[Asis-l] The contents of the latest issue of: International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD)

[Dr. Susheel Chhabra]

The contents of the latest issue of: 
 
International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 1, Issue 4, October-December 2009
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1935-5661 EISSN: 1935-567X  
Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA
www.igi-global.com/ijicthd
 
Editors-in-Chief: 
Susheel Chhabra, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, India
Hakikur Rahman, University of Minho, Portugal
 
PAPER ONE
 
Technology Education: Empirical Evidence from Osun State in Nigeria
 
Nancy Bertaux, Xavier University, USA
Adekunle Okunoye, Xavier University, USA
Abiodun O. Bada, The George Washington University, USA
 
In developing countries, information technology education is associated with high cost and is not typically available outside urban areas. Seeking IT education might not be on the priority list of countries battling numerous problems related to healthcare, housing, nutrition, and other basic needs of life; however, IT education is an increasingly important aspect of human resource development, as well as economic development. This article presents a case where the provision of IT education differs from the conventional emphasis on urban dwellers. The authors discuss the case of Summit Computers in a rural community in Nigeria. The authors discuss the important factors to benefit and enhance the sustainability of IT education in rural communities.
 
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http://www.infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=35223
 
PAPER TWO
 
Strategic Metamorphoses of ICT Sector for Human Development in India
 
Meeta Mathur, University of Rajasthan, India
Sangeeta Sharma, University of Rajasthan, India
 
As Indian economy gets integrated to the global economy and strives to improve in terms of human development indicators, a special role exists for information and communication technologies (ICTs) in this process. The strategic metamorphoses and the resultant expansion of ICTs linked telecommunication services in India have favorably influenced the effort to accelerate the pace of human development by enabling equality in access to information, creation of employment, improving the quality of life, better livelihood opportunities in rural areas, growth of agriculture, impetus to business development, environmental management, and many more. After the initiation of economic planning in India, telecom services are assumed to be a natural monopoly and are provided by one entity without competition. The government launched ambitious ICT infrastructure initiatives, radically changing its communication policy framework. 
 
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http://www.infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=35224
 
PAPER THREE
 
Users’ Perception of Internet Characteristics in the Academic Environment
 
Abdullah Almobarraz, Imam University, Saudi Arabia
 
In this article, the author examines the characteristics of the Internet that motivates faculty members of Imam Muhammad Bin Saud University (IMSU) in Saudi Arabia to utilize the Internet in their research and instructional activities. The framework of the study is attributed of innovations offered by Rogers. The author adopts a modified instrument to collect the data and measure the attributes. 
 
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http://www.infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=35225
 
PAPER FOUR
 
Trust and Technology in Inter-Organizational Business Relations
 
Muneesh Kumar, University of Delhi South Campus, India and ESC-PAU, France
Mamta Sareen, University of Delhi, India
 
The emergence of inter-organizational systems has facilitated easy and fast flow of information among the trading partners. This has affected the business relations among the trading parties involved. Though the inter-organizational systems have helped a lot in improving the business relations, the vulnerability and the virtual environment of such systems raise the issues of trust that may affect the long-term business relations. In this article, the authors empirically examine the relationship between the levels of assurance with regard to deployment and implementation of relevant technology tools in addressing the identified technology-related trust issues. This article presented the empirical evidence, based on a survey of 106 Indian companies using inter-organizational systems for managing their business relations.
 
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http://www.infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=35226
 
PAPER FIVE
 
Enhancing Service Quality in Hospitals: Mining Multiple Data Sources
 
Anirban Chakraborty, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, India
Sonal G Rawat, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, India
Susheel Chhabra, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, India
 
Large organizations use multiple data sources and centralize processing in these organizations require analysis of huge database originating from various locations. Data mining association rules help perform exploration and analysis of large amounts of data to discover meaningful patterns which can facilitate effective decision-making. This article is to enhance service quality in a hospital using data mining. The improvement in service quality helps create hygienic environment and enhance technical competence among staff members. The authors propose a weighting model to identify valid rules among large number of forwarded rules from various data sources. This model is applied to rank the rules based on patient perceived service parameters in a hospital. 
 
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http://www.infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=35227
 
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CALL FOR PAPERS
 
MISSION OF IJICTHD:
 
The mission of the International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) is to create awareness of how ICTs can contribute to human development in several areas. IJICTHD describes the link between ICTs and human development (which includes economic, social and political development), identifies the potential applications of ICTs for the development of human beings, and provides insightful analysis about those factors (also contextual and institutional ones) that affect ICTs for human development initiatives. This journal also proposes strategies (to both governments and international cooperation organizations) to move forward and to address future challenges.
 
COVERAGE OF IJICTHD:
 
Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following: 
 
Digital divide 
ICTs and agriculture 
ICTs and citizen participation 
ICTs and commerce 
ICTs and culture 
ICTs and disasters management 
ICTs and economic development 
ICTs and education 
ICTs and ethics 
ICTs and gender equality 
ICTs and governance 
ICTs and health 
ICTs and human empowerment 
ICTs and human rights 
ICTs and international cooperation 
ICTs and poverty alleviation 
ICTs and the environment 
Knowledge for development 
Policy making with regard to ICTs for development
 
Interested authors should consult the journal’s manuscript submission guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijicthd.
 
All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: 
Editor-in-Chief:  Susheel Chhabra at susheel_chhabra at hotmail.com 		 	   		  
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