Assignment : Information Communication Technologies
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Assignment : Information Communication Technologies
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InformationCommunicationTechnologiespg. 1Illustration 1: Evaluation of technology(Source:Technological innovation, 2018)
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................3Part 1: Historical development of ict + graphic showing the evolution.........................................3Part 2: Technological Innovation Theories .....................................................................................3Critical Review of Key theories of technological innovation......................................................3Part 3: Technological development & Tourism...........................................................................5Part 4: Division of Key concepts.................................................................................................7Part 5: Critical discussion of the changing nature of Tourism industry structure.......................7Part 6: Critical evaluation of competitiveness of the Tourism....................................................9CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10pg. 2
INTRODUCTION Technology is defined to as application of scientific and technical knowledge that toofor practical purpose which is done within all industries of world. Whereas innovation istermed to as process or action for innovating new idea or product which will gain continuingsuccess for organisation. Technological innovation is an extended concept of innovation.Innovation is the primary source of competitive advantage for organizations which derivesthe forward efficiency and higher productivity along with the differentiation to full fill highervariety of needs. It could be included that technology emerged since 1980 with complexgenetic engineering and the term is taken from Greek work “Techne” which means art andcraft. This was introduced with the onset of Second Industrial Revolution in 1860-1914 anddeveloped throughout 19th and 20th century. Schumpeter’s theory of technologicalevolution (1939) define paramount role to the entrepreneur to the entrepreneur andinnovation introduced in the process of economic development.This report will help in understanding about the Development of information andcommunication technology which allow Tourism and hospitality industry in improving thecustomer approach which leads to overall improved performance. The study will also make aclear understanding about the technological innovation with the application of the theory andit will also explore various models in order to identify the competitive advantage in themarket. Moreover, it will also help in making clear understanding about influence oftechnology on the changing structure of Travel and tourism industry. Also it will helps inevaluating the impacts of technology within the travel and tourism industry which leads togain more competitive advantage. It will provide the brief view about the semantics ofconnections which have connected large number of people across the world together viasocial networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube etc.Part 1: Historical development of ICTICT4D grew out of the attempts to use emerging computing technologies to improveconditions in the developing countries. It is formalised through a series of reports,conferences and funding initiatives that acted as a key policy making avenues. In 1998 worlddevelopment report highlighted the role of knowledge and ICTs and modern humandevelopment. There were three phases which can be identified in ICT4D evolution such asICT4D0.0, ICT4D 1.0, ICT 2.0 and current evolution.pg. 3
Part 2: Technological Innovation Theories Schumpeter innovation theory seeks to explain the rate of new ideas and technologywhich spreads the trade cycle to be the result of the innovation activities. This theory helpsthe travel and tourism industry to analyse the current marketing situation and develop the newinnovative ideas which meets the current demand. For example, due to the advancement fotechnology, people are more informative so they need to explore new places. Tour and travelindustry need to provide the package for new destinations to the people. Below porter's fiveforec will help in evaluating the main performance of the business according to the appliationof innovation theory.Critical Review of Key theories of technological innovationTechnological innovation can be termed as a production of the goods and servicesalong with the significant technological changes in products and their process in order tomeet the demands and needs of the customers. According to Allaoui, Bourgault and Pellerin, 2019 there are various different theories oftechnology has been introduced in order to explain the factors which shape the Technologicalinnovation . Theses theories leads to the impact of technology on society and culture. Today'stheory of technology points to the historical evidence that technological innovation often giverise to new scientific fields. The history and foundation of the technology within thehospitality industry ensures effective services along with the efficient Customer care servicesand this may be categorised into three categories such as Technological determinism, socialconstructivism, Critical theories of technology. Key theories of technological innovationpg. 4Illustration 2: Graphical representation of ICTevaluation(Source: ICT Growth, 2016)
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