Leading functional skills in secondary schools

"As part of an extensive suite of materials (see page 21), this booklet supports leadership by providing: a high-level introduction to functional skills; an introduction to 10 factors for successful leadership, along with key questions and guidance; illustrative case studies; and, continuing professional development (CPD) materials for functional skills as well as useful websites..." - page 3

Survey: An overview of lightweight RFID authentication protocols suitable for the maritime internet of things

The maritime sector employs the Internet of Things (IoT) to exploit many of its benefits to maintain a competitive advantage and keep up with the growing demands of the global economy. The maritime IoT (MIoT) not only inherits similar security threats as the general IoT, it also faces cyber threats that do not exist in the traditional IoT due to factors such as the support for long-distance communication and low-bandwidth connectivity. Therefore, the MIoT presents a significant concern for the sustainability and security of the maritime industry, as a successful cyber attack can be detrimental to national security and have a flow-on effect on the global economy. A common component of maritime IoT systems is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. It has been revealed in previous studies that current RFID authentication protocols are insecure against a number of attacks. This paper provides an overview of vulnerabilities relating to maritime RFID systems and systematically reviews lightweight RFID authentication protocols and their impacts if they were to be used in the maritime sector. Specifically, this paper investigates the capabilities of lightweight RFID authentication protocols that could be used in a maritime environment by evaluating those authentication protocols in terms of the encryption system, authentication method, and resistance to various wireless attacks

Technological trends in logistics 4.0 for cargo tracking: A state of the art

Debido al aumento de la comercialización en línea, la transformación digital de los servicios ha tomado cada vez más fuerza, y, en consecuencia, la logística de distribución se ha convertido en un factor primordial en las organizaciones, por lo que es importante contar con una mayor trazabilidad de la mercancía para tener gran confiabilidad en la entrega. La presente investigación evidencia las principales tendencias tecnológicas que ofrece la logística 4.0 para el seguimiento de la mercancía en función de su seguridad. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica basada en el estudio de diferentes trabajos investigativos enfocados al seguimiento de la mercancía, la seguridad de la carga y las tendencias tecnológicas en el sector, así como empresas que ofrecen servicios con tecnología en función del rastreo de mercancía. Además, se destacaron las principales características de tecnologías disruptivas como la Internet de las Cosas-IoT, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Blockchain y sensores inteligentes, exponiendo su aplicabilidad en la trazabilidad de la mercancía. Como fruto de este trabajo se resalta que las tendencias tecnológicas ofrecidas por la logística 4.0 para el tracking, generan grandes beneficios para la empresa tanto en servicio al cliente, como a nivel monetario; por lo cual, se hace imprescindible la aplicación de ellas con el objetivo de ofrecer un valor agregado en el servicio y aumentar la competitividad en el sector.Due to the increase in online marketing, the digital transformation of services has taken more and more force, and, consequently, distribution logistics has become a primary factor in organizations, so it is important to have a greater traceability of the merchandise to have great reliability in the delivery. This research shows the main technological trends offered by logistics 4.0 for the tracking of merchandise based on its security. A bibliographic review was carried out based on the study of different investigative works focused on the monitoring of merchandise, cargo security and technological trends in the sector, as well as companies that offer services with technology based on merchandise tracking. In addition, the main characteristics of disruptive technologies such as the Internet of Things-IoT, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Blockchain and smart sensors were highlighted, exposing their applicability in the traceability of merchandise. As a result of this work, it is highlighted that the technological trends offered by logistics 4.0 for monitoring, generate great benefits for the company both in customer service, as well as at a monetary level; Therefore, the application of them is essential in order to offer added value in the service and increase competitiveness in the sector.Especializació

Accelerating System Development for the Food Chain: a Portfolio of over 30 Projects, Aiming at Impact and Growth

Supply of fresh food is of vital importance to feed Europe in a healthy way, while Europe has also an important role in feeding the world. Food products and other perishables such as flowers impose very challenging demands on the management of its supply chains. Food networks are struggling with an integrated usage of information and communication technology (ICT) that enables the heterogeneous stakeholders in the food chain to exchange information in real-time and control workflows based on requirements with respect to quality, costs and schedule. Innovative ICT systems that are addressing such challenges are currently being developed by a large European initiative, called FIWARE. Within this paper, we will discuss a portfolio of 31 projects that are realising solutions for the food chain in close collaboration with supporting business partners. Diverse food related topics are addressed, such as logistics, transport, planning & control, tracking & tracing, information management as well as new ways to realise e-commerce within the chain as well as for consumers.The FIWARE initiative is accelerating startups and supporting SME type technology developers that are realising solutions for real world business cases, which are serving as reference customers and test cases to assure an end-user acceptance and valid business models. This paper discusses the main food chain related topics and innovation potentials that are addressed as well as outlining the related methodological and technological approaches that are used to facilitate the realisation of impact and growth for commercial exploitation

Smart augmented reality instructional system for mechanical assembly

Quality and efficiency are pivotal indicators of a manufacturing company. Many companies are suffering from shortage of experienced workers across the production line to perform complex assembly tasks such as assembly of an aircraft engine. This could lead to a significant financial loss. In order to further reduce time and error in an assembly, a smart system consisting of multi-modal Augmented Reality (AR) instructions with the support of a deep learning network for tool detection is introduced. The multi-modal smart AR is designed to provide on-site information including various visual renderings with a fine-tuned Region-based Convolutional Neural Network, which is trained on a synthetic tool dataset. The dataset is generated using CAD models of tools augmented onto a 2D scene without the need of manually preparing real tool images. By implementing the system to mechanical assembly of a CNC carving machine, the result has shown that the system is not only able to correctly classify and localize the physical tools but also enables workers to successfully complete the given assembly tasks. With the proposed approaches, an efficiently customizable smart AR instructional system capable of sensing, characterizing the requirements, and enhancing worker\u27s performance effectively has been built and demonstrated --Abstract, page iii

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