Using Information Technology and Social Media to Enhancxe Information Sharing and Public Participation in Governance Freedom of Information Act in Nigeria
Table of Content on Using Information Technology and Social Media to Enhancxe Information Sharing and Public Participation in Governance Freedom of Information Act in Nigeria
Chapter 1
Introduction
Introduction
Background of the Study
Statements of Problems
Objectives of the Study
Research Question
Study of the Hypothesis
Significance of the Study
Justification of the Study
Scope of the Study
Definition of Terms
Chapter 2
Literature Review
Introduction
Conceptual Clarification
Theoretical Framework
Literatures on the Subject Matter
Chapter 3
Research Methodology
Area of Study
Source of Data
Sampling Techniques
Method Data Collection
Method of Data Analysis
Reliability of Instrument
Validity of Instrument
Limitations of the Study
Chapter 4
Data Analysis
Introduction
Finding of the Study
Discussion of the Study
Summary
Chapter 5
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
Summary of Findings
Conclusion
Recommendations
Proposal for Further Studies
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data,[1] or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. IT is considered to be a subset of information and communications technology (ICT).
Humans have been storing, retrieving, manipulating, and communicating information since the Sumerians in Mesopotamia developed writing in about 3000 BC, but the term information technology in its modern sense first appeared in a 1958 article published in the Harvard Business Review; authors Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L. Whisler commented that “the new technology does not yet have a single established name. We shall call it information technology (IT).” Their definition consists of three categories: techniques for processing, the application of statistical and mathematical methods to decision-making, and the simulation of higher-order thinking through computer programs.
The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks, but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones. Several products or services within an economy are associated with information technology, including computer hardware, software, electronics, semiconductors, internet, telecom equipment, and e-commerce.
Based on the storage and processing technologies employed, it is possible to distinguish four distinct phases of IT development: pre-mechanical (3000 BC – 1450 AD), mechanical (1450–1840), electromechanical (1840–1940), and electronic (1940–present). This article focuses on the most recent period (electronic), which began in about 1940