Conceptual Framework For Sustainable Development Research Articles

E-government in Asian countries: a conceptual framework for sustainable development

E-government in Asian countries: a conceptual framework for sustainable development

Leveraging technology and financial literacy for women’s empowerment in SMEs: A conceptual framework for sustainable development

Leveraging technology and financial literacy for women’s empowerment in SMEs: A conceptual framework for sustainable development

Inside into GNSS CORS infrastructure setup in Malaysia

Global Navigation Satellite Systems is a space-based technology that are used in positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) applications. Accordingly, the Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) networks, which are a common type of GNSS ground-based augmentation infrastructure are used to distribute PNT information with centimetre accuracy. In Malaysia, multiple CORS networks are operated independently by various government agencies, universities, and industries. Numerous users have licenced CORS data and services for their positioning and navigation applications. There may be issues with the existing CORS operational model among public and industrial positioning and navigation applications that need to be considered. This paper reviewed the country's CORS management and technical issues and discussed the Higgins model and quadruple helix concept to local CORS operations. A conceptual framework for sustainable development of CORS infrastructure and data is proposed to support the social economy context of the nation.

BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: CONCEPTUALIZING THE SARAWAK DIGITAL COMMUNITY CENTER (DCC) DEVELOPMENT MODEL

This research paper endeavors to construct a comprehensive conceptual model for steering the sustainable evolution of Sarawak Digital Community Centers (SDCCs). The main emphasis is on figuring out crucial elements and procedures necessary for long-term sustainability and the constructive transformation of communities. The report examines the current state of Sarawak's Digital Community Centres in-depth and evaluates how they could support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) listed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations. Three basic pillars—economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, and social sustainability—support our conceptual framework for sustainable development. Within this paradigm, we investigate the crucial functions played throughout the SDCC lifetime by governmental assistance, collaborative efforts, and technology innovation. To ensure relevance in a constantly changing digital environment, we also stress the crucial need of cybersecurity education and adaptability to emerging technology. Using a mixed-methods approach that combines thematic analysis and phone interviews, the Sarawak Digital Community Centres want to acquire insights into the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and dangers they are currently facing. The SWOT analysis framework draws on this assessment to generate its suggestions and policy directives for sustainable development. In conclusion, Sarawak's Digital Community Centres have enormous potential to strengthen local communities, promote inclusivity, and promote societal and economic growth. The suggested model offers stakeholders and policymakers a road map for strengthening SDCCs and maximizing their impact on sustainable community development in the age of the digital economy.

Sustainable development of the system of formal cyber education: reflection of modern concepts

The article defines the conceptual framework for sustainable development of the formal cyberworld system. An analysis of contemporary regulatory, legal, and scientific sources on the preparation of cyber specialists for the security and defense sector has been conducted. The main research methods identified are synthesis, comparative analysis, focusing method, and cause-and-effect method. The new U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy addressing cyber education issues has been analyzed, which sets new requirements for cyber professionals in the context of the transformation of the global and national security environment. The use of analysis data from EU cybersecurity educational programs revealed the characteristic variability of the cybersecurity educational landscape in the EU and helped identify key gaps in the preparation of future professionals. It has been demonstrated that the integration of Ukrainian cyber education into the Euro-Atlantic educational space should occur through the updating of cybersecurity curricula based on the best international practices, the establishment of a unified system for accreditation, certification, and the development of cyber e-learning platforms for formal education. The competency-based approach in the preparation of cyber specialists is identified as a priority direction in research across various fields of knowledge. It has been revealed that there is a hysteresis of skills within the knowledge-ability-skill triad, acquired during education, in relation to the demands of advanced technologies in professional activities.

The Interest of the Supreme Audit Institution in Sustainable Economic, Social and Environmental Development on the Audit Quality Performance

Purpose: This research aims to Identify role of the Board of Supreme Audit has a significant role in achieving the dimensions of sustainable development (SD). Theoretical framework: The research provides a conceptual framework for SD, its objectives and dimensions. It probes the role of supreme audit institution (SAI) in achieving the goals of SD. Design/methodology/approach: The study examined the perceptions of 100 participants affiliated to the institution of financial supervision, department of technical studies and research. we are hypothesized that the SAI has an interest in SD, and that this interest is reflected in the quality of auditing performance. we are used Z-TEST to test the significance of the association hypotheses between the interest of SAI in economic, social and SD and the quality of the control audit performance. Findings: The study found that the most supreme audit achieved the completion of the tasks entrusted with high levels of quality in performance. Results also showed that there is a statistically significant correlation between the SAI interest in sustainable economic, social and environmental development (SED) and the quality of auditing performance. Research, Practical & Social implications: The interest of SAI in sustainable economic, SED on the quality of auditing performance. Originality/value: the Originality of value in the article by the role of audit quality (AQ) over the organizing relationships, dividing work according to terms of reference, providing the necessary resources, and exerting the necessary professional care.

Conceptual framework for sustainable development of food market

The present research deals with substantiating the need to develop a conceptual framework for the sustainable development of the food market and ensuring the country's food security through domestic production of quality food. At present, the sustainable development of economic systems is a relevant problem, and therefore the sustainable development of the food market is also becoming acute. This problem is not sufficiently developed in both theoretical and practical aspects. Its study allowed identifying factors that affect the sustainability of the food market. These factors include industrializing agriculture, improving agricultural technologies, developing market infrastructure, ensuring national competitive advantages of the agrifood sector, etc. The article analyzes the key trends in the development of the Russian food market, which allowed concluding that ensuring its sustainable development should include economic regulators that would ensure the combination of interests of the state, producers, and consumers, as well as forming equivalent relations among them. The study presents the main provisions of the sustainable development concept of the food market.

The conceptual framework of sustainable development and the role of environmental and technogenic safety in achieving it

The article deals with the issues related to the environmental aspects of the development of economic production performance and their impact on the sustainability of production development. Reaching a certain level of technogenic safety and the ability to influence it through a number of organizational and technical measures are the factors for improving environmental safety. The formation of the optimal direction and value of the «vector of sustainable development» (VSD) which includes the «security vector» (SV) that currently may be limited by the economic development and stability indicators, the requirements of environmental legislation and the quality of the ecological fund, the labour legislation, the level of the technological effectiveness and the environmental compatibility of production, the quality of labour potential, the health and well-being standards, the social aspects of development and protectability, the level of understanding of personal safety and personal responsibility for the safety of others were justified. The directions of risk formation and technological and environmental safety reduction for the construction industry, among which the main ones are those that are being formed at the level of the global world economic and political processes, the state, the construction industry itself, the local communities, the external organizations and contractors and a specific construction organization were outlined.

Closing the Loop Between Energy Production and Waste Management: A Conceptual Approach Towards Sustainable Development

Interactions between technological solutions for managing waste and energy supply chains are multilateral and can vary significantly, depending on multiple criteria and different characteristics. This concept paper puts forward a conceptual framework for sustainable development based on the notion of “intelligence” for Waste-to-Energy (WtE) strategies. The pillars of intelligence are defined and the quadruple helix model for energy transitions based on waste management is established. The “smart” nodes of a WtE supply chain management are analytically presented and discussed. Nevertheless, the intelligent notion for a supply chain cannot stand on its own. Systematical support of a participatory process is needed via Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and e-techniques to be promoted for collective facilitation and sustainable management. This process encompasses intelligent residents and professionals as producers of waste and smart managers to supervise the supply chain towards sustainable management of energy and waste resources. It is argued that the ICT participatory interface has a multiplying effect, especially when adopting the middle pathway approach in local and/or decentralized level towards smart energy production from waste. Innovative solutions to maximize waste efficiency through the collaborative power of ICT networks is critical to be deployed within local communities. These can be based on internet of things, big data, operational modeling, complex systems science, games and narratives, and social networks. The conceptual framework presented herein provides a basis for decision support towards sustainable development and interaction through a creative pathway of collaboration applicable to all the levels of potential synergies. Main conclusions and future challenges indicate that more research effort is required by the scientific community to leverage on the collaborative power of social networks and to efficiently apply ICT methods for adopting the “socially-oriented” middle pathway approach within communities’ empowerment. Only on this basis may the tale of two challenges have a happy end, both for energy transition and waste management.

Overall Framework of the Foundations and Pillars of Sustainable Development for Local Communities

Egypt as a developing country aims to promote sustainability among its various sectors. Noticing the need for promoting better life among local communities, as the corner stone for promoting sustainable development, the government has initiated a number of private and public attempts that aimed for utilizing the local communities as a catalyst for promoting sustainability. After 3 decades of real attempts for promoting local sustainability approaches most of the attempts has failed to achieve its objectives. The research aims to introduce an innovative practical approach that would have the ability to overcome the defined deficiencies of the existing approaches and to practically promote sustainability among local communities. The research methodology will depend on an analytical comparative analysis of the existing sustainability local communities frameworks based on which the deficiency and contributions of the current situation can be defined. Then based on theoretical analysis the research is to innovate and introduce a new approach for promoting local sustainable communities, ’Foundation and Pillars for Sustainable local communities’ (FPSLC). The developed framework was then applied to Damietta Governorate as a case study where it was tested and proven. The research developed frame work is requested by the development agencies in Egypt to enable the achievement outputs and result of this research can be summarized in the formulation of the conceptual framework for sustainable development and mechanisms leading to realizing self sufficiency within the competitive industries through the introduced pillars of development.

“Smart City”: Comfortable Living Environment

This article dwells on elaboration of a conceptual framework for sustainable development of urban territories. Dynamic changes of urban environment determined by fulfillment of multiple residential and public edifices, reclamation of vast spaces, massive reformation of former industrial, warehouse and port edifices, carry considerable possibilities for current formation of architecture and urbanization of spaces of increased comfort with optimal functional organization. Special attention in the article is paid to the developed technique of a complex assessment of urban environmental situation in the reconstruction area. This technique is based on the calculation of the habitat quality index and drawing up the urban environmental passport of the territory. The stages of this technique and algorithm of the urban-environmental measures selection for improving the habitat quality is also presented in the article.

Conceptual framework for sustainable development of rural areas: environmental issues

This article dwells on elaboration of a conceptual framework for sustainable development of rural areas. It covers environmental issues of every stage of framework implementation in detail. Environmental assessment of the territory of Rostov Region has been carried out. Main parameters of the conceptual framework are given as conclusions to this article.

Sustainability of E-Trike as Alternative Mode of Public Transportation System: The Case of Cabanatuan City, Philippines

The City of Cabanatuan is dubbed as the “Tricycle Capital of the Philippines”. Tricycle is a three wheeled vehicle used to transport people. Cabanatuan has about 30,000 registered gas-fed four-stroke motorized tricycles. Tricycle operation in this City has become the source of livelihood for around 10,000 families. Its number has tremendously increased despite growing competition and declining net daily income and the adverse effects it brings to the environment. The study analyzed the different aspects in the adoption of E-trikes (electric tricycles) as a mode of public transport system replacing motorized tricycles in the city. The conceptual framework of sustainable development was used to analyze the data. Basic accounting method in determining return on investment and payback period were used to compare the cost and return from among the current mode of transportation as against the adoption of E-trike. Data gathering employed the interviews, survey questionnaires and focus group discussion. The three areas of sustainability measured in the study were economic, socio-political and environmental. The study showed that from among 412 tricycle driver-operators randomly selected, majority were amenable to the shift from engine propelled tricycle to E-trike. However, cost of E-trike deters adoption and full implementation by the City Government. Political issue is also the utmost consideration since work displacement is imminent among the stakeholders once adoption of this mode takes place. On the other side, E-trike was found to be sustainable in the long run both on the point of view of operators and the riding public. The paper recommended that policy regulation be laid down, adopted, and implemented by the local government unit in response to the Philippines Cleaner Air Act.

Современные подходы к трактовке концепции устойчивого развития

In this article, the author analyzes the current approaches to interpretation of such a modern scientific phenomenon as the sustainable development concept. Actually, the inception of new attitudes to it derives from the fact that there is no generally accepted meaning of the term. The author emphasizes that the concept interpretation depends much on the changing global context, so every scientific approach tackles the tasks of the particular historic period. The paper elaborates and deepens the current research, clarifies the definitions and conceptual framework of sustainable development, determines its topical interpretations that correspond to the global agenda. In conclusion, the article suggests that the triune concept of sustainable development tends to be the most progressive one as it, to a certain extent, systemizes and embraces other approaches. In this regard, the author underlines the necessity of taking action at a global scope in order to achieve implementation of the goals and principles of the sustainable development concept.

Nicholas A. Ashford and Ralph P. Hall: Globalization and sustainable development. Transforming the industrial state

Sustainable development (SD) is a concept in permanent evolution since the Brundtland Commission (WSED 1987) launched the idea on the international agenda presenting an overview and a state of the art of the discussion on regular intervals is therefore both an academic and a societal challenge. SD is considered by the authors as rich and multidimensional and necessitates an integrative, transdisciplinary policy approach for its attainment. However, this textbook goes beyond documenting the wide array of aspects associated with SD. It starts from the premise that significant progress has been realized on dealing with environmental sustainability (including its links with economy). What has been missing until now is the interface with and the integration of employment-related aspects. The underlying assumption is that sustainability and the related concepts of development, globalization, and economic and environmental justice are interwoven with technological, organizational, institutional, and social changes and with trade as drivers of the transformation of industrial and industrialized societies. This summary of the summary is deepened in the six parts which structure the book. Part 1 is about the multidimensional concept of sustainability. It links sustainability with employment, social justice, and (over-)consumption. It provides a conceptual framework for SD and pays attention to the impact of e.g. climate changes and the 2008 financial and economic crisis. Part 2 relates sustainability with development and globalization. The underlying idea is that next to technological innovation, globalization of trade is increasingly recognized as a driving force of economics. The chapters in this part deal with prosperity, technology, trade regimes, capital flows, and globalization. Part 3 is about the role of the firms in SD. Technological change is described both as a cause of unsustainability and a vehicle for improving the functioning of the industrial state. Understanding the processes driving these changes is essential for the design of policy.

Building Pillars of Sustainability: An Empirical Investigation

In the present parlance, sustainability is the requirement. Humankind is using natural resources at a faster rate than they are being replaced. If this continues, future generations will not have the resources they need for their development. Sustainable development is about meeting the needs of the society while living within the planet's ecological limits and without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Social responsibility is closely linked to sustainable development. Corporate Social Responsibility is an entry point for understanding sustainable development issues and responding to them in a firm's business strategy. Keeping in mind the objectivity of the article, the paper describes the conceptual framework of sustainable development and its three pillars. The next section discusses the relationship between sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in the context of developing economies. For the empirical analysis, the hypotheses were formulated to study the relationship between the average market price of the companies and the environmental performance and expenditure on CSR.

Building Pillars of Sustainability: An Empirical Investigation

In the present parlance, sustainability is the requirement. Humankind is using natural resources at a faster rate than they are being replaced. If this continues, future generations will not have the resources they need for their development. Sustainable development is about meeting the needs of the society while living within the planet's ecological limits and without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Social responsibility is closely linked to sustainable development. Corporate Social Responsibility is an entry point for understanding sustainable development issues and responding to them in a firm's business strategy. Keeping in mind the objectivity of the article, the paper describes the conceptual framework of sustainable development and its three pillars. The next section discusses the relationship between sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in the context of developing economies. For the empirical analysis, the hypotheses were formulated to study the relationship between the average market price of the companies and the environmental performance and expenditure on CSR.

Some Reflections on ‘the Future We Want’: Is the’Sustainable Development’ Paradigm as a Guarantor of Ecological Security Under Serious Threat?

The Rio+20 Declaration on the “Future We Want”, is a political document that conveys the aspirations of the international community and provides a blueprint for a programmatic action to ensure sustainable development for the future. The six sections which the “Future we Want” focusses are: a shared common vision; renewing political commitment; green economy; institutional framework for strengthening sustainable development; framework for action; and means of implementation. For reasons of felicity the paper is divided into the following sections: (i) the general conceptual framework of sustainable development; (ii) Right to Development and eradication of poverty; (iii) Role of Green economy in guaranteeing sustainable development; (iv) Financial resources and transfer of technology; (v) Roadmap for the Future of sustainable development. The paper will endeavour to investigate the ‘sustainability of sustainable development paradigm’ based on two critical themes, namely: (a) whether the paradigm of ‘sustainable development’ that guarantees ecological security is under a serious threat, as was evident from the attitudes of developed countries at the Rio+20 Conference; and (b) possible solutions, based on the principles of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) and equity which are imperative to sustain and further strengthen the existing international legal order by consolidation of principles of ‘solidarity’ and international cooperation among all countries, to be able to achieve sustainable development for preservation of planet Earth and future generations.

Heritage 2010: 2nd International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development

Heritage 2010 was a state-of-the-art event regarding the relationship between forms of heritage and the conceptual framework for sustainable development. The four dimensions of sustainable development—environment, economics, society, and culture—were brought together in order to define a particular approach on how to deal with and go beyond the traditional aspects of heritage preservation and safeguarding. As heritage is no longer just a memory or a cultural reference, or even a place or an object, some deeper conceptualization is needed in order to place heritage in its present context. The concept of heritage is moving toward broader and wider scenarios, where it often becomes the driving force for commerce, business, leisure, and educational politics. Heritage is currently seen, or referred to, only through its cultural definition. However, sustainable development brings heritage concepts to another dimension, as it establishes profound relationships with economics, environment, and social aspects. Consequently, heritage preservation and safeguarding is facing new and complex problems. Degradation of heritage sites is not any more just a result of materials ageing or environmental actions. Factors such as global and local pollution, climate change, poverty, religion, tourism, commerce, ideologies, and war are now on the cutting edge for the emerging of new approaches, concerns, and visions on heritage. Thus, the “Heritage 2010: Heritage and Sustainable Development” conference was conceived to embrace a global view on how heritage is being contextualized with the four dimensions of sustainable development. Furthermore, heritage, governance, and education were brought into discussion as the key factors for enlightenment of future global strategies for heritage preservation and safeguarding.

A New Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Development

A critical review of the multidisciplinary literature on sustainable development reveals a lack of a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding sustainable development and its complexities. A critical review shows that the definitions of sustainable development are vague; there is a lack of operative definitions and disagreement over what should be sustained; the concept is unclear in terms of emotional commitment; and it “remains a confused topic”, “fraught with contradictions”. This article aims to theoretically synthesize the interdisciplinary literature on sustainable development, and then identify the results by broad categories. Therefore, this article uses conceptual analysis, which reviews multidisciplinary literature on sustainable development, which recognizes patterns and similarities within the literature, then it synthesizes the patterns to different categories and independent concepts, where each concept has distinctive meanings and represents close ideas on sustainability. The analytical process elaborates seven concepts that together assemble the theoretical framework of ‘sustainable development’ and each concept represents distinctive meanings of the theoretical framework.