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    The Nigerian information, communication and technology (ICT) sector is a fast emerging sector which has seen rapid growth since early 1990’s and information technology is a recent phenomenon in Nigeria (Ogunsola & Aboyade, 2005). However, the telecommunications arm of the sector dates back to 1923 with the first trunk of telephone service (Ofulue, 1980). Prior to 1992, the legal framework guiding the telecommunications and broadcasting in Nigeria was the promulgated Wireless Telegraph Act (WTA)

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    start living in cities and surrounding regions by 2050.In order to efficiently manage the critical infrastructure and services of a city these need to evolve into a ‘smart city’. A smart city according to Forrester, is one that uses information and communication technologies (ICT) to make the critical infrastructure and services of a city, such as public safety, transportation and utilities more aware, interactive and efficient. The realization of smart city is now becoming possible with the emergence

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    As the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Digital Economy has begun to enter our field of vision, and it has become an important driving force of global economic and social development. This idea has been launched by OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). Due to the promotion of the digital economy, the development of human changes from the atomic process to information processing (Negroponte, 1995). In digital economy, the digital network and

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    new discoveries and better ways of communication and interaction emerging all over the world. The rapid development of information, communication and technologies (ICT), internet technologies and Web-based applications have initiated unparalleled transformation in universities all over the world (Cheng & Yau, 2010). This has brought about increased demand for information and the need for “education for all”. Advances in computer and telecommunication technology, World Wide Web has become a major

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    service periodically and staff training on operation system. 3.5.5 The Significance of Technology Applications to Nursing Care. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) used in the health sector have well-known advantages. They can promote patient-centered healthcare, improve quality of care, and educate health professionals and patients. However, implementation of ICTs is new development in technology it remains difficult and involves changes at different levels: patients, healthcare providers

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    Introduction The progressive advances in technology have resulted in remarkable life-style change. This has particularly impacted the education system, traditional educational approaches, which were focused at the classroom were very limiting due to the extensive curricula. Time allocated to individual classes is not enough for teachers to explain all the content, to solve case studies and to teach students skills, such as oral and written communication, critical and creative thinking, group work

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    Mackay is wishing to establish e-business system, they should firstly understand the basic concepts and the processes involved in e-business. Electronic business is the conduction of business processes through the application of information and communication technologies, especially via the Internet. This includes managing internal processes such as human resources, financial and administration systems, as well as external processes such as sales and marketing, supply of goods and services, and customer

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    the public are also deeply affected by this rapidity of change. To a significant extent, the development of communications and information technologies is central to this transformation and to all the functions that combine to make up contemporary cities, and can have a serious influence of the experience of the city today. Whether this level of connectivity and speed brought by technology has a meaningful and socially equitable return can only be argued to a certain extent. The forms that cities

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    Introduction Information is a key factor that plays a large role in the day-to-day activities within the health care sector. It is generated and processed by healthcare providers, such as physicians, nurses and hospitals as they provide care to their patients. However, managing that information and using it productively poses an ongoing challenge. It is especially challenging in the complexity of the U.S. health care sector, with its many different types of providers, services and settings for care

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    INTRODUCTION I. Impacts of information and communication technologies (ict) and e-commerce development a. The role of the ICT and the Globalization in the Rise of the e-Commerce Industry. Nowadays, from Americas to Europe, and from Asia to Africa, people are wearing blue jeans, watching MTV, using Apple products, eating burger and sushi. This is a picture of the globalization bringing the world closer through the exchange of goods and services, information, knowledge and cultures. Over the last

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