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Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 3Role of E-government in Reducing Disasters(Uikten - Assoc information Communication Technology Education & Science, 2019) Ibrahim, Thaer; Mishra, Alok; Bostan, AtilaDisasters affect three-quarters of the world, they cause huge losses of life and property every year. Information and communication technology (ICT) - as the backbone of e-government is one of the factors that reduce the damage caused by these disasters. This paper discusses the impact of demographic factors on citizens' readiness towards ICTs and disaster management, by conducting a questionnaire form that tests the readiness of the Iraqi citizen and the extent of their interest in this technology being threatened by disaster.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 7Impact of Education on Security Practices in Ict(Univ Osijek, Tech Fac, 2015) Bostan, Atila; Akman, IbrahimIn assuring the security in information technology, user awareness and acquired-user habits are inevitable components, yet they may be qualified as the feeblest ones. As the information technology tries to put its best in providing maximum security, user awareness plays a key-role. Additionally, although the literature provides studies on approaches for teaching information security, there are not many evidences on the impact of education level. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of the education level on user security awareness in using the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products. For this purpose, a survey was conducted among 433 citizens from different layers of the society. Interestingly, the results indicated that education level has significant impact on all security issues included in the analysis regarding computer usage, web usage and e-mail usage.
