisfaction was 0.224, international collaboration was 0.103, personal use of ICT was 0.102, the level of using ICT in the university was 0.074 and the importance of ICT funding was –0.156. Also, the results from SmartPLS show that university policy has a 0.215 effect size on research performance, job satisfaction has a 0.045 effect size on research performance, international collaboration has a 0.009 effect size on research performance, personal use of ICT has a 0.011 effect size on research performance, a university’s use of ICT has a 0.006 effect size on research performance and ICT funding has a 0.014 effect size on the research performance of academic staff in Saudi universities. These results will help to improve the sustainability of publication in Saudi universities in order to enhance the universities’ rankings and the reputation of academic staff. Sustainability is a target for any organization, both for profit-making entities or non-profit organizations such as universities. This means that Saudi universities should enhance the sustainability of their publication. In order to achieves the goals of higher education institutions. Originality: No study has investigated the factors affecting the performance of academic staff in Arab countries, especially in Saudi universities. Therefore, the originality of this study resides in being the first study to investigate the impact of researchers’ attitudes to enhancing the research productivity performance of researchers in Saudi universities. Also, it is one of the few studies which discusses sustainability in Saudi universities.

Philosophy of teaching, teaching style and ICT use: a qualitative study of the perspectives of high school mathematics teachers

This study is a response to findings that have shown the importance of teachers’ philosophy, teaching styles and ICT use in impacting student learning outcomes. The study adopted an exploratory case design to explore the philosophical foundations, teaching styles and the levels of ICT use of six high school mathematics teachers in Ghana. Data for the study was collected using semi-structured interviews. The study found that the high school teachers used mainly the teacher-centred teaching approaches in which they dominate classroom instruction by disseminating knowledge to their learners. In spite of its perceived potentials, the study also reported low usages of ICT in instructional delivery among the teachers. Interestingly, the philosophy of teaching reported in the study by the teachers resonates with their current teaching style and ICT usage levels; the study found that the high school mathematics teachers hugely subscribed to the absolutist philosophical views of teaching mathematics which takes root in teacher-dominated teaching approaches. Consequently, the study reiterates that if teachers hold philosophical views that support the absolutist school of thought, they are likely to use delivery strategies which do not support ICT use but position the teacher to assume a central role in the instructional processes.

MARKETING STRATEGY IN THE DIGITAL SPACE

The aim of the research is to determine the preconditions for integration the Ukrainian digital market into the EU's Digital Single Market. The article is devoted to the definition of preconditions integration of Ukraine into a single digital market EU in accordance with the realities of the domestic market digital integration priorities. The article is identified trends in the development of Ukrainian market of digital technologies, comparison of individual indicators it development of appropriate indicators of the EU countries, revealed the degree of difference between these principles and trends, directions outlined measures to solve the problem "digitalization" Ukraine and creation of favorable conditions for cooperation with the European Union in the field of information and communications technology and future integration into the EU single digital market. It also identified high priority digital media channels and reasonable "gap" priorities of digital media distribution channels, due to the level of ICT use in countries. The paper analyzed Internet Stats and Facebook Usage in Europe and the necessity for priorities of the digital media space, depending on the selected region of the distribution at the stage of development of a marketing strategy. The research employed the following methods: monographic and descriptive, analysis and synthesis, comparative analysis, and statistical analysis.

The effect of ICT on trade: Does product complexity matter?

We use a gravity model of trade to investigate the effect of internet use on aggregate trade flows. We apply a structural gravity model using up-to-date PPML estimation techniques to a sample of bilateral exports of 120 countries over the period 2000–2014. In contrast to previous studies, we segment countries according to their degree of product complexity and estimate the model for each segment. The results show that internet use increases trade, and the segmentation by product complexity is more sensitive to internet use than segmenting by level of income. The main results also indicate that countries trade more if similar levels of ICT use are coupled with similar degrees of product complexity in the trading countries.