Starting from the key competencies for a knowledge society, this paper examines the information and communication technology (ICT) competency needed by teachers for effective teaching in the 21st-century. The paper analyzes the existing pre-service education programmes for teachers’ ICT competency in Lithuanian universities and colleges, self-evaluation of future teachers of their technological...

the main goal of this research is to assess socio- psychotic factors affecting the application ictsby facultymembers in islamic azad university. simple random sampling method was used. given that the presentsurvey has a descriptive-field plan and questionnaire is measurement tool that reliability and validity of thistool was confirmed. the results of study show that nine variables affect the ap...

The main goal of this research is to assess socio- psychotic factors affecting the application ICTsby facultymembers in Islamic Azad University. Simple random sampling method was used. Given that the presentsurvey has a descriptive-field plan and questionnaire is measurement tool that reliability and validity of thistool was confirmed. The results of study show that nine variables affect the ap...

The role of information and communication technology (ICT) in accelerating development is drawing increasing attention. ICT promises to help isolated and disenfranchised communities transform themselves into development participants who are better informed and integrated. However, this promise is tempered by concerns that the control and application of ICT could reinforce—or simply reconfigure—...

The purpose of the paper is to review some previous research examining ICT efficiency and the impact of ICT on educational output/outcome as well as different conceptual and methodological issues related to performance measurement. Moreover, a definition, measurements and the empirical application of a model measuring the efficiency of ICT use and its impact at national levels will be considere...

The concept of "hosted application" in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) outsourcing is not new. The technological advances in computer connectivity and the Internet, has enabled the emergence of a new business model called Application Service Provider (ASP). An ASP is a company that hosts applications for third parties over an intranet or the Internet, charging them a negotiated ...

Enterprises need flexibility in application of engineering know-how and continuous increase of engineering know-how to lower cost of production while the speed of changes in the global market place increases. A threat for enterprises however is loss of engineering know-how through floating staff: staff is hired on temporary contracts and experts continuously are looking for new opportunities fo...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a collection of resources and tools used to generate, communicate, and to store, and manage information systematically. ICT includes computers, the internet, broadcasting technologies, and telephony. It also offers opportunities for global integration. ICT is an indicator for economic development and social well-being of poor people, and also in...

In this paper we address the influence of information and communication technology (ICT) on sustainable transport in two ways, i.e. by examining the relation between ICT use and transport demand and by examining the direct application of ICT in the transport system. Following a discussion of the various negative externalities of transport and a discussion of the latest insights into the impacts...

This paper discusses the application of the prototyping approach to investigating the requirements on strategies for cooperative planning and con ict resolution of independent agents by means of an example application: the strategic game \Scotland Yard". The strategies for coordinating the agents, which are parallel algorithms, are developed with a prototyping approach using ProSet-Linda. ProSe...