The Contribution of Information Communication & Technology as Enabler of Knowledge Management to Bring Innovationin Mass Media Industries Sector (Batam Case)

Information technology (IT) plays an important role as a catalyst to enable and facilitate the implementation of the development, transfer, and utilization of knowledge, which subsequently may contribute to the improvement and innovation. This research intends to analyze how IT competency directly influences knowledge management, how knowledge management directly influences innovation, and how IT competency indirectly influences innovation through knowledge management. The research is limited to Mass Media Industries sector of the creative industries in the island of Batam, Indonesia. Those sectors are television, radio, and publishig. The data are collected via questionnaire from a sample of 150 respondents. A structural equation model is established to study the interrelationship among those variables. At the end, the research concludes that IT competency has positive effect on knowledge management, as well as on innovation via knowledge management, and knowledge management mediates the relationship between IT competency and innovation

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AS INTERVENING VARIABLE ON ASSOCIATION OF IT COMPETENCE TO PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY AT SIMDA OF BOGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of Organizational Learnings as intervening variable of IT Competency effect to Bogor Local Government performance. This study uses survey method by distributing questionnaires to staff which in doing her/his job related to SIMDA as unit analysis in preparing LKPD (Local Government Financial Report). Processing of data collected will use Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). This Research finds variable Organizational Learning will play significant role in mediating the effect of IT competence on Bogor Local Government Performance.Keywords: Organizational Learnings, IT Competency, Local Governance, Governmenta

An information technology competency model and curriculum

This paper addresses the progress made by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) in developing a competency model and curricular guidelines for four-year degree programs in information technology. The authors are members of an international task group representative of academic institutions, industry, and professional organizations. The task group is to develop a competency model, called IT2017, for information technology education within two years based on earlier guidelines and other perspectives. This paper provides a brief background of the project, some activities undertaken, the progress made, and expectations for future developments. IT2017 seeks to produce a futuristic model of academic excellence so information technology graduates will be prepared for new technological challenges in a global economy

The effect of collaboration and IT competency on reverse logistics competency - Evidence from Brazilian supply chain executives

Business models have being designed, worldwide, to create sustainability competencies and in particular to incorporate reverse logistics, but Brazilian executives have not yet fully adhered to Law 12,305 on solid waste and reverse logistics. What would be the Brazilian executives' perception about reverse logistics competency and the support provided by a collaborative and IT competency? The objective of the paper is to investigate the effects of collaboration and IT competency in developing reverse logistics competency, as a strategy, and its consequences in economic and environmental performance. A survey was performed with 320 Brazilian supply chain executives and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling. The models demonstrated that collaboration has a direct positive influence on the development of reverse logistics competency, by executives' point of view. The moderation effect between collaboration and IT competency for reverse logistics was not confirmed, since it was adopted a strategic view of reverse logistics. Therefore, despite there was not a moderation effect, IT presented a lower direct effect on reverse logistics competency. Results reinforce that organizations that develop reverse logistics competency tend to improve their economic and environmental performances.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

An implementation program for Foundation Course in Competency Based Medical Education Curriculum

After a gap of nearly two decades, Medical Council of India (MCI) has revised, rather revamped, the Undergraduate (UG) medical curriculum, making it competency based (CBME) and learner centric

A Competency-based Approach toward Curricular Guidelines for Information Technology Education

The Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society have launched a new report titled, Curriculum Guidelines for Baccalaureate Degree Programs in Information Technology (IT2017). This paper discusses significant aspects of the IT2017 report and focuses on competency-driven learning rather than delivery of knowledge in information technology (IT) programs. It also highlights an IT curricular framework that meets the growing demands of a changing technological world in the next decade. Specifically, the paper outlines ways by which baccalaureate IT programs might implement the IT curricular framework and prepare students with knowledge, skills, and dispositions to equip graduates with competencies that matter in the workplace. The paper suggests that a focus on competencies allows academic departments to forge collaborations with employers and engage students in professional practice experiences. It also shows how professionals and educators might use the report in reviewing, updating, and creating baccalaureate IT degree programs worldwide

WHEN SHOULD FIRMS BE “OPEN”? THE MODERATING ROLE OF IT COMPETENCY IN INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL OPEN INNOVATION COLLABORATION

Open innovation has gained momentum in recent years. Prior research has shown the critical role of openness in understanding the inter-organizational collaboration process. However, existing studies largely focus on search openness instead of the openness in actual collaboration. In addition, it remains unclear how the new emerged organizational competencies on information technology will shift the role of openness in collaboration. In this study, we investigate the role of collaboration openness in open innovation collaboration and explore the moderating role of information technology competencies. Drawing on the theory of inter-organizational relationship and resource-based view, we examine the conditions under which firms should be “open” in the actual collaboration. We develop hypotheses on network uncertainty, collaboration openness and open innovation performance. The model also incorporates the moderating effects of competitive IT capability and IT intensity. The proposed hypotheses will be tested using firm-level survey and objective data. We also discuss our research method and expected implications

Hong Kong home economics teachers' adoption of ICT for learning and teaching

The Hong Kong government has implemented policies to increase both the availability of ICT in schools and the capabilities of teachers for using them. This paper reports the responses of Hong Kong Home Economics teachers using a theoretical framework informed by educational change theory and prior research about the adoption of ICT by teachers. A questionnaire distributed to 350 Hong Kong secondary schools elicited 252 responses that appeared to be representative of the population. Data revealed that typical respondents had attained at least the intermediate level on the HK IT competence standards for teachers, held positive attitudes toward the use of ICT in teaching, and had access to ICT in their teaching spaces. However, the mean rate of use of ICT for teaching was 1.5 hours per week and the major uses were for lecturing or explanation. Although most had encountered problems when using ICT in their teaching they generally agreed that technical support was adequate. A large proportion saw a need for additional subject specific ICT resources and professional development in pedagogy

An Overview of the New ACM/IEEE Information Technology Curricular Framework

ACM and IEEE have developed a curricular report titled, “Information Technology Curricula 2017: Curriculum Guidelines for Baccalaureate Degree Programs in Information Technology,” known also as IT2017. The development of this report has received worldwide content contributions from industry and academia through surveys as well as many international conferences and workshops. An open online publication of the report was made available in December 2017. This paper presents a digest of the content of the report, the IT curricular framework, and suggestions for its use in developing new information technology programs or enhancing existing ones. The heart of the IT curricular framework is a set of competencies identified through knowledge, skills, and dispositions, as supported by pedagogical research. The paper also describes ways in which institutions could use the curricular framework not only to develop information technology degree programs, but also to improve and enhance related computing programs

Factors affecting information technology (IT) competency among auditors in Kedah

The growth of technological advancement in the way external auditors perform their work has revolutionized. A new detailed range of expertise in information technology combined with the skills of IT and other auditing skills are required to respond to this challenge. This study aims to examine the factors that affecting the information technology (IT) competency among auditors in Kedah. This study was adopting the Competency Theory and Human Capital Theory. The objectives of study are to measure the relationship of training from accounting bodies, organizational support and self-efficacy towards information technology (IT) competency. This study employed quantitative method and targeted respondent were external auditors in Kedah. A total of 97 electronic questionnaires were distributed to participants and 48 responses were returned and usable for further analyses. Collected data were analysed by using PLS-SEM and the results shows that self-efficacy has significantly relationship and contributed to the information technology (IT) competency among auditors in Kedah. However, the study discovered that training from accounting bodies and organizational support were insignificant relationship towards the information technology (IT) competency of the auditors in Kedah. Thus, implications of the findings, potential limitations, and directions for future research were discussed