[14] McCombs, B. L. (2010). Infrastructure refers to the fundamental facilities and services available for an economy to function. The government has helped the schools design their customized education projects, which have further catapulted these ICT projects' success. In our special issue, the impact of the technology dimension on the business dimension is illustrated by Lech, who in his paper asserts that enterprise information systems are used in developing and transition economies to improve efficiency and to increase the pace of business activities. (2012). STEM has also greatly influenced the development of any nation. This framework focuses specifically on transition economies and their special characteristics. The third paper, Organizational citizenship behavior of IT professionals: lessons from Poland and Germany, by Jolanta Kowal, Alicja Keplinger, and Juho Mki, focuses on the relationship between the social dimension and the business dimension. Education does not have to be carried out in an enclosed space or a classroom as it is the norm. International organizations are influential on socioeconomic development as they are endowed with substantial resources and can determine load conditions and organize bailouts for distressed economies (Broome, Homolar, & Kranke, Citation2017), thus having a major impact on availability of capital resources. (2013). [19] Fu, J. Their influence spans through social, political and economic globalization. A state-of-the-art survey & testbed of Fuzzy AHP (FAHP) applications. Learning has been made interactive and learner-centered as a result of ICT implementation in schools. To achieve this, we surveyed ten schools in Ravenna, Italy. We shall look into how tools developed using ICT have been used to accelerate and promote education in line with the SDGs. Compared with other countries within the EU, Italy has an ICT infrastructure implementation percentage of roughly 6% against the average 37% (Gil-Flores, 2017). These demands have remained basic; however, as societies grow, more complexities arise (Brush, 2008). The business dimension also impacts socioeconomic development directly, as it creates jobs and more income, which leads to higher standards of living (Palvia etal., Citation2018). The two data sets (ICT performance and general performance) showed linear correlation as shown by the best line of fit in the scatter plot from the scatter plot. The study presented here evaluates UNICEF Art for Development Calling all #youth in the #AsiaPacific Region and beyond! In some way, our framework shows the reverse directions of the various models related to technology acceptance that have been proposed in the literature, as those models look at factors that explain acceptance and use of ICT, whereas our framework includes ICT as an explaining factor for socioeconomic development. Learning is also an active process that will rewire knowledge production rather than describing already pre-existing knowledge, which ICT helps effectively attain. The data for this study is collected by a survey with 313 respondents, conducted in Bahrain. 2013-06-12. Studies from time immemorial have documented that the role of ICT on sustainable education is crucial and has significant leverage to reduce the carbon footprint in other industries. Hepp and Laval (2000) pointed out that the Italian government has taken a lot from the Chilean government ICT for education initiative, better known as Enlaces, a crucial component in the countries' reform. He is currently member of the Editorial Board of AIS Transactions on Enterprise Systems, Frontiers in Blockchain, Information Technology for Development and Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems. This framework, which is systematically constructed from reviewing several earlier frameworks but more general in focus, is intended to provide context for the eight papers in this special issue, and also guidance for future-related research. The fifth paper, The influence of transformed government on citizen trust: insights from Bahrain, by Mohamed Mahmood, Vishanth Weerakkody, and Weifeng Chen, examines the adoption of e-government and the effect of transforming government on trust in public institutions. To that intent, we provide suggestions for several future research directions that appear to have major gaps and require more examination. Computers in Human Behavior, 68, 441-449. suggest the need to research the impact of age on organizational citizenship behavior, and Stal and Paliwoda-Pkosz point out the necessity of researching the role of age in designing and delivering ICT-based educational programs. Because ICT equipment is prone to failure if not used correctly, a support facility must be set up to assist schools and teachers. The information and communication technology (ICT) is a leading factor in the emergence and process of globalization. Thus the paper reveals the importance of the business environment and culture in completing a complex project like enterprise system implementation. The paper highlights the importance of all four dimensions in our framework on socioeconomic development, as technology factors, as well as business factors (business environment), society factors (education and human capital), and policy factors (regulations) are influential in varying degrees on e-business diffusion. After the in-service course: Challenges of technology integration. Nevertheless, our framework is intended to be broad, encompassing various levels and interpretations of socioeconomic development. People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read. Unfortunately, many girls around the world face what is known as "period poverty." To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our Cookie Policy. This is done by providing both hardware and software that will help in administration and ensure that there are networking facilities catered for. We also relate the papers in this special issue to our framework, and we encourage future researchers to consider our framework, as well as perhaps one or more of the other, more specialized frameworks, in structuring their studies. In the context of this framework, and in line with Baron and Markman (Citation2003), we define social capital as the capability to have access to persons important for success of a given project. The internet (or ICT in general) remains the greatest gift of technology to globalization. . In the business world, this includes increased trade and investment flows, currency exchange, and the rise of multinational corporations. Another important direction for further research is the alignment of the ICT adoption process with a country's level of development. There is wide agreement that ICT together with supporting technologies make a substantial contribution to socioeconomic development (Sein, Thapa, Hatakka, & Sb, Citation2018). In the era of globalization, information and communication technology (ICT) plays a crucial role in economic development and environmental sustainability. Hence, it is evident that the contribution of ICT in Italy fosters the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Italy's education for 2030 based on its performance in improving students' academic performance. (2012) point out that most Italian schools have relatively low ICT penetration into their schools. The validity and appropriateness of the used methods to analyze data are also discussed. Working with adolescents living in internally displaced peoples camps in Mindanao, Art, Development and Peace. It has made access to information easy along with aiding to link remote areas. Extensive studies of economic activities in large cities (Haig, Citation1926) have led to the development of various related theories. Our friends at Youth Co:Lab are hosting the hybrid #YouthCoLab Summit 2022 this summer July 4-7, 2022 This year's Summit aims to highlight, encourage and celebrate the role of young people in the #DecadeofAction, while showcasing and For teenage girls, having access to period products is essential. It has globalized the world, which drive all the countries to more ethical standards. Available at SSRN 2187482. Essentially, businesses utilize IT to solve organizational problems on a broad scale. The spread of information and communications technology and global interconnectedness has great potential to accelerate human progress, to bridge the digital divide and to develop knowledge societies.. Before introducing our multi-dimensional conceptual framework, we briefly review previously published frameworks that deal with socioeconomic development and discuss their merits and shortcomings. Madon's framework is specific to the Internet, rather than ICT in general, thus does not consider currently trendy ICT such as Big Data, Internet-of-Things, and Cloud Computing. However, conceptual frameworks that simultaneously focus on social as well as economic aspects of development are rare. In our special issue, the impact of the policy dimension on socioeconomic development is illustrated by Mahmood etal., who describe the effect of transparency and accountability in e-Government on political participation, an important facet of socioeconomic development (Tibben, Citation2015). Connecting with people on the other side of the world is now much easier than it was a few years ago. Buabeng-Andoh (2012) points out that many computers have been deployed in schools and colleges in Italy. In our special issue, the impact of the technology dimension on the society dimension is illustrated for example by Stal and Paliwoda-Pkosz, who in their paper demonstrate the impact of e-learning on education. Moreover, technology in a narrow sense can be understood as an ensemble of machineries and procedures (Borgmann, Citation2006). Journal of Media Literacy Education, 3(2), 113-122. This increases trade relations between . Using the Internet decreases the costs of communication drastically, as it . The Effects of Globalization on Global Communication. Technology is the vital force in the modern form of business globalization. How these capital markets are operated and regulated has a strong bearing on business activities. The second paper, Developing capacity through co-design: the case of two municipalities in rural South Africa, by Carl Jacobs, Ulrike Rivett, and Musa Chemisto, explores how co-design methodology may affect the implementation of an ICT system and its impact on socioeconomic development. In Part One of our two-article series, we provided an overview of the role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in 8 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ICT in the education sector has made both teachers and students more sustainable, saving energy and precious resources, creating more value. Nevertheless, the framework interestingly presents an ambiguous role of foreign direct investment, revealing its positive impact on economic growth, but negative influence on social development. With most of these countries having a high fertility rate, the number of children is continually increasing, putting pressure on the public system to provide efficient and effective services that touch on essential factors like health and education. It was assumed that, for ICT to reflect an impact on the Italian education system, computer studies' performance should be correlated with the students' general performance. Thus this paper deals with the relationship of technology together with government policy on socioeconomic development. This will enable them to be more decisive planners and thinkers (Lu, 2010). ICT has been seen as a critical factor that expands access to education because, with it, education can occur at any time and anywhere. Research on a student-centered teaching model in an ICT-based English audio-video speaking class. Within the society dimension, the paper by Stal and Paliwoda-Pkosz illustrates how ICT-enabled education may help people improve their soft skills, an important facet of human and social capital. Challenges are facing the implementation of ICT standards and protocols to meet sustainable education for all by 2030; these are inclusive of special needs, anxiety that comes from the use of electronic devices, and student's ability to move from one area to the next as identified by Frederick et al. This entails the appointment of dedicated experts to effectively plan, manage, support, and monitor the evaluation and deployment of ICT infrastructure in schools. In general, the understanding of business environment can be very broad and is best defined as a complex system of policy, legal, institutional, and regulatory conditions that govern business activities (DCED, Citation2008). In particular, the authors demonstrate the role of citizenship behavior in the job market. Furthermore, the framework does not explicitly show other important factors, such as human resource development, though some of these are discussed by the author in the description of the framework. In this editorial, we try to provide some structure around the role that ICT play in this socioeconomic development and also show how various aspects of society, technology, business, and governmental policy relate to socioeconomic development. (2014). Increasingly, communication technology is viewed as a kind of platform. The framework shows ICT, such as computing resources, Internet, mobile telephony, GPS, and Wi-Fi, enabling business activities and services, such as e-commerce, e-government, on-line social networks, on-line teaching, and so on. He has experience in industry as an ERP consultant, system analyst and software developer. There are the impacts of the four dimensions on socioeconomic development, then there are the impact relationships between the four dimensions, and lastly, as discussed earlier, there are relationships between constructs within each of the four dimensions. Abstract: Within a framework of Communication for Development in Peacebuilding, this article sheds light on the use of art forms such as puppetry and photography as communication channels among youth affected by conflict and displacement. Thus it may be interesting to explore if shortcomings in a specific concept could be compensated by an extraordinary performance of some other concept. This journal aims to examine and establish the contribution that ICT has fostered for Italy's Sustainable Development Goals in education for 2030. International organizations, such as the World Bank and OECD, produce global benchmarks that measure national performance across a range of issues. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 8(1). ICT is an increasingly powerful tool used to teach, learn, and perform assessments in the education sector; thus, changes and reforms must achieve sustainable education for all. Learners have been in a position that has enabled them to make timely and informed decisions and adopt responsible measures. This is mainly through applications that have been designed purposefully to meet a variety of needs. Pick and Doug Vogel for their valuable comments on a preliminary version of this editorial. Educational Media International, 45(3), 195-213. In essence, social capital is the goodwill available to individuals or groups, and its source lies in the structure and content of the individual actor's social relations (Adler & Kwon, Citation2002). During the years 2011-2012, the average number of computers available for 100 students was 6. According to a United Nations report (2010) from the Department for Economic and Social Affairs, the European region population has increased by 800 million people in 18 years between 2000 and 2018. [1] Kent, N., & Facer, K. (2004). The list of ICT components is exhaustive, and it continues to grow. we can expand business relations to all corners of the world. These factors are outside of the direct influence of the manager, company owner, or the entrepreneur (Davari, Zehtabi, Negati, & Zehtabi, Citation2012). With respect to the former, Mengesha and Garfield indicate the need for further work on acceptance of telemedicine, with the purpose of strengthening their proposed model with better explanatory and predictive power. Governments have been forced to emphasize curriculum development, infrastructure, building capacity, policy stipulation, and support to bring this goal to fruition. It would also be useful to establish a better theoretical foundation to justify the relations in our multi-dimensional framework. According to Kent and Facer (2004), the evolution of digital technologies began first with the invention of the internet; this has made it possible for learners and other public members to access information without delay. According to Brush (2008), ICT for education sustainability has helped students and learners across the world access educational material more effectively and efficiently. Globalization has been credited with bringing an increased transparency in the world and communication technology has played a major role in this. Second, it enhances international competitionincluding as a result of the . The policy dimension impacts the business dimension both in the context of business activities and commercial base, as well as in the context of the business environment and infrastructure. In essence, it depicts some guidelines how to conduct research on ICT-led socioeconomic development at the community level. Those include, among other things, investigating the role of international organizations and large corporations, addressing challenges of population ageing, and aligning the ICT adoption process with a country's level of development. For example, Tausch (Citation2010) claims that MNC penetration significantly increases inequality and unemployment, and lowers life expectancy, and doubtlessly contributes to a high tertiary emigration rate, to a higher infant mortality, and to significantly less social security expenditures.' 3099067 Development of an instrument to measure preservice teachers' technology skills, technology beliefs, and technology barriers. This journal aims to review the number of ways that the ICT sector has contributed to achieving these SDGs in education. The qualifier socioeconomic,' itself a combination of two words, relates to social factors, like education, and profession, as well as economic factors, like income and resources. By emphasizing these, learners will be engaged and capable of high-order thinking. pdf. Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page Facilitating preservice teachers' development of technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK). give an example of telecommunication investments as a driver of socioeconomic development. The United States is the largest technology market in the world, currently . Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 13(4), 63-73. Paying attention to this, the school-age population contributes to 20.9% of the total population on average, that is, the ages of 5-17. We use cookies to improve your website experience. Technology also affects various economic metrics, such as gross domestic product (GDP) (Lee etal., Citation2018). According to Fleming and Hynes (2014), most of the higher education institutions in Italy have experienced essential changes that have been derived from sustainable, technological, and social trends towards Digitization. This research has been financed in part by the funds granted to the Faculty of Management, Cracow University of Economics, Krakow, Poland, within the subsidy for maintaining research potential. Journal of computer-assisted learning, 20(6), 440-455. This is an indication that the implementation of ICT in Italian institutions has improved students' performance generally. Computers in the Schools, 23(1-2), 73-84. As suggested by some prior research, the long-term effects of foreign capital might be negative. As stated in the Introduction, we define socioeconomic development as a process of changes or improvements in social and economic conditions as they relate to an individual, an organization, or society as a whole (Roztocki & Weistroffer, Citation2016). Over the last decades, information and communication technology (ICT) in learning institutions has enhanced learning by greater heights. [13] Buabeng-Andoh, C. (2012). As regards ICT acceptance in a mandatory business setting, a particularly interesting research issue is revealed in the paper by Lech, related to aligning an approach to project management and governance with a country's special characteristics. [3] Snchez, J. J. C., & Alemn, E. C. (2011). Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below: If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. 18-37. Except for relatively short periods of time where they may exhibit ideological consistency, it is difficult to describe their policy approaches as stable. [12] Blignaut, A. S., Hinostroza, J. E., Els, C. J., & Brun, M. (2010). In this era globalization was centered around countries. The role of information and communication technologies in mitigating carbon emissions: evidence from panel quantile regression Muhammad Khalid Anser, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Khalid Zaman, Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, Sameh E. Askar, Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi Abro & Ahmad Kabbani These institutions will then have to be connected and linked into an education network monitored and safe for use. in their paper in this special issue, understanding of information systems success and evaluating the impact of ICT systems should be done in a wider context, through engagement with all stakeholders. EDUCATION: The learning process has never been this easy. ICT enables economies to interact with each other around the globe, and the current fast ICT mode makes globalization a reality in today's technological world. In the context of this paper, we define government policy as a system of regulations, laws, funding priorities, and procedures of corrective actions, which are conducted by governments and their officials. Uttama's framework focuses on the impact of foreign direct investments and is limited to the context of ASEAN countries. The purpose of our framework is to provide some structure for future research into the role of ICT in various types of socioeconomic development. Furthermore, the framework reflects subjective perceptions of a class of citizens in one country, and thus may not be applicable in other contexts. For example, in the finance sector, the technical factors seem to be the strongest determinants for e-business diffusion, whereas in trade and tourism companies, the organizational factors are most influential. [15] Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. (2011). the time lag between ICT implementation and specific developments; no distinction is made between short-term and long-term impacts. More recently, Palvia, Baqir, and Nemati (Citation2018) proposed a framework that builds on Sen's capabilities approach (Sen, Citation1999). Nevertheless, we adopt a much broader definition of technology, which is in line with the ideas of an American philosopher, John Dewey, who claimed that technology cannot be limited to a few outer and comparatively mechanical forms (Hickman & Alexander, Citation1998, p.24). (2006). The technology dimension also has major impact on the society dimension, as technology is often the main diver for societal transformation, as discussed by Lee, Shao, and Vinze (Citation2018). Communications Technology With the Internet, telecommunications, broadband, cell phone technology, handheld wireless mobile devices and other communication technology, geographically dispersed workers can now interact and collaborate as though they all were located together in a downtown high-rise. (Citation2018), in turn, describe an example that the use of cellular phones is beneficial to small businesses in gaining additional customers. as in the case of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry. We strongly believe that future investigation into the role of ICT in development must be framed within a multiple stakeholder perspective. The business dimension impacts the society dimension as it creates demand for human resources and allows investments in human and social capital (Palvia etal., Citation2018). These socioeconomic developments in turn influence government policy, business culture, and business environment, as well as determine human and social capital. Attitudinal and behavioral barriers of technology adoption by teachers. As far as enhancing our framework, especially worthy of investigation may be looking into the complementary or contradictory relationships between the various concepts. Education is another sector that is going to be significantly influenced, as we will see. Launched in 2015, the United Nations (UN) urged most member states to embrace the significant roles businesses had in achieving such goals; amongst those businesses are those in the ICT sector. This indicates that there is a general improvement in performance in Italy's education system. examining the short- and long-term effects of the proposed considerations. This is done by ensuring that half of all teachers are proficiently trained and have access to technical support training. He also holds an MBA from the School of Entrepreneurship and Management at CUE in association with the University of Teeside, UK. Information and communication technology is a term that describes all components and infrastructure that make modern computing possible. The Palvia etal. Moreover, international organizations using international agreements may exercise power over particular countries and force changes to local government policies (Broome etal., Citation2017). The framework is very specific to ICT provided by community centers in rural communities in a developing country. One of the critical areas where technology has highly improved understanding is critical thinking, as students are empowered to approach and exploit opportunities with courage and potential. The framework is summarized in Figure 1. We also looked at overlaps in reported relationships between the various frameworks, as these overlaps boost the certainty inherent in the relationships. On the other hand, from our data analysis, we have established a significant correlation between computer performance and general performance (in all subjects) from the ANOVA results. They should then be trained and given basic training in the use of ICT equipment. Then research results will be followed by a discussion and finally the conclusion of this research. We would also like to thank Sajda Qureshi, ITD Editor-in-Chief, for her guidance throughout the process and making this special issue possible. An interconnected environment that has allowed for student digital learning to be cultivated has been conceived due to this. After discussing our own proposed framework, we introduce the eight papers in this special issue and put them in the context of the proposed framework. The argument will be presented that innovation in information technology has been a major driving force behind globalization and that information technology has now become a key However, socioeconomic development is a continuous process, taking place in all countries and societies, and ICT is likely having an impact in all these contexts, though the type and degree of development may differ. In this introduction to the special issue on the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in socioeconomic development, we provide a conceptual framework that considers four dimensions that impact socioeconomic development: policy, business, technology, and society.
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