...The role of ICT in Retail sector India is on the brink of becoming an economic power house ready to unleash its largely untapped potential for those who willing to take right steps forward. Over the last few years, retail has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the Indian economy. ICT has changed modern business practice, making collaborative supply chain management possible.The paper evaluates the role of ICT in the operations of retail organization. The purpose of this paper is to address the critical role-play of Information Technology and IT enabled Services (ITeS) in Retail sector, which is booming in India, and a lime-light into security concerns and other important areas such as system integration, a right business intelligence (BI) solution, and technology for sales & customer care, etc.Large and medium retail houses need to look at an efficient integration with external and internal functional participants (Suppliers to POS), thus need of smart and secured networking. People and training them is also an integral part of the total infrastructure management, therefore technology advancement is considered to be cost effective and just-in-time-update. Keywords: Store operations, Information technology in retail store ,Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM),IT enabled services. Introduction: Retailing is a “technology-intensive industry. It is a well-known fact that the retail industry always works on razor thin margins and...
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...Role of ICT development in rural areas in Africa African culture is all about being together rather than progressing as an individual, therefore the main purpose of ict in rural Africa should be a tool of being/getting together. This can either be explained in ways of social networks such as face book and twitter for one or group communication, or using internet as an addition to current group activities. For example, wedding initiations can be sent easily to distant relatives. ICT can be presented as way of gathering information, for education purposes or community purposes. Community Development As community is the central way of life in rural East Africa, people should strive to community development rather than individual development. This is a difficult concept in western people, because they do not have such tight communities. A development should be beneficial for the whole community such as sanitation or clean drinking water rather than a bigger house or a faster car. ICT can support these developments in ways of education and providing (access to) resources that can be used for community activities such as building borehole environmental conservation example biogas or setting up an agricultural project. Besides these benefits, integration of ICT in rural areas provides many jobs and opportunities. Education In many ways ICT can be beneficial in the educational branch. Teachers can access to more educational programs and can compare these among each other to strive to...
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...2 ICTs AND GLOBAL WORKING IN A NON-FLAT WORLD Geoff Walsham Judge Business School University of Cambridge Cambridge, U.K. Abstract This paper rejects the hypothesis of Thomas Friedman that ICT-enabled globalization is driving us toward a flat world. Instead, it is argued that the world remains uneven, full of seams, culturally heterogeneous, locally specific, inequitable, not well-integrated and constantly changing. This argument is supported by an analysis of three areas of ICT-enabled global working, namely global software outsourcing, global IS roll-out, and global virtual teams. The paper then builds on these analyses to put forward an agenda for future IS research on ICTs and global working based on three research themes: identity and cross-cultural working; globalization, localization and standardization; and power, knowledge, and control. The paper concludes that the area of ICTs and global working offers the IS field a major research opportunity to make a significant contribution to our understanding of a set of crucial issues in our more globalized world. Flat world, globalization, global software outsourcing, global IS roll-out, global virtual teams, IS research agenda, identity, cross-cultural working, standardization, power, knowledge, control Keywords 1 INTRODUCTION The changes taking place in the global economy, including those in the burgeoning services component, are the subject of much debate by a wide range of commentators including journalists, practitioners...
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...ICT (information and communication technologies) is increasingly reducing barriers among states, individuals and corporations by creating a more economic interdependence and global integration which in turn makes the globe a dynamic place. Since the development of technology the world has consistently been made smaller from time to time by reducing the physical, economical and socio-political barriers thus turning the world into what scholars refer to as a global village. We cannot talk about ICT and its role in flattening of the world without touching on globalization. Globalization in this case refers to the increasing free flow of readily available technology, ideas, market and people. In the book “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman he argues that ICT and global integration have enables countries like China and India to develop the fastest growing economies in the world. In his book Thomas starts us off by telling us he realizes the world is flat when he visits a campus in India. Friedman is impressed by the campus’s advanced technology such as the glass-and-steel buildings and large flat-screen televisions. The playing field has been leveled; now countries like India can compete for global knowledge. Friedman argues that we are now in the midst of Globalization 3.0 is a period in which the world shrinks from small to tiny, flattening to such a degree that individuals can collaborate and compete globally. The ...
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...TITLE PAGE THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS IN FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (FCE), ZARIA KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA BY NAME | REG NUMBER | USMAN HAUWA | EZ/11/MACO/008 | MICHAEL GOTOM HELEN | EZ/11/MACO/036 | AKUBO OMERA ISAIAH | EZ/11/MACO/043 | SARKI DORATHY BELLO | EZ/11/MACO/089 | IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION (NCE), DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ZARIA JULY, 2014 APROVAL PAGE This project has been read and approved as meeting the requirement for the Award of Nigeria Certificate in Education in the School of Science, Mathematics Department, Federal College of Education, Zaria. ____________________________ _____________________ MAL. UMAR ISAH OHIMEGE DATE PROJECT SUPERVISOR _________________________ _______________________ MAL. SANI SAIDU DATE PROJECT COORDINATOR _________________________ _______________________ SHETTIMA MUSTAPHA DATE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT DEDICATION We whole-heartedly dedicate this research study to God Almighty for His guidance, protection, care and infinite mercy that He bestrode upon us throughout the period of our study, who is the sources of wisdom and knowledge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We whole-heartedly thank God Almighty for the opportunity He has granted to us to complete this piece of work successfully and for his infinite...
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...GOVERNANCE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Role of ICT in the governance of higher education Mrs. Shankarisankar, M.A.,MPHIL.,M.ED.,MPHIL., HDCA., DMTT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SRM SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SRM UNIVERSITY Abstract The increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has brought changes to teaching and learning at all levels of higher education systems (HES). Across the past twenty years the use of ICT has fundamentally changed the practices and procedures of nearly all forms of endeavour within business and governance. Traditional forms of teaching and learning are increasingly being converted to online and virtual environments. ICT increases the flexibility of delivery of education so that learners can access knowledge anytime and from anywhere. It can influence the way students are taught and how they learn as now the processes are learner driven and not by teachers. This paper is a critical analysis with reference to the changes taking place in teaching and learning process and the role that ICTs have played in this transformation. This paper highlights the various impacts of ICT on higher education and explores potential future developments. The paper argues the role of ICT in transforming teaching and learning and seeks to explore how this will impact on the way programs will be offered and delivered in the universities and colleges of that makes an easy way for good governance of higher education. Introduction Over the past...
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...Information and Communication Technology (ICT) according to Hamelink .T (1997) , is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application , encompassing : radio , television cellular phone , computer and network hardware and software , satellite system as well as the various services and application associated with the term such as video conferencing and distance learning.ICT is a more specific term that stresses the task of integrating communications and the amalgamation of tele-communications , for examples telephone lines and wireless signals , computers , vital enterprise software and audio visual system which are used by people to access information. From the above insight about ICT, it can be seen that the use of technology through cell phones , computers , the web , designed machines , radio and the television is of vital importance in as much as disseminating information is concerned. Zimbabwe is one of the Sub-Saharan Countries which is pursuing technological transformation, especially in the field of Information and Communication Technology. Upgrading the whole national system from an analogue to a digital system has become one of the main goals of the Zimbabwean Government. The government of Zimbabwe through the leadership of the icon of Africa his Excellency Comrade Robert Mugabe came up with a master-plan to harness the economic situation in the country. After the landslide victory in 2013 elections, his Excellency Comrade Robert Mugabe...
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...Dilapidated, overcrowded public schools in the Philippines By Dante Pastrana 20 June 2014 Public schools across the Philippines began a new school year this month. An estimated 21 million children are enrolled in a public school system that, after decades of deliberate starving of funds by successive governments, is nothing less than atrocious. Newspapers reported that in Metro Manila 82 percent of the 764 public schools in the metropolis were congested, and were conducting classes in two shifts. The first shift starts as early as 6 a.m. and the second ends as late as six in the evening. There were reported to be as many as 80 students in each classroom. School authorities resorted to cutting classes in half and cramming the excess students into “science labs, libraries, corridors and even the principal’s office.” In Tacloban city, devastated last November by Typhoon Haiyan, a local newspaper reported that in one school, hundreds of children endured the searing heat, reaching 30 degrees Celsius, in three temporary classrooms with walls of corrugated iron sheets. “It is pitiful to see them packed like sardines,” the Sun Daily quoted Gina Villamor, who was waiting for her two children, aged 6 and 10. Typhoon Haiyan damaged 3,100 schools, with 20,000 classrooms needing to be either rebuilt or repaired. An estimated 1.4 million children are affected. Seven months after the typhoon, however, only 35 percent of classrooms, that were totally damaged, and 53 percent of those that were...
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...September/December 2012 Understanding the Importance, Impacts and Barriers of ICT on Teaching and Learning in East African Countries Berhane Aradom Tedla Northeast Normal University Abstract This paper based on synthesis of the research literature, observation and focused group discussion with East African Scholars on the use of Information and Computer Technology (ICT) in primary and secondary schools in East African Countries with a particular focus to understand the importance, impacts and barriers of ICT into classroom Instruction. The study explored internal and external factors that surround ICT issues, policies of ICT integration and factors that facilitate or impede the use of ICT, with the focus of improving the quality of teaching-learning process. The study reveals that the inhibiting factors are unrealistic policies of ICT, poor infrastructure, lack of teacher competence, confidence, incentive, perception and beliefs, imposed curriculum, lack of proper network, political instability, brain drain, sporadic electricity, poor transportation, lack of public awareness and participation, poor school leadership, technological illiteracy and lack of pedagogical skills. The study further revealed that ICT integration is far behind in East African Schools as a consequence of ICT deficiency, absence of pre-service and in-service teacher training and poor teachers’ welfare and morale. Eventually, the study concluded that ICT is crucial for anytime and anyplace learning to ensure economic...
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...ICT in Retail Sector – India ICT in Retail Sector India July 2011 Executive Summary Retail sector is estimated to reach INR x tr in 20‐‐ and is expected to witness a growth CAGR of a% to reach INR y tr in 20‐‐ IT / ICT adoption in India is fast gaining popularity, wherein growing retail and trade activity is p p p y g expected to push the adoption rate by a large extent Cuurrently, retail sector in India spend about b% ‐ c % of the overall yearly sales on IT services Market Availability of better and faster IT / ICT solutions with maximum accuracy is pushing the industry forward significantly Technology Adoption in Retail Currently, adoption of IT / ICT in retail sector is estimated at INR z bn of the overall IT / ICT Currently, adoption of IT / ICT in retail sector is estimated at INR z bn of the overall IT / ICT industry in India Growing trade and retail activities is resulting in the need for line of business specific applications aimed at catering to the specific needs of the sector p y pp y Cost component, flexibility and customization of applications are the key selection criteria amongst retailers for the selection of IT / ICT tools and services Cloud computing plays a major role in the enhancement of operational procedures of retailing wherein data and information are transmitted on a real time basis thereby facilitating faster decision making It is predominantly implemented in the fields of supply chain management, inventory ...
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...Technology –Role, Usage, Awareness by the Distance Learner” Authors Information Name Shukla Pankaj Designation State Head Institute Knowledge Management Research Organization (KMRO) E-Mail address write2pankajshukla@gmail.com Name Chirag V.Jiyani Designation Lecturer Institute Aroma Commerce College E-Mail address write.chiragpatel@gmail.com Submitted to: National Conference “Business Strategies and India’s Economic Growth” R.B.Institute of Management Studies. Ahmedabad Abstract. This research paper is based on the different role of ICT in providing education to the distance learner and different types of ICTs being used in ODL and their specific applications to the various facets of the mode of delivery .Researcher is interested to find out the level of awareness of ICTs and it is utilization by the distance learner of the Ahmadabad region. Researcher also identify whether quality of education is ensured in a technology-driven system of teaching and learning. Based on the data collected through secondary sources and a primary survey, the researcher in this paper makes an assessment of the extent of usage, awareness, quality of education prevalent, among distance learner of Ahmadabad region. KEY WORDS : - Information Communication Technology (ICT), Open Distance Learning (ODL), role, utilization, awareness and quality of education through ICT. Table of Content Particulars | Page no | Objectives | 4 | Introduction | 4 | Role of the...
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...drawings. Physical; Physical resources are needed in the Coca Cola business setting to assure the organisation has specific places/ buildings to work efficiently. These resources need to be maintained so that Coca Cola can perform well in each of their activities and roles, this also includes assuring safety in the work setting and making sure all the machinery and plant (where manufacturing takes place; labelling, bottling, filling machines etc.) work well and are in good condition. Coca Cola has resources such as different buildings and facilities for eg; They have office buildings to make sure they seem presentable and professional; their office properties have a modern look with a presentable entrance and reception, conference rooms, lecture rooms, also comfortable lounges for the guests and staff at Coca Cola. The Coca Cola head offices have departments like the ICT, human resources, marketing and sales, also finance because these areas will work more efficiently in an office setting which consists of the appropriate equipment, chairs, tables, computers, organised space etc. For example in the ICT departments walking in you may find more hardware than in any other department for eg; marketing and sales. ICT departments are equipped and stocked with a lot of wide screen professional computers, connection to internet, also printers and scanners, equipment other departments might not know how to use. Human resource departments are mainly responsible for employee paper...
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...The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Language Teaching and Learning In University Education Introduction: In 2000, Nigeria developed a policy on Information Technology (IT), with the aim of making Nigeria an IT adapted country in Africa and also a leading player in the use of ICT as an implement for sustainable development and global competitiveness. Since then Information and Communication Technology has been on the lips of every academic. The world is about to leave behind anyone that is not ICT compliant. ICT has various forms and roles which it performs in learning, especially in the teaching and learning of language. It is a powerful tool which can take the form of texts, pictures, tables, graphs, emails, fax, chat groups, discussion groups, SMSs, socializing portals, dictionaries, e-encyclopaedia, Power Point presentations, websites and audio-videos, etc. It can play instructional roles which include making learners feel more relaxed to learn various topics and tasks and making them active as learning is technologically based. The problem which we have identified in the use of ICT in tertiary education is lack of infrastructure and trained manpower (personnel) to use the ICT tools in teaching and learning. Most lecturers, technologists and students who are supposed to use the ICT tools are ignorant of what they are and their uses. Previous researches on ICT have focused on the hardware, software, professional development and support services....
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...CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Information dissemination is an old as man’s ability to communicate meaningfully and intelligently among people to differentiate human beings from animals. There had been some existed channels of making meaningful transfer of information in form, facets and useful ideas through diverse kinds of tangible and intangible media. Since most of these early channels of communication were predominantly physical, they came with lots of problems and difficulties. Imagine in the olden days when teaching learning and communication were carried out through crude means. This research work would extensively examine the role of information and communication technology (ICT), up to the present age that can be called modern ICT age. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The word is growing digital every second in time with the evolution of new ideas radically transforming every facet of human endeavors and lives generally. There is a great potential for significant improvement our lives as a result of the new technological advancement will depend entirely on the spread with which we adapt to it. Oxford advanced learners dictionary: Information is fact or details about something while technology is the scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry. In the word of Hornby (1982), information is the giving of knowledge or news while technology is defined as the study mastering and utilization of manufacturing and industrial methods, systematic application of knowledge...
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...CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Information dissemination is an old as man’s ability to communicate meaningfully and intelligently among people to differentiate human beings from animals. There had been some existed channels of making meaningful transfer of information in form, facets and useful ideas through diverse kinds of tangible and intangible media. Since most of these early channels of communication were predominantly physical, they came with lots of problems and difficulties. Imagine in the olden days when teaching learning and communication were carried out through crude means. This research work would extensively examine the role of information and communication technology (ICT), up to the present age that can be called modern ICT age. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The word is growing digital every second in time with the evolution of new ideas radically transforming every facet of human endeavors and lives generally. There is a great potential for significant improvement our lives as a result of the new technological advancement will depend entirely on the spread with which we adapt to it. Oxford advanced learners dictionary: Information is fact or details about something while technology is the scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry. In the word of Hornby (1982), information is the giving of knowledge or news while technology is defined as the study mastering and utilization of manufacturing and industrial methods, systematic application of knowledge...
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