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Impact of New Technologies on Public Organisations
ICTs impact is important on organisational structure and organisational culture.IT offers options for the design of organisational culture,the interaction by means of new modalities ,joint fonctions and objectives,faciliting the set up of working groups with a determined term,as well as communication on large areas. The use of effective IT could provide an attractive work environment ,and could motivate the employees by means of job enrichment. ICTs represent a catalyst for the public sector,in order to improve the decisions making process, efficient management of resourses,to increase productivity in the public sector.Public organisations, new technologies, e-administration
PHARAO Laser Source Flight Model: Design and Performances
In this paper, we describe the design and the main performances of the PHARAO
laser source flight model. PHARAO is a laser cooled cesium clock specially
designed for operation in space and the laser source is one of the main
sub-systems. The flight model presented in this work is the first
remote-controlled laser system designed for spaceborne cold atom manipulation.
The main challenges arise from mechanical compatibility with space constraints,
which impose a high level of compactness, a low electric power consumption, a
wide range of operating temperature and a vacuum environment. We describe the
main functions of the laser source and give an overview of the main
technologies developed for this instrument. We present some results of the
qualification process. The characteristics of the laser source flight model,
and their impact on the clock performances, have been verified in operational
conditions.Comment: Accepted for publication in Review of Scientific Instrument
Judging a book by its cover: interface elements that affect reader selection of ebooks
Digital library research has demonstrated the impact of content presentation on both search and reading behaviours. In this paper, we scrutinise the influence of ebook presentation on user behaviour, focussing on document thumbnails and the first page view. We demonstrate that flaws in presentation increase the volume of short time-span reading, and reduce the likelihood of long-span reading when compared to other documents. This reflects other patterns of information seeking behaviour that demonstrate increased short-term reading when information content is uncertain, and suggests an ineffective use of reader time on less useful content
The design and implementation of an in-application automated testing and evaluation system for computer literacy skills based on the European and international computer driving licence (ECDL/ICDL)
models which, in turn, contributed to the development of the corresponding assessment tools and
systems. With the ECDL at the forefront of the international computer literacy skills market and with its
important role in the specification of digital literacy agenda, it becomes vitally important to ensure that
assessment systems leading to this qualification are of the highest technical and pedagogical quality.
This paper presents the experiences gained from the design, testing and implementation of such an
assessment system and its deployment in a big-bang approach on a national basis in Cyprus. It
explains the system’s technical architecture and components, its functionalities and services and
discusses the pedagogical and educational aspects embedded in the design and highlights the pitfalls
and lessons learned in the areas of team building and project
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