This paper seeks to understand the role of the Internet and information and communications technology (ICT) in potential democratic movements. We propose an ecological model of technological development and democratization which recognizes that change can occur (1) at individual as well as social levels; (2) on a continuum from oppression to freedom; and (3) in multiple social spheres. Using ca...

This paper analyses the impact of the recent Geo-ICT developments, such as information system modelling standards, database technology, positioning systems, Internet development, wireless communication and acceptance of geometry standards within general ICT tools, on cadastral systems. Efficient design, development, testing and maintenance of cadastral systems allow the introduction of such sys...

The use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in health systems is increasing worldwide. While it is assumed that ICT holds great potential to make health services more efficient and grant patients more empowerment, research on these trends is at an early stage. Building on a study of the impact of ICT on physicians and patients in Israel, a Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) spo...

he change in the postal sector over the past 20 years and in particular the are transforming the postal services industries such as institutional, market and ents. Taking the argument from here this paper defines the four major response erators all across the world to analyse how different firms and countries are enges of increased competition and changing consumer behaviour, also in ing libera...

Technological innovation has generated considerable interest among academics and practitioners in recent years. In recent decades, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) such as computer terminals, e-mail and the Internet and their applications have become the major drivers of innovation, growth and social change. Moreover, as the OECD points out (OECD, 2010), in times of crisis there...

During the last couple of decades e-learning has become an important way of education. In comparison to traditional, face-to-face learning, where all participants are collocated (same place/same time), e-learning represent a radical change in education process, because participants in e-learning process are at physical distance. Due to the physical separation of participants in e-learning proce...

ICT-related change is usually studied from the point when a technological artifact has arrived in an organization. Applying an activity-theoretical lens, this paper explores the contradictions within a medium-sized organization’s central activity system, the manifestations of which motivated the decision to engage in a substantial change and shaped the object of the initiative. It illuminates t...