Future Energy Networks and the Role of Interactive Gaming as Simulation

As energy systems integration deepens to support the development of a cleaner and more intelligent energy infrastructure, it will be increasingly important for consumers to better understand their relationship to energy systems and to take more proactive roles in managing energy. Foregrounding the importance of systems comprehension, we argue for the strong potential of interactive games to be helpful in engaging consumers in sustainable energy practices, as they can demonstrate complex system dynamics through simulation-based experiences. Focusing on interrogations of engagement and social change posed by gaming theorists and designers, and using several flagship interactive games as points of reference, we discuss the elements of game space that make it capable of simulating complex systems and large-scale implications of energy decisions richly and effectively. We discuss social, technological, and narrative elements of game play, pairing a theoretical investigation with a practical exploration of how energyrelated games can link with data in the real world, with particular emphasis on the emerging Internet of Things. Our conclusions emphasise the importance of game simulation toward the longer-term goal of cultivating more complex patterns of interaction and cultural analysis around energy use; this is based on the assertion that energy, a social resource, must be managed in ways that are equally social

PRIVACY’S NEXT ACT

This Article identifies and describes three data privacy policy developments from recent legislative sessions that may seem unrelated, but which I contend together offer clues about privacy law’s future over the short-to-medium term. The first is the proliferation, worldwide and in U.S. states, of legislative proposals and statutes referred to as “age-appropriate design codes.” Originating in the United Kingdom, age-appropriate design codes typically apply to online services “directed to children” and subject such services to transparency, default settings, and other requirements. Chief among them is an implied obligation to conduct ongoing assessments of whether a service could be deemed “directed to children” such that it triggers application of the codes. The second development is a well-documented push for responsible artificial intelligence (“AI”) practices in the form of new transparency and accountability frameworks. The most comprehensive such framework is the European Union’s AI Act, although similar reforms in Canada, as well as nascent reforms here in the United States, address analogous topics. Among these are requirements for AI developers to assess, document, and, in some instances, report to regulators the existence of potential harms and plans to mitigate them prior to launching a new AI-driven product or service. The third development, certain reforms to competition policies, is least likely to be traditionally counted among “privacy” laws. However, I argue that two recent reforms in Europe—the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act—implicate data privacy concerns and should be viewed as imposing privacy-related compliance obligations. For instance, these frameworks address the use of personal data, including sensitive personal information, for online advertising purposes. My argument is that common threads across these developments underscore the dynamism of privacy law at a critical moment in its development and highlight the increased public awareness of the benefits––and risks––of a data-driven economy and society. To that end, I identify three specific trends among these developments that I anticipate recurring in data privacy policy proposals over privacy’s “next act.” First, legislators and regulators alike appear increasingly focused on age verification technologies as a mechanism for distinguishing between internet users and determining to whom they must provide certain protections. Second, there is a growing appetite for shifting assessment obligations onto regulated entities, albeit with guidance, and requiring that the results of such assessments are affirmatively disclosed to regulators. Third, privacy obligations are no longer limited to data privacy laws. They are increasingly found in other types of policy proposals––and detecting them will require a broader view of what constitutes a “privacy” law than typical among privacy professionals

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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

Re-engineering a database driven software tool: Rebuilding, automating processes and data migration

This thesis aims to re-engineer a database driven software tool that is used to insert engine related data and generate an EIAPP Technical File that is needed for certification of marine engines to show that they comply with IMO’s emission regulations specified in MARPOL Annex VI and NTC 2008. The need for an updated tool has emerged as the way of working is to be changed, from document management to content management. The current tool is also divided into two different tools, one for engines built in Italy and one for engines built in Finland, which leads to another objective that is to merge these tools into one. The tools are built-in Microsoft Access which does no longer suit the needs. Therefore, the last purpose of the research is to conduct a data migration from Microsoft Access to SQL Server. The research was divided into theoretical and empirical research. The theoretical part first presented the theory behind software engineering and software re-engineering. Then the theory behind databases and data migration was explored to at last go through the emission regulation and certification for marine diesel engines to better understand why the tool is needed. In the empirical part, first, the existing tool and the certification process were inspected. Furthermore, the research method, the constructive research approach was discussed, that focuses on producing a construction (solution) to a real-world problem in practice. At last, a more in-depth analysis of the tool was made to propose a plan on how to re-engineer the tool, which included an implementation process plan. The main result of this research is a re-engineered EIAPP tool that has the front-end in Microsoft Access and back-end in SQL Server. The tables have been restructured to comply with the change to only use one document number for the whole Technical File. The forms have been redesigned and processes have been automated to make the tool more reliable and efficient. The new re-engineered tool has more than 50 % fewer objects and fewer lines of code compared to the two existing tools. In addition, the research provides suggestions on how to further develop the certification process and the toolDenna avhandlings syfte är att återutveckla ett databasdrivet mjukvaruverktyg som används för att sätta in motor relaterad data och generera en EIAPP Teknisk Fil som krävs för certifiering av motorer för att visa att de uppfyller och följer IMO:s utsläppsbestämmelser som anges i MARPOL:s bilaga VI och NTC 2008. Behovet av ett uppdaterat verktyg har uppkommit eftersom strukturen och arbetsättet skall ändras, från dokumenthantering till innehållshantering. Det nuvarande verktyget är också indelat i två olika verktyg, ett för motorer byggda i Italien och ett för motorer byggda i Finland, vilket leder till ett annat syfte som är att slå samman dessa verktyg till ett. Verktygen är byggda i Microsoft Access som inte längre passar behoven. Därför är det sista syftet med forskningen att utföra en datamigrering från Microsoft Access till SQL Server. Forskningen delades in i teoretisk och empirisk forskning. Den teoretiska delen presenterade först teorin bakom mjukvaruteknik och omstrukturering (re-engineering) av mjukvara. Sedan undersöktes teorin bakom databaser och datamigrering för att till slut genomgå utsläppsreglering och certifiering av marina diesel motorer. I den empiriska delen inspekterades först det befintliga verktyget och certifieringsprocessen. Vidare diskuterades konstruktiva forsknings strategin, som fokuserar på att producera en konstruktion (lösning) till ett verkligt problem i praktiken. Till sista gjordes en mera djupgående analys av verktyget för att föreslå en plan för hur man skall omstrukturera (re-engineer) verktyget, som inkluderade en implementeringssprocessplan. Huvudresultatet av denna forskning är ett omstrukturerat EIAPP verktyg som har frontend i Microsft Access och backend i SQL Server. Tabellerna har omstrukturerats för att uppfylla ändringen i att bara använda ett dokumentnummer för hela tekniska filen. Formerna har omarbetats och processer har automatiserats för att göra verktyget mera tillförlitligt och effektivt. Det nya omstrukturerade verktyget har mer än 50 % färre object och färre kodrader jämfört med de två befintliga verktygen. Dessutom ger forskningen förslag på hur man kan vidareutveckla certifieringsprocessen och verktyget

Ngapartji Ngapartji: The consequences of kindness

There was this beautiful thing that happened, a brief but difficult moment in the project when Trevor broke down during one of the early performances in Melbourne. It happened during one of the first seasons of the work and took cast and audience to a very emotional place, making a huge impression and and helping configure all future performances

Intelligent agents, markets and competition

Strategisch onderzoek naar de ontwikkelingen op de markt voor intelligent agents. Intelligent Agents kunnen enorme invloed krijgen in de business-to-consumer Internethandel. Veel hangt daarbij af van hoe aanbieders hun producten aanbieden op het Internet. In de reisbranche zijn de mogelijkheden voor productori�ntatie en -aankoop op de websites van reisaanbieders nog beperkt. Op boekensites is meer informatie voorhanden. Hier hebben agents slechts een beperkte functie, omdat onderscheid tussen boekaanbieders enkel op prijs is te maken.