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Fuchs, Christian. "Erich Fromm and the Critical Theory of Communication." Humanity & Society 44, no. 3 (June 24, 2020): 298–325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0160597620930157.

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Erich Fromm (1900–1980) was a Marxist psychoanalyst, philosopher, and socialist humanist. This article asks: How can Fromm’s critical theory of communication be used and updated to provide a critical perspective in the age of digital and communicative capitalism? In order to provide an answer, this article discusses elements from Fromm’s work that allow us to better understand the human communication process. The focus is on communication (the second section), ideology (the third section), and technology (the fourth section). Fromm’s approach can inform a critical theory of communication in multiple respects: His notion of the social character allows to underpin such a theory with foundations from critical psychology. Fromm’s distinction between the authoritarian and the humanistic character can be used for discerning among authoritarian and humanistic communication. Fromm’s work can also inform ideology critique: the ideology of having shapes life, thought, language, and social action in capitalism. In capitalism, technology (including computing) is fetishized and the logic of quantification shapes social relations. Fromm’s quest for humanist technology and participatory computing can inform contemporary debates about digital capitalism and its alternatives.

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Feenberg, Andrew. "Critical Theory of Communication Technology: Introduction to the Special Section." Information Society 25, no. 2 (March 11, 2009): 77–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01972240802701536.

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Northcut, Kathryn M. "The Relevance of Feenberg's Critical Theory of Technology to Critical Visual Literacy: The Case of Scientific and Technical Illustrations." Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 37, no. 3 (July 2007): 253–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/tw.37.3.b.

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Andrew Feenberg's critical theory of technology is an underutilized, relatively unknown resource in technical communication which could be exploited not only for its potential clarification of large social issues that involve our discipline, but also specifically toward the development of a critical theory of illustrations. Applications of critical theory help strengthen our discipline by forcing us to delineate extant approaches and consider whether democratic goals are being achieved through those approaches. If a critical theory of illustrations can be built from Feenberg's critical theory of technology, it should be useful for classroom instructors and researchers as well as theorists.

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Brock, André. "Critical technocultural discourse analysis." New Media & Society 20, no. 3 (November 11, 2016): 1012–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444816677532.

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Critical Technocultural Discourse Analysis (CTDA) is a multimodal analytic technique for the investigation of Internet and digital phenomena, artifacts, and culture. It integrates an analysis of the technological artifact and user discourse, framed by cultural theory, to unpack semiotic and material connections between form, function, belief, and meaning of information and communication technologies (ICTs). CTDA requires the incorporation of critical theory—critical race, feminism, queer theory, and so on—to incorporate the epistemological standpoint of underserved ICT users so as to avoid deficit-based models of underrepresented populations’ technology use. This article describes in detail the formulation and execution of the technique, using the author’s research on Black Twitter as an exemplar. Utilizing CTDA, the author found that Black discursive identity interpellated Twitter’s mechanics to produce explicit cultural technocultural digital practices—defined by one investor as “the use case for Twitter.” Researchers interested in using this technique will find it an intervention into normative and analytic technology analyses, as CTDA formulates technology as cultural representations and social structures in order to simultaneously interrogate culture and technology as intertwined concepts.

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Walker, Kristin. "Applying Distributed Learning Theory in Online Business Communication Courses." Business Communication Quarterly 66, no. 2 (June 2003): 55–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/108056990306600205.

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Distributed learning theory is valuable for teachers of online business communica tion courses because it 1) highlights complexities of software tools, not only the online course interface, but also tools used to produce Websites, brochures, CDs, and other multi-media elements; 2) provides a way to address online communica tion dynamics, such as online chats and discussions, that students will practice in the workplace; and 3) allows teachers to examine how their previous experiences teaching business communication in more " traditional" classrooms affect teaching online. Highlighting these areas allows business communication teachers to focus on the critical use of technology in online formats that entail relatively new teach ing media. The critical application of technology use can be seen in areas like tool evaluation and use, power and divisions of labor, and community participation.

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Adil Khamees Alzahrani, Adil Khamees Alzahrani. "Critical Theory Based on the communicative function: Analytical study of contemporary experience." journal of king abdulaziz university arts and humanities 26, no. 3 (March 11, 2018): 271–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4197/art.26-3.11.

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With the rapid development in communication technology nowadays, humanities disciplines have become closer and interconnected, which led to the flourishing of interdisciplinary fields. This paper attempts to survey the relationship between modern literary criticism and communication theories; it can be said that the progress that modern linguistics have witnessed in considering the poetic function among other communication functions has contributed to frame a literary theory based on the fundamental acts of communication. The works of Arab critic Mur?d Mabr?k could serve as a good example in this matter; he has been, in his hundred books and papers, interested in literary communication theory, which he thinks could be a comprehensive framework for the critics to analyse literary works, in regard to the texts, and in regard to their creators and readers. Mabr?k’s interest in this theory began in the early years of the current AD century, as he published several books and articles trying to draw a clear image of literary communication theory. He traces the roots of the theory in ancient Greek philosophy, classical Arabic criticism and rhetorics. He also follows the theory’s dimensions and concepts in other fields such as Anthropology, Sociology, and Information Science. Not only that, but Mabr?k suggests his own reading strategy of literary works, applying it on classical and modern poems, novels, and even commercial adds. It is the aim of this research to study Mabr?k’s project in order to understand the nature of the relationship between concepts of communication and modern critical theories.

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Pantzos, Panagiotis. "The integration of ICT in educational process in IB education—A comparative case study." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 6, no. 1 (May 10, 2019): 192–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v6i1.4170.

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This study aims to gain a deep understanding of international baccalaureate (IB) primary years programme (PYP) teachers’ perceptions about the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in IB PYP classes. Moreover, it seeks to critically identify the teachers’ barriers and needs in order to integrate ICT into teaching and learning. Following a qualitative comparative case study research design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with IB PYP teachers and coordinators in Sweden and Greece. Critical theory, critical pedagogy and critical theory of technology (CTT) were used as the theoretical framework for analysing teachers’ perceptions. From a critical point of view, the study reveals that deskilling of teachers, intensification of teachers’ work, low school’s financial budget, parents’ financial burden, commodification and privatisation of IB education are the fundamental factors that negatively intervene in teachers’ work in both schools and perpetuate the status quo of teaching and learning processes through integration of ICT. Keywords: International baccalaureate (IB), international and comparative education (ICE), integration of ICT, critical pedagogy, critical theory of technology (CTT).

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Cap, Piotr. "Proximization Theory and Critical Discourse Studies: A Promising Connection?" International Review of Pragmatics 5, no. 2 (2013): 293–317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18773109-13050208.

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The goal of this paper is to show how proximization theory, a recent cognitive-pragmatic model of crisis and threat construction, can be applied in Critical Discourse Studies (CDS). It is argued that the rapidly growing, intergeneric field of CDS is in need of new, interdisciplinary methodologies that will allow it to account for an increasingly broader spectrum of discourses, genres and thematic domains. Thus, proximization theory is used as a candidate methodological tool to handle three sample discourses—health, environment, modern technology—with a view to further applications. The results seem promising: the theory elucidates well the key features of public discourses within the CDS scope, for instance legitimization patterns in policy communication. Equally promising seem the prospects for proximization theory itself to continue to draw empirically from the expanding CDS territory.

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Feeney, Mary K., and Federica Fusi. "A critical analysis of the study of gender and technology in government." Information Polity 26, no. 2 (June 3, 2021): 115–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ip-200303.

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Research at the intersection of feminist organizational theory and techno-science scholarship notes the importance of gender in technology design, adoption, implementation, and use within organizations and how technology in the workplace shapes and is shaped by gender. While governments are committed to advancing gender equity in the workplace, feminist theory is rarely applied to the analysis of the use, adoption, and implementation of technology in government settings from the perspective of public managers and employees. In this paper, we argue that e-government research and practice can benefit from drawing from three streams of feminist research: 1) studying gender as a social construct, 2) researching gender bias in data, technology use, and design, and 3) assessing gendered representation in technology management. Drawing from feminist research, we offer six propositions and several research questions for advancing research on e-government and gender in public sector workplaces.

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Lestaria, Anna Puji, and Sunarto Sunarto. "Digital Gender Gap Pattern in Indonesia." E3S Web of Conferences 73 (2018): 11007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20187311007.

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The development of Communication Technology through the Internet brings a digital gap for women, especially for Baby Boom generation, women who was born in 1946-1964. This study aim to describe the digital gap in family communication. The theory used in this research is Gender Structuration Theory and Liberal Feminist Theory. This research is a descriptive qualitative research with critical phenomenology design. The results suggest that women on Baby Boom generation still marginalized from access to information over the internet due to unequal power on the use of communication technology between female and male family members. That have been happened because of the absence of digital gender awareness of the Y generation (born between 1977 - 1997) to provide internet access and facilities for women on Baby Boom generation who are their mothers. Y Generation prefer to provide internet access and facilities for his father, the Baby Boom man. The provision of means of communication (smart phone) and internet access for baby boom generation is preferred for men. This was due to patriarchal thinking in the pattern of family relationships that assume men have more rights to master communication technology than women.

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Rivera, Green Igor Felipe. "The emancipatory potential of a new information system and its effect on technology acceptance." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02132007-140247.

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Manfred, Oscar. "Norm-critical Design and CRT - An Explorative Study of the Relation Between Graphic Design and Critical Race Theory." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Medie- och Informationsteknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-130024.

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Att arbeta med grafisk formgivning är att arbeta mot samhället. Per definition är det ett yrke som handlar om att nå ut till andra människor, och som grafisk formgivare är det därför viktigt att vara förhålla sig till rådande samhällsfrågor. Genom sin kommunikativa förmåga har den grafiska formgivaren möjlighet att interagera med sin samtid, kommentera samhällsproblem och använda dessa för att skapa debatt och diskussion. En av samtidens högts relevant samhällsfrågor är rasismen, fördelningen av makt och förtryck baserat etnicitet, religion eller nationell tillhörighet. Syftet med denna explorativa studie är att undersöka huruvida grafiska formgivare kan implementera anti-rasistisk teori (i detta specifika fall Critical Race Theory) i skapandet av grafisk form. Om så är fallet undersöks även vilka användningsområden detta arbetssätt kan ha, och vilken långsiktig effekt det kan få. Genom användandet av semiotisk analys, en normkritisk designprocess och en diskuterande fokusgrupp har ett antal designprototyper tagits fram, utvärderas och analyserats. De viktigaste slutsatserna av studien är att det går att urskilja semiotiska likheter mellan Critical Race Theory och grafiska designprinciper, att dessa kan implementeras i en designprocess, och att arbetssättet har potential att skapa diskussion kring hur normer inom grafisk formgivning förhåller sig till rådande samhällsnormer.

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Hasan, Md Zahid. "Social Equity and Integrity through ICT: A Critical DiscourseAnalysis of ICT Policies in Bangladesh." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informatik och media, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-169139.

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Information Communication Technology (ICT) is in the discourse of international development,which is often considered as the key to socio- economic development in the sense that it helps tosolve social problems and increases the rate of economic growth. ICT policies are situated in thiscontext. Many international agencies advocate certain policies in order to accelerate economicgrowth and development in so-called developing countries. In 2009, Bangladesh enacted itsNational ICT Policy setting a broad vision to establish a transparent, responsive and accountablegovernment; developed skilled human resources; and to enhance social equity through anextended use of ICT. Following this vision multiple objectives have been addressed where socialequity and integrity are prioritized in the name of developing a socially equitable and integratedsociety through ICT. The research task of this work is to analyze the discourse of this strategyand to compare it to social reality. The ‘Theory of Communicative Action’ (TCA), which isbased on the four validity claims - truth, legitimacy, sincerity, and clarity - is used to demonstratehow social equity and integrity are addressed as objectives and what claims are made in theaction items with regard to these two objectives and how far such claims reflect social reality.Keywords:Information Communication Technology (ICT), National ICT Policy, Social Equity, Integrity,Communicative Action Theory, Critical Discourse Analysis, Validity Claims, ICT4D, CriticalTheory, Critical Information Systems research.

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Tootell, Holly. "The social impact of using automatic identification technologies and location-based services in national security." Access electronically, 2007. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20080519.145309/index.html.

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Hindemo, Frida, and Camilla Griffel. "Att dela på Facebook : Vad har sociala funktioner för relation till delningsbeteende på sociala medier?" Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-29559.

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This paper aims to examine what kind of relation social actions have to the sharing behavior on social media. The technology is developing rapidly and contributes to an information-rich society, which has many positive aspects. In contrast, a lot of shared information is old, biased, incorrect, or come from extreme sources, because people do not take the time to investigate the origin of the information. These negative aspects and the sharing behavior it leads to are examined in this paper to find out if they are related to the simplicity of sharing. The procedure for investigating this has been through two different methods. The first is a survey that was shared on Facebook, to get an understanding of what is primarily given and why. Based on the results from the survey interview questions were developed to be addressed to a number of Facebook users, to understand how they act on social media. Analysis of the results was carried out with the help of Uses and Gratification Theory as it focuses on how people consciously choose the media that satisfies their needs. The study concluded that people's past experiences create expected feelings, which then form the basis for the decision to perform an action, for example, to share information.

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Njiru, Henry Muriithi. "Eco-Techno-Cosmopolitanism: Education, Inner Transformation and Practice in the Contemporary U.S. Eco-Disaster Novel." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1429560750.

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Catania-Opris, Celese. "Social Grief: A Grounded Theory of Utilizing Status Updates on Facebook as a Contemporary Ritual." NSUWorks, 2016. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dft_etd/18.

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The popular Social Networking Site, Facebook, offers its users the ability tocommunicate with others from all over the globe. Individuals can create a virtual identity for themselves enabling members to call, message, and locate others in a matter of seconds. The number of Facebook users appears to increase; yet, the number of members who die daily is not normally accounted. Facebook now permits the memorialization ofthe deceased’s profile. This allows members to continue commenting, sharing photos and videos, and visiting the deceased’s Facebook page. This trend led to the central question of this study, “What benefits, if any, are individuals receiving by utilizing Facebook status updates in order to cope with loss?” A gap in the literature exists pertaining to the creation of status updates for adults (25-64 years old) who have lost an immediate family member within the past year, as other studies have focused on adolescents’ and college students’ grieving processes on Facebook. As the principal investigator, I looked for what may or may not be different for individuals using Facebook status updates to cope after the loss of a loved one. I did so by interviewing seven participants, transcribing digital voice recordings, and using a grounded theory methodology to code and search for themes and patterns within the data. Participants were recruited using fliers, word of mouth, and emails sent to members of Nova Southeastern University. Findings from this study led to the discovery of the theory Social Grief after participants shared they received support, validation, and closure by using Facebook status updates to cope with the loss of an immediate family member.

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Norén, Mikael. "Designing for democracy : end-user participation in the construction of political ICTs." Doctoral thesis, Örebro universitet, Humanistiska institutionen, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-1785.

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The Internet and related Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been proposed as a way to vitalise (western) political democracy, currently marked by a decline in traditional forms of participation. Even if the Internet has established itself as a potential source of power and social change, the lack of clear results for democracy has left the initially mainly optimistic research community disappointed. Recognising the general lack of innovative ideas and successful examples of how to use technology for democratic purposes in the public sector, this thesis frames the notion of a ‘democratic Internet’ as a design endeavour that involves users of technological applications. The purpose of the thesis is two-fold: 1) to explore the possibility of engaging end-users, citizens and others, in the construction of public sector ICTs; 2) to identify a set of design recommendations for such applications, where promoting democratic participation is a central objective. It employs a qualitative methodology, and theories of participatory democracy, republican citizenship, critical theory, and Human-Computer Interaction, applied in a three-part study dealing with the production and usage of public sector ICTs. Three applications are investigated: a decision support system, a municipality’s external web site, and a central government web portal. Results show that there is a high level of awareness and concern for users and their needs among producers, which is for example reflected in the regular application of user tests. However, user-oriented design work is not always prioritised in terms of resources, formal knowledge, and expertise. Initiatives to promote usability and user-centred development are typically driven by civil servants rather than political directives. Motives for involving users in design have more to do with gaining acceptance for and improving existing solutions than innovation or democratic participation. The kinds of applications citizens participating in the study request to enhance political engagement partly coincide with what is offered by the examined public organisations. Still, it is clear that more remains to be done in terms of providing information, and even more so making public institutions open and receptive to the citizenry. Citizens, among other things, ask for accessible information on political institutions and actors, and dialogic uses of technology. Design considerations include the need to account for the fact that citizens-as-users represent diverse needs, recognise that levels of political and technological knowledge vary, enhance opportunities for exchange and mutual learning between citizens and public representatives, and aim for flexible solutions that can incorporate additional and changing needs over time. In general, participants gave proof of a critical distance to technology as well as an ability to contribute as both innovators and evaluators in a design process. A broad contextual approach to shed light on everyday political and technological practices, as applied in this study, is useful for exploring the needs users have regarding ICTs. However, future research has the task of investigating methods to facilitate creativity as well as citizen representation in public sector design work. Civil servants and representatives, using a decision support system in municipal planning and decision-making, are largely satisfied in terms of operation and structure of the application. However, timelier data delivery and other types of contents, for example opinion data on citizens, are requested. Wishes of this kind may not be easy to satisfy because of prevailing institutional and organisational priorities. The same is true when it comes to the employment of statistical data in municipal decision-making, which is not always well received by political actors. Design recommendations include taking closer heed of local municipal needs and non-expert users. It is also recommended that initiators and producers of decision support technology promote a pragmatic view of statistical data to increase its acceptance.

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Waller, Lloyd George. "ICTs for whose development? : a critical analysis of the discourses surrounding an ICT for development initiative for a group of microenterprise entrepreneurs operating in the Jamaican tourism industry : towards the development of methodologies and analytical tools for understanding and explaining the ICT for development phenomenon /." The University of Waikato, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2628.

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This is an interdiscliplinary qualitative study which uses an exploratory research design and builds on Fariclough's Critical Discourse Analysis methodology to analyze the discourses surrounding an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for livelihood development project in Jamaica, introduced by the United Nations Development Programme - the Jamaica Sustainable Development Networking Programme (JSDNP). The primary objective of this project is to provide the poor in Jamaican communities with access to, and training in ICTs. In this research, I specifically focus on the discourses surrounding the JSDNP Cybercentre Project for a group of microenterprise entrepreneurs in the Jamaican tourism industry to access the epistemological assumptions of this project. From the data collected it was found that at one level, the JSDNP Cybercentre Project encouraged specific ways of acting and organizing congruent with the configurations, processes and structures of corporate firms of industrialized countries, by representing the achievement of livelihood expansion through the use of specific ICTs in a particular way which excluded other discourses. The particular ways of acting and organizing promoted by the Cybercentre encouraged the use of non-indigenous technologies, undervalued indigenous technologies and excluded the indigenization of non-indigenous technologies. These discourses were incompatible with the operational and structural configurations of trans-temporal poor entrepretrepreneurs interviewed and were more favourable to the non-poor and spatio-temporal ones. One of the wider implications of the discourse therefore was that they play a fundamental role in perpetuating entrenched inequalities through the preservation of social practices, along with their associated systems and structures. It was also found that these modalities limited the operational processes of all microenterprise entrepreneurs who were exposed to the Cybercentre Project. These entrepreneurs have limited control over the configuration of non-indigenous technologies; their technological and creative capabilities are restricted; their ability to indigenize non-indigenous technologies impaired; and they are highly dependent on non-indigenous technologies (which themselves have a number of limitations).

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Foot, Thomas Frederick. "Towards a new phenomenology of communication : image, communication and the privatisation of meaning in postmodernity." Thesis, University of East London, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359990.

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Books on the topic "Critical theory. Technology and communication"

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Critical communication theory: Power, media, gender, and technology. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002.

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Cybertext poetics: The critical landscape of new media literary theory. New York: Continuum, 2012.

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Mosco, Vincent. The pay-per society: Computers and communication in the information age : essays in critical theory and public policy. Toronto, Ont: Garamond Press, 1989.

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Mosco, Vincent. The pay-per society: Computers and communication in the information age : essays in critical theory and public policy. Norwood, N.J: Ablex, 1989.

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Critical theory of technology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.

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Poster, Mark. The mode of information: Poststructuralism and social context. Cambridge: Polity Press in association with Basil Blackwell, 1990.

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Poster, Mark. The mode of information: Poststructuralisms and contexts. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.

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Poster, Mark. The mode of information: Poststructuralism and social context. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.

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Poster, Mark. The mode of information: Poststructuralism and social context. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.

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Social theory and communication technology. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000.

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Johnson, C. W. "Decision Theory and Safety-Critical Interfaces." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 127–32. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-5041-2896-4_21.

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Bon, Anna, and Hans Akkermans. "Digital Development: Elements of a Critical ICT4D Theory and Praxis." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 26–38. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19115-3_3.

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McLean, Chris, and Jeremy Aroles. "Critical Realism and Actor-Network Theory/Deleuzian Thinking: A Critical Comparison in the Area of Information Systems, Technology and Organizational Studies." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 58–72. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49733-4_4.

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Bacharoudis, Konstantinos, Atanas Popov, and Svetan Ratchev. "Application of Advanced Simulation Methods for the Tolerance Analysis of Mechanical Assemblies." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 153–67. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72632-4_11.

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AbstractIn the frame of a statistical tolerance analysis of complex assemblies, for example an aircraft wing, the capability to predict accurately and fast specified, very small quantiles of the distribution of the assembly key characteristic becomes crucial. The problem is significantly magnified, when the tolerance synthesis problem is considered in which several tolerance analyses are performed and thus, a reliability analysis problem is nested inside an optimisation one in a fully probabilistic approach. The need to reduce the computational time and accurately estimate the specified probabilities is critical. Therefore, herein, a systematic study on several state of the art simulation methods is performed whilst they are critically evaluated with respect to their efficiency to deal with tolerance analysis problems. It is demonstrated that tolerance analysis problems are characterised by high dimensionality, high non-linearity of the state functions, disconnected failure domains, implicit state functions and small probability estimations. Therefore, the successful implementation of reliability methods becomes a formidable task. Herein, advanced simulation methods are combined with in-house developed assembly models based on the Homogeneous Transformation Matrix method as well as off-the-self Computer Aided Tolerance tools. The main outcome of the work is that by using an appropriate reliability method, computational time can be reduced whilst the probability of defected products can be accurately predicted. Furthermore, the connection of advanced mathematical toolboxes with off-the-self 3D tolerance tools into a process integration framework introduces benefits to successfully deal with the tolerance allocation problem in the future using dedicated and powerful computational tools.

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Minniear, Mackensie, and Megan E. Cardwell. "Critical Race Theory." In Engaging Theories in Interpersonal Communication, 246–57. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003195511-22.

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Denker, Katherine J. "Critical Feminist Theory." In Engaging Theories in Interpersonal Communication, 233–45. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003195511-21.

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Bohlman, Andrea F. "Communication, Technology, Media." In Critical Themes in World Music, 61–70. New York : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429424717-7.

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Das, Apurba. "Information Theory." In Signals and Communication Technology, 169–89. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12743-4_8.

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Fuchs, Christian. "Günther Anders’s critical theory of technology." In Marxist Humanism and Communication Theory, 151–76. Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003142959-7-7.

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Rasmussen, Terje. "Habermas’ Critical Theory of Modernity — Insights and Problems." In Social Theory and Communication Technology, 49–84. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315181905-3.

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Conference papers on the topic "Critical theory. Technology and communication"

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Vishwa Mohan, Vangari, and Vahideh Zarea Gavgani. "Informing Clients through Information Communication Technology in Health Care Systems." In InSITE 2009: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3367.

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Information Communication Technology (ICT) has revolutionized the world communication order. People can be informed in more effective, efficient and convenient ways. Access to media has percolated to the grassroots. In spite of all such remarkable developments, whether ICT facilitates Science communication is a billion dollar question. Though information is freely and widely available by virtue of ICT, yet, there are areas where Science communication through ICT still needs to be developed to deliver critical information to the needy. Objectives: The objectives of the study are to find out: whether patients and care givers have perception of their information needs? What sources of information they usually consult? What type of channels/media they possess to access the information? What sources the patients and care givers prefer to consult? Whether in the opinion of the patients and their care givers, the ICTs are effective in delivering the critical information. Methodology: An exploratory survey was conducted. A semi-structured interview was employed to collect data from a group of 188 patients and care givers in the hospitals and clinics in Hyderabad (India). Results and conclusion: The study determined the patients’ and care givers’ preferences for technologies in keeping informed. It also brought to light the limitations and usefulness of ICTs in Science communication in general and medical information in particular.

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Zarkovic, Nebojša. "THE ROLE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN COMUNICATION OF BROKERS AND AGENTS WITH THE INSUREDS." In MODERNE TEHNOLOGIJE, NOVI I TRADICIONALNI RIZICI U OSIGURANjU. Association for Insurance Law of Serbia, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.46793/xxsav21.022z.

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Th anks to today’s digital age, insurance is the one industry that has particularly benefi ted from the advancements in technology. Every customer an insurance broker or agent serves has a diff erent communication want or need. Some customers crave Улога савремене технологије у општењу посредника и заступника са осигураницима 34 personal attention and want to be able to speak with their insurance agents or brokers. Others simply want easy access to information and a way to deliver information that is not stressful or disruptive. For that reason, insurance brokers or agents should use modern technology to off er multiple communication channels. Th is can include websites, mobile devices, social media, remote communication and business process automation as it is pointed out in this article. More people are accessing the Internet on mobile devices than on desktop computers. Insurance agents and brokers should make sure their websites are compatible with most (if not all) mobile devices. Another solution is to create a mobile app to make it easy for consumers to access their sites on the go. Social media for insurance agents and brokers has challenges. However, social media is now critical to the insurance business. Th e rewards they can reap on social media far outweigh the obstacles. Insurance sales and consultations have always been about connection. Brokers and agents make a connection with clients. Th ey discuss catastrophic situations, potential life problems and issues of daily living, making connections in real life. Th e world now requires those connections to be maintained online, especially during the coronavirus crisis. Remote communication is a way of communicating with others online. Meetings, information, and training materials are shared over the Internet. Advanced insurance brokers and agents create virtual teams. Th ey icommunicate and collaborate online and not in a shared offi ce space. Business process automation is the technology-enabled automation of complex business i.e. insurance processes utilized by agents and brokers. It can streamline an insurance business for simplicity, achieve digital transformation, increase service quality to the insureds, improve service delivery or contain costs. Insurance brokers and agents should spend more time interacting with potential customers. Th is includes answering questions and informing them of the important benefi ts of the insurance off ered. Th ey should turn to in-offi ce soft ware that helps them automate these workfl ows.

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Weerakkody, Niranjala. "Technology and Marginalization: A Case Study of the Limited Adoption of the Intranet at a State-owned Organization in Rural Australia." In InSITE 2004: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/2755.

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Taking a critical theory approach and the pluralist view of technology, this paper examines the problems in organizational communication that arose due to the implementation of a limited intranet electronic mail system as the main channel of communication between a rural state-owned organization and its city-based Head Office, installed at the sole discretion of the latter. The intranet was provided only to the administration division and managers of some units due to financial constraints. This required others to receive information carried via the intranet through a gatekeeper who due to information and work overload, failed to disseminate the information effectively and efficiently. Using a combination of qualitative data collection methods, this study found that the intranet had marginalized those without access to it and reinforced the privileged position of those already with higher status within the organization, contrary to the utopian predictions of new technologies as leading to social equality.

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Aziminejad, Arash, and Yan He. "MIMO Channel Capacity for Rail Transportation Applications: The Impact of Tunnel Curvatures." In 2019 Joint Rail Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/jrc2019-1217.

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Rail transportation industry has drawn a growing interest on the use of Radio Access Technology for critical and non-critical services to improve safety/reliability, performance, and passenger experience. During the past two decades the theory and practice of the MIMO communications has solidified to the point where MIMO is now the main infrastructure for several legacy and emerging radio access standards. In this paper, the impact of subway tunnels’ curvatures on the MIMO channel capacity is explored. A heuristic approach is proposed which provides an efficient and low complexity solution for the MIMO channel capacity in curved subway tunnels for both the C-MIMO and the D-MIMO paradigms. The suggested approach is quite versatile and can be swiftly expanded to the case of multi-segment inhomogeneous tunnels.

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Casero, A., A. Gomaa, J. Ronderos, K. Cawiezel, and W. J. Giffin. "8070 Miles from the Field to the Lab and Back: A Pragmatic Sequencing of Laboratory and Field-Based Fluid Testing and QAQC, A Case History from Sichuan Region, China." In SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/204189-ms.

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Abstract The application of high viscosity friction reducers (HVFRs) in unconventional plays has steadily increased over the past years, not only as alternatives to conventional friction reducers (FRs) but also as a direct replacement for the use of guar-based fluids. HVFRs demonstrate more efficient proppant transport, due to their unique rheological properties, concurrently with a high friction reduction effect allowing higher pumping rates. However, all these benefits come with few critical limitations related to frac water quality, compatibility with other additives, and static proppant suspension, which makes them very similar to conventional crosslinked gels regarding their Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC) requirements at a well location during the field implementation. This paper illustrates the comprehensive laboratory efforts undertaken to evaluate different HVFR and crosslinked gel products, their successful field application supported by a robust and effective field QAQC process, and the critical importance of maintaining effective field-laboratory-field interaction/cycle to optimize the fluid design and maximize the results. Experimental studies on different products were conducted to measure the effect of frac water quality, HVFR loading, breaker loading, and compatibility with other additives used in the fluid recipe such as surfactants, scale inhibitors, and biocides. The ability of HVFR to suspend and transport proppant is not only a function of polymer loading but also highly influenced by fluid velocity as static and semi-dynamic proppant suspension tests demonstrate. Additionally, a full dynamic proppant transport test was also conducted using a multi-branched slot apparatus to simulate the flow inside a complex fracture network. Field execution followed a strict QAQC protocol including water analysis, field laboratory tests, water filtration, mixing procedure, product storage, and transport allowing direct onsite replication of the results that had been previously obtained in the laboratory. Constant communication between the field and the laboratory allowed a successful execution of several treatments in a challenging shale play in the Sichuan Region, China. These treatments achieved record proppant placements and, just as importantly, they demonstrated repeatability and consistency over time; which had not previously been attained. Laboratory testing proved critical in confirming that product segregation was occurring, even if there was no visual observation of this phenomenon, which had resulted in initial difficulties in fluid quality and reliability. The presence of constant QAQC engineering support on location was instrumental in rapidly identifying the potential root cause(s) and efficiently and correctly applying the necessary corrective actions. This paper will highlight the importance of laboratory testing, in order to design and optimize the fluid system. The paper will also demonstrate how critical the onsite QAQC is through actual examples of fluid optimization and field implementation. These two activities, although requiring a substantial resource commitment and effort, are both required to achieve successful execution.

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Göös, Mika, and Toniann Pitassi. "Communication lower bounds via critical block sensitivity." In STOC '14: Symposium on Theory of Computing. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2591796.2591838.

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Hadjerrouit, Said. "Using a Learner-Centered Approach to Teach ICT in Secondary Schools: An Exploratory Study." In InSITE 2008: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3225.

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Despite the importance of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) as a school subject in secondary education, there is a lack of an integrated ICT pedagogy that is elucidated within a broad framework of educational practice. The focus is still on technicalities and reproduction of knowledge rather than conceptual understanding of ICT. To realize the potential inherent in ICT, there is a need for innovative ICT pedagogies in secondary education. The purpose of this work is to involve student teachers in applying and evaluating a learner-centered ICT teaching method in their teaching practice at the secondary school level. The goal is to explore student teachers’ learning processes when practicing the method and critical factors of success.

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Feenberg, Andrew. "Critical Theory of Technology and STS." In ISIS Summit Vienna 2015—The Information Society at the Crossroads. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/isis-summit-vienna-2015-t1.0.1003.

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Ugueto C., Gustavo A., Paul T. Huckabee, and Mathieu M. Molenaar. "Challenging Assumptions About Fracture Stimulation Placement Effectiveness Using Fiber Optic Distributed Sensing Diagnostics: Diversion, Stage Isolation and Overflushing." In SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference. SPE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/spe-173348-ms.

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Abstract The connection of the wellbore to the hydrocarbon resource volumes via effective fracture stimulation is a critical factor in unconventional reservoir completions. Various well construction and dynamic placement methods are used to distribute treatment volumes into targeted sections of the wellbore. This paper provides some insights into the effectiveness of hydraulic fracture stimulation process using Fiber Optics (FO): distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) and distributed temperature sensing (DTS). This paper reviews examples from multiple wells where FO has been used to gain a better understanding of three highly debated fracture stimulation distribution topics: Diversion, Stage Isolation and Overflushing. Diversion is increasingly being used as a way to improve the efficiency of hydraulic fracture stimulation distributions. The effectiveness of the diversion techniques has traditionally been judged on the basis of surface pressure response during treatment and ultimately, from production comparisons to reference wells. Unfortunately, getting clear answers from production performance takes significant time. FO allows for monitoring of the diversion process in real-time. Analysis of DAS and DTS responses is used to quantify diversion efficiency in re-directing hydraulic fracture stimulation from dominant perforation clusters to those not being stimulated. Lack of isolation between stages has frequently been observed in wells with diagnostics. There is consensus amongst the completion community that communication between stages is highly undesirable because the energy and materials of the stimulation are partially or totally misdirected from the target interval to other portions of the wellbore. The analysis of DAS and DTS not only can help determine the frequency of occurrence of communication between stages in cemented and uncemented horizontal wells but also can provide insights about the different communication paths. Fiber Optic distributed sensing in conjunction with complementary diagnostics is also being used to investigate if connections are being maintained at the end of the treatment between the newly created fracs and the wellbore. The use of integrated diagnostics allows evaluation of the frequency in which overflushing (over-displacement) occurs in both vertical and horizontal wells and its impact on well inflow performance where production profiling data is available.

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Rakshit, Sushanta Mohan, Michael Hempel, Hamid Sharif, John Punwani, Monique Stewart, and Shahram Mehrvarzi. "Challenges in Current Wireless Sensor Technology for Railcar Status Monitoring for North America’s Freight Railroad Industry." In 2012 Joint Rail Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/jrc2012-74114.

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Ensuring rail safety is a priority for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the railroad industry in North America. One such endeavor is to leverage Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) to monitor and report in real-time the status of mechanical and electrical components for each railcar, and in conjunction with other railroad subsystems, ensure the safety, security and integrity of transported goods. The envisioned solution utilizes sensors installed on each railcar to form a train-based wireless network and collect real-time (or near real-time) information on different elements of a train and transmit aggregated information to the locomotive, dispatch centers or regional offices for early fault detection and accident prevention. The railroads have been interested in using a standards-based low-cost communication protocol for this purpose, such as IEEE 802.15.4, often referred to as ZigBee. Our results show, however, that ZigBee was designed for smaller wireless networks, such as a single railcar. It exhibits several critical problems associated with the unique network topology found on a freight train and the size of such a network. In essence, the network would take the shape of a very long chain of nodes. Some of the problems stemming from this topology are excessively long synchronization delays for establishing the network along the entire train, severe problems with route discovery and maintenance necessary for selecting the next relay node along the chain, aggregation of data errors and a resulting unacceptable packet loss rate, the lack of a traffic prioritization mechanism to protect important packets such as those containing critical alarms of equipment failure, and many more. In this paper, we describe our findings and experiences in our evaluation of ZigBee for railcar monitoring onboard freight trains, a detailed analysis of the identified problems and their impact on the envisioned railcar monitoring as well as discuss potential solutions to these problems.

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Reports on the topic "Critical theory. Technology and communication"

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Fullan, Michael, and Joanne Quinn. How Do Disruptive Innovators Prepare Today's Students to Be Tomorrow's Workforce?: Deep Learning: Transforming Systems to Prepare Tomorrow’s Citizens. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002959.

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Disruptive innovators take advantage of unique opportunities. Prior to COVID-19 progress in Latin America and the Caribbean for integrating technology, learning, and system change has been exceedingly slow. In this paper we first offer a general framework for transforming education. The framework focuses on the provision of technology, innovative ideas in learning and well-being, and what we call systemness which are favorable change factors at the local, middle/regional, and policy levels. We then take up the matter of system reform in Latin America and the Caribbean noting problems and potential. Then, we turn to a specific model in system change that we have developed called New Pedagogies for Deep Learning, a model developed in partnerships with groups of schools in ten countries since 2014. The model consists of three main components: 6 Global Competences (character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking), 4 learning elements (pedagogy, learning partnerships, learning environments, leveraging digital), and three system conditions (school culture, district/regional culture, and system policy). We offer a case study of relative success based on Uruguay with whom we have been working since 2014. Finally, we identify steps and recommendations for next steps in Latin America for taking action on system reform in the next perioda time that we consider critical for taking advantage of the current pandemic disruption. The next few years will be crucial for either attaining positive breakthroughs or slipping backwards into a reinforced status quo.

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Francesco, Petruccione,, Gastrow, Michael, Hadzic, Senka, Limpitlaw, Justine, Paul, Babu Sena, Wolhuter, Riaan, and Kies, Carl. Evaluation of Alternative Telecommunication Technologies for the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Area. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2021/0073.

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The National Research Foundation (NRF) requested the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), on behalf of South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), to undertake an independent and objective evaluation of potential alternative telecommunication technologies for the areas of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas (KCAAA). The study encompasses regulatory, public sphere, and technical dimensions to explore options for maintaining the functionality of the telescope while, at the same time, delivering appropriate connectivity solutions for local communities.The objectives of this study are as follows: 1) Assess the technologies currently being, or planning to be, deployed through existing alternative communications programs managed by SARAO, including whether these technologies are comparable with market available technologies that could feasibly be deployed in the KCAAA; and 2) Assessment of current and future telecommunication technologies that may act as suitable replacement and/or improvement (functional and feasible) for existing detrimental technologies, utilised in the KCAAA. This report provides a critical background into the relationship between the SKA and local communities as it relates to ICTs in the area. Based on this understanding, potential technology solutions are proposed to ensure residents of the KCAAA are still afforded valuable access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) within the parameters of affordability, desirability and feasibility.

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Yang, Xinwei, Huan Tu, and Xiali Xue. The improvement of the Lower Limb exoskeletons on the gait of patients with spinal cord injury: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, August 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2021.8.0095.

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Review question / Objective: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the efficacy of lower extremity exoskeletons in improving gait function in patients with spinal cord injury, compared with placebo or other treatments. Condition being studied: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a severely disabling disease. In the process of SCI rehabilitation treatment, improving patients' walking ability, improving their self-care ability, and enhancing patients' self-esteem is an important aspect of their return to society, which can also reduce the cost of patients, so the rehabilitation of lower limbs is very important. The lower extremity exoskeleton robot is a bionic robot designed according to the principles of robotics, mechanism, bionics, control theory, communication technology, and information processing technology, which can be worn on the lower extremity of the human body and complete specific tasks under the user's control. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the lower extremity exoskeleton on the improvement of gait function in patients with spinal cord injury.

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