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    Mobile heritage practices. Implications for scholarly research, user experience design, and evaluation methods using mobile apps.

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    Mobile heritage apps have become one of the most popular means for audience engagement and curation of museum collections and heritage contexts. This raises practical and ethical questions for both researchers and practitioners, such as: what kind of audience engagement can be built using mobile apps? what are the current approaches? how can audience engagement with these experience be evaluated? how can those experiences be made more resilient, and in turn sustainable? In this thesis I explore experience design scholarships together with personal professional insights to analyse digital heritage practices with a view to accelerating thinking about and critique of mobile apps in particular. As a result, the chapters that follow here look at the evolution of digital heritage practices, examining the cultural, societal, and technological contexts in which mobile heritage apps are developed by the creative media industry, the academic institutions, and how these forces are shaping the user experience design methods. Drawing from studies in digital (critical) heritage, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and design thinking, this thesis provides a critical analysis of the development and use of mobile practices for the heritage. Furthermore, through an empirical and embedded approach to research, the thesis also presents auto-ethnographic case studies in order to show evidence that mobile experiences conceptualised by more organic design approaches, can result in more resilient and sustainable heritage practices. By doing so, this thesis encourages a renewed understanding of the pivotal role of these practices in the broader sociocultural, political and environmental changes.AHRC REAC

    A Survey on Forensics and Compliance Auditing for Critical Infrastructure Protection

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    The broadening dependency and reliance that modern societies have on essential services provided by Critical Infrastructures is increasing the relevance of their trustworthiness. However, Critical Infrastructures are attractive targets for cyberattacks, due to the potential for considerable impact, not just at the economic level but also in terms of physical damage and even loss of human life. Complementing traditional security mechanisms, forensics and compliance audit processes play an important role in ensuring Critical Infrastructure trustworthiness. Compliance auditing contributes to checking if security measures are in place and compliant with standards and internal policies. Forensics assist the investigation of past security incidents. Since these two areas significantly overlap, in terms of data sources, tools and techniques, they can be merged into unified Forensics and Compliance Auditing (FCA) frameworks. In this paper, we survey the latest developments, methodologies, challenges, and solutions addressing forensics and compliance auditing in the scope of Critical Infrastructure Protection. This survey focuses on relevant contributions, capable of tackling the requirements imposed by massively distributed and complex Industrial Automation and Control Systems, in terms of handling large volumes of heterogeneous data (that can be noisy, ambiguous, and redundant) for analytic purposes, with adequate performance and reliability. The achieved results produced a taxonomy in the field of FCA whose key categories denote the relevant topics in the literature. Also, the collected knowledge resulted in the establishment of a reference FCA architecture, proposed as a generic template for a converged platform. These results are intended to guide future research on forensics and compliance auditing for Critical Infrastructure Protection.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

    Pristup specifikaciji i generisanju proizvodnih procesa zasnovan na inΕΎenjerstvu voΔ‘enom modelima

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    In this thesis, we present an approach to the production process specification and generation based on the model-driven paradigm, with the goal to increase the flexibility of factories and respond to the challenges that emerged in the era of Industry 4.0 more efficiently. To formally specify production processes and their variations in the Industry 4.0 environment, we created a novel domain-specific modeling language, whose models are machine-readable. The created language can be used to model production processes that can be independent of any production system, enabling process models to be used in different production systems, and process models used for the specific production system. To automatically transform production process models dependent on the specific production system into instructions that are to be executed by production system resources, we created an instruction generator. Also, we created generators for different manufacturing documentation, which automatically transform production process models into manufacturing documents of different types. The proposed approach, domain-specific modeling language, and software solution contribute to introducing factories into the digital transformation process. As factories must rapidly adapt to new products and their variations in the era of Industry 4.0, production must be dynamically led and instructions must be automatically sent to factory resources, depending on products that are to be created on the shop floor. The proposed approach contributes to the creation of such a dynamic environment in contemporary factories, as it allows to automatically generate instructions from process models and send them to resources for execution. Additionally, as there are numerous different products and their variations, keeping the required manufacturing documentation up to date becomes challenging, which can be done automatically by using the proposed approach and thus significantly lower process designers' time.Π£ овој Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ€Ρ‚Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ прСдстављСн јС приступ ΡΠΏΠ΅Ρ†ΠΈΡ„ΠΈΠΊΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ ΠΈ Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€ΠΈΡΠ°ΡšΡƒ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ… процСса заснован Π½Π° ΠΈΠ½ΠΆΠ΅ΡšΠ΅Ρ€ΡΡ‚Π²Ρƒ Π²ΠΎΡ’Π΅Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΌΠ°, Ρƒ Ρ†ΠΈΡ™Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Ρ›Π°ΡšΠ° флСксибилности ΠΏΠΎΡΡ‚Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜Π΅ΡšΠ° Ρƒ Ρ„Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ° ΠΈ Π΅Ρ„ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ˜Π΅Π³ Ρ€Π°Π·Ρ€Π΅ΡˆΠ°Π²Π°ΡšΠ° ΠΈΠ·Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π° који сС ΠΏΠΎΡ˜Π°Π²Ρ™ΡƒΡ˜Ρƒ Ρƒ Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ Π˜Π½Π΄ΡƒΡΡ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ 4.0. Π—Π° ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π΅ Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Π»Π½Π΅ ΡΠΏΠ΅Ρ†ΠΈΡ„ΠΈΠΊΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ… процСса ΠΈ ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ… Π²Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° Ρƒ Π°ΠΌΠ±ΠΈΡ˜Π΅Π½Ρ‚Ρƒ Π˜Π½Π΄ΡƒΡΡ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ 4.0, ΠΊΡ€Π΅ΠΈΡ€Π°Π½ јС Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈ намСнски јСзик, Ρ‡ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅ Ρ€Π°Ρ‡ΡƒΠ½Π°Ρ€ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈ Π½Π° Π°ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½. ΠšΡ€Π΅ΠΈΡ€Π°Π½ΠΈ јСзик ΠΈΠΌΠ° могућност модСловања ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ… процСса који ΠΌΠΎΠ³Ρƒ Π±ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ нСзависни ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ… систСма ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ ΡƒΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Ρ™Π΅Π½ΠΈ Ρƒ Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΡ‚Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜Π΅ΡšΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Ρ„Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ°, Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ… процСса који су спСцифични Π·Π° ΠΎΠ΄Ρ€Π΅Ρ’Π΅Π½ΠΈ систСм. Како Π±ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ… процСса зависних ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΊΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ систСма Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡƒΡ›Π΅ Π½Π° Π°ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½ трансформисати Ρƒ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡ‚Ρ€ΡƒΠΊΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ којС рСсурси ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ систСма ΠΈΠ·Π²Ρ€ΡˆΠ°Π²Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ, ΠΊΡ€Π΅ΠΈΡ€Π°Π½ јС Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΡ€ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡ‚Ρ€ΡƒΠΊΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΎΡ’Π΅ су ΠΊΡ€Π΅ΠΈΡ€Π°Π½ΠΈ ΠΈ Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΈ Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡƒΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, који Π½Π° Π°ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½ Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π½ΡΡ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠΈΡˆΡƒ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ… процСса Ρƒ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡƒΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π΅ Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΡ… Ρ‚ΠΈΠΏΠΎΠ²Π°. Π£ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ³ приступа, намСнског јСзика ΠΈ софтвСрског Ρ€Π΅ΡˆΠ΅ΡšΠ° доприноси сС ΡƒΠ²ΠΎΡ’Π΅ΡšΡƒ Ρ„Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠΊΠ° Ρƒ процСс Π΄ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π»Π½Π΅ Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π½ΡΡ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅. Како Ρ„Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ Ρƒ Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ Π˜Π½Π΄ΡƒΡΡ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ 4.0 ΠΌΠΎΡ€Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ Π±Ρ€Π·ΠΎ Π΄Π° сС ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈ ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌ Π²Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°ΠΌΠ°, Π½Π΅ΠΎΠΏΡ…ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ јС Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΡšΡƒ ΠΈ Π½Π° Π°ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½ слати ΠΈΠ½ΡΡ‚Ρ€ΡƒΠΊΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ рСсурсима Ρƒ Ρ„Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈΡ†ΠΈ, Ρƒ зависности ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π° који сС ΠΊΡ€Π΅ΠΈΡ€Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ Ρƒ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΊΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΡ‚Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜Π΅ΡšΡƒ. Π’ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ јС Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠΌ приступу ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡƒΡ›Π΅ ΠΈΠ· ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π° процСса Π°ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΎ гСнСрисати ΠΈΠ½ΡΡ‚Ρ€ΡƒΠΊΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ΠΈ послати ΠΈΡ… рСсурсима, доприноси сС ΠΊΡ€Π΅ΠΈΡ€Π°ΡšΡƒ јСдног Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΎΠ³ ΠΎΠΊΡ€ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ΡšΠ° Ρƒ саврСмСним Ρ„Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ°. Π”ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ‚Π½ΠΎ, услСд Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³ Π±Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜Π° Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΡ… ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΈ ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ… Π²Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°, ΠΏΠΎΡΡ‚Π°Ρ˜Π΅ ΠΈΠ·Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠΏΡ…ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρƒ Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΡƒ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡƒΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ, ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ јС Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠΌ приступу ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡƒΡ›Π΅ ΡƒΡ€Π°Π΄ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Π½Π° Π°ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½ ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡Π°Ρ˜Π½ΠΎ ΡƒΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π΄Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈ Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ˜Π΅ΠΊΡ‚Π°Π½Π°Ρ‚Π° процСса.U ovoj disertaciji predstavljen je pristup specifikaciji i generisanju proizvodnih procesa zasnovan na inΕΎenjerstvu voΔ‘enom modelima, u cilju poveΔ‡anja fleksibilnosti postrojenja u fabrikama i efikasnijeg razreΕ‘avanja izazova koji se pojavljuju u eri Industrije 4.0. Za potrebe formalne specifikacije proizvodnih procesa i njihovih varijacija u ambijentu Industrije 4.0, kreiran je novi namenski jezik, čije modele računar moΕΎe da obradi na automatizovan način. Kreirani jezik ima moguΔ‡nost modelovanja proizvodnih procesa koji mogu biti nezavisni od proizvodnih sistema i time upotrebljeni u različitim postrojenjima ili fabrikama, ali i proizvodnih procesa koji su specifični za odreΔ‘eni sistem. Kako bi modele proizvodnih procesa zavisnih od konkretnog proizvodnog sistema bilo moguΔ‡e na automatizovan način transformisati u instrukcije koje resursi proizvodnog sistema izvrΕ‘avaju, kreiran je generator instrukcija. TakoΔ‘e su kreirani i generatori tehničke dokumentacije, koji na automatizovan način transformiΕ‘u modele proizvodnih procesa u dokumente različitih tipova. Upotrebom predloΕΎenog pristupa, namenskog jezika i softverskog reΕ‘enja doprinosi se uvoΔ‘enju fabrika u proces digitalne transformacije. Kako fabrike u eri Industrije 4.0 moraju brzo da se prilagode novim proizvodima i njihovim varijacijama, neophodno je dinamički voditi proizvodnju i na automatizovan način slati instrukcije resursima u fabrici, u zavisnosti od proizvoda koji se kreiraju u konkretnom postrojenju. Time Ε‘to je u predloΕΎenom pristupu moguΔ‡e iz modela procesa automatizovano generisati instrukcije i poslati ih resursima, doprinosi se kreiranju jednog dinamičkog okruΕΎenja u savremenim fabrikama. Dodatno, usled velikog broja različitih proizvoda i njihovih varijacija, postaje izazovno odrΕΎavati neophodnu tehničku dokumentaciju, Ε‘to je u predloΕΎenom pristupu moguΔ‡e uraditi na automatizovan način i time značajno uΕ‘tedeti vreme projektanata procesa

    Mapping the Focal Points of WordPress: A Software and Critical Code Analysis

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    Programming languages or code can be examined through numerous analytical lenses. This project is a critical analysis of WordPress, a prevalent web content management system, applying four modes of inquiry. The project draws on theoretical perspectives and areas of study in media, software, platforms, code, language, and power structures. The applied research is based on Critical Code Studies, an interdisciplinary field of study that holds the potential as a theoretical lens and methodological toolkit to understand computational code beyond its function. The project begins with a critical code analysis of WordPress, examining its origins and source code and mapping selected vulnerabilities. An examination of the influence of digital and computational thinking follows this. The work also explores the intersection of code patching and vulnerability management and how code shapes our sense of control, trust, and empathy, ultimately arguing that a rhetorical-cultural lens can be used to better understand code\u27s controlling influence. Recurring themes throughout these analyses and observations are the connections to power and vulnerability in WordPress\u27 code and how cultural, processual, rhetorical, and ethical implications can be expressed through its code, creating a particular worldview. Code\u27s emergent properties help illustrate how human values and practices (e.g., empathy, aesthetics, language, and trust) become encoded in software design and how people perceive the software through its worldview. These connected analyses reveal cultural, processual, and vulnerability focal points and the influence these entanglements have concerning WordPress as code, software, and platform. WordPress is a complex sociotechnical platform worthy of further study, as is the interdisciplinary merging of theoretical perspectives and disciplines to critically examine code. Ultimately, this project helps further enrich the field by introducing focal points in code, examining sociocultural phenomena within the code, and offering techniques to apply critical code methods

    Archaeological palaeoenvironmental archives: challenges and potential

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    This Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) sponsored collaborative doctoral project represents one of the most significant efforts to collate quantitative and qualitative data that can elucidate practices related to archaeological palaeoenvironmental archiving in England. The research has revealed that archived palaeoenvironmental remains are valuable resources for archaeological research and can clarify subjects that include the adoption and importation of exotic species, plant and insect invasion, human health and diet, and plant and animal husbandry practices. In addition to scientific research, archived palaeoenvironmental remains can provide evidence-based narratives of human resilience and climate change and offer evidence of the scientific process, making them ideal resources for public science engagement. These areas of potential have been realised at an imperative time; given that waterlogged palaeoenvironmental remains at significant sites such as Star Carr, Must Farm, and Flag Fen, archaeological deposits in towns and cities are at risk of decay due to climate change-related factors, and unsustainable agricultural practices. Innovative approaches to collecting and archiving palaeoenvironmental remains and maintaining existing archives will permit the creation of an accessible and thorough national resource that can service archaeologists and researchers in the related fields of biology and natural history. Furthermore, a concerted effort to recognise absences in archaeological archives, matched by an effort to supply these deficiencies, can produce a resource that can contribute to an enduring geographical and temporal record of England's biodiversity, which can be used in perpetuity in the face of diminishing archaeological and contemporary natural resources. To realise these opportunities, particular challenges must be overcome. The most prominent of these include inconsistent collection policies resulting from pressures associated with shortages in storage capacity and declining specialist knowledge in museums and repositories combined with variable curation practices. Many of these challenges can be resolved by developing a dedicated storage facility that can focus on the ongoing conservation and curation of palaeoenvironmental remains. Combined with an OASIS + module designed to handle and disseminate data pertaining to palaeoenvironmental archives, remains would be findable, accessible, and interoperable with biological archives and collections worldwide. Providing a national centre for curating palaeoenvironmental remains and a dedicated digital repository will require significant funding. Funding sources could be identified through collaboration with other disciplines. If sufficient funding cannot be identified, options that would require less financial investment, such as high-level archive audits and the production of guidance documents, will be able to assist all stakeholders with the improved curation, management, and promotion of the archived resource

    NEMISA Digital Skills Conference (Colloquium) 2023

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    The purpose of the colloquium and events centred around the central role that data plays today as a desirable commodity that must become an important part of massifying digital skilling efforts. Governments amass even more critical data that, if leveraged, could change the way public services are delivered, and even change the social and economic fortunes of any country. Therefore, smart governments and organisations increasingly require data skills to gain insights and foresight, to secure themselves, and for improved decision making and efficiency. However, data skills are scarce, and even more challenging is the inconsistency of the associated training programs with most curated for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Nonetheless, the interdisciplinary yet agnostic nature of data means that there is opportunity to expand data skills into the non-STEM disciplines as well.College of Engineering, Science and Technolog

    A comparative analysis of good enterprise data management practices:insights from literature and artificial intelligence perspectives for business efficiency and effectiveness

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    Abstract. This thesis presents a comparative analysis of enterprise data management practices based on literature and artificial intelligence (AI) perspectives, focusing on their impact on data quality, business efficiency, and effectiveness. It employs a systematic research methodology comprising of a literature review, an AI-based examination of current practices using ChatGPT, and a comparative analysis of findings. The study highlights the importance of robust data governance, high data quality, data integration, and security, alongside the transformative potential of AI. The limitations revolve around the primarily qualitative nature of the study and potential restrictions in the generalizability of the findings. However, the thesis offers valuable insights and recommendations for enterprises to optimize their data management strategies, underscoring the enhancement potential of AI in traditional practices. The research contributes to scientific discourse in information systems, data science, and business management

    A Process Model for Continuous Public Service Improvement: Demonstrated in Local Government Context for Smart Cities.

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    The new era of the smart city is accompanied by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and many other technologies to improve the quality of life for the citizen of the modern city, that in turn, has brought immense opportunities as well as challenges for government and organizations. Local authorities of the cities provide multiple services across different domains to the citizens (e.g. transport, health, environment, housing, etc.). Citizens are involved during different stages of smart city services and provide their feedback across those domains. Existing smart city initiatives provide various technological platforms for gathering citizens’ feedback to provide improved quality of services to them. Even though technological developments have resulted in a higher degree of digitalization, there is a need for improvement in the services provided by municipalities. There are multiple engagement platforms to obtain citizens’ feedback for the improvement of smart city services and to transform public services. However, limited studies consider the challenges faced by practitioners at the local level during the incorporation of those feedback for further service improvement. As a result, city services fail to fulfil the need of citizens and do not meet the goals set by existing engagement platforms. Technology-oriented solutions in the public sector domain require a logical and structured approach for the transformation of public services and digitalization. Enterprise Architecture (EA) can provide this structured approach to transform public services by providing a medium to manage change, and to respond to the need of multiple stakeholders including citizens. Thus, this research proposes a process model based on the guidelines of EA and the collaboration with practitioners that would assist local authorities to provide improved services to the citizens and fulfil their needs

    Tradition and Innovation in Construction Project Management

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    This book is a reprint of the Special Issue 'Tradition and Innovation in Construction Project Management' that was published in the journal Buildings

    The Politics of Platformization: Amsterdam Dialogues on Platform Theory

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    What is platformization and why is it a relevant category in the contemporary political landscape? How is it related to cybernetics and the history of computation? This book tries to answer such questions by engaging in multidisciplinary dialogues about the first ten years of the emerging fields of platform studies and platform theory. It deploys a narrative and playful approach that makes use of anecdotes, personal histories, etymologies, and futurable speculations to investigate both the fragmented genealogy that led to platformization and the organizational and economic trends that guide nowadays platform sociotechnical imaginaries
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