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- research-articleNovember 2023
Advanced digital skills of the Spanish population from 2015 to 2021. Socioeconomic and geographical factors according to an ordered probit model
Telematics and Informatics (TINF), Volume 85, Issue Chttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2023.102064Highlights- Socioeconomic factors define the acquisition of advanced digital skills.
- The difference between students and inactive persons in advanced digital skills has diminished.
- The unemployed improved their advanced digital skills during ...
The increasing digitalisation of the economy, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, requires the population to have advanced digital skills. In a decentralised country such as Spain, it is necessary to identify the population’s model of digital ...
- ArticleJuly 2021
The Importance of Theory for Understanding Smart Cities: Making a Case for Ambient Theory
Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive InteractionsPages 41–54https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77015-0_4AbstractThis paper seeks to develop a theoretical foundation for ambient theory as a theory in support of advancing definitions and understandings of smart cities and regions. Through a review of the evolving research literature for the ambient and for ...
- research-articleJanuary 2018
Smart governance: Opportunities for technologically-mediated citizen co-production
Information Polity (INPOL), Volume 23, Issue 1Pages 95–110https://doi.org/10.3233/IP-170065Citizens increasingly contribute directly to the evolution of sustainable cities, in particular where new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) promise to transform urban governance into ‘Smart city governance’ and where ICTs are ...
- research-articleDecember 2017
Addressing Animal Health Knowledge Gaps in Southern Countries: The Creation of a 2D Animal Health Resource Room
The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (ISD2), Volume 39, Issue 1Pages 1–27https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2009.tb00280.xAbstractLivestock are a key asset for the global poor. However, access to relevant information is a critical issue for both livestock development practitioners and the poor themselves. Therefore, the following paper details the creation of an on‐line ...
- research-articleDecember 2017
Analysing South Korea's ICT for Development Aid Programme1
The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (ISD2), Volume 35, Issue 1Pages 1–15https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2008.tb00239.xAbstractSince the year 2000, there has been a significant growth in the ICT4D component of South Korea's aid programme. Given Korea's ICT capabilities and demands for ICT4D support from developing nations, this may make good sense. In this paper, though,...
- research-articleDecember 2017
A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) application for irrigation facilities management based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (COEA), Volume 143, Issue CPages 185–192https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2017.10.007A wireless sensor network application for irrigation facilities management is proposed.A real-time information management using ICTs is based on RFID and QR codes.A WSN system was applied to a pilot site for irrigation canals and facilities.We explain ...
- research-articleJuly 2016
The price sensitivity of mobile use among low income households in six countries of Asia
Telecommunications Policy (TELEP), Volume 40, Issue 7Pages 673–691https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2016.01.009The private sector in developing countries is increasingly interested in extending mobile telephony services to low income and rural markets that were previously considered unprofitable. Determining the right price is a central challenge in this ...
- research-articleMarch 2016
Food Security and Safety using advanced Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
ICTCS '16: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Competitive StrategiesArticle No.: 58, Pages 1–5https://doi.org/10.1145/2905055.2905264Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are playing a vital role in today's world which is witnessing huge change in its urban landscape attributed to a continuous upwards increase in factors such as globalization, urbanization and ...
- short-paperJune 2015
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Peacebuilding: a Conceptual Framework
WebSci '15: Proceedings of the ACM Web Science ConferenceArticle No.: 4, Pages 1–9https://doi.org/10.1145/2786451.2786479The emerging practice of using information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the web, SMS, Geographic Information Systems and others, in peacebuilding projects has over the past few years generated growing interest from donors, ...
- ArticleJanuary 2015
A Framing Analysis of African-American and Native-American Owned Micro-enterprises: How Can Information and Communication Technology Support Their Development?
HICSS '15: Proceedings of the 2015 48th Hawaii International Conference on System SciencesPages 4315–4324https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2015.517Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been touted as means of increasing economic development by providing improvements in the lives of people where the use of technology leads to better livelihoods. Despite the high access and use of ...
- articleJanuary 2015
Drivers of Cloud Computing Adoption for E-Government Services Implementation
International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST-IGI), Volume 6, Issue 1Pages 1–14https://doi.org/10.4018/ijdst.2015010101Adopting and using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the public sector affords undeniable benefits in terms of efficient and cost-effective provision of services, facilitating public management and promoting transparency and ...
- ArticleAugust 2009
eParticipation for Political Education: Challenges and Opportunities
ePart '09: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Electronic ParticipationPages 56–66https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03781-8_6This paper argues, that the incorporation of eParticipation into political education at schools will broaden the chances of young people for political and societal engagement and strengthen civil society of a country or state. Frustration with ...
