E-government is a means of improving provision of government information and services to citizens. The aim of this study was to investigate the current situation and factors influencing access of e-government information and e-government adoption in Tanzania. A triangulation approach for data gathering was adopted. Specifically, a semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 448 respondents. In addition, interviews involving five policy makers were conducted to complement the questionnaire survey. Factor analyses were performed and multiple linear regression analyses were carried out to assess the relationships between variables. The findings revealed that, the current state of e-government in the selected districts of Tanzania is characterized by web presence stage. Various enhancing factors and challenges for e-government were noted in this study. The enhancing factors include necessary knowledge, necessary resources, awareness, confidence to use the website, availability and reliability of internet connections, positive incentives that have resulted from using the internet to search for government information, and getting information on demand. Other enhancing factors are guidance for internet use, possession of ICTs, availability of up-to-date information in the website, education, income and social influence. There are some e-government adoption barriers that include worrying about security and privacy of information, lack of support from the government, unreliable power supply, inaccessibility of internet services due to geographical locations, and people not getting as much information about the services as possible. Other barriers are system quality, cultural barriers, age, and information content produced in English, which is a language that the majority do not understand. The study has implications for policy makers and to e-government project teams. Policy makers should consider e-government adoption barriers in order to formulate policies of eliminating them. Likewise, e-government project teams should consider these barriers in order overcome them before the implementation of e-government systems. / Information Science / D. Litt et. Phil. (Information Science)

Acompanha: (1) Material de apoio relacionado ao experimento da carga/massa do elétron: ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de análise e modelagem; (2) Material de apoio relacionado ao experimento da difração de elétrons: ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de análise e modelagem; (3) Material de apoio relacionado ao experimento de Millikan: ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de análise e modelagem. / Este trabalho visa a utilizar a videoanálise para dar suporte a experimentos de Física Moderna, com a intenção de torná-los disponíveis à comunidade, por meio de um Recurso Educacional Aberto (REA). A Física Moderna e Contemporânea (FMC) está cada vez mais presente nas discussões referentes ao ensino de física, assim como nas tecnologias que nos rodeiam. Professores e estudantes, em geral, têm acesso a instrumentos que possibilitam interações entre os conteúdos vistos em sala de aula e sua contextualização ou utilização no dia-a-dia. Nesse contexto, destacam-se os computadores e softwares para análise e tratamento de dados, que trazem possibilidades de incrementar o interesse pelas aulas. O programa Tracker dá suporte à realização de experimentos de física através da gravação de vídeos. Assim, é possível conceber atividades experimentais, realizar medidas e obter dados e gráficos por meio do software, o que possibilita trabalhos que unem a física moderna aos instrumentos tecnológicos, em sala de aula, permitindo que esses dois eixos de pesquisa que estão em evidência cooperem para o processo de ensinoaprendizagem. Os REA desenvolvidos aproximam nosso trabalho de movimentos internacionais que visam a proporcionar o acesso, uso e reuso a materiais de ensino de qualidade, licenciados de maneira aberta. Para isso, foram produzidos vídeos associados a três experimentos fundamentais de Física Moderna: experimento da gota de óleo de Millikan; experimento de carga/massa do elétron; e experimento de difração de elétrons. Os vídeos foram analisados com o Tracker e postos na internet, à disposição da comunidade, sob uma licença Creative Commons. Foram elaborados tutoriais detalhados, para nortear o uso dos materiais em sala de aula, além de uma parte destinada a exploração pelos próprios estudantes, na forma de um “faça você mesmo”. Em complemento ao desenvolvimento do produto, também foi realizada pesquisa de validação do material, caracterizada pela aplicação de questionários para professores e estudantes. A análise das respostas e dos dados obtidos ocorreu de maneira qualitativa, de acordo com referenciais da área de Ensino. / This work aims at the development of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the teaching of Modern Physics experiments, based on video-analysis. Modern Physics teaching strategies constitute an important theme amongst the physics education community, mainly due to the ubiquitous presence of Modern Physics in technologies that surround us. In fact, in their everyday life, teachers and students have wide access to technologies that allow them to establish connections between classroom contents and their applications. In this context, we highlight the use of computers and data analysis software, which bring about wide possibilities to overcome the monotony of science classes. Tracker is a software that constitutes an important video-analysis tool, which was developed for physics teaching based on video recording of experiments. It facilitates the design of laboratory and experimental activities, including data collection and graph preparation. Therefore, Tracker serves as a platform to integrate both Modern Physics teaching and technological tools in the classroom, bringing together two research pillars in Physics Education (Modern Physics and the use of Technology). The OER was developed in accordance to international trends in open source technologies, and it comprises videos related to three fundamental experiments in Modern Physics: Millikan’s oil drop experiment; electron charge-to-mass ratio experiment; and electron diffraction experiment. The videos were analyzed with Tracker and posted in the Internet, under a Creative Commons license. Detailed tutorials were also developed in order to facilitate in-classroom use of the materials. In addition, validation of the OER was also performed through questionnaires responded by teachers and students who used the developed material. Modern and contemporary physics teaching based on laboratory activities mediated by video analysis-and-modelling software.

Acompanha: (1) Material de apoio relacionado ao experimento da carga/massa do elétron: ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de análise e modelagem; (2) Material de apoio relacionado ao experimento da difração de elétrons: ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de análise e modelagem; (3) Material de apoio relacionado ao experimento de Millikan: ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de análise e modelagem. / Este trabalho visa a utilizar a videoanálise para dar suporte a experimentos de Física Moderna, com a intenção de torná-los disponíveis à comunidade, por meio de um Recurso Educacional Aberto (REA). A Física Moderna e Contemporânea (FMC) está cada vez mais presente nas discussões referentes ao ensino de física, assim como nas tecnologias que nos rodeiam. Professores e estudantes, em geral, têm acesso a instrumentos que possibilitam interações entre os conteúdos vistos em sala de aula e sua contextualização ou utilização no dia-a-dia. Nesse contexto, destacam-se os computadores e softwares para análise e tratamento de dados, que trazem possibilidades de incrementar o interesse pelas aulas. O programa Tracker dá suporte à realização de experimentos de física através da gravação de vídeos. Assim, é possível conceber atividades experimentais, realizar medidas e obter dados e gráficos por meio do software, o que possibilita trabalhos que unem a física moderna aos instrumentos tecnológicos, em sala de aula, permitindo que esses dois eixos de pesquisa que estão em evidência cooperem para o processo de ensinoaprendizagem. Os REA desenvolvidos aproximam nosso trabalho de movimentos internacionais que visam a proporcionar o acesso, uso e reuso a materiais de ensino de qualidade, licenciados de maneira aberta. Para isso, foram produzidos vídeos associados a três experimentos fundamentais de Física Moderna: experimento da gota de óleo de Millikan; experimento de carga/massa do elétron; e experimento de difração de elétrons. Os vídeos foram analisados com o Tracker e postos na internet, à disposição da comunidade, sob uma licença Creative Commons. Foram elaborados tutoriais detalhados, para nortear o uso dos materiais em sala de aula, além de uma parte destinada a exploração pelos próprios estudantes, na forma de um “faça você mesmo”. Em complemento ao desenvolvimento do produto, também foi realizada pesquisa de validação do material, caracterizada pela aplicação de questionários para professores e estudantes. A análise das respostas e dos dados obtidos ocorreu de maneira qualitativa, de acordo com referenciais da área de Ensino. / This work aims at the development of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the teaching of Modern Physics experiments, based on video-analysis. Modern Physics teaching strategies constitute an important theme amongst the physics education community, mainly due to the ubiquitous presence of Modern Physics in technologies that surround us. In fact, in their everyday life, teachers and students have wide access to technologies that allow them to establish connections between classroom contents and their applications. In this context, we highlight the use of computers and data analysis software, which bring about wide possibilities to overcome the monotony of science classes. Tracker is a software that constitutes an important video-analysis tool, which was developed for physics teaching based on video recording of experiments. It facilitates the design of laboratory and experimental activities, including data collection and graph preparation. Therefore, Tracker serves as a platform to integrate both Modern Physics teaching and technological tools in the classroom, bringing together two research pillars in Physics Education (Modern Physics and the use of Technology). The OER was developed in accordance to international trends in open source technologies, and it comprises videos related to three fundamental experiments in Modern Physics: Millikan’s oil drop experiment; electron charge-to-mass ratio experiment; and electron diffraction experiment. The videos were analyzed with Tracker and posted in the Internet, under a Creative Commons license. Detailed tutorials were also developed in order to facilitate in-classroom use of the materials. In addition, validation of the OER was also performed through questionnaires responded by teachers and students who used the developed material. Modern and contemporary physics teaching based on laboratory activities mediated by video analysis-and-modelling software.

The purpose of this project is to design, build and implement an instance of a specified online payment system, which is based on micro-payments. The three components for this system are a bookstore, a receipt service and a currency issuer.

Open government relies heavily on reliable records to uphold service delivery and access to information. Without proper records management of business transactions and activities of an organization, the primary objective of openness becomes obscured and difficult to achieve. Within the digital space and environment, establishing good record- keeping procedures is challenging to both paper and e-records, because of a scarcity of clarity in the processes and measures in place, as well as as a result of lack of suitable ICT infrastructure plus skilled human resources to help facilitate good e-records management. The aim of this research was to provide a structure for the integration of records into open government initiatives in Botswana with the aim of assisting access to information and service delivery, and a subsequent transparent, accountable and open government. This is a mixed research study framed within the interpretivism epistemological inquiry model, and used Open Government Implementation Model and Action research being a theoretical lense in this study. Document analysis was used to gather information, complemented by interviews and questionnaires with participants and respondents alike purposively selected from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD). According to the findings, the legislative as well as regulatory frameworks in order to manage both paper and e-records were available in Botswana although inadequate. Similarly, the research showed that legislation that gives the citizens access to information and subsequently make compulsory for organizations to avail information upon request is absent. Furthermore, it was established through the study findings that information management practitioners are particularly are ill equipped and inexperienced to manage paper and electronic records. Due to the inavailability of ICT infrastructure to help facilitate both paper and e-records management was noted. In addition, open government initiatives were identified as producing e- records, but there were no defined protocols to help aid in their management. Therefore, this weakness can be addressed by integrating records management into open government initiatives, and be able to utilize suitably identified Enterprise Content Management (ECM) or Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS). Currently, open government remains ensured through the reliance of only open government initiatives, without leveraging on good records management. This project study suggests a structure to integrate records management into open government initiatives anchored on legislation and regulatory frameworks with the confidence that its employment would support better information and service accessibility by the citizens. Finally, because of poor records management and a lack of legislation that encourage access to information, there will be continued reliance on the discretion of records professionals by the citizens to have information access. Similarly, without proper records management procedures, Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) will remain underutilized. Thus, it is a recommendation that MLGRD should develop proper records management procedures to guide and improve on the management of records. A further study to establish the level of e-readiness of the Botswana government to fully automate and guarantee the success of open government is recommended. / Information Science / D. Litt et Phil (Information Science)

This diploma thesis is focused on information education and using electronic information sources in Czech Language and Literature classes at Czech secondary schools. It consists of three parts. The first, theoretical part addresses information literacy in the Czech Republic, national information education policy and contemporary trends in using modern information and communication technologies in the classroom. The second part includes an overview of open online information sources for Czech Language and Literature classes which could be used in the classroom. The thesis also includes an inquiry into the use of electronic information sources in Czech Language and Literature classes at secondary schools. The research was conducted at two general secondary education schools - Jiráskovo gymnázium in Náchod and Gymnázium Broumov. Keywors electronic information resources, online information resources, internet, information literacy, information education, Czech language, literature, high schools

The purpose of the thesis is to search out, analyse and evaluate an open access and commercial electronic information resources in educational theories available on WWW. First and sekond part determinates topic of education, describes his development, problems, nomenclature, experimental method and information support. The objective of the thesis is to analyse and evaluate selected bibliographic and full-text databases, digital libraries, portals, subject gateways and catalogs. Online services are especially emphasized. Analyses are elaboration in the Czech education theory context. Final summary evaluates results of analysis.

The overall theme of the thesis is the current state of Internet portals (gateways) dedicated to electronic information resources at Czech academic libraries. The purpose of such portal (or sites within academic library web pages) is to form a gateway to every electronic resource available within the university. In the theoretical part of the thesis history, purpose and components of such portals are described followed by the typology and organization of electronic information resources used at library portals in the USA and other mainly English speaking countries. The following part of the thesis is a practical application where 6 selected portals are first analyzed then compared with each other according to 5 criterions described in the previous part: organization of its resources, readability, consistency, usability and presence of additional functions or services. Subsequently by applying the method called "Thinking Aloud" usability testing of two selected portal is performed. The aim of the paper is not only to map the current state of portals but also to present methodology for analysis of other similar portals. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

(anglicky) This thesis entitled Information support in a financial institution discusses how information services and resources are currently used internally in an institution focusing on the Czech banking environment. The reader is thus provided an insight directly into the organization and the position it takes towards working with information aiming at fulfilment of its employees' information needs. The thesis also reflects description of the most important information sources. Information needs of employees were analyzed and identified based on their frequency of occurrence and distribution across the bank. The following part of the work covers detailed identification of information services. The reader is hereby given the opportunity to find out where, by whom and to what extent the services are used. The conclusion deals primarily with the information models of the flow of information in the organization and the analysis of various entities affecting the relevant processes.

This diploma work focuses on freely available and professional electronic information resources for environmental issues. These resources are only accessible from computer networks (such as the Internet or other digital data distribution networks). The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part defines typical users of such resources in connection with their user needs. In the other two parts freely available and professional electronic information resources for environmental issues are classified and reviewed while several resources are completed with both qualitative and quantitative analyses. This work also contains analyses of resources availability and it is provided with charts and graphs for better understanding of the topic.