Core Information Technology Research Articles

Discussion on the Networking Scheme of Communication Equipment Localization in Modern Communication Technology

The rapid development of the Internet, greatly promoted the development and progress of human society, in the change of people's production, life and way of thinking at the same time also on the development of the international community has brought extremely far-reaching impact. With the rapid development of the Internet and the coming of the information technology revolution, information security has gradually become the most prominent and core issue in national security. However, the core information technology has been mastered by foreign enterprises for a long time, our information construction has been limited, information security can not be effectively guaranteed, how to gradually get rid of technical restrictions, break technical barriers, to achieve independent technology research and development and equipment production has become the inevitable trend of domestic construction of information equipment in the future. Based on this problem, this paper summarizes the status quo of localization of information equipment, analyzes the purpose and significance of localization of information equipment, summarizes the current research focus and difficulties of localization of information equipment, and intends to solve the networking scheme of localization of communication equipment in modern communication technology. To sum up, in the current information age, no country can exist independently of the international community, and the development of the Internet has been irresistible.

Design of a Smart Factory Based on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things towards Industry 4.0

The rise of Industry 4.0, which employs emerging powerful and intelligent technologies and represents the digital transformation of manufacturing, has a significant impact on society, industry, and other production sectors. The industrial scene is witnessing ever-increasing pressure to improve its agility and versatility to accommodate the highly modularized, customized, and dynamic demands of production. One of the key concepts within Industry 4.0 is the smart factory, which represents a manufacturing/production system with interconnected processes and operations via cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things, and state-of-the-art digital technologies. This paper outlines the design of a smart cyber-physical system that complies with the innovative smart factory framework for Industry 4.0 and implements the core industrial, computing, information, and communication technologies of the smart factory. It discusses how to combine the key components (pillars) of a smart factory to create an intelligent manufacturing system. As a demonstration of a simplified smart factory model, a smart manufacturing case study with a drilling process is implemented, and the feasibility of the proposed method is demonstrated and verified with experiments.

Analyzing the Teaching Strategies for Physical Education in Middle Schools Under the Background of the New Curriculum

In recent years, with the reform of the educational system and the introduction of new curriculum standards, the teaching quality of physical education in middle schools has greatly improved. The education industry in China is now in a phase of high-quality development. In order to further enhance the effect of middle school physical education, it is necessary to strengthen the discussion on teaching strategies. Taking this as the starting point, this paper summarizes the importance of middle school physical education under the background of the new curriculum, analyzes the current teaching situation, and on this basis, proposes several strategies to enhance the teaching effect from three aspects: core literacy, student subject, and information technology.

Broadening our horizons: Digital technology, metatechnologies, and their implications for responsible innovation

This paper argues that responsible innovation discourses must consider the changing nature of digital innovation, if they are to stand a chance of steering the development of technology towards democratically-acceptable ends. It explores the extent to which foundational narratives of Responsible (Research and) Innovation (RRI) consider problematic features of metatechnologies – defined here as “core information technologies upon which others are based, and whose use vastly expands the degrees of freedom with which humans can act in the social and material worlds” – and implications for responsible innovation discourse in the digital age. The study finds that references underpinning paradigmatic RRI accounts include digital and metatechnology examples, albeit briefly in some cases, somewhat reinforcing the validity of seminal RRI accounts in the context of new and emerging digital technologies with metatechnological attributes. The need for additional reflection on the problematic implications of digital technologies for RRI is identified, for example with respect to distributed development, and recombinant and network-level effects. The paper concludes that the continuing value of RRI as a discourse to society will depend on researchers’ and practitioners’ awareness of the potential of these technologies for cascading, downstream innovation.

Student's Performance through Online and Offline in core Information Technology courses: A Comparison

Online based education was enforced during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimize interruption in the pedagogy of teaching. Impact of transition from face-to-face to online based education on students’ learning needs to be studied. This research aims to compare the continuous assessment performance of students in both gmeet-based online and traditional offline classroom methods. Data required for this study was obtained from an academic institution (TCE-Madurai). Three core courses namely Database Management System (IV semester), Web Programming (V semester), and Theory of Computation (III semester) in the Department of Information Technology for both online (2018-2022 batch and 2019-2023 batch) and offline (2017-2021 batch) approach has been compared while considering the same cohort. Each course is designed with Course Outcomes (COs). We did Extrapolative analysis, Descriptive analysis, Correlation analysis, Regression analysis, ANOVA, and MANOVA analysis to find the relationship between internal assessments and terminal examination. The dataset has been collected from 337 students’ from the 2018-22 batch and 134 students from 2017-21 batch in the B.Tech program. Internal assessment includes three continuous assessment tests (CATs) and three assignments marks mapped with respect to corresponding COs. Terminal exam marks were also considered in the study. The dataset contains various features like scores of individual students in both internal assessments and terminal exams. Regression analysis helped to derive the relationship between final exam score which includes a specific course, a specific student, and a specific mode of delivery - Online / Offline. It explained the relationship between final exam score and internal assessment marks. It is observed that the students in online mode had significantly higher scores for the majority of the CourseOutcomes, mainly at the Knowledge level. It is difficult to measure certain areas like students’ skills and attitude level such as students’ peer Engagement, Human Interaction, Communication/Preparation, Critical thinking, and Team skills in online mode. Keywords—Regression analysis, ANOVA, MANOVA, Online Vs Offline, Core courses, Performance, Internal test, Terminal exam,

Green ICT 혁신에 있어 핵심 ICT 파악 방법: 특허 기반 접근법

Purpose This study suggests a patent-based approach to identify core information and communication technologies(ICTs) in green ICT innovation. Methods First, patent co-classification analysis is applied to the collected green ICT patents for constructing co-classification matrix. Second, patent-based cross-impact analysis is used to the collected green ICT patents for composing cross-impact matrix. Finally, the analytical network process is employed to the constructed matrices for determining the priority values of ICTs, considering direct and indirect relationship among technologies. Results High speed computing, other related technique, and digital communication technique are identified to be core ICTs in green ICT innovation. Conclusion The suggested approach can be utilized for both technology planning and policy making for green ICT innovation.

What are the information technology skills needed in information institutions? The case of “code4lib” job listings

Job lists are essential data sources for revealing the core information technology skills and needs of practitioners, job seekers, and vocational trainers. This study aims to determine the information technology skills needed in information institutions (e.g., library, archive, museum, etc.) from job lists. The study data was collected from the code4lib platform, a popular interface for technology developers in the library and information science. Data covering 6959 job postings during the years 2004–2020 were collected in May 2020. A total of 5941 postings containing tags were included in the study's scope among 6959 job postings. Web Crawling and text mining techniques were used to collect and process the data. Knime Analytics software and its extensions (Palladian, Text Processing, R) were used in all these processing. The results of the study revealed the most frequently mentioned common features in the job advertisements. These are programming languages (PHP, JavaScript, Java, and Python), operating systems (Linux, Unix, and MS Windows), Web technologies (XML, HTML, CSS, and XSL), databases (MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL), metadata standards (MARC, DC, EAD) and other skills. Also, results show that there are different technology skills mentioned for librarians or archivists and other positions. The results include the list of information technology skills required in information institutions, especially for educators, potential information workers, and technologists.

Reviewers Wanted

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Mapping the links between climate change and human health in urban areas: how is research conducted? A Scoping review protocol

IntroductionScientists from a wide variety of fields of knowledge are increasingly interested in climate change issues. The importance given to the phenomenon is explained by the uncertainties surrounding it and...

Leveraging Remote Research Associates During a Pandemic.

IntroductionThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has seriously impacted clinical research operations in academic medical centers due to social distancing measures and stay-at-home orders. The purpose of this paper is to describe the implementation of a program to continue clinical research based out of an emergency department (ED) using remote research associates (RA).MethodsRemote RAs were trained and granted remote access to the electronic health record (EHR) by the health system’s core information technology team. Upon gaining access, remote RAs used a dual-authentication process to gain access to a host-based, firewall-protected virtual network where the EHR could be accessed to continue screening and enrollment for ongoing studies. Study training for screening and enrollment was also provided to ensure study continuity.ResultsWith constant support and guidance available to establish this EHR access pathway, the remote RAs were able to gain access relatively independently and without major technical troubleshooting. Each remote RA was granted access and trained on studies within one week and self-reported a high degree of program satisfaction, EHR access ease, and study protocol comfort through informal evaluation surveys.ConclusionsIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we virtualized a clinical research program to continue important ED-based studies.

Information technology value model and its optimal application in IT-based firms

This paper proposes the developed business performance based on the IT value model, which offers superior performance with profit maximisation due to increased revenue and reduced costs. The model stands on the resource-based view (RBV) theory, the partial adjustment valuation (PAV) theory, and the systems engineering approach. The model consists of firm performance, firm core competence, firm capability, and information technology resource subsystems. Each subsystem has inputs, namely the regular capital (K), the regular labour expense (L), and IT capital (I) where the output is the gross revenue (y). The data was collected from Telkom, Indosat, and XL, which are telco firms in Indonesia. The IT value model optimisation testing displays that the model is able to provide superior performance with increased revenue at a lower cost.

Information technology value model and its optimal application in IT-based firms

This paper proposes the developed business performance based on the IT value model, which offers superior performance with profit maximisation due to increased revenue and reduced costs. The model stands on the resource-based view (RBV) theory, the partial adjustment valuation (PAV) theory, and the systems engineering approach. The model consists of firm performance, firm core competence, firm capability, and information technology resource subsystems. Each subsystem has inputs, namely the regular capital (K), the regular labour expense (L), and IT capital (I) where the output is the gross revenue (y). The data was collected from Telkom, Indosat, and XL, which are telco firms in Indonesia. The IT value model optimisation testing displays that the model is able to provide superior performance with increased revenue at a lower cost.

Integrated Education Model of Information Technology and Financial Accounting

In this paper, the research status at home and abroad as the background, from the perspective of constructivism learning theory and teaching model, a preliminary analysis based on Constructivism curriculum integration of information technology and accounting process should be discussed, the definition of core concepts, information technology and accounting curriculum integration research value, research objectives, contents and research the ideas and methods, finally, summarizes the connotation, goals and ways of the integration of information technology and accounting course.

The Effectiveness of Information Technology (IT) Competence in Business Partnerships

The main responsibility of Information Technology (IT) in business is to acquire, implement and maintain technology investments, which belonged within the Information Systems. In order to achieve successful IT planning and implementation, shared knowledge becomes an important enabler of the alignment of business and IT objectives. This research evaluates how cross-functional competence in business and IT people provides the basis for effective partnership to develop. The objective is to conceptually define and empirically measure the variables of IT competence in business managers and of business competence in IT professionals, and test the measurements for validity and reliability. A Simple Percentage Method, chi-square tests, Tables and weighted average were used to get clear picture of analysis with results showing how both IT knowledge and IT experience are instrumental in defining IT competence of business people. The results of these showed that IT service delivery dimensions, IT system dimensions (quality, delivery, trustworthy and management) and IT core characteristics have statistical significant influence on effective IT competences among IT business people and IT cognitive dimensions which included knowledge, skills and experience.

Use of Technology in Tax Administrations 2: Core Information Technology Systems in Tax Administrations

This technical note is the second of three addressing information technology (IT) themes and issues relevant to tax administrations. This note addresses how to select a suitable IT system for core tax administration functions. Note one covers the use of IT in tax administrations and how to develop an information technology strategic plan (ITSP). The third note focuses on implementation of a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) system. These technical notes are primarily for tax administrations that have no technology to manage their core tax processes, or their technology is limited and outdated. These notes focus on core tax functions and do not address other business systems (e.g., payroll, finance, document, and asset management systems).

Effect of multi-vendor outsourcing on organizational learning: A social relation perspective

The growing trend of engaging multiple vendors, coupled with the concern over “possible” loss of knowledge in information technology (IT) outsourcing relationships, compels us to investigate organizational learning in multi-vendor outsourcing from a social relation perspective. Social relation has been conceptualized in terms of how organizational relationships with social entities facilitate and/or inhibit organizational learning. In particular, we examine how two different relational structures—single vendor dominant model and multi-vendor dominant model—are associated with two types of organizational learning, namely, exploitative and exploratory. Furthermore, we investigate how three critical dimensions—structural (core vs. non-core functions), affective (partnership vs. transaction), and cognitive (business value vs. IT capability)—in social relation affect the relationships between the two relational structures and the two types of organizational learning in the context of IT outsourcing. The proposed hypotheses were tested using 203 Korean client firms that have adopted the multi-vendor approach in IT outsourcing. Results reveal that the single vendor dominant model exerts a more significant effect on exploitative learning than exploratory learning. By contrast, the multi-vendor dominant model has a more significant effect on the latter than the former. Furthermore, out of the six moderating variables, four (core IT function, non-core IT function, partnership relationship, and transaction relationship) have significant influences on exploitative and exploratory learning. We conclude with theoretical contributions in the area of social relation theory and IT outsourcing literature, and implications for practices on how clients can enhance engagement in exploitative and exploratory learning to reap the benefits of multi-vendor outsourcing.

No MPA Left Behind: A Review of Information Technology in the Master of Public Administration Curriculum

This report describes the current state of information technology (IT) in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) curriculum. Data were collected through a review of graduate program information contained on MPA program websites. Findings are that the majority of programs do not offer IT concentrations, core courses, or electives. While IT courses have been adopted in a limited capacity, there are opportunities to improve their adoption in order to satisfy public workforce demands. Such integration could be done using existing courses, promoting faculty skill development, or utilizing expertise found in other academic disciplines.

Strategy, IT and control @ eBay, 1995-2005

Purpose– This paper aims to adapt Simons’ (1995b) theory of the role of information technology (IT) in shaping and facilitating the levers of control (i.e. the Levers of Control Applied to Information Technology – LOCaIT) as a framework for investigating how eBay’s business strategy was realized through its management control system (MCS) in the first 10 years of the online auction market.Design and method– The qualitative method uses data from public record interviews, teaching cases, books, Securities and Exchange Commission filings and other archival sources to longitudinally trace the realization of eBay’s strategy through its MCS and IT.Findings– Realizing its strategy through the eBay MCS necessitated a diagnostic control system unlike any previously seen. This system created a close-knit online community and enabled buyers and sellers to monitor one another’s performance and trustworthiness.Research limitations and implications– The LOCaIT theory facilitated understanding the core aspects of the realization of eBay’s strategy through its MCS and IT. However, LOCaIT largely omits the strong linkages evident among elements of the MCS, the importance and necessity of building a core IT infrastructure to support eBay’s strategy and the central role of building consumer trust in the realization of this strategy.Practical and social implications– eBay’s MCS is now, perhaps, the world’s most widely imitated model for creating online trust and user interactions (e.g. Yelp, TripAdvisor, Amazon). In addition, eBay’s MCS was “sold” as a consumer product that was instrumental in facilitating consumer trust in the online auction market.Originality/value– Contributions include: tracing the creation, growth and evolution of, perhaps, the world’s largest and most widely imitated MCS, which redefined the boundaries of accounting systems monitoring; and testing the range, usefulness and limitations of Simons’ LOCaIT theory as a lens for understanding eBay’s use of IT in their MCS.

The Research and Construction of National Grid ERP Knowledge Management System

A lot of domestic and international researches show that the effective management of knowledge has become a powerful way to improve the performance and success in many enterprises. Power concerns a countrys economy and its peoples livelihood so that knowledge management has been widespread concern in the power grid enterprises development and application. On April 29, 2007 , the State Grid Corporation decided to adopt enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems as the core information technology platform and principal means for the informatization construction. In order to improve the efficiency of knowledge dissemination in National Grid ERP and make all the ERP modules theoretical knowledge to be shared, consulted and applied quickly among all he ERP users, this subject was based on the core ideas and characteristics of ERP in Hebei Electric Power Corporation, combined with its use problem of ERP to analyze specifically on the system requirements, functional design, build programs , feasibility and innovation, used ASP.NET and other technologies to achieve the construction of national grid ERP knowledge management system, and provide a knowledge management system (KMS) for quickly accessing, learning and sharing knowledge. It has great practical value.

Core versus peripheral information technology employees and their impact on firm performance

Scholars have widely argued, but not previously examined, that core employees with firm specific skills are critical to the firm's strategic success. This argument has led to the belief that employees whose skills are not firm specific can be readily replaced in the external market and are peripheral to the firm's strategic goals. Employing a resource based view of the firm, we find that the core information technology (IT) employees with firm specific skills are value-adding resources that aid the firm's performance whereas peripheral employees with less firm specific skills provide no value to the firm's performance. Examining the issue deeper, we find that the economic impact of the presence of core IT employees is moderated by the organization's non-IT investment intensity. The findings of the research provide insights that help to expand the understanding of resource complements and the role of strategic human resources in a firm.