Deliverable D2.1 - Ecosystem analysis and 6G-SANDBOX facility design

This document provides a comprehensive overview of the core aspects of the 6G-SANDBOX project. It outlines the project's vision, objectives, and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Value Indicators (KVIs) targeted for achievement. The functional and non-functional requirements of the 6G-SANDBOX Facility are extensively presented, based on a proposed reference blueprint. A detailed description of the updated reference architecture of the facility is provided, considering the requirements outlined. The document explores the experimentation framework, including the lifecycle of experiments and the methodology for validating KPIs and KVIs. It presents the key technologies and use case enablers towards 6G that will be offered within the trial networks. Each of the platforms constituting the 6G-SANDBOX Facility is described, along with the necessary enhancements to align them with the project's vision in terms of hardware, software updates, and functional improvements

Semantic discovery and reuse of business process patterns

Patterns currently play an important role in modern information systems (IS) development and their use has mainly been restricted to the design and implementation phases of the development lifecycle. Given the increasing significance of business modelling in IS development, patterns have the potential of providing a viable solution for promoting reusability of recurrent generalized models in the very early stages of development. As a statement of research-in-progress this paper focuses on business process patterns and proposes an initial methodological framework for the discovery and reuse of business process patterns within the IS development lifecycle. The framework borrows ideas from the domain engineering literature and proposes the use of semantics to drive both the discovery of patterns as well as their reuse

E-learning for knowledge management in technical vocational education and training colleges

In TVET colleges, the traditional face-to-face mode of knowledge delivery appears to be the norm. Knowledge is often shared in a teaching space during a particular period of time. Students and a lecturer need to be in a specified venue during an allocated time slot for the learning process to take place which includes obtaining knowledge from the lecturer, sharing views and storing knowledge in their minds. There is often no interaction with the lecturer beyond the classroom. As such, learners with learning difficulties have no alternative platform into which they can get support; which compromises the quality of education and students’ success rate. The use of e-learning permits students to finalise a course in their own time and at their own location. It also implies that students are at an advantage as they do not need to go to a particular learning institution, and they can proceed with the training at their own pace. This research investigated how e-learning may be used as an enabler of learning by overcoming barriers associated with face-to-face learning. This was achieved through the development of a proposed e-learning framework based on the existing literature. The proposed framework was then tested through a survey distributed among TVET stakeholders to offer an improved framework. Furthermore, the improved framework was used to develop an e-learning architecture and prototype which can help guide institutions who wish to adopt e-learning.Information TechnologyM. Tech. (Information Technology

Development and Usability Evaluation of a Nursing Graduate Information Management System (GSMIS) Based on User Experience

[Research Background] Recent years, the rapid development of information technology in colleges and universities and the continuous expansion of graduate students have not only increased the pressure of graduate student management in the School of Nursing of Fudan University, but also accelerated the pace of information technology construction in the college, and the School of Nursing urgently needs to use the existing good platform to realize the information technology of nursing graduate student management in combination with the actual situation of the college, so as to realize the communication between graduate student supervisors, graduate students and management, and also to build an objective and scientific clinical competence assessment system in line with It is also important to provide material for the construction of an objective and scientific clinical competence assessment and evaluation system that is in line with the postgraduate nursing education, which is important to achieve the cultivation goals and improve the quality of nursing graduate training. [Research Purpose] Based on the theory of user experience and the concept of "User-Centered Design", this project develops the information management system for graduate students in the School of Nursing by studying the actual needs of teachers and graduate students in the School of Nursing, which can be divided into the following contents: (1) Construction of the framework content of a Nursing GSMIS (2) Development and testing of a Nursing GSMIS (3) Usability evaluation of the a Nursing GSMIS [Research Methods] 1. Demand analysis of the Nursing GSMIS (1) Preliminary framework: Using target sampling method and maximum variation method, semi- structured interviews were conducted with both faculty and student users of the School of Nursing to build the preliminary framework of the system. (2) Final framework: Expert focus group interviews were used to revise and adjust the required content such as interface design, business functions and performance, and to determine the final framework of the system. 2. Development and testing of Nursing GSMIS The “Rapid Prototype Interaction” model was used to develop the system. After the prototype was developed, the Shanghai Institute of Comprehensive Application of Network Technology was contacted for professional system testing, and then the system was modified and adjusted until it met the research requirements. 3. Usability evaluation of Nursing GSMIS A mixed evaluation method of usability test, questionnaire and qualitative interview was used to conduct a more comprehensive and objective usability evaluation of the GSMIS successfully developed in the early stage. It was used to understand the users' feelings and experiences of the system, analyze the advantages and shortcomings of the system, and explore its actual usability.[Research Results] 1. Demand analysis of Nursing GSMIS (1) Preliminary framework of the system: The faculty and student users interviewed expressed that information management is an important step in the progress of the college and the nursing discipline, and expressed strong support and need for the construction of our information system. Based on the literature review and the needs of faculty and students, the framework was initially formulated as four modules: basic information of admission, cultivation process, research results, and clinical cases. (2)The final framework of Nursing GSMIS: It is built from modules and functions, performance, interface, text, color, etc.; Modules include: basic information module for admission, training process module, scientific research achievement module, clinical case library module, employment information module, graduation tracking module; functions include password setting and retrieval, user log-in, user management, data maintenance, custom query, audit and message notification; Performance can be summarized as follows: data structure is clear, complete, with real-time, expansion, operation and stability; Interface Design is friendly and beautiful, simple and easy to use; Layout should highlight the key points; text design is easy to recognize and read, color design reflects the connotation and characteristics of the college. The performance can be summarized as: clear data structure, complete, real-time, scalability, operability and stability; friendly and beautiful interface design, simple and easy to use, layout to highlight the key points; text design is easy to identify, easy to read, color design reflects the connotation and characteristics of the college. 2. Development and testing of Nursing GSMIS Based on the requirements, the engineers used the “Rapid Prototype Interaction Model” to develop the system. After the prototype was developed, the Shanghai Institute of Comprehensive Application of Network Technology was contacted for professional system testing, and then after many rounds of software discussions and corrections between the software engineers and researchers, the GSMIS finally had the registration and log-in page, the informed consent notification page, the information notification page and six main modules. 3. Usability evaluation of Nursing GSMIS (1) Usability Test: Based on the usability test theory, the target sampling method was used, and five graduate students users were selected to participate in the test is sufficient, and the results are as follows. 1) Quantitative results: The effectiveness was mostly at 100%, and the efficiency was 56.2min/s, 72.2min/s, 53min/s, 225.2min/s, 75.8min/s, 33min/s, and 5.5min/s; The overall score of the post-scene questionnaire (ASQ) was 1.24. The evaluation indexes all indicated that the users rated the system highly. 2) Qualitative results: The test subjects all easily completed and highly praised the system during the test, indicating that the operation was not difficult and satisfied the interaction needs of users. (2) SUS Questionnaire: A total of 40 users completed the SUS using the convenience sampling method and the maximum variance method, and the Mean±SD was 70.23±7.7. Among them, the mean score of the Usability sub-scale was 71.59±8.93 , and the mean score of the ease of Learning sub-scale was 64.77±7.53, with scores ranging from 60 to 70. (3) Qualitative interviews: Using target sampling method and maximum variation method, a total of 10 people were interviewed, including 5 students and 5 staff users, and the number of interviews was 3, with no repeated interviews or secondary interviews. The maximum interview time was 46 minutes, the minimum was 25 minutes, and the average was 35.5 minutes. The results can be summarized into three aspects: general evaluation, content and function evaluation, and shortcomings and improvement. This study combines qualitative and quantitative results, reflecting the good usability of the system, but there are also shortcomings and improvements. [Conclusion] This study used various research methods such as literature review, qualitative interview, and focus group interview to construct a system framework based on user experience, completed the development of the graduate student information management system in the School of Nursing, and used mixed methods such as out-of-sound thinking method, usability testing method, questionnaire survey method, and qualitative interview to evaluate the usability of the system, and the results showed that the system has high acceptance, ease of use, and usability

Factores de mantenibilidad en el desarrollo de aplicaciones web

La mantenibilidad es un concepto que se utiliza en múltiples contextos, haciendo alusión a la cantidad de trabajo o esfuerzo necesario para que un sistema cualquiera conserve su funcionamiento frente a determinados cambios que se introduzcan o a errores que se presenten. La mantenibilidad se puede aplicar en el contexto del desarrollo de software y puntualmente en el desarrollo de aplicaciones web. Para este último, mantenibilidad se define como la facilidad o dificultad para modificar la aplicación web, ya sea a causa de un arreglo que se debe realizar o de una mejora que se desea implementar. La mantenibilidad es un atributo que tiene un impacto significativo en la calidad general de una aplicación web y, de hecho, de no ser tenida en cuenta durante el diseño y la implementación del proyecto, puede acarrear a sobrecostos durante el tiempo de vida de la misma. En este trabajo muestran los factores que impactan directamente la mantenibilidad de una aplicación, especialmente durante el proceso de implementación de la mismaAbstract: The maintainability is a concept used in multiple contexts, alluding to the amount of work or effort necessary for any system to keep its operation against certain changes introduced or errors that arise. The maintainability can be applied in the context of software development and in that way in the development of web applications. For the latter, maintainability is defined as the ease or difficulty of modifying the web application, either because of an adjustment that must be made or an improvement to be implemented. The maintainability is an attribute within a significant impact on the overall quality of a web application and, in fact, if it is not taken into account, during project design and implementation, can lead to over costs during the lifetime of the project. This document, show the factors directly influences the maintainability of an application, especially during the implementation process.Maestrí

Security Enhanced Applications for Information Systems

Every day, more users access services and electronically transmit information which is usually disseminated over insecure networks and processed by websites and databases, which lack proper security protection mechanisms and tools. This may have an impact on both the users’ trust as well as the reputation of the system’s stakeholders. Designing and implementing security enhanced systems is of vital importance. Therefore, this book aims to present a number of innovative security enhanced applications. It is titled “Security Enhanced Applications for Information Systems” and includes 11 chapters. This book is a quality guide for teaching purposes as well as for young researchers since it presents leading innovative contributions on security enhanced applications on various Information Systems. It involves cases based on the standalone, network and Cloud environments

The evolution of GIS ICT applications for sustainable utilisation and management of natural resources in agriculture and rural development of Gauteng

Thesis (M.M. (ICT Policy and Regulation))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, 2014.The evolution of GIS applications in Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) was addressed in the study about Rationalisation and Optimisation of Spatial Information Exploration (ROSIE) report which reflects the GIS history in GDARD before 2003. That report revealed that there was a “large degree of duplication, unconsolidated information resources within the department, and non-provision for wider access to spatial information”. This study focuses on the complexity of introducing centralised GIS decision-support ICT applications in GDARD after 2003, with focus on a particular GIS ICT application for GDARD known as the Gauteng Integrated Decision Support (GIDS) system. The purpose of conducting this study was to determine to what extent the adopted strategies, methods and processes are contributing to the attainment of the policy mission for “sustainable utilisation and management of natural resources” in Gauteng. The methodology used reviews GIS usage, skills and access to spatial information i.e. e-service delivery. The data was collected from individuals from GDARD, other Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) departments, GPG agencies and GDARD stakeholders. The data was analysed using an interpretive qualitative method of research in the context of policy, strategy and operations and their influence on the effectiveness and efficiency of integrated GIS systems. The findings of this study indicate that the stakeholders needs for e-service delivery have not been not fully met. It recommends that the Chief Executive Officers (CEO), Chief Information Officers (CIO) and Chief Financial Officers (CFO) should jointly evaluate, direct and monitor ICT projects to ensure that the major business drivers and benefits like e-services are effectively and efficiently delivered.provision for wider access to spatial information”. This study focuses on the complexity of introducing centralised GIS decision-support ICT applications in GDARD after 2003, with focus on a particular GIS ICT application for GDARD known as the Gauteng Integrated Decision Support (GIDS) system. The purpose of conducting this study was to determine to what extent the adopted strategies, methods and processes are contributing to the attainment of the policy mission for “sustainable utilisation and management of natural resources” in Gauteng. The methodology used reviews GIS usage, skills and access to spatial information i.e. e-service delivery. The data was collected from individuals from GDARD, other Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) departments, GPG agencies and GDARD stakeholders. The data was analysed using an interpretive qualitative method of research in the context of policy, strategy and operations and their influence on the effectiveness and efficiency of integrated GIS systems. The findings of this study indicate that the stakeholders needs for e-service delivery have not been not fully met. It recommends that the Chief Executive Officers (CEO), Chief Information Officers (CIO) and Chief Financial Officers (CFO) should jointly evaluate, direct and monitor ICT projects to ensure that the major business drivers and benefits like e-services are effectively and efficiently delivered