Global Trends in Management, IT and Governance in an e-World (E-MIG 2019 International)

Abstract

PrefaceFor some years, the power of mobile technology has been accessible to everyone. Yet not many were making optimum use of it. COVID-19 has changed all that. With the implementation of lockdown and restriction of movement, globally, the importance of digital media has dawned on all. COVID-19 made us realise the importance of the E-World. Even those who had been either averse to e-learning or fearing to step into the e-universe had to embrace the technology to continue with their work, whether in business and retail, or education and research. COVID-19 has accelerated the transitioning of working and learning life into the digital era.Many professionals, who were initially reluctant to use digital technology, had to adopted it because it helped them to continue with their work, business and education. Whether the CEO who used to spend most of the time at the office, or the educator who has been using the whiteboard to teach learners in class, both have been forced to work remotely and from home, during several months of confinement due to COVID. Of course, the success achieved depended on the extent of preparedness and the tools used.So, since early 2020, the enforced if not involuntary necessity of using digital technology has been unavoidable. And, even though it has met with some reservations from advocates of face-to-face interaction and communication, before, the value of IT was also soon appreciated. Not only did e-work, e-education and e-research open new possibilities for enhancing and advancing IT capacity and software. It also soon proved vital, if not always popular in all sectors of society globally.It is then extremely satisfying to see senior business leaders and economists, professors, educators and teachers and learners, as well as seasoned politicians and governance managers and administrators, who had never wanted to use technology in business, to teach their students, or for service delivery, were now doing business online, delivering their lectures using a variety of online software and platforms, and strived to reach their constituencies in the most remote areas. It is also noted that many have come to advocate IT as necessary and indispensable for optimum performance, with great zeal. Even the educator, who thought her subject and technology were miles apart, was amazed to see the great learning value of integrating video, audio, images, statistical tables and diagrams, into lectures and lessons. Textbooks and learning materials were made more appealing and lively by supporting them with the digital and in many cases, social vi media. Similarly, business leaders, economists, politicians, governance officials, and institutional leaders soon learnt the value of being and remaining connected and carrying out work, without necessarily being in the same room or building simultaneously. Even more, many of come to realise the levels of both efficiency and effectiveness that digital media offer to them in their endeavorus.Therefore, this book, Global Trends in Management, IT and Governance in an ...

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