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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"information communication technologies"”.
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Gendered political spaces in international relations : the case of NGO use of information & communication technologies (ICTs)
… organizations(NGOs), and their use of information and communications technologies (ICTs). A survey of the use of ICT's by Amnesty International, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, the Institute for Journalism in Transition and Oxfam is undertaken. The thesis then analyses the use of …
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Strategies and revitalisation for survival of trade unions in Africa : the role of Information Communication Technologies
… of the trade unions have seen the need to use information and communication technology (ICT) as a strategy to reverse the membership decline. There has been a discussion based on the way trade unions use the new ICT, particularly the Internet. However, the discussion has been restricted to …
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Using Information Communication Technologies for Gender and *Development in Africa: A Case Study of UNIFEM and FEMNET
… as their own experts by actively using these new technologies in combination with the old (such as radios and videos) to address their own needs.
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THE ROLE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN FACILITATING DISTANCE LEARNING: The Case of the Open University of Tanzania
This study examined the role of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in facilitating distance learning at the Open University of Tanzania. The study used a sample of 120 respondents from OUT headquarters at Kinondoni and two other regional centres; Temeke and Ilala, all in Dar es Salaam. …
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Integrating the Internet, Other Information Communication Technologies, and the New Literacies of Online Research and Comprehension into Literacy Instruction
<p>This multi-case case study explored how literacy teachers integrated the Internet, other ICTs, and the new literacies of online research and comprehension into literacy instruction. The research questions focused on participants’ perceptions about the role, benefits, and obstacles of integration …
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Digital boundaries: A study into how mobile devices and information + communication technologies can influence the social programming, spatial conditions and construction of public architecture
DIGITAL BOUNDARIES explores the notion of how ICTs and mobile devices can influence the social programming, spatial conditions and construction of public architecture. This topic is derived from the study of Urban Informatics which looks at three key actors: people, place and technology. This can …
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Prospects, Strategies and Challenges of Adapting Modern Information and Communication Technologies (MICTs) in Folk Development Colleges (FDCs): A Case of Northern Zone Tanzania
… to determine the prospects of adopting modern information and communication technology (MICTs) in Folk Development Colleges (FDCs) in Northern Tanzania and the challenges that these institutions face as they strive to adopt these technologies to promote lifelong learning. Three objectives led …
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A conceptual framework for implementing e-education in KwaZulu-Natal
… The study investigates the problem of applying Information Communication Technologies (ICTs1) in education in the context of KwaZulu-Natal. The first part of the study reviews theories and literature relevant to understanding and defining e-education and the nature and scope of e-education …
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The internet and the politics and processes of trade unionism
… "iron law of oligarchy" and its grounding in a communications based theory of leadership domination is presented as a heuristic devise for uncovering the significance of Information Communication Technologies for trade unionism. The present relationship of trade unionism and the internet in the …
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High access to and low use of Information Communication Technology : a case study of students in higher education institutions in South Africa
… education institutions who have high access to information communication technologies (ICTs), but yet display limited use. The main objective of the study is to explore and highlight reasons why students privileged with high access to ICTs make such limited use of them.
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Digital Divide: Investigating the integration of marketing and ICTs for South African retailers expanding throughout Africa
Information Communication Technologies are increasingly used in organisations’ market expansion strategies. These Information communication technologies provide organisations with opportunities such as ease of communication and movement of resources, making the entry into new markets a faster and …
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Using a conceptual framework to explore E-commerce and marketing appropriation in a rural South African development organization
… to enquire into the local appropriation of Information Communication Technologies (lCTs) within a rural, gender development organization. The purpose of this research has been to examine how lCTs can be integrated with an extant rural development organization to improve the effectiveness of …
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Computer related crimes: a comparative analysis of Tanzanian and South African frameworks
… It is the ICT revolution, the revolution of information communication technologies that is changing the nature and patterns of our social, commercial and political interactions. Like most revolutions, its true scope cannot yet be grasped nor can all the issues it raises be clearly understood …
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Breaking down the gates with participatory journalism: leveraging user-generated content for today's journalistic practices
… in user-generated content (UGC) with today's information communication technologies (ICTs), there is ample opportunity for journalists to leverage UGC in their reporting. Because media organizations are continuously looking for creative and innovative ways to harness UGC to keep pace with …
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Designing Ummeli a case for mediated design, a participatory approach to designing interactive systems for semi-literate users
… participatory approaches to designing Information communication technologies for development (ICT4D). User Centred Design (UCD) was incorporated as a design approach. Ummeli was built by a combination of insights drawn from a lived-in experience, and employing UCD informed mtheods of …
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Bridging the digital divide: examining the use and access to e-health based technologies by millennials and older adults in Ontario, Canada
… demographics and regions that have access to information communication technologies and those who do not. The older adult generation may not be familiar with e-Health usage, compared to generations such as millennials. A convenience non-random descriptive comparative study was conducted; …
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21st Century Radicalization: The Role of the Internet User and Nonuser in Terrorist Outcomes
… differences between users and nonusers of information communication technologies (ICTs) within the pre-incident planning processes for domestic terrorist movements operating within the United States. In addition, this study is the first quantitative exploration of the prevalence, types, and …
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Investigating the extent to which students share tacit knowledge using moblie phones in group projects
… The integration of the mobile context and technologies in group-learning can assist in minimizing some of these barriers. Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) are believed to transform teaching and learning processes through the facilitation of communication and interaction among …
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From Geo-Social to Geo-Local: The Flows and Biases of Volunteered Geographic Information
This dissertation analyzes the geography of information in the 21st century where BigData, social networks, user generated production of content and geography combine to create new and complex patterns of space, context and sociability. Both online and offline, social networks are creating a space …
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