The project involved a review of relevant literatures and current practices, as well as informal interviews and conversations, and has led to the development of a prototype framework for the characterisation of ICT projects (ICT4Adaptation) and the proactive generation of ideas for potential ICT4Adapation initiatives. This report provides an introduction to the potential roles of ICT in climate...

All organisations are now facing one of the largest upheavals in business practice since the ‘great depression’. Information technology organisations, who frequently lead the development of change based around ICT, are being asked to develop new products and services that add significant value for customers and to radically change their internal processes so that they are more cost effective. I...

Rural women in Bangladesh have limited access to resources and public spheres due to socio-cultural restrictions. Women suffer from severe discrimination, and it is thought this is heightened due to a lack of access to information. Information communication and technology (ICT) is a potential tool that can reach rural women and enrich their knowledge. This paper discusses women‟s empowerment in...

Many governments are emphasizing the need to improve ICT skills, research and innovations, often making special reference to the role of higher education. At the 2003 conference of NACCQ, several authors reported on change and innovation in ICT teaching. Change in Higher Education in general continues, as was evident from some of the papers presented at the 2003 HERDSA conference in New Zealand...

If you are reading this on the web, as I assume most of you are, then you are committed, committed to the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and its use in the educational environment. On the other hand you may in fact be one of the majority who accepts that the Technological express is coming your way but you are not so sure if (a) you want to get on. or (b) you are not all ...

This chapter discusses the role of Green ICT in improving the management of information and knowledge about sustainability in order to promote behavior change. Drawing upon a knowledge management theoretical framework, this research investigates a free-of-charge Internet tool, Microsoft Hohm, which enables American homes to better manage their energy consumption. The study shows the relevance o...

The purpose of this paper is to find some features to develop the utilization of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in practical classes and derive some findings useful to experts, making ICT applicable in classes. A questionnaire was developed to investigate experts’ views toward integration of ICT in practice classroom. Twenty high school science experts were randomly selected t...

Among policy makers, it is widely believed that information communication technology (ICT) investment has an important role to play in raising educational achievement. Economists are more likely to reach the opposite conclusion after a number of studies have not found any evidence for a positive relationship between computers or computer software and educational achievement. In this paper, we e...