1. Communication, not technology, should be the central concern. 2. Strong health systems and other basic services are essential for effective use of ICTs. 3. Increased capacity to access, organise, repackage and use information effectively is a major priority. 4. Local ownership, participation and content improve the relevance of ICT activities. 5. ICTs should complement other communication wo...

Postmodernism does not have a standard definition. However, this paper tries to formulate the characteristics of postmodernism based on various ideas from some postmodernism figures. There are five characteristics of postmodernism which successfully formulated. Based on these five characteristics, this paper looks at the differences between postmodernism with its predecessor, that is modernism....

In this paper we demonstrate the application of a methodology for federated database design. Federated database design includes the transformation of heterogeneous local schemata from the native data models of the component database systems into a common data model, the integration of these homogenized schemata into the federated schema, and the derivation of external schemata for global applic...

docrine tumor that is clinically classified as functioning or nonfunctioning based on its ability to produce hormones. From a pathologist’s viewpoint, however, ICTs are indistinguishable from each other (1, 2). The prompt identification and early treatment of ICTs is of importance because it has been shown to improve the prognosis and life expectancy more than other pancreatic malignancies (3)....

A basic ingredient of Concurrent Engineering (CE) is that all aspects of the product's life-cycle should be considered as early as possible during design. A key idea that has been adopted for the implementation of CE is the use of a team, in which each member is an expert on some aspect of the product in a phase of its life-cycle. In our work, we use a team of software agents. Our goal is to st...

the study was carried out to assess the implication of the use of selected information and communication technologies (icts) for extension service delivery in nigeria. the simple random technique was used to select fifty percent of the total extension agents which equivalent to forty-two respondents as sample size for the study. frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation were us...

This study extends the Technological culturation (TC) model proposed by Straub et al. by examining the influences of two additional constructs accessibility of technology (AT) and perceived socio-economic prospects (PSEP) on the usage (U) of information and communications technologies (ICTs). Research question was: In addition to technological culturation, do “accessibility of ICTs” and “indivi...

Information and communication technologies (ICTs)hold tremendous potential for rural development inGhana in the areas of agriculture, health, educationand small scale industries. However, issues such asthe availability of ICTs, electricity, literacy, telecom-munications and content have to be addressed beforeany benefits can be obtained from ICTs for ruraldevelopment.

As presented in other chapters contained within this book, emotions, and particularly their social aspects, have a vast infl uence on people’s attitudes, motivations, and behaviors in almost every domain of life. Yet, in some domains emotions operate merely peripherally and at times even as negligible psychological forces. In other domains, however, and under specifi c circumstances, collective...