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Health is seen as a major key for development and many developing country governments invest in ICT-based Health Information Systems (HIS). The purpose of this paper is to explore physicians' hopes and fears for implementing Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems in Bangladeshi hospitals. Data was collected through interviews and observations at two Bangladeshi hospitals. We found very little use of EHR systems at the hospitals and many physicians were skeptical of using EHR systems. Whereas this skepticism could be seen as a symptom of backward thinking our analysis found much of this skepticism to be reasonable. In this way this research contributes to the ongoing debate on how to implement HIS in developing countries. We articulate and analyze users' concerns beyond mere "attitudes" and "acceptance". Our results show that the fears and concerns on the hospital floors are legitimate and should be taken into consideration when HIS projects are initiated.

Learning from anywhere anytime is a contemporary phenomenon in the field of education that is thought to be flexible, time and cost saving. The phenomenon is evident in the way computer technology mediates knowledge processes among learners. Computer technology is however, in some instances, faulted. There are studies that highlight drawbacks of computer technology use in learning. In this study we aimed at conducting a SWOT analysis on ubiquitous computing and computer-mediated social interaction and their affect on education. Students and teachers were interviewed on the mentioned concepts using focus group interviews. Our contribution in this study is, identifying what teachers and students perceive to be the strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of ubiquitous computing and computer-mediated social interaction in education. We also relate the findings with literature and present a common understanding on the SWOT of these concepts.Results show positive perceptions. Respondents revealed that ubiquitous computing and computer-mediated social interaction are important in their education due to advantages such as flexibility, efficiency in terms of cost and time, ability to acquire computer skills. Nevertheless disadvantages where also mentioned for example health effects, privacy and security issues, noise in the learning environment, to mention but a few. This paper gives suggestions on how to overcome threats mentioned. Keywords: Ubiquitous Computing, Education, SWOT, Computer-mediated social interaction INTRODUCTIONThe term "ubiquitous computing" was first coined by Mark Weiser of Xerox PARC in 1988 who wrote, "The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it" (Wesier, 1991). Weiser's visionary reflections of such technologies and those of others were later believed to have transformed the way we interact and go about our daily lives. Practically, today we live surrounded by "ubiquitous" technology which is "invisible" to us. Like Weiser, a similar dream was envisioned by Turing, the father of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when he noted that: "What I would very much like to do is to educate a computer, partly by direct training, partly by letting it find out things for itself. We don't know how to do this yet, but I believe that it will be achieved in the very near future" (Feigenbaum, 1996 p.102). What is evident today is that we do not find out "things" by ourselves but the computers do that for us. Our intellect is influenced by technology which makes our operations ubiquitous.

This research is conducted to examine the impact of intrinsic motivation on students’ learning at the elementary level. The study seeks to understand which type of intrinsic motivation is more closely aligned to authentic student engagement as identified. A descriptive and qualitative research design was adopted, and data was collected from one elementary school teacher and students. The study population consists of all the public school teachers and students at the elementary level (for girls) of Faisalabad. An appropriate sample of public sector schools was selected through a random sampling technique. It consisted of 100 teachers and 200 students from these public schools at the elementary level for girls. Data were collected through questionnaires. The findings of the study may also help educational institutions. The result of this study may be a valuable addition to existing knowledge of emotional intelligence. The research implications are discussed the and a collection of strategies designed to promote intrinsic motivation is presented. This study will be helpful for teachers to understand the intrinsic motivation on students’ learning.