ICT can play a vital role in facilitating quality care and support for people living with chronic illness. Recently, there has been a proliferation of ICT-enabled consumer health devices. These devices can enable individual patients more precise monitoring and control of chronic conditions, and can generate information and statistics for analysis by health professionals. The adoption of the ICT...

This study investigates factors that affect the adoption of information and communications technology (ICT) in Africa. The study also compares the ICT adoption factors in African nations with that of developed nations, represented by the Organization of Economic and Cooperative Development (OECD) over a period of over 21years. Using a large set of data from World Bank and pooled regression anal...

This article reports on a study that examines an under-researched area, the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in Australian home based businesses (HBB). HBB constitute a large part of the economy, yet little is known of how they use ICT to improve their business operations. The study involved interviews with 30 business operators in the Western region of Melbourne, a majo...

This paper presents research on influence of information and communication technologies on decentralization of organizational structure. An empirical research was conducted, in which decentralization was described by dominant management style was compared to the level of composite index of ICT adoption. Also, consulting experience in four major Serbian companies was used to further elaborate an...

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 successful operation of companies in most industries is becoming increasingly dependent on their ability to adopt and utilise ICT systems. However, ICT adoption often requires: knowledge of business and IT, investment in IT infrastructure, plans to invest and training in new technologies and other aspects. Many companies lack these factors, resulting in a steady increase in the demand for I...

During the past few decades, different forms of technology based self-­‐tracking have become increasingly common but received little attention in academic research. In this study, we aim to address this gap by examining the adoption and adoption interests of four different ...

this paper discussed the application of information and communication technology (ict) in pharmaceutical product marketing in nigeria. data for the study was obtained from 76 pharmaceutical firms in southwest nigeria which comprised of about 95% of the pharmaceutical companies that were into manufacturing of drugs in nigeria. the categories of firms surveyed include retail pharmacy, combination...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is today seen as a catalyst for change in the way work is carried out. Over the past decade there have been a number of studies examining both the decisionmaking behind ICT adoption (the driving forces for adoption) as well as the perceived benefits from that adoption. However, no studies have attempted to determine, or indeed map whether emphasis ...

The focus in this paper is on conditions for ICT use in SMEs expressed as formative infrastructure. Questions concern needs for infrastructure among SMEs, actors roles, and concepts constituting a formative infrastructure for ICT-adoption and use. Few – if any – studies, take the perspective of SMEs’ needs for infrastructure concerning use of ICT. A formative ICT infrastructure is constituted b...