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The concern about sustainability has arisen due to the overuse of natural resources and the increased use of energy consumption over the last decades. Information communication technologies (ICT) has the potential to address the three main…

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Inefficient healthcare is a major concern among many African nations and can be mitigated by building world-class infrastructure connecting different medical facilities for collaboration and resource sharing. Such infrastructure should…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-11-06 Olasupo O. Ajayi , Antoine B. Bagula , Kun Ma

In the paper we analyze the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their impact on developing countries (DCs), making a criticism of different views on the supposed role of ICT for the future of human society. This criticism…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2013-12-10 Neki Frasheri

The ubiquity of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in work settings has changed the way employees behave. ICTs such as smartphones, email and social media makes employees more connected than has ever been possible. The degree…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2016-06-06 Balsam Al-Dabbagh , Eusebio Scornavacca , Allan Sylvester , David Johnstone

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the world, having taken the lives of over 6 million individuals. Accordingly, this pandemic has caused a shift in conversations surrounding the burden of diseases worldwide, welcoming insights…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-06-08 Olufunto A Olusanya , Brianna White , Chad A Melton , Arash Shaban-Nejad

India is country having high population and great variations in the educational level, economic conditions, population densities, cultures and awareness levels. Due to these variations the immunization process is not so much successful as…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2013-05-20 Puneet Kumar , Dharminder Kumar

The ideal of a country's health information system (HIS) is to develop processes that ensure easy collection of relevant data and enable their conversion to useful health indicators, which guide decision making and support health…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Nilza Collinson , Zeferino Saugene , Jørn Braa , Sundeep Sahay , Emilio Mosse

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is widely used to enhance teaching and learning in modern education. However, it is still difficult in some countries to exploit the full potential of ICT in this regard due to various…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-01-08 W. W. N. C. K. Palagolla , A. P. R. Wickramarachchi

The present paper describes a live project study carried out for the universities located in the western Himalayan region of India in the year 2009. The objective of this study is to undertake the task of assessment regarding initiative,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2015-05-14 D. Sharma , V. Singh

The usage of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) in health sector has a great potential in improving the health of individuals and communities, disease detection, prevention and overall strengthening the healthcare systems,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-08 Shabana Urooj , Astha Sharma , Chitransh Sinha , Fadwa Alrowais

We study the effectiveness of a community-level information intervention aimed at improving sanitation using a cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Nigerian communities. The intervention, Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), is…

General Economics · Economics 2020-02-11 Laura Abramovsky , Britta Augsburg , Melanie Lührmann , Francisco Oteiza , Juan Pablo Rud

The growth of the Internet and its associated technologies; including digital services have tremendously impacted our society. However, scholars have noted a trend in data flow and collection; and have alleged mass surveillance and digital…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Olusesan Michael Awoleye

The Information and Communication sector has undoubtedly played a pivotal role in changing the way people live nowadays. Almost every area of our lives is affected by the presence and the use of the new information and communication…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-07-28 Patrick Mukala

Information and communication technologies (ICT) can make existing products and activities more efficient or substitute them altogether and could thus become crucial for the mitigation of climate change. In this context, individual ICT…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-06-22 Pernilla Bergmark , Vlad C. Coroamă , Mattias Höjer , Craig Donovan

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can advance the Agricultural Business sector, particularly in a country seeking opportunities to explore the sector. There is evidence that ICT has made significant contributions to…

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In fact, information systems are the foundation of new productivity sources, medical organizational forms, and erection of a global economy. IoT based healthcare systems play a significant role in ICT and have contribution in growth of…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2013-06-18 Mir Sajjad Hussain Talpur

The current approach is carried out in order to have an overview of the level of inclusion and the participation of ICTs in social support and support for vulnerable populations suffering from chronic diseases. The inclusion was made…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-08-24 Benjamin A. Huerfano Z. , Andres F Ardila , Pedro L Cifuentes

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are increasingly seen as key enablers for climate change mitigation measures. They can make existing products and activities more efficient or substitute them altogether. Consequently,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-06-22 Vlad C. Coroamă , Pernilla Bergmark , Mattias Höjer , Jens Malmodin

This paper presents a perspective on the Healthgrid initiative which involves European projects deploying pioneering applications of grid technology in the health sector. In the last couple of years, several grid projects have been funded…

Databases · Computer Science 2016-11-18 V. Breton , A. E. Solomonides , R. H. McClatchey