now-a-days, due to the quick growth of science and technology, institutionalization of learning organizations sounds as more important among public service organizations, and that is because they should be able to offer better services to their customers in accordance with the quick changes of science and technology. one of these organizations to be emphasized upon is jahad-e-keshavarzi organiz...

SUMMARY In this paper, we propose an intrablog-based informal communication encouraging system named " Attractiblog. " It has been pointed out that daily informal communications at a shared public space play very important role in information sharing in an organization. However , in most cases, the communications are often mere chats. To make the communications more informative, it is necessary...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how information and communications technology (ICT) literacy skills reflect twenty-first century requirements for researching and communicating information in digital environments. An interactive problem-based, scenario-based, web-based assessment tool, iSkills, has been developed through a broad-based effort to establish standards for performance ...

According to international and national indicators in Mexico are more than four million of people who cannot read and write. Moreover, reports of Standouts, such as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and World Economic Forum (WEF) make suggestions to improve use levels of Information and communications technology (ICT) in order to collaborate to solve thes...

increasing complexity and turbulence of the environment, is requires the quickly response and good reaction of organizations, this conditions has increased the need of organizations to think and act beyond their current issues have been solved. in today's competitive and changing environment, being smart and acting smart is the best guarantee for the success of any business. the present st...

The Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations is compared with alternative models for explaining the current research system in its social contexts. Communications and negotiations between institutional partners generate an overlay that increasingly reorganizes the underlying arrangements. The institutional layer can be considered as the retention mechanism of a developing system...

Purpose The aim of this paper is to find out why some organizations adopt ICT later than the others, and whether organizations have different adoption strategies based on the type of ICT. Design/methodology/approach This paper is an empirical study of the ICT diffusion process between the early and late adopters of relational database and local area network. Findings The results of the study in...

Information and communication technology (ICT) has become important for many public services as they seek to become more efficient and effective. Authorities in Norway have since 1997 formulated strategic plans for ICT in healthcare, striving to obtain seamless care and funding in varying degree have been allocated in order to achieve results. In this chapter we present several initiatives conc...

Regardless of what ICT solutions are planned or proposed, or in what situations ICT is considered, it is important to first have a thorough understanding of the current state of the situation in the organization in question, so as to be able to understand the ereadiness and the challenges that need to be overcome in the adoption process and resource-wise of the organization. In this paper we fo...