Gestión de Información y Gestión de Comunicación en empresas que utilizan normas de comercio seguro

The companies that are part of the supply chain in foreign trade in Ecuador, maintain their organizational development based on processes regulated by cargo safety standards, among which are the Basic Alliance for Secure Commerce (BASC) that they use They are transversal to the treatment of information and communication, but they are not explicitly stated. The objective of this research was to systematize theoretical assumptions about the components of Information Management (GI); and the Communication Management (GC), that allow to propose a model for its integration in processes regulated by BASC norms as a contributing resource. The research carried out has a qualitative focus and the applied method is the phenomenographic supported by semi-structured interviews with experts in order to analyze their procedures for dealing with information and internal and external communication of companies. It was found that organizations do not adequately manage information and communication, since they do not apply info-communicational principles, but instead focus on isolated treatments, regulations and in many cases only guided by technological means. Consequently, a first generic info-communication model is proposed that allows integrating the information and communication components for the benefit of organizational management.Las empresas que forman parte de la cadena de suministros en el comercio exterior en Ecuador, mantienen su desarrollo organizacional basado en procesos regulados por normas de seguridad en la carga entre las que se encuentran las Basic Alliance for Secure Commerce (BASC) que, utilizan de forma transversal al tratamiento de la información y la comunicación, pero no las declaran de manera explícita. El objetivo de esta investigación fue sistematizar presupuestos teóricos acerca de los componentes de la Gestión de Información (GI); y la Gestión de la Comunicación (GC), que permitan plantear un modelo para su integración en procesos regulados por normas BASC como un recurso coadyuvante. La investigación desarrollada tiene un enfoque cualitativo y el método aplicado es el fenomenográfico apoyado de entrevistas semiestructuradas a expertos a fin de analizar sus procedimientos para tratar la información y la comunicación interna y externa de las empresas. Se encontró que las organizaciones no gestionan adecuadamente la información y la comunicación, pues no aplican principios infocomunicacionales, sino que se enfocan en tratamientos aislados, normativas y en muchos casos únicamente guiados por medios tecnológicos. En consecuencia, se plantea un primer modelo genérico infocomunicacional que permite integrar los componentes de información y la comunicación en beneficio de la gestión organizacional

As ciências sociais e as questões da informação

Como programa de pesquisa, propõe-se uma abordagem da Ciência da Informação como Ciência Social, enquanto indagação sobre o presente, buscando entender qual seria a ancoragem das ações de informação no contexto das relações e ações sociais, num complexo cenário a ser explorado sobre os duplos conceitos de regimes e políticas de informação. Ao mesmo tempo, ao caracterizar os domínios contemporâneos em que a informação se constitui como tema, como sintoma e como questão, espera-se desenhar a posição e a distribuição epistemológica dos conhecimentos que a interpelam e reconstroem, em algum ponto de vista e dimensão

An appraisal of Nigerian Newspapers coverage of women’s participation in 2007 elections.

fair, safe and professional media election coverage. It is a truism that the media play an indispensable role in the proper functioning of a democracy. Discussion of the media's functions usually focuses on their "watchdog" role: by unfettered scrutiny and discussion of the successes and failures of governments, the media can inform the public of how effectively its representatives have performed and help to hold them to account. Yet the media can also play a more specific part in enabling full public participation in elections by giving equal coverage to both men and women in politics. The study aimed to ascertain how well Nigerian newspapers cover women’s participation in 2007 general elections. There are many newspapers in Nigeria; however, this study makes use of two national newspapers as the research is on a national issue. For the purpose of this study, two Nigerian daily newspapers were studied- The Punch and Guardian. For the study period of eight months, 422 stories were gathered out of which only 56 stories were on women’s participation. Also, the data analyzed indicated that of the 56 news items, 50 (89.3%) were on the inside pages while the back page recorded the least, 1 (1.8%). The media is encouraged to air their opinions on women’s issues especially when the turnout is much as witnessed in the last general elections. Editorials allow the newspaper house to share their opinions on national issues; it will be stimulating to perceive different views of women’s participation in politics. It will indeed be interesting and different to see editorials on women during elections and on women in general. It is therefore pertinent for media professionals to play their fundamental role in the quest to eradicate gender discrimination of all types. KEY WORDS: Media, elections, participation, newspaper, women, politic