ethical decisions that a technology user must make fundamentally different than those facing the ordinary person? No‚ because it is difficult to resolve competing interests no matter what the nature of action or behavior is contemplated. Is the existence of competing interests ’ reason enough to impose a set of rules‚ or codes of conduct‚ within the technology environment? Unfortunately‚ the large number of activities‚ and their complex nature‚ conducted by information technology professionals‚ and
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Information and Communication Technologies and the Effects of Globalization: Twenty-First Century "Digital Slavery" for Developing Countries--Myth or Reality? L. A. Ogunsola Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library‚ Obafemi Awolowo University Ile - Ife‚ Nigeria Abstract The main goal of this paper is to examine the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) revolution and the concept of globalization as they effect developing countries. Globalization as one of the reasons for possible widening of
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Information Technology Act Vivian Pearson BIS/220 June 10‚ 2013 Daina Scott There are several advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of certain acts. The two acts which will be discussed in my paper are the Children’s Online Privacy Act of 1998 and The Children Internet Protection Act. Children’s online Privacy Act COPPA‚ 1998 The Children’s Online Privacy Act is a federal law constructed to limit the collection and
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International Journal of Trade‚ Economics and Finance‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 1‚ June‚ 2010 2010-023X Information Technology roles in Accounting Tasks – A Multiple-case Study Maria do Céu Gaspar Alves accounting‚ the relationship between IT and accounting has been studied relatively little” (Granlund‚ 2007:3). Based on a literature review of earlier research and empirical studies we conclude that there is a very limited knowledge about the impact of the most recent IT developments in the accounting field
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As technology becomes more abundant various types of computers are released. Today‚ business firms and industry operates the use advanced technology in order to achieve the higher capability to anticipate the changes it offers in terms of performance and productivity. IT industry has turned out to be progressively growing from software applications‚ hardware tools and equipment’s‚ and computer networks. Hence‚ the administration and framework of Information Technology only show the changes applied
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE BUSINESS OF NIGERIA CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY OCHALA YUSUF OJIH MAT. NO: PGSS/ UJ/00442/07 BEING AN ASSIGNMENT ON MBA 505 (ICT MANAGEMENET) SUBMITTED TO MR. OKI‚ E.U.(MBA) DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF JOS FEBRUARY 2009 INTRODUCTION Since the start of the 21st century‚ there has been an emphasis economic reform in Africa‚ which makes regional economies more attractive to foreign investors: Over the
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worldwide market leaders and faces the chance of losing their top market position. As a result their current information system (IS) has to successfully assist the firm’s expansion plans in order to guarantee a top market leader position. Currently the IS is not completely centralized and limits the speed at which Richter can expand. Obviously a significant require for information technology (IT) support exists‚ due to the organizational expansion. Currently the IT strategic plan covers a one-year
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McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2008‚The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 2 Competing with Information Technology McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2008‚The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objectives • Identify basic competitive strategies and explain how a business can use IT to confront the competitive forces it
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INTRODUCTION: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to enhance access‚ quality‚ and effectiveness in education in general and to enable the development of more and better teachers. As computer hardware becomes available to an increasing number of schools‚ more attention needs to be given to the capacity building of the key transformers in this process‚ namely‚ teachers. ICT is technology that supports activities involving information. Such activities include gathering
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IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GHANA AUDIENCE: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION THESIS: THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THIS ERA OF GROWING BUSINESS‚ EDUCATION AND THE MEDICAL FIELD IN GHANA The term ’information technology’ (IT) evolved in the 1970s and if we consider a medium or large company providing goods or services‚ its IT department will be responsible for storing‚ protecting‚ processing‚ retrieving and transmitting the information. The Information
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