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Journal articles on the topic "Communication of technical information – Case studies"
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Koskosas, Ioannis. "Communicating information systems goals: A case in internet banking security." Computer Science and Information Systems 6, no. 1 (2009): 71–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/csis0901071k.
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A large part of information systems (IS) security approaches is technical in nature with less consideration on people and organizational issues. The research presented in this paper adopts a broader perspective and presents an understanding of IS security in terms of a social and organizational perspective. In doing so, it uses the communication of risk messages among the members of IT groups in setting Internet banking goals in order to identify any weaknesses in security management procedures. The novel approach of this investigation is that explores and presents the issues of risk communication and goal setting in Internet banking security through indepth interviews within three case studies. That said, it promotes an interdisciplinary and inter-organizational theory which fosters a new dialog that transcends security industry specific contexts as opposed to other studies. Interview results suggest how an effective setting of Internet banking security goals can be achieved through specific considerations for improving the communication of security messages. The research contributes to interpretive information systems with the study of risk communication and goal setting in an Internet banking security context.
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Browning, Ella R., and Lauren E. Cagle. "Teaching a “Critical Accessibility Case Study”." Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 47, no. 4 (2016): 440–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047281616646750.
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As technical communication (TC) instructors, it is vital that we continue reimagining our curricula as the field itself is continually reimagined in light of new technologies, genres, workplace practices, and theories—theories such as those from disability studies scholarship. Here, the authors offer an approach to including disability studies in TC curricula through the inclusion of a “critical accessibility case study” (CACS). In explicating the theoretical and practical foundations that support teaching a CACS in TC courses, the authors provide an overview of how TC scholars have productively engaged with disability studies and case studies to question both our curricular content and classroom practices. They offer as an example their “New York City Evacuation CACS,” developed for and taught in TC for Health Sciences courses, which demonstrates that critical disability theory can help us better teach distribution and design of technical information and user-based approaches to TC. The conceptual framework of the CACS functions as a strategy for TC instructors to integrate disability studies and attention to disability and accessibility into TC curricula, meeting both ethical calls to do so as well as practical pedagogical goals.
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Lucian Alexandru Onisei. "Communication Strategies in Horizon 2020 Research Projects." International Journal of Science and Research Archive 13, no. 2 (2024): 2528–31. https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2024.13.2.2429.
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Effective communication of complex scientific research is crucial for Horizon 2020 (H2020) projects, especially given the diverse audiences they must reach. This paper examines the strategies, challenges, and best practices for communicating H2020 project findings, with a particular focus on making technical information accessible to non-specialist audiences and emphasizing qualitative impacts. Using case studies from projects like CHARMING, COSMIC, REDMUD, SULTAN, B5GMINTS, NEW-MINE, SOCRATES and DEMETER, this study demonstrates how interactive tools, digital platforms, and targeted engagement with policymakers and industry enhance public understanding and support for EU-funded research.
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Virbalienė, Rita, Diana Mačiuikienė, Violeta Jegelevičienė, and Asta Januškevičiūtė. "PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SOCIAL WORK STUDIES." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 1 (May 22, 2024): 797–806. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2024vol1.7788.
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Applying flexible and innovative teaching methods allows to improve the content of learning and education, as well as its quality and relevance. Efforts are made to provide as many opportunities for distance learning and virtual mobility as possible by using the benefits provided by new technologies, improving the training process and adapting it to each individual. A case study strategy was chosen, as the study consists of one separate object which is one higher school that implements the Social Work study program. The conducted research is of the "one-time cross-section" type, as it is dedicated for a specific purpose, namely, the modernization of the social work study program. In 2022 - 2023, semi-structured interviews were made with students of the Social Work Program participating in an international project on the application of innovative technologies in social work. The purpose of the research is to reveal aspects of the practical application of information technologies in the process of social work studies.Based on the findings obtained during the interviews and the research presented in the theoretical part about the application of information technologies in the study process, information technologies were divided into three groups of tools: technical tools, digital content creation tools, communication, and collaboration tools. The research found that the following technical tools are used the most and most often during lectures: computer, smartphone, camera, sound speakers, microphone with integrated speaker, Bluetooth headphones, projector, printer, high-speed Internet connection and wireless (wifi) network. It was found that students use text editors, calculators, the tools for video creation, presentation creation, quiz creation and survey assessment programs during lectures. Most often, 3-5 times a week, students use the following means of communication and collaboration: social networks, audio, and video storage, learning environments, laboratories, conferences, chat programs.
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Satveer. "CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ICT (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY) IN RURAL AREAS." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY 6, no. 8 (2017): 357–59. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.848554.
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<strong>The problems associated with the implementation of ICT in rural area that have been focused upon in this paper are Infrastructural factors, Economic factors, Cultural factors and technological factors. Among the major problems associated with implementation of ICTs the focus will be laid on Socio-political factors, Human and Administrative factors, Economic factors and Technical factors. Further, the paper based on various case studies and onsite observation derives important conclusions and also provides pertinent suggestions to ensure the smooth growth and effective implementation and application of ICT in the new World.</strong>
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Dymkova, Svetlana, and Oleg Varlamov. "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY” (EMCTECH). FINAL INFORMATION AND STATISTICS." SYNCHROINFO JOURNAL 7, no. 6 (2021): 36–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.36724/2664-066x-2021-7-6-36-39.
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International conference “ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY” (EMCTECH) was held on October 20-22, 2021 in Vienna (Austria). On EMCTECH-2021 was invited researchers, educators, managers, and students, which research activity, case studies or best practices, shedding light on the theory or practice of engineering, technology, innovation management, or development of personal skills, business and entrepreneurship. On EMCTECH-2021 IEEE in cooperation with Institute of Radio and Information Systems (IRIS) provide various opportunities for publishing results of research, based on international scientific and technical cooperation of researchers, PhD students and students in the field of radio and information systems.
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AB, Subhan, Viana Safrida Harahap, Hasiun Budi, Muhsin Efendi, and Hasan Basri. "COMMUNICATION STRATEGY IN PROVIDING INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL SERVICE FOR TESTING MOTORIZED VEHICLES AT CENTRAL ACEH TRANSPORTATION SERVICE." Jurnal Ranah Komunikasi (JRK) 8, no. 1 (2024): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/rk.8.1.1-9.2024.
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This study aims to investigate the communication strategies utilized by employees of the Transportation Service of Central Aceh in disseminating technical information about the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (known as Uji KIR in Indonesia) to the public in Central Aceh Regency, while also identifying the obstacles that hinder their effectiveness in conveying the information. The employed data collection methods were interviews, literature studies, and observations. Furthermore, the obtained data were analyzed qualitatively. The research findings revealed that the communication strategy used by employees of the Transportation Service of Central Aceh in providing technical information on the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test was communication planning and management strategies. The Transportation Service of Central Aceh, particularly the head of the Workshop-and-Testing Division, undertakes a planning process that involves preparing and developing procedures for implementing the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test, evaluating the test directly in case of issues, and strategizing to disseminate information through the government’s internal media. To provide information about the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test, the Transportation Service of Central Aceh manages the implementation and preparation of a communication strategy that considers four factors: identifying the target audience, which includes owners of public transport vehicles; formulating messages to be conveyed to the vehicle owners; determining effective communication methods; and identifying the appropriate media for transmitting information to the vehicle owners. The purpose of communication planning and management strategies is to inform public transport vehicle owners about the procedure for taking the Vehicle Roadworthiness Test at the Transportation Service of Central Aceh.
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Ye, Sha, Qiong Wu, Pingyi Fan, and Qiang Fan. "A Survey on Semantic Communications in Internet of Vehicles." Entropy 27, no. 4 (2025): 445. https://doi.org/10.3390/e27040445.
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The Internet of Vehicles (IoV), as the core of intelligent transportation system, enables comprehensive interconnection between vehicles and their surroundings through multiple communication modes, which is significant for autonomous driving and intelligent traffic management. However, with the emergence of new applications, traditional communication technologies face the problems of scarce spectrum resources and high latency. Semantic communication, which focuses on extracting, transmitting, and recovering some useful semantic information from messages, can reduce redundant data transmission, improve spectrum utilization, and provide innovative solutions to communication challenges in the IoV. This paper systematically reviews state-of-the-art semantic communications in the IoV, elaborates the technical background of the IoV and semantic communications, and deeply discusses key technologies of semantic communications in the IoV, including semantic information extraction, semantic communication architecture, resource allocation and management, and so on. Through specific case studies, it demonstrates that semantic communications can be effectively employed in the scenarios of traffic environment perception and understanding, intelligent driving decision support, IoV service optimization, and intelligent traffic management. Additionally, it analyzes the current challenges and future research directions. This survey reveals that semantic communications have broad application prospects in the IoV, but it is necessary to solve the real existing problems by combining advanced technologies to promote their wide application in the IoV and contributing to the development of intelligent transportation systems.
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Loboda, Svitlana M., та Svitlana M. Denisenko. "ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-КОМУНІКАЦІЙНИХ ІНТЕРАКТИВНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ У ПРОФЕСІЙНІЙ ПІДГОТОВЦІ ФАХІВЦІВ ВИДАВНИЦТВА І ПОЛІГРАФІЇ". Information Technologies and Learning Tools 62, № 6 (2017): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.33407/itlt.v62i6.1939.
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In the article it is substantiated the importance of using modern information and communication, in particular interactive technologies, in the process of professional training in higher education, as well as described in detail the specifics of such interactive educational technology as case-study. The authors have determined the educational objectives of case technology, outlined skills, the development of which it contributes, presented the types of cases and their features; described the structure and foundations of case creation. The peculiarities of case-study realization in the basis of information and communication technologies and using in the process of professional training of future specialists of publishing and polygraphy at a higher educational institution during the teaching of the discipline «Fundamentals of technical aesthetics and design» are determined, as well as described the author's electronic resource with methodical instructions on the use of case-situations. Also, the authors describe the peculiarities of the training of case studies, based on the specifics of the discipline.
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Adhitra, Reisya Zahra, and Ridwan Ridwan. "The Implementation of Depok Single Window Application Services to Fulfill Citizens’ Rights to Information." Ganaya : Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora 7, no. 2 (2024): 210–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.37329/ganaya.v7i2.3239.
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This study investigates the implementation of the Depok Single Window (DSW) by the Depok City Government, aimed at providing city information services through a single application, viewed from the perspective of the public's right to information. Although DSW has the potential to fulfill this right, challenges in public awareness, adoption, and user experience complaints indicate that its implementation has not fully met expectations. This research evaluates DSW's success, considering aspects of communication, human resources, infrastructure, budget, bureaucratic structure, and implementation attitudes. A qualitative approach with descriptive analysis and case studies, involving in-depth interviews, observations, and literature reviews, was used. The results indicate several shortcomings, including significant deficiencies in communication and promotional strategies leading to low public awareness about DSW, a lack of budget for promotion and marketing hindering public adoption and engagement, and technical issues within the application, such as user interface challenges and system downtimes, limiting its effectiveness and user satisfaction. Despite these challenges, the study finds that policy implementers demonstrate strong support for DSW, showing commitment to its success and making efforts to address technical issues and improve user experience. However, to fully meet the public's right to information, the Depok City Government needs to enhance communication and promotional efforts, increase the budget for these activities, and make continuous technical improvements to ensure the application is reliable and user-friendly. Addressing these issues promptly will enable DSW to better fulfill its purpose.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Communication of technical information – Case studies"
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O'Mera, Megan Colleen. "Implementing Successful Intranets: The Case Study of a Virtual MNC Team." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1429106812.
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Van, der Linden Cornelis Albert. "Cloning in the news : an analysis of how the science and ethics of cloning are reported in three daily newspapers of Cape Town." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49885.
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Thesis (MPhil) -- Stellenbosch University, 2004.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Cloning is a topic that has long fascinated people. It has imbedded
itself into popular culture, but studies show that the general public has, at best, only a
vague understanding of what cloning entails. Alternatively, their perception has been
skewed by that very same popular culture. However, cloning is a complex scientific
subject that has considerable ethical implications. It is the kind of topic that people in
a deliberate democracy should know about. The media play an important role in the
education of the public with regards to science and technology. However, the media
have the potential to do more than provide the basic facts. In fact, the media can play
an important role in influencing the actions and opinions of the public. It is therefore a
responsibility of the media to provide accurate information on scientific
developments, such as cloning.
Objective: An analysis of three daily newspapers in the Western Cape was carried
out to determine how cloning is reported. The broad topics addressed were whether
the coverage focused on the ethical or scientific aspects of cloning, if the subject was
reported in a positive or negative tone, and whether the science of cloning was
adequately explained.
Methodology: A quantitative content analysis was completed of a sample of 69
articles. These articles were all those relating to cloning that appeared in three daily
newspapers (Cape Argus, Cape Times and Die Burger) over a period of one year
from 10 November 2002 to 10 November 2003.
Findings: Of all the articles analysed 34% focused on the scientific aspects, 21%
focused on the ethical aspects, 6% focused on both ethics and science, while 39%
focused on neither. Fifty two percent of articles dealing specifically with animal
cloning focused on the science, while only 4% focused on the ethics. However, in
articles dealing specifically with human cloning, more (30%) emphasised ethical
aspects than scientific aspects (20%). With regards to tone of coverage, 32% of all
the articles analysed were positive, 28% negative, and 40% neutral. Sixty percent of
articles dealing specifically with animal cloning featured a positive tone, while only
13% of articles exclusively about human cloning had a positive tone. This 13% was
comprised of articles on therapeutic rather than reproductive cloning. In terms of
explaining the science associated with cloning, only 30% of articles provided an explicit explanation. Potential threats to the accuracy of explaining science were
found to exist.
Conclusions: While the overall findings were somewhat indistinct it seemed that
when the media of the Western Cape reported on the cloning of animals it was done
with a positive tone and emphasised the scientific aspects. Reporting on human
cloning tended to feature a negative tone and emphasised the ethical aspects. The
large number of ‘neutral’ results for both the ‘tone’ and 'science or ethics’ variables
could indicate that the media were wishing to remain neutral. However, the large
number of neutral articles relating to the ‘science or ethics’ variable could have a
negative impact on public understanding. The small number of articles explaining
cloning and an emphasis on ‘breakthrough’ news stories could also have a negative
impact on public understanding.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Agtergrond: Kloning is ‘n onderwerp wat die mensdom lank interesseer. Maar selfs
al vorm kloning ‘n deel van ons populere kultuur, wys navorsing dat die groot publiek
maar vaagweg verstaan wat die onderwerp behels. Dit is ook moontlik dat hul
persepsie negatief bemvloed is deur dieselfde populere kultuur. Maar kloning is ‘n
komplekse wetenskaplike onderwerp met aansienlike etiese gevolgtrekkings. Dit is ‘n
onderwerp waarvan mense in ‘n demokratiese samelewing moet weet. Die media
speel ‘n belangrike rol in die groot publiek se opleiding in wetenskap. Maar die media
het die potensiaal om meer te doen as net die basiese feite deur te gee. Die media
het die potensiaal om die gedrag en menings van die publiek te beTnvloed. Daarom is
dit die verantwoordelikheid van die media om akkurate inligting oor wetenskaplike
ontwikkelings, soos kloning, te voorsien.
Dolewit: Drie daaglikse koerante in die Weskaap is geanaliseer om te bepaal hoe
kloning gedek word. Daar is bepaal of die artikels op die etiese of wetenskaplike
aspekte van kloning fokus, of die onderwerp in ‘n positiewe of negatiewe toon gedek
is, en of die wetenskaplike aspekte doeltreffend verduidelik is.
Metode: ‘n Kwantitatiewe inhoudsanalise van 69 artikels is voltooi. Die
geanaliseerde artikels is al die oor kloning wat in drie daaglikse koerante (Cape
Argus, Cape Times en Die Burger) tussen 10 November 2002 en 10 November 2003
verskyn het.
Bevindinge: Van die artikels het 34% net op die wetenskaplike aspekte van kloning
gefokus, 21% net op die etiese aspekte, en 6% op beide etiek en wetenskap. Geen
van die twee aspekte is in 39% van artikels beklemtoon nie. Van die artikels wat
spesifiek oor dierkloning geskryf is, het 52% op die wetenskaplike aspekte gefokus.
Net 4% het op die etiese aspekte gefokus. In die geval van artikels oor die kloning
van mense, het meer (30%) die etiese aspekte as die wetenskaplike aspekte (20%)
beklemtoon. Met betrekking tot die toon, was 32% van al die artikels positief, 28%
negatief, en 40% neutraal. In die geval van artikels uitsluitlik oor dierkloning het 60%
‘n positiewe toon gedui, terwyl net 13% van artikels oor menslike kloning in ‘n
positiewe toon geskryf was. Die 13% het bestaan uit artikels oor terapeutiese
kloning. Geen artikels oor reproduktiewe kloning was met ‘n positiewe toon geskryf
nie. Net 30% van artikels het ‘n uitdruklike verduideliking van die geassosieerde
wetenskap gegee. Daar is moontlike bedreigings tot die akkuraatheid van
wetenskaplike verduidelikings gevind.
Gevolgtrekkings: Die algemene bevindinge is ietwat onduidelik maar dit blyk dat die
daaglikse koerante van die Weskaap ‘n positiewe toon in hul dekking van dierkloning
gebruik het. Die wetenskaplike aspekte van dierkloning was in die artikels
beklemtoon. Berigte oor menskloning was in ‘n negatiewe toon geskryf en het die
etiese aspekte daarvan beklemtoon. Die groot hoeveelheid ‘neutraal’ resultate vir die
‘toon’ en ‘wetenskap of etiek’ veranderlikes dui moontlik dat die media probeer het
om neutraal te bly in hul dekking. Die groot hoeveelheid ‘neutraal’ artikels vir die
‘wetenskap of etiek’ veranderlike kan dalk ‘n negatiewe invloed op publieke begrip
van kloning he. Die klein hoeveelheid artikels wat kloning verduidelik, en ‘n klem op
‘deurbraak’ nuusstories kan ook dalk ‘n negatiewe invloed op publieke begrip he.
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Beale, Jeremy Dick Chiverall. "Technical innovation, European integration, and the case of information and communication technologies." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240533.
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McGowan, Cynthia. "Information Technology Outsourcing and Successful Knowledge Transfer| An Exploratory Case Study." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10837056.
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<p> The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to uncover the perceptions of Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) project leaders and project teams regarding knowledge transfer between client and vendor partners during the opening and closing transition phases of the ITO projects. Purposeful sampling was used to identify ITO knowledge assets, including project team members as well as documents and artifacts, within the participating organizations that may provide information regarding the knowledge transfer processes during the transition phases of the ITO project. The sample criteria were ITO project team members from one US-based client organization and the US company’s international vendor partners. The study population included project managers, analyst, developers, subject matter experts (SMEs) and other ITO knowledge workers involved in ITO project from one US-based organization. Interview and document analysis was done with the aid of NVivo Pro 11<sup>®</sup> research software. Four themes emerged from the study participants' responses including (a) KT approaches to plans and processes relative to opening and closing phases of ITO projects; (b) KT dependencies relative to IT project team members reliance on project tools, processes, and artifacts; (c) Determinants of KT success or failure relative to project team member's perceptions; and (d) The role of documentation relative to communication and distribution of KT outcomes. This qualitative exploratory case study may provide insights into additional aspects of knowledge transfer during ITO transition phases, which may be used by IT leaders and project teams to plan for successful knowledge transfer during the transition phases of ITO projects.</p><p>
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Juntunen, K. (Kaisu). "Tieto- ja viestintätekniikan soveltamiseen perustuvat toimintaprosessien uudistukset terveydenhuollossa:sosio-teknis-taloudellinen näkökulma." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2012. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526200095.
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Abstract The subject of the present study is the changes to the operation processes of organisations in the field of health care that are based on the application of information and communication technology (ICT). The purpose of this dissertation is to supplement the present discussion in information system study’ research forums with regard to the role of ICT as an enabler of change in the health care work processes. The starting point for the study was to inquire about the qualitative and, to some extent, financial impact of operational changes by means of a socio-technical-economic process study. Using qualitative as well as statistical indicators, changes were mainly investigated from the perspective of health care professionals, but in part from that of customers. The cases described were used as a basis for discovering a new operational model for performing organisational tasks. By comparing the cases, the intention was to synthesise those similarities and differences that can be used when constructing a new framework. The present study makes a contribution by broadening, deepening and synthesising the understanding of health care processes in the process of a reflective description of individual cases. Services are produced through interactions between the service production process and end user process, and in this, the end user plays an important role. The purpose of process descriptions and analyses in coordination with health service professionals is to proactively develop services and support rational decision-making. The models and methods created as a result of this process can be seen to have a potential financial impact by lowering health service costs as well as an enhancing the effect of on-the-job satisfaction among health care professionals as they are enabled to plan their own work processes. Due to the rapid changes in the infrastructure, societal structures and the age of the population in Finland, the future holds great challenges for decision-makers in the field of health care. From the perspective of securing the resources for adequate, balanced and high-quality health services, investments in information technology seem lucrative. However, in order to avoid a productivity paradox, it must be noted that, in addition to new information technology, a gradual change in working habits, attitudes and sometimes even organisational culture is needed. In addition, it must be remembered that new technology does not erase these aspects of health care work – unless we want it to do so – but rather provides new forms and tools<br>Tiivistelmä Tutkimukseni aiheena oli tieto- ja viestintätekniikan (ICT) soveltamiseen perustuvat organisaatioiden toimintaprosessien uudistukset terveydenhuollossa. Väitöskirjassani halusin osaltani täydentää keskustelua, jota tietojärjestelmätieteiden tutkimusfoorumeilla on käyty ICT:n roolista terveydenhuollon työprosessien muutosten mahdollistajana. Tutkimukseni lähtökohtana oli sosioteknisen prosessitutkimuksen keinoin selvittää toimintauudistusten laadullista ja osin taloudellistakin vaikuttavuutta. Muutoksia arvioitiin pääasiassa henkilöstön, mutta myös osin asiakkaiden lähtökohdista, lähinnä laadullisten, mutta myös tilastollisten mittareiden avulla. Kuvaamieni tapausten lähtökohtana on ollut löytää uusi toimintamalli organisaation tehtävien suorittamiseksi. Vertaamalla tutkittavia tapauksia keskenään olen pyrkinyt syntetisoimaan ne yhteneväisyydet ja eroavaisuudet, joiden avulla on mahdollista rakentaa uusi viitekehys. Tutkimukseni kontribuoi sen ymmärryksen kautta, joka tapauskohtaisesti, reflektiivisesti muutoksia kuvaillen, tutkimuksen kuluessa avautuu, syventyy ja syntetisoituu. Palvelut tuotetaan palveluntuotantoprosessin ja käyttäjän prosessin vuorovaikutuksessa, ja siinä käyttäjän roolilla on merkittävä osuus. Prosessien kuvaamisella ja analysoinnilla yhdessä henkilökunnan kanssa on ollut tarkoituksena pyrkiä palveluiden proaktiiviseen kehittämiseen ja rationaalisten päätösten tukemiseen. Syntyneillä malleilla ja menetelmillä voidaankin katsoa olevan paitsi potentiaalinen taloudellinen merkitys terveydenhuollon palveluiden kustannusten alentamiseksi, myös vaikutusta henkilöstön työtyytyväisyyteen sen osallistuessaan oman työnsä suunniteluun. Infrastruktuurin, yhteiskuntarakenteiden samoin kuin väestömme ikärakenteen nopea muutos ja samalla kroonisten sairauksien lisääntyminen asettavat terveydenhuollon päättäjille tulevaisuudessa suuria haasteita. Riittävän, tasapuolisen ja laadukkaan hoidon resurssien turvaamiseksi investoinnit tietotekniikkaan kuulostavat houkuttelevilta. Jotta tuottavuusparadoksilta vältyttäisiin, on kuitenkin huomioitava, että uuden tietotekniikan lisäksi tarvitaan myös työtapojen, asenteiden, joskus jopa organisaatiokulttuurinkin asteittaista muutosta. On myös syytä muistaa, että uusi tekniikka antaessaan edellä mainituille ilmiöille uusia ilmenemismuotoja ja välineitä, ei kuitenkaan hävitä niitä, ellemme itse sitä halua
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Wolven, Winifred Ann Reed. "A Qualitative Case Study of Social Technology's Influence on Student Writing." Thesis, Grand Canyon University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3687115.
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<p> The purpose of this qualitative case study research was to explore in-depth the research question, "How do texting and Textese influence students' learning of writing in Standard English in composition classes?" Yin's Five-Phase Cycle guided the research and aided in the determination of a qualitative case study research. The literature review identified that no single theory covered the phenomenon, so research was guided by five key theories: Technology Acceptance Model, Transactional Distance Theory, Media Richness Theory, Uses and Gratification Approach, and Threaded Cognition Theory. Participants included college English faculty from Illinois, 25 students enrolled in Composition I classes, and three consecutive semesters of former composition students' e-mails. Semi-structured, one-on-one interviews were held with faculty and member checked. A pilot study was conducted prior to inclusion of the 25 student volunteers completing the student questionnaires, and three consecutive semesters' e-mails from former students were analyzed for frequency data. All qualitative data were coded using MAXQDA+ software and analyzed. Results from data analysis revealed an evolving perception and usage of texting and mobile communication devices among faculty and students, a disconnect between faculty and students concerning use of texting and Textese, and frequency data revealing the influence did not permeate writing as much as previous studies implied. Results indicated most faculty and students had mixed attitudes, leading to implications that faculty needed to incorporate lessons involving texting, code switching, and detail richness into the course pedagogy. </p><p> <i>Keywords</i>: Texting, Textese, composition, social media, short message systems, formal/informal writing, Technology Acceptance Model, Media Richness Theory</p>
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Qiu, Bin. "Next Generation Information Communication Infrastructure and Case Studies for Future Power Systems." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27308.
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As the power industry enters the new century, powerful driving forces, uncertainties and new services and functions are compelling electric utilities to make dramatic changes in the way they communicate. Expanding network services such as real time monitoring are also driving the need for more increasing bandwidth in the communication network backbone. These needs will grow further as new remote real-time protection and control applications become more feasible and pervasive. This dissertation addresses two main issues for the future power system information infrastructure: communication network infrastructure and associated power system applications.
Optical network no doubt will become the predominate network for the next generation power system communication. The rapid development of fiber optic network technology poses new challenges in the areas of topology design, network management and real time applications. Based on advanced fiber optic technologies, an all-fiber network was investigated and proposed. The study will cover the system architecture and data exchange protocol aspects.
High bandwidth, robust optical network could provide great opportunities to the power system for better service and efficient operation. In the dissertation, different applications were investigated. One of the typical applications is the SCADA information accessing system. An Internet-based application for the substation automation system will be presented. VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) technology is also used for one-line diagrams auto-generation. High transition rate and low latency optical network is especially suitable for power system real time control. In the dissertation, a new local area network based Load Shedding Controller (LSC) for isolated power system will be presented. By using PMU and fiber optic network, an AGE (Area Generation Error) based accurate wide area load shedding scheme will also be proposed. The objective is to shed the load in the limited area with minimum disturbance.<br>Ph. D.
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Loberg, Johan. "OK generations, interact! : A quantitative case study on motivations, employer engagement, perceptive and technical affordances on internal social media from a generational perspective." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-78237.
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Successful internal social media motivates and engages employees in the emerging digital world. It provides them sufficient tools to exchange skills and collaborate through these platforms. For instance, they are able to build relationships with their colleagues and employer (relatedness), learn and share their skills and expertise (competence). In times of remote working, internal social media can help to facilitate these values that help all parts of the organisation to stay connected with each other. These platforms are also enriched with technical functions that enable the users to interact with each other in different ways. It also provides opportunities for visual storytelling to enhance and strengthen the communication that takes place on internal social media. The platforms are challenging since it is hard to engage and motivate age generations, where they all have different technological experience and somewhat cultural differences. This thesis is a quantitative survey case study conducted for a larger cooperation, based on theories such as self determination theory, employer engagement and affordances. This research contributes to existing literature by understanding generations’ motivation and engagement on internal social media, in contrast to existing research on private social media. It also analyses how professional and private social media use is related to employer engagement. Lastly, what interactions and formats are most valuable to each generation based of affordances. The study analyzes a sample of 330 respondents collected through the company's internal social media (Workplace). The generations that will be examined are from the oldest Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and youngest Generation Z. The final result concluded low participant frequency on Generation Z, which led to them being combined with Millennials in the analysis. Findings indicated that, Generation X are most motivated to exchange skills and expertise on Workplace (Competence), Baby Boomers and Millennials and Generation Z were less motivated to use it in general. However Baby Boomers were slightly more motivated by relatedness. The result also shows that there is a strong relationship between social media usage and employer engagement. The most valuable functions for all generations were the comment function and they all agree the video is the best way to communicate on internal social media.<br>Framgångsrika fall av implementering av interna sociala medier motiverar och engagerar anställda i den växande digitala världen. Det ger dem tillräckliga verktyg för att utbyta färdigheter och samarbeta på dessa plattformar. Till exempel kan de bygga relationer med sina kollegor och arbetsgivare (relatedness), lära sig och dela sina färdigheter och expertis (competence). I tider med allt mer fjärrarbete kan interna sociala medier underlätta för alla delar inom organisationen att hålla kontakten och samarbeta med varandra. Dessa plattformar är också berikade med tekniska funktioner som gör det möjligt för användare att interagera med varandra på olika sätt. Det ger också möjligheter för visual storytelling att förbättra och stärka kommunikationen som sker på interna sociala medier. Plattformarna är utmanande eftersom det är svårt att engagera och motivera de olika åldersgenerationer som finns, där de alla har olika teknisk erfarenhet och det finns kulturella skillnader. Detta är en kvantitativ fallundersökning genomförd för ett större företag, baserad på teorier som self determination theory, employer engagement och affordances. Studien bidrar till med forskning till befintlig litteratur genom att förstå generationernas motivation och engagemang på interna sociala medier, i kontrast till befintlig forskning på privata sociala medier. Den analyserar också hur professionell och privat användning är relaterad till employer engagement. Slutligen, studeras vilka interaktioner och format som är mest värdefulla för varje generation baserat på konceptet affordances. Studien analyserar ett urval av 330 respondenter som har samlats in via företagets interna sociala medier (Workplace). Generationerna som kommer att undersökas kommer från de äldsta Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials och yngsta Generation Z. Det slutliga resultatet visade låg deltagarfrekvens av Generation Z, vilket ledde till att dessa deltagare kombinerades med Millennials i analysen. Resultaten visade att Generation X är mest motiverade att utbyta färdigheter och kompetens på Workplace (Competence), Baby Boomers and Millennials och Generation Z var mindre motiverade att använda det i allmänhet. Men Baby Boomers var lite mer motiverade av relatedness. Resultatet visar också att det finns en stark koppling mellan användning av sociala medier och employer engagement. De mest värdefulla funktionerna för alla generationer var kommentarsfunktionen och de är alla överens om att videon är det bästa sättet att kommunicera på interna sociala medier.
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Afzal, Samra. "Big data analysis of Customers’ information: A case study of Swedish Energy Company’s strategic communication." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Medier och kommunikation, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388552.
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Big data analysis and inbound marketing are interlinked and can play a significant role in the identification of target audience and in the production of communication content as per the needs of target audience for strategic communication campaigns. By introducing and bringing the marketing concepts of big data analysis and inbound marketing into the field of strategic communication this quantitative study attempts to fill the gap in the limited body of knowledge of strategic communication research and practice. This study has used marketing campaigns as case studies to introduce a new strategic communication model by introducing the big data analysis and inbound marketing strategy into the three staged model of strategic communication presented by Gulbrandsen, I. T., & Just, S. N. in 2016. Big data driven campaigns are used to explain the procedure of target audience selection, key concepts of big data analysis, future opportunities, practical applications of big data for strategic communication practitioners and researchers by identifying the need for more academic research and practical use of big data analysis and inbound marketing in the strategic communication area. The study shows that big data analysis has potential to contribute in the field of strategic and target oriented communication. Inbound marketing and big data analysis has been used and considered as marketing strategy but this study is an attempt to shift the attention towards its role in strategic communication so there is a need to study big data analysis and inbound marketing with an open mind without confining it with some particular fields.
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Gustavsson, Fredrik, and Christian Scott. "Structure of information in a multinational corporation : A case study at Volvo Construction Equipment." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-11470.
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Problem: Volvo CE is on a global level responsible to issue the warranty user manual with terms & conditions (from here on referred to as T&C) for the Volvo CE group. There are regional deviations to the global T&C in order to fulfil legal or commercial requirements in respective region. Volvo CE on the global level are authorised to manage that decided processes and T&C are followed and if not drive actions to close the gap between global and regional deviations. Volvo CE would like to examine the possibility to have one source of document describing the T&C, all regional documents should direct back to this source which means that the global document must cover regional deviations to the global T&C. Today there is no control on the information available in the different regions. Purpose: Examine the coherence between Volvo CE T&C documentation on global level and the regional level. By this study we aim to contribute to the research on international MNCs by elucidating the efficiency by which such a firm can handle knowledge flows between the headquarter its subsidiaries and dealers. Method: The report is based on secondary data research and empirical studies conducted via qualitative interviews with key persons in the Volvo group and mapping current document situation both on global and regional level. The starting point for this paper is an interview with Volvo CE and Manager Global Warranty Common Lynn Edberg. Conclusion: We have found that Volvo CE utilizes a lot of modern technique to spread explicit knowledge within the organization and out to dealers. The Achilles heel is that there is no consolidated information base including both global and regional T&C for easy internal access. To also increase efficiency on ontological knowledge sharing, regions and global need to meet in committees just as being done for global T&C updates.
Books on the topic "Communication of technical information – Case studies"
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Munger, Roger. Document-based cases for technical communication. 2nd ed. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2013.
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Doheny-Farina, Stephen. Rhetoric, innovation, technology: Case studies of technical communication in technology transfers. MIT Press, 1992.
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Rymer, Goldstein Jone, ed. Cases for technical and professional writing. Little, Brown and Co., 1985.
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Office, General Accounting. Information management: Dissemination of technical reports : report to Congressional requesters. U.S. General Accounting Office, 2001.
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Heiko, Grunenberg, ed. Klimawandel und Gesellschaft: Perspektive Adaptionskommunikation. VS Verlag fu r Sozialwissenschaften, 2009.
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Great Britain. Energy Efficiency Office., ed. Technical review of office case studies and related information. Energy Efficiency Office, 1994.
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Steve, Dembner, and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Information Division., eds. Information note on the technical cooperation programme. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1985.
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Thomas, Pradip. Negotiating communication rights: Case studies from India. Sage Publications, 2011.
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Office, General Accounting. Information management: Progress in implementing the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act amendments : report to congressional requesters. The Office, 2001.
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Adlin, Nillo, Minna Lanz, and Mika Lohtander. "The Circular Economy Competence of the Manufacturing Sector — A Case Study." In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18326-3_34.
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AbstractCircular economy refers to the intention to overcome the problems in the current production and consumption model. The current model is based on continuous growth and an increasing efficient resource utilization among the industry. Within the circular economy, an organizations are expected to minimize material and energy use, and by design and action reduce the environmental deterioration without restricting economic growth or social and technical progress. This development has been undertaken in many industries, especially in consumer-related businesses, many examples are well documented. However, there are only few studies available concerning the current circular economy activities in the manufacturing industry or their potential. The main goal of this paper is to identify and validate the circular economy readiness between communication and actual action in the circular economy business in manufacturing companies in a regional context. The results of this study will show the capabilities of the manufacturing industry to do business in regional circular economy activities. Two conclusions can be made. Firstly, the results of regional circular economy activities bring valuable information for academics, policymakers, and manufacturing companies. Secondly, the regional baseline of the circular economy can help highlight the current situation and identify the business areas which the next actions should be targeted at.
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Searing, Donald R., and Elizabeth A. M. Searing. "Three Case Studies." In Emerging Pervasive Information and Communication Technologies (PICT). Springer Netherlands, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6833-8_2.
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Power, Robert, Bella Robinson, Lachlan Rudd, and Andrew Reeson. "Scenario Planning Case Studies Using Open Government Data." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15994-2_20.
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Bishop, J. M. "Java as a systems programming language: three case studies." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer US, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35350-0_6.
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Whitehouse, Diane, and Norberto Patrignani. "Computers, Time and Speed: Five Slow Tech Case Studies." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44208-1_11.
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Sipponen, Minna, and Malla Alatalo. "Virtual visits to restaurants in FinlandDeveloping sustainability communication through digital information." In International Case Studies in Food Tourism. Routledge, 2025. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003583547-22.
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Morales-Trujillo, Miguel, Hanna Oktaba, and Mario Piattini. "Validating a Software Engineering Framework Through Technical-Action-Research in Union with Case Studies." In Enterprise Information Systems. Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29133-8_15.
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Ming, Yue, Raymond Houé, and Bernard Grabot. "Coordination in Supply Chains: From Case Studies to Reference Models." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16358-6_26.
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Tulika Mithal, Kshitij Shah, and Dushyant Kumar Singh. "Case Studies on Intelligent Approaches for Static Malware Analysis." In Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication and Applications. Springer Singapore, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0287-8_52.
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Kumar, Niranjan. "Software Architecture Validation Methods, Tools Support and Case Studies." In Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication and Applications. Springer India, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2553-9_32.
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Serbanescu, Laura. "ABILITY TO USE TECHNICAL AUDIO-VISUAL MEANS AND INFORMATION SND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOY (ICT) - A FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENT IN TEACHERS DIDACTIC TRAINING." In eLSE 2013. Carol I National Defence University Publishing House, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-13-135.
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This article presents several findings of a quantitative research conducted during 2011-2012 related to the degree of acquiring competences in using technical audio-visual means and ICT by the graduates of psycho-pedagogical university studies during the training for a teaching career. These competences are included in this specific case under the competences required by the subject ?Didactics of speciality?. The questionnaires designed and applied in this research particularly aimed to identify the main information about the current training system in universities. As concerns the topic of this article, the questionnaires also included items related to the competences in using technical audio-visual means and ICT. Out of the total number of respondents, 1,200 are students, 1,200 debutant teachers and 200 university teaching professionals. The sample groups comprised respondents selected from all areas of the country. Starting from the general competences needed for a teaching career, respondents were requested to assess in what weight the graduates of the psycho-pedagogical university studies have acquired competences during the training for a teaching career in the framework of the subject ?Didactics of speciality?. The ability to use technical audio-visual means and ICT has been included within the instrumental and application of knowledge in practice competences. From the data presented and analyzed, there are at least two elements to bear in mind. On one hand, it is noticed that in case of instrumental and application of knowledge in practice competences, which include ability to use technical audio-visual means and ICT, the acquiring degree is at an average level, with slight differences in case of the three types of respondents. On the other hand, the intensity of the efforts made to acquire instrumental and application of knowledge in practice competences is low, which may be an advantage in developing teachers? abilities to use technical means in didactic field.
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Grujic, Tamara, and Ljiljana Krneta. "ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS EDUCATION BARRIER IN USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY." In eLSE 2018. Carol I National Defence University Publishing House, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-18-136.
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Education barriers in communication based on information technology (IT) could be caused by differences in students’ previous knowledge, teaching communication quality and personality of teachers, quality of textbooks and foreign literature, students’ interest for specific curriculum content, demographic potential of educational institution, as well as a quality of family support for a student. Teaching communication can be studied in terms of pedagogical and psychological theory, and on the other side in terms of informational and communicational theory. New forms of education barriers, caused by information technology and internet as a source of knowledge, are detected in all models of classical teaching communication. Based on analysis of numerous studies, education barriers could be classified as media, linguistic, psychological, sociological, technological, demographical, economic and other barriers. In our research we define education barriers as communicational obstacles in IT based learning which cause students’ poor achievement in all educational levels. The sample includes students from: higher grades of elementary schools, gymnasiums and vocational schools and higher educational institutions. All examinees are from the Republic of Serbia. Additional to teaching, psychological and IT experts, examinees’ parents also made a contribution to the research process. The focus of this paper is on language barriers of lower intensity which are present in all other educational barriers. Language barriers refer to foreign words and phrases, technical terms, abbreviations, and English as general language in communication within information technology users. Obtained data were course to statistical methods. For determining the relation between variables we applied the multiple-regression factor analysis according to Guttman-Kaiser criterion.
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Saurbayev, Ilyas, Peyman Nurafza, Simon Price, et al. "Uncertainty Analysis Using Multi-Scenario Modeling Approach: Kashagan Field Case Study." In SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference. SPE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/212060-ms.
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Abstract This paper will present a case study of an Uncertainty Analysis recently performed for the Kashagan Field. This is the first full scale uncertainty work performed on the field since it came online in September 2016. The paper will describe unique challenges given Kashagan peculiarities and describe methods and approaches taken to address those. A multi-scenario modeling workflow has been utilized to fully explore subsurface uncertainties in the decision space. First, uncertainties that were believed to have an impact on field performance based on the available data and learnings from previous studies were identified and ranked. Then, so-called categorical parameters were combined by grouping geologically relatable parameters into several scenarios with differentiating behaviors which were checked by performing screening simulation runs. This was followed by Design of Experiment (DoE) runs (Placket-Burman and Latin Hypercube), proxy modeling and Monte-Carlo analysis to aid selection of high, mid, and low models. More than 400 simulation runs were generated resulting in a wide range of outcomes for key performance indicators, enabling the selection of high, mid, and low model realizations to evaluate future field development decisions. The approach of combining categorical parameters into multiple scenarios followed by DoE runs offered several advantages including full sampling of the uncertainty space and clearer link between geologic input and dynamic output. It also allowed to get maximum information using the lowest number of simulation runs. Communication techniques such as plumbing diagrams representing geologic scenarios were effective in discussion of study results amongst experts.
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Alvarez Cabrera, Andre´s A., Maarten J. Foeken, Krijn Woestenenk, Guy Stoot, and Tetsuo Tomiyama. "Modeling and Using Product Architectures in Industrial Mechatronic Product Development: Experiments and Observations." In ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2011-47148.
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The goal of this work is to practically determine the role of product architecture models to support communication for improving development practices of complex mechatronic products. This paper contains descriptions, observations, and lessons learned from case studies in which the authors tested a language to represent product architectures during product development in a company, as well as the reasons leading to the use of the specific language/model. The tests include construction of architecture models, direct use of the architecture information, model generation from the architecture model, reuse of architecture model information, clarification of existing documentation, and transition towards model-based product development. The work points out desired characteristics of product architecture models as well as characteristics of the necessary implementation tools and framework.
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Edholm, P., A. Wahl, H. Johannesson, and R. So¨derberg. "Knowledge-Based Configuration of Integrated Product and Process Platforms." In ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2009-86540.
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The definition of the content of a product platform highly affects the possibility to engineer and produce unique and optimized products to suit customer needs. In this paper, generic configurable autonomous subsystems, Configurable Components (CCs), are used to define platforms that can be used to configure and instantiate product as well as process structures and to optimize instantiated part solutions. To simulate a realistic industrial environment, a configuration demonstrator has been developed and used to perform case studies in order to test the CC concept. The test cases are focused on geometrical interfaces between components. Communication functionality between the demonstrator and a CAT (Computer Aided Tolerancing) tool has been developed to enable automatic optimization of interface concepts during configuration. In summary, the paper shows that, given variant-specific input data, a knowledge-based platform definition with high design bandwidth can be used to configure, engineer and manufacture an instanced product variant.
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Camba, Jorge, Manuel Contero, Jeffrey Otey, and Pedro Company. "Explicit Communication of Geometric Design Intent in CAD: Evaluating Annotated Models in the Context of Reusability." In ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2014-34527.
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CAD model reusability is largely determined by a proper communication of design intent, which is usually expressed implicitly within the model. Recent studies have suggested the use of 3D annotations as a method to embed design information in the model’s geometry and make part of the design knowledge explicitly available. In this paper, we evaluate the effectiveness of this method and analyze its impact in model alteration tasks. Our goal is to determine whether annotated models provide significant benefits when performing activities that require a direct manipulation of the geometry. We present the results of a study that measured user performance in two scenarios. First, we tested whether annotations are helpful when inadequate modeling assumptions can be made by designers. Second, we evaluated annotations as tools to communicate design decisions to select the most appropriate solution to a challenge when multiple options are available. In both cases, results show statistically significant benefits of annotated models, suggesting the use of this technique as a valuable approach to improve design intent communication.
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M. Abu-Samaha, Ala, and Rima Shishakly. "Assessment of School Information System Utilization in the UAE Primary Schools." In InSITE 2008: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3260.
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This paper presents an assessment of School Information Systems (SIS) Utilization in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) primary schools through a holistic descriptive approach that involves explaining, studying and analyzing the current technical status of the schools’ SIS. To do so, the researchers used a series of case studies (documents analysis, questionnaires and interviews) of a number of primary schools representing the educational zones of the UAE to acquire an understanding of SIS level of utilization. According to the research results, the majority of primary schools have computerized their administrative activities at different levels via the Ministry of Education’s suggested system or individually procured systems. Though, the use of Information and Communication Technologies, including SIS, is in its initial stage despite the adopted strategy by the UAE government to accelerate the effective utilization of educational management and automation technologies in the educational institutions and the Ministry of Education itself.
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Germani, Michele, Maura Mengoni, and Margherita Peruzzini. "Metrics-Based Approach for VR Technology Evaluation in Styling Product Design." In ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2009-86228.
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In recent years, the interest of small and medium sized enterprises towards Virtual Reality (VR) systems is strongly increased thanks both to the improvement of VR tools effectiveness and to the cost reduction of technologies implementation. Due to the growing number of installed systems, many SMEs (Small Manufacturing Enterprises) companies require robust methods for evaluating technology performance. In this context, the present paper presents a metrics-based approach in order to analyze the VR system performance. It is specifically dedicated to the design review process during styling product design. The evaluation parameters are related to the effective communication and preservation of design intent. Metrics are classified in two main classes. The first one is related to the product, the process and the characteristics of VR technology. The second one is related to the design intent meanings preservation along the design process. Two experimental case studies are reported in order to test the approach in different operative fields.
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Senters, Chad, Swathika Jayakumar, Mark Warren, et al. "Practical Applications of Diagnostic Data Science in Drilling and Completions." In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/206234-ms.
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Abstract The application of data science remains relatively new to the oil and gas industry but continues to gain traction on many projects due to its potential to assist in solving complex problems. The amount and quality of the right type of data can be as much of a limitation as the complex algorithms and programing required. The scope of any data science project should look for easy wins early on and not attempt an all-encompassing solution with the click of a button (although that would be amazing). This paper focuses on several specific applications of data applied to a sizable database to extract useful solutions and provide an approach for data science on future projects. The first step when applying data analytics is to build a suitable database. This might appear rudimentary at first glance, but historical data is seldom catalogued optimally for future projects. This is especially true if specific portions of the recorded data were not known to be of use in solving future problems. The approach to improving the quality of the database for this paper is to establish requirements for the data science objectives and apply this to past, present and future data. Once the data are in the right "format", the extensive process of quality control can begin. Although this part of the paper is not the most exciting, it might be the most important, as most programing yields the same "garbage in = garbage out" equation. After the data have found a home and are quality checked, the data science can be applied. Case studies are presented based on the application of diagnostic data from an extensive project/well database. To leverage historical data in new projects, metrics are created as a benchmarking tool. The case studies in this paper include metrics such as the Known Lateral Contribution (KLC), Heel-to-Toe Ratio (HTR), Communication Intensity (CI), Proppant Efficiency (PE) and stage level performance. These results are compared to additional stimulation and geological information. This paper includes case studies that apply data science to diagnostics on a large scale to deliver actionable results. The results discussed will allow for the utilization of this approach in future projects and provide a roadmap to better understand diagnostic results as they relate to drilling and completion activity.
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Gurnani, Ashwin P., and Kemper Lewis. "An Approach to Improved Decentralized Design: The Modified Approximation-Based Decentralized Design (MADD) Framework." In ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2007-35534.
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The design of large scale complex engineering systems requires interaction and communication between multiple disciplines and decentralized subsystems. One common fundamental assumption in decentralized design is that the individual subsystems only exchange design variable information and do not share objective functions or gradients. This is because the decentralized subsystems can either not share this information due to geographical constraints or choose not to share it due to corporate secrecy issues. Game theory has been used to model the interactions between distributed design subsystems and predict convergence and equilibrium solutions. These game theoretic models assume that designers make perfectly rational decisions by selecting solutions from their Rational Reaction Set (RRS), resulting in a Nash Equilibrium solution. However, empirical studies reject the claim that decision makers always make rational choices and the concept of Bounded Rationality is used to explain such behavior. In this paper, a framework is proposed that uses the idea of bounded rationality in conjunction with set-based design, metamodeling and multiobjective optimization techniques to improve solutions for convergent decentralized design problems. Through the use of this framework, entitled Modified Approximation-based Decentralized Design (MADD) framework, convergent decentralized design problems converge to solutions that are superior to the Nash equilibrium. A two subsystem mathematical problem is used as case study and simulation techniques are used to study the impact of the framework parameters on the final solution. The discipline specific objective functions within the case study problem are unconstrained and continuous — however, the implementation of the MADD framework is not restricted to such problems.
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Roberts, Tony, Judy Gitahi, Patrick Allam, et al. Mapping the Supply of Surveillance Technologies to Africa: Case Studies from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi, and Zambia. Institute of Development Studies, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ids.2023.027.
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African governments are spending over 1US$bn per year on digital surveillance technologies which are being used without adequate legal protections in ways that regularly violate citizens’ fundamental human rights. This report documents which companies, from which countries, are supplying which types of surveillance technology to African governments. Without this missing detail, it is impossible to adequately design measures to mitigate and overcome illegal surveillance and violations of human rights. Since the turn of the century, we have witnessed a digitalisation of surveillance that has enabled the algorithmic automation of surveillance at a scale not previously imaginable. Surveillance of citizens was once a labour and time-intensive process. This provided a practical limit to the scope and depth of state surveillance. The digitalisation of telephony has made it possible to automate the search for keywords across all mobile and internet communications. For the first time, state surveillance agencies can do two things: (a) conduct mass surveillance of all citizens’ communications, and (b) micro-target individuals for in-depth surveillance that draws together in real-time data from mobile calls, short message service (SMS), internet messaging, global positioning system (GPS) location, and financial transactions. This report was produced by qualitative analysis of open-source data in the public domain. The information presented is drawn from a diverse range of sources, including open government data sets, export licence portals, procurement notices, civil society databases of surveillance contracts, press releases from surveillance companies, academic articles, reports, and media coverage. The research is organised using a typology of five categories of surveillance technology. We did not set out to detail every technology available, every company, or every supply contract. Instead, we document the main companies and countries selling digital surveillance technologies to African governments. Rather than focus on the technical functionality distinguishing each product offering, we highlight five of the most important types of surveillance technology: internet interception, mobile interception, social media surveillance, ‘safe city’ technologies for the surveillance of public spaces, and biometric identification technologies.
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Siar, Sheila, and Pauline Joy Lorenzo. Implementing Crisis and Risk Communication in a Pandemic: Insights from LGUs' COVID-19 Experience. Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022. https://doi.org/10.62986/dp2022.32.
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Local government units (LGUs) are at the forefront of the Philippine government’s COVID-19 pandemic response. One of their most important functions is crisis and risk communication to ease public fear, mitigate the damage caused by the pandemic, and promote the adoption of health and safety protocols to control the spread of COVID-19. However, only a few studies on local governments’ COVID-19 experience are present, and an in-depth study of the crisis and risk communication of Philippine LGUs has not been done yet. To fill this gap, this study investigated the communication strategies used by LGUs to inform, educate, and connect with the public during the pandemic, particularly in 2020–2021. It employed a mixed method approach consisting of desk review and cursory audit of national plans and policies on COVID-19, key informant interviews with representatives of the selected LGUs (Pasay, Manila, Caloocan, and Navotas), and social media search and content analysis of the COVID-19-related messages on the LGUs’ official Facebook pages. Results showed the use of traditional and modern communication channels in crisis and risk communication. Modern channels such as social media, virtual meetings and groups, and online messaging platforms were largely used and proved to be useful given mobility restrictions and the need for social distancing. Nevertheless, traditional channels remained an important communication strategy of the LGUs, particularly face-to-face communication whenever possible, printed IEC materials, and interpersonal channels on the ground, like barangay officials and health personnel. The effective and efficient conduct of the LGUs’ communication functions during the pandemic was affected by many challenges, such as the late receipt of official memos on new policies and guidelines from the national government, the fast-changing guidelines, inadequate training in science, risk, and crisis communication, insufficient resources, risk of COVID-19 to personal health, and discrepancies in the COVID-19 case reports. Found in all four LGUs was the absence of a communication plan and monitoring and evaluation system, which hindered them from systematically implementing their communication interventions, monitoring progress vis-à-vis objectives, and evaluating the effectiveness of their communication strategies. Also, while social media has been widely used, the LGUs failed to maximize its potential to correct fake news and increase their responsiveness to the public. Only 45 of the 6,787 COVID-19-related posts on the LGUs’ Facebook pages, or less than 1 percent, were posts intended to correct false information. Only one of the three LGUs responded extensively to public comments on its Facebook page. The analysis of the LGUs’ messages on Facebook also revealed a need to improve the clarity of their social media posts, which can be achieved by using the local language more, explaining and simplifying technical terms, and using more visual communication.
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Perera, Duminda, Ousmane Seidou, Jetal Agnihotri, et al. Flood Early Warning Systems: A Review Of Benefits, Challenges And Prospects. United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.53328/mjfq3791.
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Floods are major water-related disasters that affect millions of people resulting in thousands of mortalities and billiondollar losses globally every year. Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) - one of the floods risk management measures - are currently operational in many countries. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction recognises their importance and strongly advocates for an increase in their availability under the targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, despite widespread recognition of the importance of FEWS for disaster risk reduction (DRR), there’s a lack of information on their availability and status around the world, their benefits and costs, challenges and trends associated with their development. This report contributes to bridging these gaps by analyzing the responses to a comprehensive online survey with over 80 questions on various components of FEWS (risk knowledge, monitoring and forecasting, warning dissemination and communication, and response capabilities), investments into FEWS, their operational effectiveness, benefits, and challenges. FEWS were classified as technologically “basic”, “intermediate” and “advanced” depending on the existence and sophistication of FEWS` components such as hydrological data = collection systems, data transfer systems, flood forecasting methods, and early warning communication methods. The survey questionnaire was distributed to flood forecasting and warning centers around the globe; the primary focus was developing and least-developed countries (LDCs). The questionnaire is available here: https://inweh.unu.edu/questionnaireevaluation-of-flood-early-warning-systems/ and can be useful in its own right for similar studies at national or regional scales, in its current form or with case-specific modifications. Survey responses were received from 47 developing (including LDCs) and six developed countries. Additional information for some countries was extracted from available literature. Analysis of these data suggests the existence of an equal number of “intermediate” and “advanced” FEWS in surveyed river basins. While developing countries overall appear to progress well in FEWS implementation, LDCs are still lagging behind since most of them have “basic” FEWS. The difference between types of operational systems in developing and developed countries appear to be insignificant; presence of basic, intermediate or advanced FEWS depends on available investments for system developments and continuous financing for their operations, and there is evidence of more financial support — on the order of USD 100 million — to FEWS in developing countries thanks to international aid. However, training the staff and maintaining the FEWS for long-term operations are challenging. About 75% of responses indicate that river basins have inadequate hydrological network coverage and back-up equipment. Almost half of the responders indicated that their models are not advanced and accurate enough to produce reliable forecasts. Lack of technical expertise and limited skilled manpower to perform forecasts was cited by 50% of respondents. The primary reason for establishing FEWS, based on the survey, is to avoid property damage; minimizing causalities and agricultural losses appear to be secondary reasons. The range of the community benefited by FEWS varies, but 55% of FEWS operate in the range between 100,000 to 1 million of population. The number of flood disasters and their causalities has declined since the year 2000, while 50% of currently operating FEWS were established over the same period. This decline may be attributed to the combined DRR efforts, of which FEWS are an integral part. In lower-middle-income and low-income countries, economic losses due to flood disasters may be smaller in absolute terms, but they represent a higher percentage of such countries’ GDP. In high-income countries, higher flood-related losses accounted for a small percentage of their GDP. To improve global knowledge on FEWS status and implementation in the context of Sendai Framework and SDGs, the report’s recommendations include: i) coordinate global investments in FEWS development and standardise investment reporting; ii) establish an international hub to monitor the status of FEWS in collaboration with the national responsible agencies. This will support the sharing of FEWS-related information for accelerated global progress in DRR; iii) develop a comprehensive, index-based ranking system for FEWS according to their effectiveness in flood disaster mitigation. This will provide clear standards and a roadmap for improving FEWS’ effectiveness, and iv) improve coordination between institutions responsible for flood forecasting and those responsible for communicating warnings and community preparedness and awareness.
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Boettcher, Seth J., Courtney Gately, Alexandra L. Lizano, Alexis Long, and Alexis Yelvington. Part 3: Case Study Appendices to the Technical Reports. Edited by Gabriel Eckstein. Texas A&M University School of Law Program in Natural Resources Systems, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.37419/eenrs.brackishgroundwater.p3.
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This Case Study Appendix to the Technical Reports expands on regulations in San Antonio and El Paso where these water alternatives are in place. The goal of this report is to provide insight into the legal and regulatory barriers, challenges, and opportunities for these technologies to go online. Each desalination and water recycling faciality implementation site must comply with various laws and regulations. The information in these Case Studies comes from the study of brackish groundwater desalination and water recycling facilities currently operating in Texas. While there is no updated “one-stop-shop” resource where a municipal leader can find a list of all the necessary permits to build, operate, and maintain such facilities, this Technical Report aims to compile the existing, available information in an organized and accessible fashion. The Desalination Technical report is the third in a series of three reports which make up the Project. These reports examine regulations surrounding desalination and water recycling. The companion reports generally highlight building, operating, and monitoring requirements for water recycling facilities in Texas.
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Kwon, Heeseo Rain, HeeAh Cho, Jongbok Kim, Sang Keon Lee, and Donju Lee. International Case Studies of Smart Cities: Anyang, Republic of Korea. Inter-American Development Bank, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007013.
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This case study is one of ten international studies developed by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), in association with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), for the cities of Anyang, Medellin, Namyangju, Orlando, Pangyo, Rio de Janeiro, Santander, Singapore, Songdo, and Tel Aviv. At the IDB, the Competitiveness and Innovation Division (CTI), the Fiscal and Municipal Management Division (FMM), and the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) coordinated the study. This project was part of technical cooperation ME-T1254, financed by the Knowledge Partnership Korean Fund for Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Korea. At KRIHS, the National Infrastructure Research Division coordinated the project and the Global Development Partnership Center provided the funding. Anyang, a 600,000 population city near Seoul is developing international recognition on its smart city project that has been implemented incrementally since 2003. This initiative began with the Bus Information System to enhance citizen's convenience at first, and has been expanding its domain into wider Intelligent Transport System as well as crime and disaster prevention in an integrated manner. Anyang is evaluated as a benchmark for smart city with a 2012 Presidential Award in Korea and receives large number of international visits. Anyang's Integrated Operation and Control Center (IOCC) acts as the platform that gathers, analyzes and distributes information for mobility, disasters management and crime. Anyang is currently utilizing big data for policy development and is continuing its endeavor to expand its smart city services into areas such as waste and air quality management. Anyang's success factors are the government officials' continuous willingness towards service development and the establishment of cooperation system among the smart city-related organizations.
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Kwon, Heeseo Rain, HeeAh Cho, Jongbok Kim, Sang Keon Lee, and Donju Lee. International Case Studies of Smart Cities: Orlando, United States of America. Inter-American Development Bank, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007015.
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This case study is one of ten international studies developed by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), in association with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), for the cities of Anyang, Medellin, Namyangju, Orlando, Pangyo, Rio de Janeiro, Santander, Singapore, Songdo, and Tel Aviv. At the IDB, the Competitiveness and Innovation Division (CTI), the Fiscal and Municipal Management Division (FMM), and the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) coordinated the study. This project was part of technical cooperation ME-T1254, financed by the Knowledge Partnership Korean Fund for Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Korea. At KRIHS, the National Infrastructure Research Division coordinated the project and the Global Development Partnership Center provided the funding. As an international destination for theme parks, sporting events and conventions, Orlando approaches the smart city operation through Orlando Operations Center (OOC), an integrated facility established in 2001 by the Mayor after the 1997 hurricane. The major features of the integrated operation include the sharing of fiber optic networks and CCTV cameras, and close cooperation between transport, police and fire departments for road, criminal and disaster incident, and the emergency operation center within the OOC taking the lead in case of special event management and large-scale natural disasters. Along with the OOC, the city hall also utilizes smart city functions such as red light violation enforcement through detectors, bus management through AVL technology, GPS garbage truck tracking, and GIS water management. Orlando has experienced significant benefits in terms of shortened decision-making and response time, reduced operation cost, and improved environmental impacts, as well as enhanced service quality and communication with citizen.
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Kwon, Heeseo Rain, HeeAh Cho, Jongbok Kim, Sang Keon Lee, and Donju Lee. International Case Studies of Smart Cities: Namyangju, Republic of Korea. Inter-American Development Bank, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007014.
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This case study is one of ten international studies developed by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), in association with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), for the cities of Anyang, Medellin, Namyangju, Orlando, Pangyo, Rio de Janeiro, Santander, Singapore, Songdo, and Tel Aviv. At the IDB, the Competitiveness and Innovation Division (CTI), the Fiscal and Municipal Management Division (FMM), and the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) coordinated the study. This project was part of technical cooperation ME-T1254, financed by the Knowledge Partnership Korean Fund for Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Korea. At KRIHS, the National Infrastructure Research Division coordinated the project and the Global Development Partnership Center provided the funding. Namyangju, a city of 650,000 populations in Korea has been promoting smart city project since 2008 as a response to recent growth of population, increased share of transport and crime rate. Namyangju offers various civic services especially via smartphone such as customized real-time road CCTV images, traffic flow and incident information, as well as application for senior resident protection. Namyangju is also equipped with security system at bus stops and multifunctional "smart pole", which combines street light, CCTV, and traffic signal controller to promote efficient use of roadside facility. The city promotes local economy through online market system making use of its local organic farms and actively utilizes bus stops and roadside VMS in attracting advertisement to raise regular profit. Namyangju is in the process of installing 101km fiber-optic network and plans to complete the construction of Integrated Operation and Control Center (IOCC) by 2016. The city's current focus is on citizen interaction and further business model development.
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Schreiner, Clara. International Case Studies of Smart Cities: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Inter-American Development Bank, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006533.
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This case study is one of ten international studies developed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in association with the Korean Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), for the cities of Anyang, Medellin, Namyangju, Orlando, Pangyo, Rio de Janeiro, Santander, Singapore, Songdo, and Tel Aviv. At the IDB, the Competitiveness and Innovation Division (CTI), the Fiscal and Municipal Management Division (FMM), and the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) coordinated the study. This project was part of technical cooperation ME-T1254, financed by the Knowledge Partnership Korean Fund for Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Korea. At KRIHS, the National Infrastructure Research Division coordinated the project and the Global Development Partnership Center provided the funding. The case study includes the experience of the city of Rio de Janeiro in smart city initiatives, focusing mainly on Rio Operations Center Project-COR. The methodology was based on field research, site visits, publications, and interviews held with representatives of local government of the City of Rio de Janeiro. The report addresses the city backdrop, the main urban challenges, the history of digital initiatives, and their evolution over time. For the Rio Operations Center, the general model of participation, organizational aspects, the keys functions, the monitored events, the mechanisms for access, dissemination of information, and the decision-making process are described, as well as the typologies of existing systems and their integration with COR. The study concludes that it is a successful model with a high degree of maturity, and that sharing the experience of Rio de Janeiro with other cities is very important. However, the model needs to continue evolving and rely on strong institutional support so that Rio de Janeiro's population can increasingly enjoy the benefits of technological innovations applied to the city's daily challenges.
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Kwon, Heeseo Rain, HeeAh Cho, Jongbok Kim, Sang Keon Lee, and Donju Lee. International Case Studies of Smart Cities: Pangyo, Republic of Korea. Inter-American Development Bank, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007011.
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This case study is one of ten international studies developed by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), in association with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), for the cities of Anyang, Medellin, Namyangju, Orlando, Pangyo, Rio de Janeiro, Santander, Singapore, Songdo, and Tel Aviv. At the IDB, the Competitiveness and Innovation Division (CTI), the Fiscal and Municipal Management Division (FMM), and the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) coordinated the study. This project was part of technical cooperation ME-T1254, financed by the Knowledge Partnership Korean Fund for Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Korea. At KRIHS, the National Infrastructure Research Division coordinated the project and the Global Development Partnership Center provided the funding. Pangyo is a new city built from 2003 onwards near Seoul with a vision to become the Silicon Valley of Korea. Approximately 75 million USD of the development gain was allocated to smart city implementation, which took place in one shot within 3-4 years along with the city construction. Pangyo classifies its services into smart portal, facility management, security, disaster, and environment. Interesting aspects of Pangyo are the use of smart kiosk media boards for information provision and real-time management of street lights and waterworks. Key advantage of Pangyo is the low concern for investment overlap from simultaneous development of new city and smart city system, which also enabled high degree of integration of various functions in a spacious smart city operation center as well as utilization of fiber-optic network. Pangyo is currently making various attempts to generate revenue to cover maintenance cost through attracting advertisement on media boards and kiosks, and providing education contents to citizens at low charge.
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Garwood, Anna. Network for Biodigesters in Latin America and the Caribbean: Case Studies and Future Recommendations. Inter-American Development Bank, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008830.
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As a result of renewed regional interest in biogas technology, the Network for Biodigesters in Latin America and the Caribbean (RedBioLAC) was formed to increase dialogue concerning: a) Promotion and management of biogas projects; and b) Innovations in the field. The network has exemplified the productivity of having a forum of opportunities to tackle and share valuable innovations in materials, marketing, and approach to a project's management and finances. Currently, RedBioLAC is building momentum by beginning development of a web-based project information sharing and management platform. This document aims to provide a snapshot of the current reality and synthesize conclusions on the economic, institutional, cultural, and technical factors that need to be addressed. Finally, the emerging RedBioLAC is presented as a forum for exchanging experience and strengthening biodigester programs in Latin America.