Electronic cities result from the implication of information and communication technology (ICT) in the contemporary era. Significant ICT development and internet network expansion as well as the need of urban management to new ideas in managing cities lead us toward a new strategy called "electronic cities". The current study aims at investigating the Electronic Cities' Strategic Plan...

Choosing the best access technology for delivering broadband services, is an important and complex step in moving toward NGN, specially in non-developed and developing countries. This paper, proposes a simple classification of users due to their communicational needs, and recommends the most appropriate access method for each class of users, considering network infrastructure in non-developed a...

BACKGROUND Despite the relatively huge ICT investment and policy deployment in higher institutions in Ethiopia, there is still scant information about the success of implementation of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the higher education. This study, therefore, was carried out with an aim to assess knowledge and utilization of Information Communication Technology (ICT) among me...

Despite coming of age with the Internet and other technology, many college students lack the information and communication technology (ICT) literacy skills—locating, evaluating, and communicating information—necessary to navigate and use the overabundance of information available today. This paper presents a study of the validity of a simulations-based assessment of ICT literacy skills. Our ove...

This paper presents a framework for ICT adoption in Indian SMEs; Globalization has made huge impact in today’s scenario of business organizations SMEs are the most needed sector to be aware about the development and changing trends of the technology. Information and Communication Technology(ICT) plays critical role in growth of SMEs. Various aspects of ICT adoption issues and challenges are hig...

The purpose of this Study study is to identify and rank the development drivers of knowledge-based, technology-driven businesses. This work is conducted as a case study in Fars Province Science and Technology Park. It is a descriptive survey in terms of purpose since a part of its data is collected through questionnaires and is of surveying type because it describes the existing conditions. The...