Do We Have Enough ICT Specialists in the Period of eDependency?

After overwhelming the crisis period turbulent economic environment is typical for present days as well as permanent increasing dependability of all our activities on information and communication technology (ICT). General basis for using ICT in economy is sufficient number of well-qualified specialists with university education background, especially ICT professionals. In this contribution two research questions are formulated. Answers to them evaluate and compare real starting positions of Slovenia and the Czech Republic from the point of view of number of university graduates (with partially accent on ICT education) as driving potential in the economy. Some recommendations, proposals and forecasts for further development of education system in Slovenia and the Czech Republic are presented at the end of this contribution

Requirements on the competence of ICT managers and their coverage by the educational system – experience in the Czech Republic

Global developments in the information society are placing ever greater emphasis on professionals in the area of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and especially on managers of ICT companies. This article provides a comparison of the trends in the requirements of business practice on ICT managers in 2006 and 2010 and simultaneously draws attention to the coverage of these requirements by fields of study with ICT specialization, on the example of the Czech Republic. The presented results of the obtained data indicate quite good coverage of the requirements on knowledge and skills for the role of ICT manager in the Czech education market. In addition, the article encompasses methodology that can be employed to compare qualitative quantities of the potential of the educational process with the requirements imposed on it. First published online: 12 Sep 201

Povezava med rezultati sprejemnih izpitov tujih študentov ekonomskih študij na Ekonomski univerzi v Pragi in njihovim študijskim uspehom

Background and purpose: The purpose of the article is to analyse results of entrance exams and of regularly exams for foreign students in the Czech language undergraduate study programs at four faculties of University of Economics, Prague (UEP) with the intention to investigate the dependency between the results of Entrance exams from English and mathematics and (1) results of regularly exams during the study and between (2) completion rate of the study. Design/Methodology/Approach: We have analysed 4.381 records for applicants from foreign countries who applied for studies between years 2009 and 2015. We used standard statistics methods and the method of logistic regression in the form of logit model. Results: We identified weak statistical correlation between entrance exam results from mathematics and results of regular exams. The correlation coefficient varies between 0.078 – 0.283 for investigated faculties of UEP. The same indicator for English language exams presents better values and it varies between 0.218 – 0.312. If an entrance exam result is higher by one point, the probability of successful completion of studies is multiplied by values between 1.017 - 1.042 for individual faculty per one additional point. Conclusion: The results of the research in mathematics and English language show that excellent results in entrance exam cannot not guarantee successful regularly exams. Conclusion for the probability of completing studies is that the acceptable level of points for admission foreign students is between 150 and 170 points, depending on the faculty.Ozadje in namen: Namen članka je analiza rezultatov sprejemnih izpitov in rezultatov rednih izpitov tujih študentov na dodiplomskih študijskih programih, ki se izvajajo v češkem jeziku, na štirih fakultetah Ekonomske Univerze v Pragi (UEP), z namenom raziskati odvisnost med rezultati sprejemnih izpitov iz angleščine in matematike ter (1) rezultati rednih izpitov med študijem in med (2) uspešnim zaključkom študija. Zasnova / metodologija / pristop: Analizirali smo 4.381 zapisov – prijav študentov iz tujih držav, ki so podali vlogo za študij med leti 2009 in 2015. Uporabili smo standardne statistične metode in metodo logistične regresije v obliki logit modela. Rezultati: Ugotovili smo šibko statistično povezavo med rezultati sprejemnih izpitov iz matematike in rezultati red­nih izpitov. Koeficient korelacije se giblje med 0,078 - 0,283 za preiskovane fakultete UEP. Isti kazalnik je za izpit iz angleškega jezika pokazal nekoliko boljše vrednosti, giblje se med 0,218 - 0,312. Če je rezultat pri sprejemnem izpitu višji za eno točko, je verjetnost uspešnega zaključka študija večja za faktor od 1.017 do 1.042, odvisno od posamezne fakultete. Zaključek: Rezultati analize izpitnih rezultatov iz matematike in angleščine kažejo, da odlični rezultati pri sprejem­nem izpitu ne morejo zagotoviti uspešnih rednih izpitov. Zaključek o verjetnosti dokončanja študija je, da je sprejeml­jiva raven točk za sprejem tujih študentov med 150 in 170 točk, odvisno od fakultete

Pristop grozda k analizi uporabe ICT storitev

The paper describes clustered approach to ICT services utilization analysis based on the WSA method. It allows extracting coherent groups of countries with nearly the same level of ICT services utilization based on the number of indicators analyzed. Approach is explained on case of the Czech Republic and its position in the European peloton with using available Eurostat data.Članek opisuje pristop grozda k analizi ICT storitev izhajajoč iz metode WSA. Pristop omogoča, da opredelimo koherentne skupine držav s skoraj enakim nivojem uporabe ICT storitev, pri čemer smo v analizo vključili vrsto indikatorjev. Opisani pristop smo uporabili na primeru Češke republike v Evropi, izhajajoč in podatkov Eurostat-a

Měření efektivnosti systému řízení bezpečnosti IS/ICT

V současné době se stalo velmi aktuální oblastí činnosti všech podnikových informatik řízení svých nákladů. Nasazování do praxe metodik typu COBIT a ITIL, představuje zásadní obrat v řízení podnikové informatiky. Koncepce nasazení referenčních modelů je jejich prostřednictvím dovedena do stádia, kdy jsou přesně popsány jednotlivé procesy podnikové informatiky a kdy už jenom zbývá efektivně měřit jejich výkonnost. Úzkou oblastí měření bezpečnosti podnikových informačních systémů se zabývá tento příspěvek. Poskytuje návrh metrik, jak měřit některé vybrané oblasti bezpečnosti podnikových informačních systémů.Today’s very actual question seems to be Security assurance of IS/ICT in an organization. Improvement of various methodologies as COBIT and ITIL represents absolutely different approach to informatics management in an organization. General concept of reference models used for IS/ICT management opens new area for investigation of effectiveness and efficiency measurement of any information system and its management. The part of IS/ICT security management also belongs to this general streaming and starting attempts how to measure it at first and then on the base of these measurements to manage it. There are presented several proposals for metrics and their use for effective and efficient IS/ICT security management system

Razlike med povpraševanjem in dejanskim znanjem informatikov na trgu dela v Češki republiki

Global changes in the information society are placing ever greater emphasis on professionals in all areas of human activity and in the area of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) especially. This article provides methodology how to measure knowledge level requirements on ICT specialists in business, ICT and non ICT skills in graduates of tertiary education level. It shows also an example of data collecting in academic sphere and among business unites. Practical experiences from the five years research are presented at the end of in this contribution. These results are successfully applied for human resource management and innovation management in competences of ICT professionals in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Czech Republic.Globalne spremembe v informacijski družbi vse bolj vplivajo na zaposlene na vseh področjih človekove dejavnosti, še posebej na področju informacijske in komunikacijske tehnologije (IKT). Članek predstavi metodologijo kako meriti raven zahtevanega znanja in spretnosti informatikov na področju IKT in na drugih zahtevanih področjih, in znanja diplomiranih diplomantov na čeških univerzah. Predstavljeno je tudi zbiranje ustreznih podatkov na univerzah in v podjetjih. Ugotovitve raziskave se koristno uporabljajo v kadrovskem managementu in managementu IKT kompetenc informatikov majhnih in srednje velikih podjetjih v Češki republiki

Povezava med rezultati sprejemnih izpitov tujih študentov ekonomskih študij na Ekonomski univerzi v Pragi in njihovim študijskim uspehom

Background and purpose: The purpose of the article is to analyse results of entrance exams and of regularly exams for foreign students in the Czech language undergraduate study programs at four faculties of University of Economics, Prague (UEP) with the intention to investigate the dependency between the results of Entrance exams from English and mathematics and (1) results of regularly exams during the study and between (2) completion rate of the study. Design/Methodology/Approach: We have analysed 4.381 records for applicants from foreign countries who ap­plied for studies between years 2009 and 2015. We used standard statistics methods and the method of logistic regression in the form of logit model. Results We identified weak statistical correlation between entrance exam results from mathematics and results of regular exams. The correlation coefficient varies between 0.078 – 0.283 for investigated faculties of UEP. The same indicator for English language exams presents better values and it varies between 0.218 – 0.312. If an entrance exam result is higher by one point, the probability of successful completion of studies is multiplied by values between 1.017 - 1.042 for individual faculty per one additional point. Conclusion: The results of the research in mathematics and English language show that excellent results in entrance exam cannot not guarantee successful regularly exams. Conclusion for the probability of completing studies is that the acceptable level of points for admission foreign students is between 150 and 170 points, depending on the faculty. Keywords: knowledge; foreign student; university; english language; mathematicsOzadje in namen: Namen članka je analiza rezultatov sprejemnih izpitov in rezultatov rednih izpitov tujih študentov na dodiplomskih študijskih programih, ki se izvajajo v češkem jeziku, na štirih fakultetah Ekonomske Univerze v Pragi (UEP), z namenom raziskati odvisnost med rezultati sprejemnih izpitov iz angleščine in matematike ter (1) rezultati rednih izpitov med študijem in med (2) uspešnim zaključkom študija. Zasnova / metodologija / pristop: Analizirali smo 4.381 zapisov – prijav študentov iz tujih držav, ki so podali vlogo za študij med leti 2009 in 2015. Uporabili smo standardne statistične metode in metodo logistične regresije v obliki logit modela. Rezultati: Ugotovili smo šibko statistično povezavo med rezultati sprejemnih izpitov iz matematike in rezultati red­nih izpitov. Koeficient korelacije se giblje med 0,078 - 0,283 za preiskovane fakultete UEP. Isti kazalnik je za izpit iz angleškega jezika pokazal nekoliko boljše vrednosti, giblje se med 0,218 - 0,312. Če je rezultat pri sprejemnem izpitu višji za eno točko, je verjetnost uspešnega zaključka študija večja za faktor od 1.017 do 1.042, odvisno od posamezne fakultete. Zaključek: Rezultati analize izpitnih rezultatov iz matematike in angleščine kažejo, da odlični rezultati pri sprejem­nem izpitu ne morejo zagotoviti uspešnih rednih izpitov. Zaključek o verjetnosti dokončanja študija je, da je sprejeml­jiva raven točk za sprejem tujih študentov med 150 in 170 točk, odvisno od fakultete. Ključne besede: znanje; tuji študent; univerza; angleški jezik; matematik

Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interactions in the Czech Republic

The paper provides empirical analysis of interactions between monetary and fiscal policy in the Czech Republic and document changes in policy conduct across the time. To this end, we build and estimate a six-variable Bayesian VAR and propose some refinements to the modelling framework. These improvements make it possible to better capture the main features of the economic system populated by both macroeconomic policy authorities. The results point to the lack of complementarity between policy actions adopted by the authorities and suggest that there is still enough room for enhancing the effectiveness of economic policies

SMEs requirements on „Non-ICT“ skills by ICT managers – the innovative potential

ICT, SME and Innovations – these three words and their combination conceal within them the great expectations of the current stagnating economy, which is balancing on the brink of the abyss of a global crisis. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are expected to be drivers of actual economic situation. In present-day Europe the proportion of SMEs in the total number of enterprises represents around 80 % and roughly 75 % of jobs and SME business units represent approximately 98 % of business units in the whole Czech Republic. SMEs also provide approximately 80 % of all jobs on labor market in our country. The aim of this paper is to present the analysis of SME requirements on „non-ICT“ knowledge and skills of ICT managers in the Czech Republic. Here presented analysis takes into account differences between small and medium companies in requirements on ICT managers. The results part contains detailed analysis about companies´ requirements on „non-ICT““ knowledge. The article is divided into two main parts. The first part briefly describes actual situation in innovations processes in SMEs (macroeconomic data analysis from Czech Statistical Office) in the Czech Republic and it describes methodology and the most important information about survey that provides information presented in this paper. The methodology frame uses the SMEs specification as is applied in EU. There are used statistical methods for evaluation of „non-ICT“ knowledge. The second part contains results from the analysis about companies´ requirements on ICT managers „non-ICT“ knowledge with accent on differences between small and medium enterprises. Conclusions are devoted to comparison of category of SMEs to category of large corporation in the Czech economy. Requirements of companies on ICT managers do not depend on the size of the company very much. We identified larger requirements on ICT knowledge by small enterprises; on the other hand medium enterprises have higher requirements on „non-ICT“ knowledge and skills