This paper presents the results of a pre-pilot experiment offered in Bulgaria for teachers’ trainers who have to update their skills using ICT in teaching. The pre-pilot became a synergy of results of two European projects – the Leonardo Innovative Teacher (I*Teach) project and the FP6 TENCompetence project. The methodology for building ICT-enhanced skills, developed in the frame of the I*Teach...

In order to decrease Information and Communication Technology (ICT) security threats caused by human errors an increased concentration on education and learning is necessary. Because of the large amount of new users, with different kind of learning capabilities, the traditional teaching methods are not sufficient. Alternative forms of education are needed. This article discusses why ICT securit...

This article analyses the field of research on information and communication technology (ICT) in education. It reviews the results of ICT researches carried out in the world. First, the article presents the retrospective of researches on ICT implementation into education. Summarizing them, it reviews main research findings in five areas of ICT implementation: 1) the impact of ICT use on student...

Over 400 e-learning grant applications from Australian primary schools were analysed to determine the nature of the proposed ICT-based projects in Literacy and Numeracy. Three key dimensions emerged from the teacher descriptions: ICT Infrastructure, Motivation and ICT Use, and Pedagogy and Innovation. The three dimensions, and the interactions between the dimensions, provide a means for underst...

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) and knowledge management processes (KM process) in Indian milk cooperatives and non-government organizations. Both qualitative and quantitative methods have been adopted in this study. Data were collected using questionnaires from 275 members working in both milk co-operatives and non...

This paper introduces a distributed and open ICT infrastructure that is being developed in the ECOLEAD IST IP project to help members of Collaborative Networks in doing businesses and collaborations more efficiently. ICT-I design relies on the service oriented architecture paradigm and it is implemented with web-services. ICT-I services are to be used on demand and pay-per-use models. It is fle...

Based on a survey and extended interviews with 78 domestic and international managers of a leading bank in India, this paper identifies some problems encountered with the utilization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) by this enterprise in its global marketing strategy. A comparative analysis of the survey responses reveal recognizable differences among managers within and outsi...

A review of the literature about student use of ICT and the impact of ICT use on learning reveals a complexity of rationales and terminology that underwrite ICT initiatives; various dimensions and stages of integration; inherent methodological difficulties; obstacles to integration such as teacher ICT confidence, expertise and beliefs about the potential for ICT to make a difference to student ...

In the paper, information on economic development trends in developed countries are analyzed. The current status of information society and economy of the country is reviewed and some recommendations are given for future development. The problems of Information Society and establishment of its innovative economy are studied. In this turn, development trends information economy in developed coun...