E-politics from the citizens’ perspective. The role of social networking tools in influencing citizens

The progress of civilization, supported by the development of new technologies, has led to a series of social, economic and political changes. The information society, in its expectations and through access to knowledge, has significantly affected a change in the model of democracy, causing a kind of return to the original forms of communication in citizen-government relations. This has been accompanied by a shift of social and civic activism from the real to the virtual world. In literature, the use of information and communication technologies in the democratic system is named electronic democracy. One of its forms is e-politics, which is implemented at several levels: institutional, system and civil. A good example of the last type are the new social movements that in recent years have had a significant impact on politics. The basic research problem in this paper concerns e-politics from the citizens’ perspective, through the activities of the new social movements, especially of a political nature. The main research goal is therefore to present the role of social networking tools in influencing citizens and their subsequent activities that have triggered changes in the political system. The methods used in the paper are case study and comparative analysis

Graphical Display of Data from Industrial Applications

Import 05/08/2014Diplomová práce se zabývá realizováním webové vizualizační aplikace s ohledem na požadavky zobrazení dat průmyslových aplikací. V úvodu je vypracována analýza požadavků na tuto aplikaci. Následně pak popis vývojových prostředí vhodných pro tvorbu webové vizualizační aplikace. S ohledem na prostudované vývojové prostředí a analýzu požadavků je navržena podoba vizualizační aplikace, která tvoří dvě samostatné části. První část tvoří webová navigační aplikace s ukázkou vizualizace na jednoduché úloze napouštění nádrže. V druhé části je řešena úloha řízení motoru přes webový portál Wonderware Information Server. Asynchronní motor je zde ovládán přes frekvenční měnič, ten je řízen přes PLC, které dostává pokyny z počítače, na kterém je umístěna řídicí InTouch aplikace, jejíž data jsou posílána na portál WIS, odkud lze InTouch aplikaci řídit odkudkoliv ze školní sítě.This thesis deals with implementation of web visualization application with regard to the data display requirements of industrial applications. In the introduction there is an analysis of the requirements for this application following a description of the development environment suitable for creating of web visualization applications. With respect to the examined development environment and analysis of requirements it is designed a visualization application that consists of two separate parts. The first part consists of a web navigation application with an example of visualization by way of the simple task of filling a tank. The second part is the task of motor control via a web portal Wonderware Information Server. The asynchronous motor is controlled via a frequency converter, which is controlled through a PLC that receives instructions from the computer on which the control InTouch application is placed whose data are sent to WIS portal where InTouch application can be supervised from anywhere in the school network.352 - Katedra automatizační techniky a řízenívýborn

The development of the highway network in Poland and the future development of polish ferry shipping

The aim of this paper is to emphasize the role of the developing network of roads and motorways in the Polish economy and its impact upon expanding competitive solutions in alliance with the ferry shipping industry. The paper begins with an assessment of Poland within its geographical location in Europe and of its economic connections with other European nations. The first part of the paper presents the current situation of road infrastructure in Poland. The second part presents the proposed transport corridors which cross a series of European countries and the plans for development of the sections of these routes located in Poland. The next part assesses the advantages for Poland and for ferry shipping in particular

An analysis of the current situation for Polish ferry operators in a transitional environment

This paper begins with an analysis of the situation in Polish ferry shipping as it enters the new millennium and faces increasing tension caused by the extended process of transition. It goes on to present a SWOT analysis conducted amongst experts within the sector to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that face the sector. This reveals the severity of problems that exist and which in particular are faced by the state operator Polferries. Discussion then follows of the proposed strategy for the industry from the Polish government before looking at the role of price in particular. Finally conclusions are drawn from the analysis

Izvještavanje masovnih medija i javno mnijenje o e-demokraciji u Poljskoj: slučaj elektroničkog glasovanja

The rapid development of new technologies and their impressive communication capacity has fundamentally changed modern democracy by providing easy and universal access to information, as well as increasing participation and accessibility of political involvement tools. One of the electoral participation tools is e-voting which has been used in only a few countries. The main aim of the paper is to explore whether and how e-voting has been presented in Polish mass media (1), as well as to investigate people’s opinions about e-voting against certain political factors (2). The research is based on a media content analysis (quantitative and qualitative), data collected via the Content Analysis System for Television (CAST) and a quantitative analysis of data from a survey conducted by the authors (2018, sample: 1717 Poles). The results of the analyses show that the debate on the implementation of e-voting is rather poor, but the support for e-voting among Poles remains considerable. The public media rhetoric is interlinked with attitudes towards political parties. To some extent, determinants are reflected in the public opinion on the implementation of e-voting since Poles declare both their support for the introduction of e-voting and willingness to vote online.Brz razvoj novih tehnologija te njihov impresivan komunikacijski kapacitet iz temelja su promijenili modernu demokraciju, omogućujući jednostavan i univerzalan pristup informacijama, kao i sve veću participatiju te dostupnost alata za političko sudjelovanje. Jedan od alata za sudjelovanje na izborima je e-glasovanje koje se koristi u samo nekoliko zemalja. Glavni cilj ovog rada jest istražiti je li i kako je e-glasovanje predstavljeno u poljskim masovnim medijima (1) te istražiti mišljenja ljudi o e-glasovanju u odnosu na određene političke čimbenike (2). Istraživanje se temelji na analizi medijskog sadržaja (kvantitativnoj i kvalitativnoj), podacima prikupljenim putem Sustava za analizu televizijskog sadržaja (Content Analysis System for Television - CAST) te na kvantitativnoj analizi podataka prikupljenih anketom koju su proveli autori (2018, uzorak: 1717 Poljaka). Rezultati analiza pokazuju da je rasprava o implementaciji e-glasovanja prilično loša, ali podrška e-glasovanju među Poljacima ostaje značajna. Također, rezultati pokazuju da je retorika javnih medija povezana sa stavovima prema političkim strankama. Donekle se te odrednice odražavaju u javnom mnijenju o implementaciji e-glasovanja, budući da Poljaci daju potporu uvođenju e-glasovanja te izražavaju spremnost za glasovanje putem interneta

The Internet Users’ Opinions on Public E-Services: Empirical Analysis

This article has been written within the research project: E-voting as an alternative way of voting procedures in national elections. Experiences of selected countries and prospects for implementation e-voting in Poland (E-voting jako alternatywna procedura głosowania w elekcjach państwowych. Doświadczenia wybranych państw a perspektywy wdrożenia e-głosowania w Polsce) – financed by the National Science Center in Poland UMO-2014/15/B/HS5/01358.Public services are one of the most dynamically developing areas of the state’s functioning, which is confirmed by the systematically increasing number of e-services and their users in individual coun- tries. For more than 25 years, Poland has been gradually employing ICT in public administration services. The first honest public discussion on e-government started in 1994 after democratic transformation and accession to the European Union. However, the actual development of e-government in Poland began in 2005–2006. In Poland, the most significant number of people using e-government services was recorded in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to epidemic restrictions, citizens could deal with more official mat- ters via the Internet. The main research problem in this article is related to Poles’ declarations, opinions on the accessibility and use of public e-services offered, and their attitudes towards the availability and greater offer of e-services. The authors aimed to verify the hypothesis, assuming that Poles’ declarations and opinions on electronic public services correlate with their time spent on the Internet each week. The issue has been presented in the form of an analysis of empirical data regarding Poles’ experience and opinions on electronic administration tools (in the context of Internet usage) and statistical data regarding -government development in Poland