Essays about: "Information and Communication Technologies ICTs"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 56 essays containing the words Information and Communication Technologies ICTs.

  1. 31. Farmers, Intermediaries and ICTs in an Agricultural Community in Greece- an ethnographic study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Thomas Chiotis; [2017]
    Keywords : Agricultural Products; Farmers; Intermediaries; Apples; Buying and Selling; Information Communication Technologies ICTs ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to assess the implications of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the agricultural supply chain in Greece by examining the relationships between farmers and their intermediaries, and their interactions during the buying and selling process. More specifically, the focus of the research takes place in Pouri, a small village in central Greece whose economy centers around Apple Farming, where we can observe the exchange of locally grown goods between farmers and intermediaries. READ MORE

  3. 32. Long-Distance Intimacy : How Intimacy in Long-Distance Relationships Changes over Erasmus+ Exchange

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Kinga Cieleszky; [2017]
    Keywords : ICT; long-distance relationship; uses and gratifications; communication; Erasmus ; exchange student; intimacy;

    Abstract : In recent years technology has developed significantly and rapidly become an intricate part of people’s daily life in the globalised world. There is a growing recognition that within intimate relationships, technology usage has many functions which can create both negative and positive impacts on intimacy. READ MORE

  4. 33. The gravity of tacit knowledge flows in the presence of Information Communication Technologies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kristofer Rolf Söderström; [2017]
    Keywords : Gravity; tacit knowledge; knowledge flows; ICT; diffusion; PPML; patents; cooperation; distance; attractors; unit root; cointegration; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The role of geographical distance on the flow of knowledge has been debated in empirical work over the past decades. The magnitude of this relationship is usually attributed to the type of knowledge in question; in which tacit knowledge—the focus of the thesis—is usually associated with a negative relationship. READ MORE

  5. 34. Exploring the opportunities and challenges of ICTs for women farmers in Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Tania Braimok; [2017]
    Keywords : Kenya; dairy sector; women’s empowerment; ICT access and usage;

    Abstract : In Kenya, women contribute significantly to the dairy sector. While their role may differ, common for most of them is that they all lack access to productive resources, in comparison with men farmers. The sector is severely underperforming and has been in decline during several decades. READ MORE

  6. 35. The value of travel guidebooks in the digital age

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Micol Mieli; [2017]
    Keywords : guidebooks; information and communication technologies ICT ; internet; tourism; value.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Travel guidebooks are both sources of travel information and an object of consumption. In contemporary tourism, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) make information not only available, but abundant and mostly free of charge. READ MORE