ICT in the service of Multiculturalism

There are many problems involved with applying the contact hypothesis through face-to-face contact.
1. Logistics of group meetings
2. The need to meet with another group from a nearby or easily accessible geographical location
3. Growing transportation costs

Conditions for successful contact between two or more groups:
1. Equal-group status within the situation
2. Common goals

There is a change in how an individual relates to another individual from a different cultural group

Contact Hypothesis
-Lays down the conditions for successful contact between two or more groups
-Knowledge of differences between groups is not in itself enough to stop prejudice.

THE OICH
The Online Inter-group Contact Hypothesis model is based on an extension of the contact hypothesis. Its aim is to adapt the original contact hypothesis
 In order for the model to work, the project must meet a number of conditions:
1. Be fully supported by each participating institution
2. Involve collaboration among groups rather than among individuals
3. Deal with general subjects and not with conflicts

ICT, Education, Transformation, and Economic Development

Ict are made about the availability and access of all teachers and students trough traditional Internet devices , software and digital resources for research

Five sorts of research are reviewed in this article

• Macroeconomic
• Microeconomic
• Labor market
• Studies showing patterns of the everyday ICT use in American life
• Studies showing American schools are not using Ict

   

Microeconomic Trends changes in business organization and practices

Ict has contributed to economic change not just through the growth of the information product services sectors.

As a result of networked collaboration, companies are defining and solving problems.

The internet was cited as an information  source.

 

• It has fostered fundamental changes in how business is done across a range of economic sectors.

• Microeconomic studies confirm the impact of ICT on business practice.
• Productivity increases come by using ICT. 

How ICT enabling the collaboration and cordination of workers?

• Between companies and their customers for example: Walt-Mart uses ICT to track goods, frade information with suppliers. 

Labor Market Trends: need a different skill set

 

Services with everything

A fundamental transformation of services

is underway, driven by developments in information and communications technology (ICT) tools, the uses to which they are being put, and the networks on which they run.

The algorithmic revolution transforms activities. 

The transformation of services with ICT tools is dramatic,pervasive, and far-reaching. Activities are transformed, firms are turning to services in pursuit of value, and traditional boundaries are breaking down between products and services, manufacturing and services, and traditional industrial sectors.

   

As ICT tools enabled advances in materials science, leading to a proliferation of new materials engineered for specific tasks, firms such as Airbus, Audi, and Ford turned outside their organizations for sophisticated knowledge and tools to work with the new material .The constant evolution and growing power of ICT tools constantly increases the range of services that can be ―transformed‖ into automated or hybrid services

 

Services are a form of production ever more supported by information

They include:

• Conectivity 
• People 
• Goverment

Translation and technology

The integration of technology into the translation has changed the way translator follows during the translation process.
These new ways that are different from models of the
traditional translation have also facilitated what translators
do since they have accelarated the translation process and increased productivity as well as developing teamwork skill.

 

 With the integration of the technology into the tranlation teaching and translation studies, translators have started knowing and understanding how they can separate translatable parts of a text from untranslatable ones in software programs in order to avoid erroneous translations which can delay the release of the product. Information mining or having knowledge of the entire subject matterin the digital age is not as important as acquiring or understanding the skills/tasks metioned above because the former can now be provided by translation memories (TM systems)or other CAT tools for translators or translation students.

UNESCO ICTS Competency Framework for Teachers

The framework of the project
In view of the importance of ICT for education, UNESCO, in close collaboration with its partners

UNESCO's education policies

The framework project: linking education in ICT and the economy
The ICT-CFT project covers the objectives of these education programs and UNESCOS and the United Nations Educational
ICT-CFT supports these programs


Three factors of economic growth
Intensification of capital
The ability of the workforce to use
Higher quality workmanship

Technological innovation

Framework approaches
Technological literacy
Deepening knowledge
Knowledge creation

The six aspects of a teacher's work 
Understanding ICTS in education
Curriculum and assessment
Pedagogy
TIC
Organization and administration
Professional Learning Teacher

Education reform.

Modules.
Technological literacy
In the early stages of development

An Effective Use of ICT for education and learning by drawing

The use of ICT cause an effect in teaching and learning and this process could be separated into:

• Education
• Reading
• Writing
• Numeracy

ICTs for education refers to the development of information and communications technology specifically for teaching/learning purposes, while the ICTs in education involves the adoption of general components of information and communication technologies in the teaching learning process, it can affect the delivery of education and enable wider access to the same. In addition, it will increase flexibility so that learners can access the education regardless of time and geographical barriers. It can influence the way students are taught and how they learn.

Processes, performance drivers and ICT tools in human resources management.

Human resource management.

-Armstrong's handbook of human resource.

"Human resource management is the management of human resources. It is designed to maximize employee performance in service of an employer's strategic objectives."

Performance drivers 

Anything that could materially affect either a company's earnings or the price of its stock. Every company will have its own unique drivers, although some of the most common drivers include:

-The release of a new product or service
-New financing
-Commodity or resource prices
-Activities of competitors
-Prospects of a particular division of a company
-Legislation
-Litigation

6 keys qualities of an HR manager

Manager:
1. Organization
2. Ethics
3. Problems solving
4. Leadership
5. Communication
6. Expertise