computers

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and safety gains by using computers to automate existing manual processes. For example, computerised ordering systems largely sub

JRC95227_Mapping_Smart_Specialisation_Priorities.pdf.txt

%Computer, electronic and optical products 28 2. 1 %Nanotechnology and engineering 26 2. 0 %Grand total 805 61.6

%Computer, electronic and optical products 23 1. 8 %Grand total 742 56.8 %Table 6: Most common priorities within the sub-category of â€ EU-objectivesâ€

Computer, electronic and optical products Electrical equipment Food, beverage and tobacco products Furniture Handicrafts Machinery and equipment n e c

Management of patient information - trenda and challenges in member states - WHO 2012.pdf.txt

records than computer use to collect health data. This may be due to the use of fax

workstations at the point of care in Malawi. They designed and built an innovative hardware and software

system using touch screen clinical workstations which collected individual patient information, analysed the data and presented information on national protocols.

complex which means that computer software designed for this purpose must reflect its complexity Capturing and using individual patient information electronically also requires installation of computer

equipment at or close to the point of care. In addition to the cost of the computer hardware and software

Data are entered into a computer (often from paper) from where they can be analysed and retrieved â€¢Computerized data and electronic communication:

aggregation can be done automatically by a computer counting the incidents of interest over a given time period â€ this might provide early evidence of emerging (or

an emerging term for medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices such as mobile phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants (PDAS

and other wireless devices. mhealth applications include the use of mobile devices in collecting community and clinical health data, delivery of health care information to

systematically organized to be processed by computer. It provides a terminology that is optimized to index, store,

Touchscreen clinical workstations at the point of care: guiding protocols and managing data in Malawi.

Inpatient computer-based standing orders vs physician reminders to increase influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates: a randomized trial.

into a computer for execution CCD The Continuity of Care Document is a HL7 CDA compliant implementation of the CCR

Includes the computers, software, data-capture devices, wireless communication devices, and local and wide area networks that move information,

Identify the diverse ways mobile devices are being used for health around the world and the effectiveness of these approaches

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2. 4 Proportion of households with a computer and proportion of households with Internet access, 2012-2013, Qatar...

4. 16 Comparison of postpaid fixed-broadband and postpaid computer-based mobile-broadband prices, in USD, by region, 2013.130

4. 7 Mobile-broadband prices, postpaid computer-based 1 GB, 2013.136 4. 8 Mobile-broadband prices, prepaid computer-based 1 GB, 2013.138

4. 9 Fixed-broadband prices as a percentage of household disposable income, selected countries, 2013.144 4. 10 Fixed-broadband prices as a percentage of household consumption expenditure

smartphone, tablet) and SIM CARDS Looking towards the future, the growth potential for mobile broadband looks promising, as

partnership with the One Laptop per Child OLCP) project. Similarly, in Chile, the Enlaces initiative, which partners with the private sector

and the countryâ€ s more recent One Tablet per Child (OTPC) initiative has helped increase the

learner-to-computer ratio in schools Internet connectivity in schools also depends on the development of the national

some cases, computers have been introduced in schools without Internet access, which effectively Chart 1. 23: Proportion of ICT-qualified teachers versus proportion of teachers trained to teach subjects

Proportion of teachers trained to teach basic computer skills (or computing %P ro p o

computer skills or computing (i e. ICT-qualified teachers)( Chart 1. 23. In most of the countries

the Internet or a computer are now being collected by more than 100 economies worldwide, and data on Internet use in

households with a computer, and households with Internet access â€¢Use sub-index: This sub-index captures ICT

â€¢Percentage of households with a computer The definition of computer was revised to include tablet or similar handheld

computers in addition to desktop and laptop computers, so as to reflect the uptake of these devices â€¢The definition of household access was

refined so that, in order for a household to have access to ICT equipment or services the equipment/service should generally

be available for use by all members of the household at any time, regardless of

whether it is used actually. ICT equipment may or may not be owned by the household. 5 Apart from the revisions to indicator definitions

households with a computer (updating the definition of computer to include tablet and similar handheld computers â€ but

excluding smartphones â€¢Differences among countries included in the IDI. The calculation of the IDI ranking

Chapter 2. The ICT Development Index (IDI 40 ICT access Reference value %1. Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

4. Percentage of households with a computer 5. Percentage of households with Internet access 60 120

computer skills (compared to the EU average of 67 per cent) and 42 per cent of the population

have â€oehighâ€ computer skills. 7 In 2010, the digital economy accounted for more than 5. 8 per cent

access and households with a computer by end 2013. Next-generation access, providing speeds of at least 30 Mbit/s, was available to 73 per

of 81 per cent of households have a computer International Internet bandwidth is relatively low

households with a computer and households with Internet) of at least 88 per cent. Iceland and

households with a computer, at 97 and 95 per cent, respectively. 15 In Luxembourg and Norway

Internet and 82 per cent with a computer. Both fixed-broadband (31 per cent) and wireless

of households with a computer â€ from 33 per cent in 2012 to close to 40 per cent in 2013

of households with a computer at 97 per cent in 2013 (see Chart 2. 4). A report by ICTQATAR

phones and laptops increased significantly within the countryâ€ s mainstream population. 32 The report also highlights discrepancies in ICT

newer devices such as smartphones and tablets particularly in specific demographic segments like the transient labour populationâ€ is one of the

a computer Households with Internet Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions

computer and proportion of households with Internet access, 2012-2013, Qatar Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database

computer Household with Internet access 2012 2013 P e r 1 0 0 h o

a computer Households with Internet Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions

have a computer. Basic voice services are more widely available although LCCS like Eritrea (6 per cent), Myanmar (13 per cent) and

workersâ€ mobile devices shows malaria volunteers where to find patients and the status of their treatment,

15 Qatar (ranked 34th) has 97 per cent of households with a computer by end 2013

with a computer. The remaining GCC states all reach high household ICT penetration rates of

households with a computer as a result of the National PC Initiative. Through this initiative eligible families (those benefiting from the

social welfare programme with at least one child enrolled in primary school, secondary school or higher education studies) in Oman

are offered one free computer per student Furthermore, Omantel provides discounted broadband Internet offers for eligible

of households had a computer. Data from the annual ICT household survey show that, since

2008, computers have replaced telephones as the most commonly available ICT device in Thai homes. Furthermore, the majority of households

households with a computer in the region by end 2013, at 67 per cent and 70 per cent, respectively

and a computer. Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan display a very low ICT household penetration, with less than 10 per cent of households in the country

with a computer. In the majority of countries in Europe (25 out of 40), 70 per cent of households

of households have a computer. Albania ranks last in the region also in terms of household ICT

a computer and 24.5 per cent with Internet access by end 2013. Among the countries that made the

computer. Household Internet access remains very low in the LCC Cuba (3 per cent), as well as in Guatemala and Nicaragua, where around 9 per

with a computer did not have Internet in 2013 because they considered it too expensive or

such as tablets, Mifi dongles, Blackberry, etc Some operators, like for instance Rogers in Canada and Verizon in the United states, are

Computer-based Prepaid Postpaid Prepaid Postpaid Chapter 4. ICT prices and the role of competition

The global average price for a computer-based mobile-broadband service with 1 GB monthly

computer-based mobile-broadband plans cost 37 per cent less than the corresponding prepaid plans in PPP terms.

prepaid and postpaid computer-based mobile -broadband plans are marked less in developing countries, suggesting that operators differentiate

compared with computer-based plans because the monthly data allowance was half as large Nevertheless, the reduction in price was not

computer-based mobile-broadband services the prices for postpaid and prepaid handset -based mobile-broadband plans were similar

computer-based 1gb Prepaid computer-based 1gb developing developed 160 2012 Postpaid 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012

Chart 4. 12: Mobile-broadband prices, in PPP$, world and by level of development, 2013

Postpaid computer -based (1gb Prepaid computer -based (1gb PPP$ Developing Developed World Chapter 4. ICT prices and the role of competition

128 common in developing countries, where fewer than one in ten countries have bundled offers as

Computer-based services with a monthly allowance of 1 GB are about six times more affordable in developed countries, on average

price for a computer-based mobile-broadband service with 1 GB monthly data allowance corresponded to more than 20 per cent of GNI

Postpaid computer -based (1gb Prepaid computer -based (1gb USD Developing Developed World Chart 4. 14:

Mobile-broadband prices as a percentage of GNI p. c.,world and by level of development, 2013

Postpaid computer -based (1gb Prepaid computer -based (1gb %GNI p. c 129 Measuring the Information Society Report 2014

in the region, particularly when compared to the lower prices in other regions. Indeed, it is

slightly above that value in the case of computer -Chart 4. 15: Mobile-broadband prices as a percentage of

Postpaid computer -based (1gb Prepaid computer -based (1gb %GNI p. c Africa Asia & Pacific

The americas Arab States CIS Europe based mobile-broadband services. The americas region also has average prices corresponding to

computer-based plans being the only ones clearly above that threshold. Country data for The americas reveal that there are a number of

countries which have high prepaid computer -based prices because minimum packages include a monthly data allowance much larger

is the base offer for regular computer-based mobile-broadband customers Average prices for computer-based mobile

-broadband plans with a monthly data allowance of 1 GB suggest that mobile broadband could be

Comparison of postpaid fixed-broadband and postpaid computer-based mobile-broadband prices, in USD, by region, 2013

fixed-broadband and postpaid computer-based mobile-broadband plans with a 1 GB monthly allowance.

are based computer and include a monthly data allowance of at least 1 GB. Although the minimum data allowance is the same, in practice

data use (Table 4. 4), whereas most computer -based mobile-broadband plans with a minimum

for a computer-based mobile-broadband plan In other African countries, mobile broadband may be a more affordable alternative to fixed

region for 1 GB postpaid computer-based plans In many countries in Asia and the Pacific, there

Mobile-broadband prices, postpaid computer-based 1 GB, 2013 Rank Economy Mobile-broadband postpaid computer-based (1 GB

GNI p. c USD 2013 *Monthly data allowance (MB as%of GNI p. c. USD PPP$

Mobile-broadband prices, postpaid computer-based 1 GB, 2013 (continued Note:**Data correspond to the GNI per capita (Atlas method) in 2013

postpaid computer-based (1 GB GNI p. c USD 2013 *Monthly data allowance (MB as%of

Mobile-broadband prices, prepaid computer-based 1 GB, 2013 Rank Economy Mobile-broadband prepaid computer-based (1 GB

GNI p. c USD 2013 *Monthly data allowance (MB as%of GNI p. c. USD PPP$

Mobile-broadband prices, prepaid computer-based 1 GB, 2013 (continued Note:**Data correspond to the GNI per capita (Atlas method) in 2013

prepaid computer-based (1 GB GNI p. c USD 2013 *Monthly data allowance (MB as%of

population (aged 5-69) could use a computer on their own (Department of Census and Statistics Sri lanka, 2009.

volumes of big data calling for computer science and decision-analysis skills that are not emphasized in traditional statistical courses

computer. Voip is also known as voice-over -broadband (Vob), and includes subscriptions through fixed-wireless, DSL, cable, fibre-optic and

4. Percentage of households with a computer A computer refers to a desktop computer a laptop (portable computer or a tablet or

similar handheld computer. It does not include equipment with some embedded computing abilities, such as smart TV SETS, and devices with

telephony as a main function, such as mobile phones or smartphones. Household with a computer means that the computer is available

for use by all members of the household at any time. The computer may or may not be owned

by the household, but should be considered a household asset. 3 Data are obtained by countries through national

household surveys and are provided either directly to ITU by national statistical offices NSO), or ITU carries out the necessary research

The Internet is a worldwide public computer network. It provides access to a number of communication services, including the

device used (not assumed to be only a computer â€ it may also be a mobile telephone, tablet, PDA

games machine, DIGITAL TV, etc..Access can be via a fixed or mobile network. Household with Internet access means that the Internet is available

can be via a computer (i e. desktop computer laptop computer or tablet or similar handheld 223 Measuring the Information Society Report 2014

computer), mobile phone, games machine DIGITAL TV, etc..Access can be fixed via a or mobile network Data are obtained by countries through national

household surveys and are provided either directly to ITU by national statistical offices NSO), or ITU carries out the necessary research

Percentage of households with a computer 0. 20 Percentage of households with Internet access 0. 20

with a computer and percentage of households with Internet access â€¢ICT use is measured by percentage of

d Percentage of households with a computer 100 93.1 e Percentage of households with Internet access 100 92.7

z4 Percentage of households with a computer d/100 0. 20 0. 93 z5 Percentage of households with Internet access e/100 0. 20 0. 93

y4 Percentage of households with a computer z4*.*20 0. 19 y5 Percentage of households with Internet access z5*.

computer), mobile-broadband prices were collected for two different data thresholds, based on a set of rules (see Annex Box 2. 4

and b) computer-based mobile-broadband subscriptions 5. Mobile-broadband prices should be collected from the operator with the largest market share in the country, measured by the

segments (postpaid, prepaid, computer-based, handset-based; b) there is no offer available for a specific sub-basket

7. Prices should be collected for prepaid and postpaid services, for both handset and computer-based plans.

i. 1 GB for USB/dongle (computer-based) subscriptions ii. 500 MB for handset-based subscriptions

ipad) should be excluded Allowances during the night are included not Source: ITU 239 Measuring the Information Society Report 2014

with computer Percentage of households with Internet access Economy 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013

Percentage of households with computer, 2012 1) Estimated based on 2011 proportion of households with a computer and using annual growth rate of 3%.2) Preliminary

3) Refers to PC or laptop. 4) Data correspond to dwellings (not households). 5) Ghana Living Standards Survey 2012/2013

The estimate is based on households who own and/or have access to a desktop, laptop or TABLET PCS.

Sample weights have been applied. 6) Personal computer included desktop computer, laptop/notebook/netbook/tablet and palm top /Personal digital assistant (PDA),

but excluded digital diary and electronic dictionary. 7) Estimate. 8) From Household Socio -Economic survey-2012.9) Census data. 10) Computer includes the number of personal computer, Notebook, and PDA

11) U s. Census bureau, table 4: http://www. census. gov/hhes/computer/publications/2012. html Percentage of households with computer, 2013

1) Labour force Survey 2013.2) Cambodia Inter-censal Population Survey. 3) Refers to PC, laptop or a tablet. 4) Data

correspond to dwellings (not households. 5) Ghana Living Standards Survey 2012/2013. The estimate is based on

households who own and/or have access to a desktop, laptop or TABLET PCS. Sample weights have been applied

6) Preliminary. 7) Estimated Percentage of households with Internet access, 2012 1) Estimated based on 2011 proportion of households with internet and using estimated annual growth rate of 2. 8

%2) Preliminary. 3) Data correspond to dwellings (not households. 4) Ghana Living Standards Survey 2012/2013.

access at home. 5) Incl. desktop computer, laptop/notebook/netbook/tablet, but excluded palm top/Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and other devices for Internet connection (e g. smartphone, game console and e-book reader.

from personal computers. 7) Estimate based on 2011 Census Population Household Projection Estimates. 8) From Household Socioeconomic survey-2012.9) Break in comparability:

Refers to access at home, on cell phone or other mobile device and via mobile modem. 10) Census data. 11) Excl. households which didnâ€ t know type of internet access 172 346 households

http://www. census. gov/hhes/computer/publications/2012. htm Percentage of households with Internet access, 2013

Not restricted to access at home. 5) Included desktop computer laptop/notebook/netbook/tablet, but excluded palm top/Personal digital assistant (PDA) and other devices for Internet

connection (e g. smartphone, game console and e-book reader Use indicators Percentage of individuals using the Internet, 2012

computer and Internet usage is 3 months only. 28) U s. Census bureau, Table 2: http://www. census. gov/hhes/computer

/publications/2012. htm Percentage of individuals using the Internet, 2013 1) Individuals aged 15 years and over. 2) Population age 16-74.3) Labour force Survey 2013.4) Individuals aged 6 and over

National Strategy on Digital Agenda for Romania.pdf.txt

any computer literate citizen that will be able to disseminate it to the rest of the

social engineering-blogging, how to use your computer at home, how to use"social media",how to work

computers, the Internet, broadcasting technologies and telephony. The benefits are translated into improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of education at all levels and in both formal and non-formal

%A forerunner factor of using computers and the Internet in the learning process is the pupil access to these

In terms of Infrastructure, 97%of the Romanian GP practices use a computer during a patient consultation

and 65%of them use the computer to electronic storage of individual medical patient data. 7

computer for consultation purposes. Half of Romanian practices register administrative patient data and about one-third of GP practices store at least one type of medical electronic patient data.

average of around 8 hospital beds per computer, half of them used in clinical and pre-clinical fields

Computer access is currently available in around 65%-70%of public libraries in Romania, and our country

%Degree of using computer, depending on residence Number of individuals, aged between 16-74 years using the computer, depending on residence

Residence Year Variation 2007 -2011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total 6, 847,343 6, 719,591 7, 464,651 8, 325,674 8, 401,940 23

between the two areas of residence, due to reduction of prices of computers in recent years, migration of

Providing computers for the family practitioners The absence of a national registry of the persons who suffer

phones, tablets etc The preparation of technologies for the monitoring of the fraud attempts of the payment systems and the

NESTA Digital Social Innovation report.pdf.txt

the worldâ€ s largest networks of computers and data centres for online-search results and can repurpose their technology in or

-cost home 3d manufacturing tools (3d printers, CNC â€ computer numeric con -trol â€ machines), free CAD/CAM software, like Blender, 123d or Sketchup, and

every four years, organised by the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) 11, an informal associa -tion of hackers from across Europe

The Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Europeâ€ s largest network of hackers, is the most prominent example of grassroots commu

the club also fights for free access to computers and technological infrastructure for everybody. The latest gathering of the CCC in 2012 in Hamburg, Germany, brought together

The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) HACKERS NETWORKS 34 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe

computer-friendly formats for anyone to download, use, and analyse, as long as the privacy and data protection of all citizens is preserved

of mobile devices. Smartphones, tablets, PDAS and other devices are becoming smaller faster, smarter, more networked and personal.

Dataflows are also burgeoning as the Internet of things integrates a vast universe of network-aware sensors, actuators

Today mobile devices with always-on Internetâ connectivity are becoming widespread 74 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe

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of two ubiquitous mobile devices: Palm smart phones and ipod digital audio players (mp3 players). ) An action learning framework for professional development was designed and

created pedagogies to implement appropriate use of a mobile device in different subject areas in higher education.

Personal mobile devices such as ipods and mobile phones are now ubiquitous amongst student populations in university, but many university teachers are less than confident in their use.

teacher is a competent and avid user of personal mobile devices, he or she may feel ill-prepared to use

but few universities currently provide PD on personal mobile devices, generally preferring to focus on more mainstream educational technologies such as computers, learning management systems software

packages and audiovisual tools. It is only at a surface level that widespread teacher PD appears to

upon instruction on the utility of mobile devices and how to use them Theoretical perspectives evident in mobile technology studies

While there are many exemplars of prosaic uses of mobile devices for communication, few examples currently exist of how they might be used as cognitive tools (Jonassen & Reeves,

communication dynamics through the use of mobile devices (e g.,, Ito, 2005 In this paper, we describe a project that endeavours to investigate the use of mobile technologies from a

The project investigated the educational potential of mobile devices, specifically, â€ smartphonesâ€ combined mobile phones and PDAS) and ipods, in tertiary education.

and invent pedagogies appropriate to their studentsâ€ use of a mobile device in completing a complex task within an authentic learning environment

Norman, 1988) of mobile devices for teaching and learning in higher education. This phase was conducted over the first six months of the project.

Phase 1 of the project also involved the purchase of class sets of mobile devices. Palm Treo 680

Each teacher used one or more mobile devices in depth, to explore the full range of affordances, and

implementation and pedagogy of mobile devices, using a theoretical foundation of authentic learning rather than a transmissive, technology-driven perspective

library with embedded papers, a searchable catalogue of educational affordances of the mobile devices, a framework for professional development emerging from the experiences in Phase 1 of the project, bi

the mobile devices and to provide teacher/researchers with equitable access for their research, keeping accurate records and updating the team leaders as appropriate

approach not only in the creation of new, authentic pedagogies for mobile devices but also in the action

The proliferation of mobile devices has proceeded throughout society at such a rate that higher education can no longer avoid exploring the educational potential of these tools.

Computers as mindtools for schools. Merrill: NJ Jonassen, D, . & Reeves, T. C. 1996). Learning with technology:

Using computers as cognitive tools. In D. Jonassen (Ed.),Handbook of research on educational communications and technology (pp. 693

Handheld computers (PDAS) in schools. Coventry, UK: BECTA Proceedings ascilite Melbourne 2008: Full paper: Herrington 427

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