Indicators of Cultural Security in Field of Information and Communication Technologies

The purpose of this study was to design and fit an e-commerce implementation model in knowledge-based companies active in the field of information and communication technology in Tehran province. In this research, the research policy of data foundation theory was used. The statistical population of the qualitative section consists of experts familiar with the subject of research (university professors and experts in the field of study). In order to determine the sample size, a purposeful method was used and until the new concepts were not enumerated, the interview process continued until the 15th person. The statistical population of a small part is all employees of knowledge-based companies active in the field of information and communication technology in Tehran that according to surveys, approximately 21,000 people work in these companies which 378 people were selected as the sample size by racemose or random classification and Morgan table. In this research, two questionnaires have been used to collect the data needed to measure the studied variables. Experts' opinions were used to evaluate the validity of the questionnaire and Cronbach's alpha reliability of 0.87 was obtained. To analyze the data, the grounded theory approach and structural equations have been used and the software is PLS. Findings showed that 81 sub-components constitute the dimensions of the model and the results of model fit also showed that the research model is valid for implementation and according to the analysis, it was found that at the 95% confidence level, all paths are significant, and as a result, the six main dimensions and subcomponents related to the model are approved.

The study is devoted to a retrospective analysis of the development of competencies related to the use of information and communication technologies in the educational process. The aim of the paper is to trace changes in the requirements for competencies related to the use of information and communication technologies in the educational process, driven by changes in objective and subjective circumstances. An analysis of the content of competencies related to the use of information and communication technologies in the educational process is carried out. The concepts of “information competence,” “ICT competence,” and “information and digital competence” are analyzed. Information competence is the ability to navigate the information space, obtain information, and operate with it in accordance with one’s own needs and requirements. ICT competence is an integrative personal quality that combines a conscious need to acquire new knowledge and experience in the field of information and communication technologies. Information and digital competence is manifested in the ability to use digital technologies to improve the educational process. It is also manifested in professional interaction with colleagues, students, parents, and other stakeholders, as well as in personal professional development. Information and digital competence is formed on the basis of four equally significant components: knowledge, skills and abilities, communication, and responsibility and autonomy. These components are interrelated and therefore require a comprehensive analysis to understand the level of formation of such competence. A retrospective analysis of the formation of competencies related to the use of information and communication technologies in the educational process allows the following conclusions to be drawn. The structure of competencies related to the use of information and digital technologies is constantly changing under the influence of various objective and subjective factors. The content of competencies related to the use of information and digital technologies changes radically over time. The formation of competencies related to the use of information and digital technologies influences the development of other qualities necessary for a person both in professional activity and in everyday life. The conducted analysis does not exhaust all aspects of the researched issue. Further development is required for the study of the use of artificial intelligence elements within the structure of information and digital competencies.

Some Aspects of the Appointment of Computer Expertise and Investigation of Criminal Cases

During the last decade, Egypt has experienced a revolution in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that has had a corresponding impact on the field of healthcare. Since 1993, the Information Technology Institute (ITI) has been leading the development of the Information Technology (IT) professional training and education in Egypt to produce top quality IT professionals who are considered now the backbone of the IT revolution in Egypt. For the past five years, ITI has been adopting the objective of building high caliber health professionals who can effectively serve the ever-growing information society. Academic links have been established with internationally renowned universities, e.g., Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in US, University of Leipzig in Germany, in addition those with the Egyptian Fellowship Board in order to enrich ITI Medical Informatics Education and Research. The ITI Biomedical and Health Informatics (BMHI) education and training programs target fresh graduates as well as life-long learners. Therefore, the program's learning objectives are framed within the context of the four specialization tracks: Healthcare Management (HCM), Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR), Bioinformatics Professional (BIP), and Healthcare Professional (HCP). The ITI BMHI research projects tackle a wide-range of current challenges in this field, such as knowledge management in healthcare, providing tele-consultation services for diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases for underserved regions in Egypt, and exploring the cultural and educational aspects of Nanoinformatics. Since 2006, ITI has been positively contributing to develop the discipline of BMHI in Egypt in order to support improved healthcare services.

The study of different media, the study of their nature and features in the digital era is of great importance for understanding the trends in the functioning of the media and forecasting future de-velopment. Determining the benefits and negative consequences of information technology for society and people, identifying the causes of media processes occurring in today’s world are becoming impor-tant issues on the agenda. The purpose of this article is to identify ways to solve the key problems of the domestic media space by analyzing the scientific concepts and basic principles of transmedia. Analysis of the role of transmedia in the development of domestic information technologies and new media.   The scientific and practical value of the study is to determine the importance of transmedia strategies in the digital age, the study of its conceptual foundations. To ensure the accuracy of scientific forecasting, it is important to consider the influence of advanced information technologies on the communications system. The value of the article. The article analyzes and systematizes the scientific concepts of interna-tionally recognized experts in transmedia technologies and transmedia storytelling. Recommendations for analyzing interrelated processes in the field of information and communication technologies are proposed. The author used effective scientific methods necessary for identifying and predicting political and communicative processes. The article is written with the aim of promoting research on the development of society, the preservation of national identity in the era of information and technological transformation.

Purpose: The aim of the article is to analyse the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Polish enterprises from the TSL sector. Design/Methodology/Approach: The first stage of research, based on the method of analysis and criticism of the literature, will be prepared in the area of the subject taken, including relations between the main concepts. This stage is auxiliary and constitutes a starting point for further research. The essential data source about the article’s description were reports published by the Statistical Office. The method of literature analysis in terms of TSL sector as well as report analysis and own observations will be used. Findings: The results of conducted analysis show that today’s information and communication technologies (ICT) have revolutionized the way of working, transformed the economy and irreversible affected human activity in the information society. Practical Implications: Research results may be used by TSL sector enterprises and as teaching material at higher education facilities. The article brings a number of valuable information that can be the base material and reference to further research, programs and studies. It may be useful for practitioners and analytics of transport industry to broaden applications of ICT solutions. Originality/value: The results of the analysis and theoretical considerations in this article complement the current research in the field of information and communication technologies, and may become a valuable resource of knowledge and a set of specimens that can be useful in developing dissertations in the field of management.

This article addresses 824 Finnish vocational upper secondary level students’ self-assessments related to their basic ICT skills and their views regarding the importance of ICT skills for their future career. A questionnaire was distributed to students representing seven vocational fields who were starting their studies leading to a vocational upper secondary qualification. The results show that in many claims students in the field of Information and Communication Technologies assess their skills as significantly higher than other students, while students focusing on Health and Welfare rated their personal skills as significantly lower. The results also show that students in the field of Information and Communication Technologies and Humanities and Arts clearly believe that they will need IT skills in their future careers. Compared to others, students in Technology and Service Industries were significantly less likely to think so. This study contributes to research concerning vocational students’ ICT competence and will help in developing online courses requiring knowledge of the differences in the need for guidance experienced by students from different vocational fields.

The article is devoted to the study of the mechanism of embezzlement of someone else's property, which is carried out using information technologies in the context of current legislation. The methodological basis was a systematic approach to the study of the mechanism of criminal offenses related to the theft of other people's property and the influence of information technologies. The main role was played by general scientific methods, historical, logical, comparative, generalization and classification, analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction. The following private research methods were used: comparative legal, formal legal, legal modeling. The object of the article is the relations arising in connection with theft in the field of information technologies as one of the most popular types of cybercrime. It is noted that criminal wrongdoing in cyberspace is a very specific category that is constantly evolving along with technological progress. Criminal offenses related to embezzlement of someone else's property using information and communication technologies - fraud, theft, embezzlement and embezzlement - were analyzed. It is noted that the mechanism of the crime as a whole system of circumstances, processes, factors that cause the emergence of carriers of information about the event of a criminal offense, its participants, provides the possibility of planning an investigation, searching for consequences, contributes to the criminal-legal qualification of the offender, acts as an object of forensic knowledge. It is emphasized that the scattering mechanism with the use of information technologies determines the appearance of traces. The mechanism of the criminal offense indicates the nature, essence and content of the functional side of the criminal activity, the regularities of the processes of interaction of the participants of the criminal event with each other and with the surrounding material environment, the regularities that cause the emergence of sources of forensically significant information about the crime and its participants. Further research should be directed to the study of the influence of certain information technologies on the theft of other people's property.

The monograph is devoted to topical issues of international security and strategic stability in the context of accelerated development of information and communication technologies. It justifies the importance of ensuring international information security. The monograph examines the possibility of establishing an ITarms control regime under the UN auspices. Different aspects of regulation of software security systems and of the use of supercomputers in the context of the international information security are examined. The impact of information and communication technologies on strategic stability is analyzed. This monograph is addressed to specialists in the field of information and communication technologies and international security, university lecturers, students and graduate students of universities, as well as a wide range of readers.

A central (and long-standing) debate in the fields of Information Technology (IT) and Economic Development has centered around what (if any) information and communications technologies are ethically “appropriate†for developing nations. IT has largely been developed in the industrialized West under capital-rich, labor-scarce economic conditions, and inherently, a technology will address the special constraints in its generative environment. Indeed, Schumacher pointed out long ago that “intermediate†technologies (developed especially for a developing nation’s special circumstances) might be preferable. Now, with the resurgence of interest in industrial technology (a la Schumpeter) as the driving force for economic development, policy makers, business leaders, and citizens in developing nations are asking whether advanced information and communications technologies are appropriate for the capital-scarce, labor-rich developing nations. Indeed, the real question may not be whether they are appropriate, but whether there is an inherent difference between industrial and information technology (which would make “intermediation†unnecessary or even detrimental), whether IT can be (or needs to be) effectively adapted, and whether lack of access to advanced IT bars developing economies from the global marketplace, thus impeding economic advancement. The current paper first presents the context in which “appropriateness†has been argued, including the question of whether being part of the global marketplace really benefits developing nations. The paper then outlines and provides criticism of the bipolar debate and activity to date, and offers a new approach to the question in the context of an “information age†world economy.

The article identifies the importance of communications at the enterprise and demonstrates the number of operating enterprises in the field of information and telecommunications. The main tasks of the information management system are given and the perception of information as the main step in solving management problems and decisions at enterprises is generalized. The main prospects of communication development that have become both positive and negative consequences for the digital economy are described. The number of operating business entities by type of economic activity (information and telecommunications) during 2017-2020 is given. It was found that modern communications have emerged and function due to technical advances, and the objective expediency of transmitting information improves communication with all structural units of the enterprise. It is generalized that in the communication environment of the enterprise, the received and sent information passes through all its links of management, namely through the employees working at the enterprise. It is emphasized that in order to improve the communication processes of personnel management it is necessary to significantly reform the activities of services, as well as to develop projects for the introduction of modern information and communication technologies. It is determined that the state of development of communications at enterprises depends on the dynamics of training of specialists in the field of information and communication technologies. It is analyzed that every year the level of mastery of modern information and communication technologies of the enterprise grows, which is influenced by the trend of qualitative and quantitative indicators of the use of the Internet with in-depth training. It is proved that at present the information-civilized time is provided at the enterprise of regulation of all its departments that it was possible to observe the standard pure relation to work of workers who are involved in communication-organizational process. Describes the main prospects for communication development and how communications are an important working tool that should unite all able-bodied workers in a single whole.

The unprecedented technological revolution seen in the field of communication and space technology stretches over a very small span of Asian history and the collective memory of ancient civilizations of India and China. The techno-political events in the modem political paradigms, of parliamentary democracy in India and communism in China, are just about half century old. In such a situation, any expectation that information and communication technology would alter or influence recently adopted political systems and worldview needs an in-depth analysis of the social structure and capabilities of information and communication technology. The author had earlier proposed three forms of challenges that information and communication technology can bring to bear on the political paradigms. These were ‘technopositivism’, ‘techno-neutralism’and ‘techno-negativism’. The ‘techno-positivism’… view refers to the opinion of those who believe that satellite-based broadcasting helps political and emotional integration, thereby strengthening democracy. The ‘techno-negativism’ endorses the views of those who think that satellite-based broadcasting in plural civilizations having multiple languages and a ‘world view’, imposes the views of a politically dominant minority over the majority. The third form represents views of those who believe that technology by itself does not create any condition for weakening the democracy; rather the aims and goals of the communicators are directly responsible for strengthening or weakening the democracy. (Agrawal 1993:222, also see Hamelink, 1986). The situation has not substantially changed in the last decade. A large number of scholars have cast futuristic views on the basis of experiential knowledge about the repercussions on individual freedom of speech and expression, and human insights as a result of the all pervasive technological penetration in human society. The fundamental assumption being that information and communication technology willy-nilly will influence the existing political paradigms since information and communication is an essential ingredient in maintenance and perpetuation of clearly held values like democracy. The author has attempted in this paper is to have a synoptic view as to how professionals of communication and information technology have postulated its influence on democracy and the likely challenges it can pose to human freedom, freedom of expression and human rights. This will be followed by a likely scenario and the challenges that it can pose to the world’s largest democracy of a billion people.

Despite growing demand, the information technology (IT) field suffers from a labor shortage compounded by the underrepresentation of women in the IT field. This study examined predictors of occupational and organizational commitment outcomes among IT professionals and explored gender differences and similarities in the relative importance of predictors. 1,229 IT professionals provided web-based survey data, which were analyzed using hierarchical linear modeling and relative weight analysis. Satisfaction with growth opportunities, job security, job stress, and work–family culture generally were related to commitment outcomes as expected, accounting for the greatest variance in organizational commitment. Relative weights for men and women differed in the prediction of occupational commitment, where growth satisfaction and work–family culture were weighted more strongly by women and job stress was more strongly weighted by men. For organizational commitment, the relative weights among predictors were similar for men and women, except that men weighted job security more strongly than women. Findings suggest that garnering commitment to the IT field requires a gender-specific approach, highlighting growth and work–family support for women and addressing job stress for men. Increasing organizational commitment for both men and women calls for an emphasis on opportunities for growth and development. This is the first study to simultaneously examine predictors for organizational and occupational commitment among IT professionals and to assess the relative importance of predictors discussed in the extant literature. Results inform efforts to increase retention in the IT field and provide guidance for improving the representation of women in IT.

The information and communication technologies used in the educational process of Baranovichy State University and Derzhavin Tambov State University are described. Wide methodological toolkit was used: general logical methods of cognition (analysis, synthesis, abstraction, deduction, induction, analogy, modeling); empirical methods (description, comparison, own observation of information and educational technologies of Baranovichy State University and Derzhavin Tambov State University); private scientific methods (cybernetic, axiological, synergetic, in particular, the method of content analysis of the content of the information and educational environment of the two universities); special methods (the method of comparative analysis, formal legal method, method of legal hermeneutics). It was established that the development of information and communication technologies is directly influenced by a complex of modern challenges and threats. The conclusion is made about the positive effect of the participation of universities in specialized support programs, the participation of Derzhavin Tambov State University in the Priority 2030 program is given as an example. Attention is focused on the development of information and communication technologies products in the context of expanding the conditions for the education of persons with disabilities. The application of the obtained results is assumed in three directions: theoretical (continuation of research), normative (development of proposals aimed at improving legislation) and utilitarian (application in the educational process). The originality and scientific novelty of the work are revealed in the results of the analysis and comparison of the content of information and educational technologies of two partner universities – Baranovichy State University and Derzhavin Tambov State University. Research data and its results can form the basis of individual transformations accompanying educational activities, as well as serve as a theoretical basis for further research in the field of information technology in the research and educational space.

The importance of using Information and Communication Technology can increase our role in the Modern Era among academics, which is one of the driving factors to be able to compete in the digital world. The use of technology is not only for social media, but the use of technology has an important role in the world of work today. The increasingly rapid development of technology has created many changes and updates in every field. One of the applications most widely used and needed by society is Data Science. Data Science is a multi-disciplinary science that is very widely used in both exact and social fields. To make your job search easier, Data Scientist certification is required. This of course requires someone who is competent in their field. Today's young generations should be worthy of having these competencies. Based on the above, the lecturers at the Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Mercu Buana contributed to providing a coaching understanding in the application of Information and Communication Technology to increase knowledge in the Modern Era among academics so that they can equip the younger generation to have certification in the field of information technology, especially Data Scientists. This activity or training is a form of concern and is also one of the duties as a lecturer at the Faculty of Computer Science who understands information technology, especially in the field of Data Science.