Digital University Research Articles

Improving quality in online tests and assessments using extended forms on google form background

Today, teaching and learning at all levels is combining traditional teaching methods with online teaching via the Internet (teaching and learning, remote assessment through the network environment). In addition to teaching culture and expertise for long-term classes, there are refresher courses and online distance learning (digital university). Contributing to improving the quality of teaching and online assessment in the current period, the author has researched and tested the assessment of learning outcomes based on extended forms combined with google form. The assessment process shows more secure results (compose questions, answers and manage assessment test results using lock mode and encrypt the test path). The program can be applied to different training systems.

The Role of Maritime Education in Digitalization

As a result of the rapid technological development and the introduction of digitalization, a radical change occurs in the functioning and operation of the maritime industry. Digitalization places new demands on human resources in the sector. As a result, there is a gap between the demand and the supply of knowledge, skills and opportunities. In this context, this paper aims to justify the new role, tasks and instruments for forming a new educational environment of the maritime education in accordance with the current digitalization of maritime universities. The research proves that digitalization is not only a collection of technological solutions and software products, but also comprises design, management and control of the educational process in an innovation environment with the help of management tools – entrepreneurial hubs, active interactions and talent management of the organization. The research uses the multimethod approach. The systems approach, analysis and synthesis are the main research methods.

DIGITAL UNIVERSITY: STRATEGY FOR CREATING SMART INFRASTRUCTURE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF UZBEKISTAN

The article presents the results of the transformation of a traditional classical university into a "digital university" and provides a description of them. "Digit" will change the entire technology of education, how much it will affect the level of knowledge that we provide in the education system, this can be seen in the author's research. The practical significance of this research is related to the need to develop a digital university model based on a holistic concept in order to further analyze higher education institutions, the project. The main conclusions and recommendations are summarized in the author's recommendations.

Impact of Digital Inclusive Finance on Urban Carbon Emission Intensity: From the Perspective of Green and Low-Carbon Travel and Clean Energy

This paper uses the non-balanced panel data of 285 prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2017 and the Peking University Digital Inclusive Finance Index to examine the impact of the development of digital inclusive finance on urban carbon emission intensity. The results show that the development of digital inclusive finance has a significantly negative impact on urban carbon emission intensity. By using the spherical distance between various cities and Hangzhou as an instrumental variable to deal with the potential endogeneity problem, the results still hold. Mechanism analysis shows that digital inclusive finance can reduce urban carbon emission intensity by promoting green and low-carbon travel modes of public transport and the use of clean energy. Compared with other regions, the effect of digital inclusive finance in reducing urban carbon emission intensity is more significant in the western region and in cities with low economic development. Against the background of the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, we find that accelerating the development of digital inclusive finance can effectively promote the green and low-carbon transition of cities.

BRICS in Creating Digital Educational Environments: Social and Legal Aspects of ‘A New Normal’

The global challenges brought about by the recent pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 have forced many countries to seek out effective digital tools for supporting higher education. The issue of not only the technological complexity of the digitalization of education but also the necessity to develop and standardize the social and legal frameworks of E-education in the BRICS countries has become acute. This article examines how the BRICS countries regulate the digital transformation of higher education and discusses the changes that need to be made to social and legal regulation in order to accommodate the process of digital transformation. The authors’ research leads them to the conclusion that the process of social and legal modification of higher education in the aspect of its digital transformation is patchy. On the one hand, it is forced by unpredictable global challenges like the pandemic outbreak. In this aspect, the digital transformation across the BRICS countries tends to be rather international. On the other hand, the absence of common settings and digital standards within the BRICS countries could intensify the digital stratification among universities and lead to a decrease in the quality of higher education. The authors propose the establishment of a set of common digital standards that comprise a unified ecosystem of digital tools and services, a common model for a “digital university,” unified standards of digital competences and educational services, frameworks and standards of technical modernization as the basis of digital transformation and the creation of a common technical landscape.

Academic practices in a digital university context: APP design for the management and interaction between students, company/institution and university

Este estudio se enfoca en el papel de la tecnología en la gestión de las prácticas académicas, considerando las interacciones entre estudiantes, empresas/instituciones y la universidad, con el objetivo de proporcionar una solución tecnológica para abordar las dificultades que conlleva este proceso. Para ello, se utiliza una metodología mixta, que incluye un panel de expertos y una encuesta dirigida a estudiantes de prácticas en comunicación. Los resultados del análisis temático identifican cuatro bloques temáticos (Utilidad a lo largo del tiempo, Comunicación directa e inmediata, Contenido específico y utilidades prácticas, Agilidad y simplificación de procesos) y revelan un alto consenso entre los expertos y estudiantes respecto a la necesidad de una aplicación para la gestión de prácticas académicas. En base a estos análisis, se propone una aplicación que se estructura en torno a los bloques temáticos identificados, incluyendo funciones de registro, búsqueda, evaluación, comunicación y gestión de ofertas y currículos. En conclusión, la aplicación propuesta es una solución tecnológica eficaz para mejorar la interacción y la gestión de las prácticas académicas. Su implementación fortalecerá los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje al promover una comunicación fluida y simplificar la administración de las prácticas.

"Digital Tools in Romanian Higher Education: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digitalization of Universities"

"The goal of this research is to find out how much digital tools are used in Romanian institutions on a daily basis. These tools can be used for both admin istrative and instructional tasks and processes. Fur thermore, we investigate whether the COVID-19 pan demic aided or hampered the ongoing digitalization process, which had already begun prior to 2020, and whether any online tools implemented in response to lockdowns and a reduction in face-to-face interac tions were kept or abandoned after the restrictions were lifted in the spring of 2022. We conducted in terviews with Chief Information Officers (or compa rable positions) at the top 5 Romanian universities and surveyed 15 of the most important Romanian universities to determine the changes in teaching and administrative procedures brought about by digital technology."

The Impact of Digital Finance on Import and Export Trade in 31 Provinces in China: A PVAR Model Approach

This paper provides an analysis of the current state of digital finance in China and the import and export trade situation in 31 provinces. Through an examination of relevant literature, the article identifies the different stages of development that digital finance has undergone in China. To further explore the relationship between digital finance and import or export trade, a PVAR model was constructed. In this model, the Digital Inclusive Finance Index (2011-2020) calculated by the Peking University Digital Finance Center research group was used as the core explanatory variable, while the import and export trade volume of 31 provinces and cities (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) were selected as the explained variable. Our findings suggest that: (1) the current state of foreign trade is relatively mature and in a period of high-quality development and transformation, and digital inclusive finance is in the high growth period. (2) the development of digital finance has little impact on the development of foreign trade, while the development of foreign trade will make significant effects of digital inclusive finance. Based on these conclusions, we provide policy recommendations to achieve common prosperity through the use of digital finance and foreign trade.

Multi-province comparisons of digital financial inclusion performance in China: A group ranking method with preference analysis

The Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index of China (PKU-DFIIC) measures the digital financial inclusion (DFI) performance in China from three dimensions: breadth of coverage, depth of use and level of digitalization. This paper extends the PKU-DFIIC to measure and compare the provincial DFI performance in terms of proposing a group ranking method with preference analysis. Specifically, we identify a panel of experts by comprehensively considering all possible importance orders of three dimensions, and formulate a preliminary group decision matrix. Then the preference analysis is carried out with respect to preferential difference and preferential priority. A revised group decision matrix is derived with the expert-specific ranking as the inputs. Finally, a group ranking method is given based on the half-quadratic theory, in conjunction with the consensus index and trust level denoting the level of agreement and reliability of the group ranking. An empirical study using the PKU-DFIIC data from 2016 to 2020 is conducted to demonstrate our method, along with the spatial-temporal analysis of the results and a set of policy implications to promote the DFI development in China.

An in-depth analysis of the entrepreneurship of rural Chinese mothers and the digital inclusive finance

Rural mothers' entrepreneurial behavior is critical to promoting inclusive rural economic development. However, these women are constrained by family responsibilities, economic substandard and severe financial exclusion. Fortunately, the development of digital inclusive finance has successfully broken such exclusions, thus allowing entrepreneur mothers to achieve some financial success. Applying the 2017 China General Social Survey and the Peking University Digital Inclusive Finance Index, this paper explores the impact of digital inclusive finance on rural mothers' entrepreneurship and the transmission mechanism using the Probit model. In fact, due to digital inclusive finance, rural mothers' entrepreneurship increased by 4.6%. In addition, this paper finds the impact of this digital inclusive finance on entrepreneurship, in general, is more significant on mothers in less developed areas and with high levels of education than on those in developed regions and with low levels of education. Meanwhile, using the transmission mechanism for analysis, the paper found the role of digital inclusive finance in inciting entrepreneurship among rural mothers. This mainly comes through two channels: the gender equality effect and the information learning effect.

Theoretical Research and Empirical Test on the Influence of China's Scientific and Technological Innovation on the Development of Digital Finance

With the development of big data and Internet, digital finance has become an important development trend of the financial industry, and it has been widely concerned by the public. At present, China's scientific and technological innovation has initially determined its leading position, and many indicators are among the best, but we still need to pay attention to the problems in its development. This paper matches the provincial and municipal data of Peking University Digital inclusive finance from 2011 to 2013 with the panel data of 30 provinces and cities in China from 2011 to 2020, and empirically tests the influence of technological innovation on the development of digital finance by using the fixed effect model. The results show that, firstly, the internal expenditure of R&D funds and the number of patent applications accepted have a significant positive effect on the development of digital finance; Second, the sales revenue of new products and the number of patent applications granted have a significant obstacle to the development of digital finance, indicating that China still needs to invest more energy in scientific and technological innovation, thus promoting the development of digital finance; Thirdly, the heterogeneity analysis shows that the level of scientific and technological innovation in the western region is relatively backward compared with other regions, so it is more important to support the development of scientific and technological innovation in the western region and enhance the creative ability of new technologies, thus affecting the development of digital finance. This paper enriches the related research on the influence of scientific and technological innovation on digital finance, and provides theoretical basis and policy reference for it.

ANALISIS KEAMANAN SERVER DIGITAL LIBRARY DARI AKTIVITAS CYBER CRIME MENGGUNAKAN METODE OPEN WEB APPLICATION SECURITY PROJECT

Analysis of Digital Library Server Security from Cybercrime Activities Using the Open Web Application Security Project Method at Bina Insan University Lubuklinggau, where this title was raised due to problems with the Bina Insan University Digital Library server security system which had been hacked by hackers so I am the thesis writer. feel the need to conduct research on the security of the Digital Library server at Bina Insan Lubuklinggau University to see security holes in the Digital Library server so that this security gap can later be closed and resolved so that cybercrime on the Digital Library server does not happen again. In analyzing the security of the Bina Insan University Digital Library server, I as a researcher use the Open Web Application Security Project method, where the Open Web Application Security Project method that I use is the Open Web Application Security Project Top 10 which is a guide that can be used to see weaknesses on the website server. which are easy to attack so with this guide we can also overcome the weaknesses that are owned by the website server itself so that it will be stronger to prevent cybercrime.

Financial Technology and the Economic Performance of High-tech Industries: A Comprehensive Research based on Econometric Model

High-tech industries play a pivotal role in driving the high-quality economic development of contemporary China. Financial technology, characterized by innovation as its core driver, offers indispensable support and strategic direction for the advancement of high-tech industries. Applying the Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index from 2011 to 2020, this paper explores the correlation effects of financial technology on the economic performance of high-tech industries (EPHI). The result reveals that: (1) digital finance enhances EPHI. (2) in terms of decomposition terms, both the coverage breadth and usage depth of digital finance have a significant positive impact on EPHI. (3) reginal heterogeneity studies show that digital finance increases EPHI in developed provinces more significantly. (4) technology innovation plays a part in mediating the process of digital finance to enhance EPHI. This paper adds new empirical evidence to the long-term government policy for the development of high-tech industries.

How Smart City Construction Affects Digital Inclusive Finance in China: From the Perspective of the Relationship between Government and Large Private Capital

In China, the relationship between smart city policy (SCP) and the development of digital inclusive finance (DIF) partially mirrors the connection between the Chinese government and large private capital. This study examines this relationship using data from the Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index of China (PKU-DFIIC) and a difference-in-differences method. Results indicate that SCP may indirectly promote DIF in pilot cities, exhibiting statistically significant growth compared to non-SCP pilot cities. This promotion effect appears indirect, as negligible DIF digitization growth in SCP pilot cities suggests that the government’s objective is not to enhance large private capital-related digital infrastructure construction. Moreover, DIF in SCP pilot cities demonstrates a statistically significant increase only in the depth of use, not in coverage. This study implies that, in China, large private capital’s behavioral logic is profit-seeking, and SCP may be employed to facilitate digital financial services development. These findings uncover SCP’s complex impact on DIF in China and the strained government–capital relationship. The Chinese government should prudently manage its relationship with capital in public policies and direct capital toward a more constructive role.

DIGITALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

As digitization becomes more prevalent in the field of education, it is transforming the way we approach traditional teaching methods and redefining the role of educators. Electronic and online learning resources facilitate educational processes, enable time savings and contribute to the sustainability of knowledge. In this sense, with digitization in education, students are expected to be active participants in the educational process. Depending on the development of technology and technological capabilities, the application of e-learning is being strengthened in all countries worldwide, which means that online teaching is being implemented in the educational system at all levels. To effectively implement digitization in the educational process, it is crucial to develop digital skills among students and educators. These skills include competencies for coding and software creation, as well as the ability to effectively use digital devices, computers and the internet. By acquiring these digital skills, individuals can fully utilize the benefits of digitization in education and contribute to a more efficient and effective learning experience. Recognizing this, the purpose of this paper is to emphasize the importance of digital transformation in education at all levels, with a focus on digital transformation in higher education, as it can enable more efficient use of resources and help the RN Macedonia keep up with technological advancements, ultimately leading to a global competitive advantage. The paper analyzes the process of digital transformation in higher education in Macedonia, highlighting the importance of digital transformation through positive examples from several leading countries in this process. Additionally, the paper addresses concerns that have arisen as a result of the digital transformation of higher education, including digital learning models, digital teaching, and the digital university model and provides suggestions for more effective digital transformation in higher education.

The Effectiveness of the Open University Digital Library in Fulfilling the Information Needs of Master of Management Students at UPBJJ-UT Jakarta

The Open University digital library plays an important role in supporting the learning process of open and distance education by providing various digital collections for all UT students. This research focuses on the effectiveness of UT's digital library in meeting the information needs of Master of Management students at UPBJJ-UT Jakarta. This research uses a quantitative approach with descriptive methods. The results in this study indicate that UT's digital library has not been fully effective in meeting the information needs of master of management students at UPBJJ-UT Jakarta. This is because UPBJJ-UT Jakarta master of management students are still experiencing several problems in utilizing the UT digital library, so the role of UT librarians is needed in promoting and socializing their digital library.

Virtual Reality-Based Digital Twins: A Case Study on Pharmaceutical Cannabis

Digital Twins are digital equivalents of real-life objects. They allow producers to act immediately in case of (expected) deviations and to simulate effects of interventions based on real-life data. Digital Twin and eXtended Reality technologies (including Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality technologies), when coupled, are promising solutions to address the challenges of highly regulated crop production, namely the complexity of modern production environments for pharmaceutical cannabis, which are growing constantly as a result of legislative changes. Cannabis farms not only have to meet very high quality standards and regulatory requirements but also have to deal with high production and market uncertainties, including energy considerations. Thus, the main contributions of the research include an architecture design for eXtended-Reality-based Digital Twins for pharmaceutical cannabis production and a proof of concept, which was demonstrated at the Wageningen University Digital Twins conference. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit 30 participants who provided feedback on the application. The findings indicate that, despite 70% being unfamiliar with the concept, 80% of the participants were positive regarding the innovation and creativity.

Vers une université digitalisée ? Ce que le distanciel fait au travail des enseignant·es-chercheur·es.

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The Role of Inclusive Finance in China’s Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Quantile Regression on Panel Data

Inclusive finance is one of the key topics of recent research. Researchers found that in the process of economic development, inclusive finance serves a crucial function. However, there is still no unified explanation for the role of inclusive finance’s disaggregated indexes (coverage breadth, usage depth and level of digitalization) in economic development. Therefore, by collecting panel data from 31 provinces and analyzing through quantile regression approach, this paper studies the relationship between the Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index of China (PKU-DFIIC) and each province’s economic development, and further investigates whether the disparity in regional economic development may be closed by the advancement of inclusive digital finance. It is discovered that the coverage breadth, usage depth and digitization level can promote economic growth. The largest contribution to closing the regional economic development gap can be made via coverage breadth, while the usage depth plays the greatest role in promoting economic expansion. The eastern area has less economic expansion than the regions of the center and west as a result of the advancement of inclusive digital finance, which may help to close the economic development disparity in the regions. Finally, this paper proposes that people should encourage the creation of equitable digital inclusive financing policies, following the strategy of expanding coverage first, then improving the usage depth in the regions of the center and west, and to balance the advancement of inclusive digital finance among regions, different actions should be taken in different areas with varied levels of economic growth.

DIGITALIZATION OF UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT FOR EMPOWERMENT IN THE ERA OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA

The study investigated the digitalization of university management for empowerment in the era of the covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 252 lecturers from the Department of Educational Management in four public and private universities in Anambra State. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire which was developed by the researchers. The questionnaire was validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The reliability of the instrument was determined through a pilot test. The application of the Cronbach Alpha Method on the data collected through the pilot test yielded coefficient values of 0.88 and 0.86 for clusters A and B respectively with an overall reliability co-efficient of 0.87. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used to analyze data collected for the study. Findings revealed that the challenges hindering the digitalization of university management for empowerment in the covid-19 era include poor leadership, lack of government commitment to full digitalization of universities, poor funding, lack of ICT skilled personnel, poor collaboration between school and industry among others. Findings revealed that the establishment of ICT innovation hubs across all publicly and privately owned universities in Nigeria and engaging industry experts in the development of ICT frameworks for university management among others were some strategies for digitalizing university management for empowerment in the era of the covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Based on these findings, the researchers recommended that university should collaborate with ICT industry specialists in the integration of emerging technologies that would improve the management capacity of university staff and as well serve as a source of empowerment for students in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic.