Information Sector Research Articles

Adaptive development of the marketing subsystem of innovatively oriented agro-food enterprises in the context of globalization, change and project management

The organization of adaptive development of a marketing subsystem in innovatively oriented businesses in the agro-food sector is currently relevant in globalization, managing changes, and projects. The study aimed to study the adaptive development of the marketing subsystem at innovatively oriented agro-food enterprises in the context of globalization, change, and project management. It is substantiated that the current stage of the development of a marketing subsystem and innovatively oriented businesses in the agro-food sector and supportive information about those that the traditional marketing concept is changing its orientation on consumers, supported by a complex of directing to satisfy the market's needs. The idea of marketing is based on the manifestation of actual and potential buyers and their needs, the designation of long-term and short-term goals of the agro-food sector, which can be achieved only to meet the needs of specific groups of people. Managing the marketing subsystem regarding globalization and managing changes and projects is a foldable but inevitable process. This process brings new possibilities. The positive impact of globalization is associated with the effect of competition, to the extent that it is unavoidable, and the negative one is with potential conflicts through this competition. The problems of globalization can be developed based on broad international cooperation, strengthening of designing and creating new international institutions. It has been shown that the features of the adaptive development of the marketing subsystem of innovatively oriented businesses in the agro-food sector in the context of globalization and the management of changes and projects are supported by a comprehensive story of transnationalization in the current regions of the businesses. The specifics of daily life are essential in the context of mutual deep economic analysis of the market processes to ensure the efficient use of available resources and the satisfaction of the living people. In the process of transnationalization, the development of effective management of the marketing subsystem and the recognition of the optimal proportions of cross-cultural and ethnic approaches to the marketing system are crucial while setting the goals of the market and developing the agro-food sector. Keywords: adaptive development, marketing subsystem, innovatively oriented enterprises, agriculture, globalization, change management, project management.

Comparative Analysis of Responses to Covid 19 between Europe, Asia, America and Africa- A Literature Review of Four Nations

The COVID-19 outbreak, which emerged in the early part of 2020 and spread across the world, exposed the governance and decision-making processes as well as structural flaws in the healthcare system, but it also sparked the spirit of man to survive. The pandemic posed significant challenges to lives, health systems, and the economies of even the giant economic powers. Governments across the globe responded and continue to respond in various ways to control the spread and mitigate the consequences as much as possible.
 Differences exist across the regions regarding responses to the situation. Many countries have had different experiences and travelled on different and similar trajectories in the course of the pandemic. In this review, Europe, Asia, America, and Africa are compared and contrasted in their responses to the pandemic. The responses from France, India, the United States of America, and South Africa are analysed. The first cases that were recorded, the number of cases at lockdowns, the responses to the pandemic, and the leadership role of governments are all examined.
 Although the world rose to the challenge of the pandemic, it is imperative to develop deliberate global health system collaborations in the health information sector where knowledge and data are shared regularly and capacities are built to be able to mitigate quickly any future outbreak. Although the worst prediction for the African nations did not come to pass, they should individually and collaboratively develop robust healthcare systems, that can detect, prevent and manage future pandemics and also complement the global health system. There is also the need for coordination of information by national leaders to avoid conflict information that creates doubts in the minds of the people.

Pemberdayaan Komunitas UMKM Makmur Bersama Untuk Meningkatkan Kualitas dan Legalitas Digitalisasi Ekonomi Masyarakat Kelurahan Karangbesuki

Along with the development of the economic sector and the rapid pace of the information sector, the position of MSMEs in market competition schemes is often left behind by businesses with larger capital. With more modern marketing methods and legal activities that more clearly affect the relationship of trust between sellers and consumers. So Empowerment and Training is needed on how to build a business that has legality and quality so that it can survive in business competition and can develop into a more modern one. This time the community service raised this problem and collaborated with Makmur Bersama MSME Community partners. Partners are located in Karangbesuki Village, Sukun District, Malang City, around the Malang State University Campus. This community service proposes a program of empowerment and assistance in obtaining business licensing starting from Business Identification Numbers (NIB), Home Industry Product Numbers (P-IRT), and Product Halal Certification.

Sector aggregation effect on embodied carbon emission based on city-centric global multi-region input-output (CCG-MRIO) model

Sector aggregation under the input-output framework may lead to deviation in results and the lack of detailed sectoral information, which hinder the targeted implementation of accurate sectoral adjustment policies. This paper explores the effects of sector aggregation on the embodied carbon emission of the residential consumptions of Beijing and Shanghai based on the city-centric global multi-region input-output (CCG-MRIO) model. Integrating with structural path analysis and structural decomposition analysis, the impacts of sector aggregation on the identifying of critical emission transmission paths and driving forces are also revealed. Three sector aggregation datasets are discussed to track the sector aggregation effect in 2012 and 2017. The findings show that the carbon emission results at 8 sector level better align with the results at the 22 sector level than those at 32 sector level. Moreover, sector aggregation will lead to the absence of some critical carbon transmission paths, some factor contributions on carbon emission also changed their directions at different sector levels. On the basis of clarifying the sector aggregation effect on embodied carbon emission, the research results provide a reference for similar studies to select the appropriate level of sector aggregation, to realize the goal of simplifying the calculation or gaining more detailed sectoral emission information.

A supply chain performance assessment model in multinational enterprises using foreign affiliates statistics

With a globalized economy, traditional boundaries are becoming both unclear and uncertain, and it is necessary to analytically measure business globalization to estimate the results of the production activity of resident producer units. The value chains that have bound the world economy are now under new strain. This study presents an analysis of data relating to the activities carried out by a company in multinational territories. We study the distribution of the added value of companies and the relationship with their non-domestic activities for statistical purposes; the type of foreign affiliate known as a branch is considered a quasi-enterprise (Eurostat − Manual on Business Demography Statistics, 2007), resident in one country and controlled by a unit resident in another nation. We use two separate sources of sectoral information for a specific year (2019): Foreign Affiliates Statistics (FATS), covering activities of permanent establishments operating among Italian borders under foreign control, and outward FATS covering the activities of Italian branches abroad. Hence it can be difficult to untangle these complex chains of control; as we detail in this work, the integrated use of archives, statistical, administrative, and tax sources, as well as other information (company sites, profiling of the main multinational groups) allows to select the subset of companies potentially interested in the reality of foreign production a priori, to identify affiliates that are not constituting separate legal entities. This study can be used by public decision maker to highlight fiscal elusive strategies and estimate the real share of domestic and foreign (through stable organizations) production.

Comparison of ARIMA and Exponential Smoothing Models in Prediction of Stock Prices

Stock prices tend to show trends or seasonality or have random walk movements. Time series statistical models developed over time aid prediction of stock prices to assist informed decision-making for investors. These models provide quantitative information to financial specialists at the time of placing their buy–sell orders. The paper compares the movement of two univariate time series using two forecasting models—exponential smoothing and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) (p; d; q). We predict stock prices of selected 15 companies across three sectors (banking, pharmaceuticals, and Information technology) from NIFTY 50 data for the period April 01, 2016 to March 31, 2021. All these 15 companies are representative constituents of the three sectors within the Nifty 50 index. Performances of models were assessed through forecasting error measures such as root mean square error and mean absolute percentage error. Performances of both models were identical for nine stocks. Prediction based on ARIMA was more accurate for six stocks, whereas exponential smoothing model was a better indicator of stock prices in the case of one stock. However, the differences in error measures of the both the models are marginal, and parsimony principle may drive the choice of model.

Research trends on learning computer programming with program animation: A systematic mapping study

AbstractOver the last few decades, computer programming has become an important field of endeavor due to rapid development in the information sector. Despite the importance of programming, there is a growing concern that it is relatively difficult. In the process, researchers have started employing media tools to reduce programming difficulties and motivate learners to approach programming problems. One of the common tools widely used is program animation—an instructional medium that incorporates animated characters. However, little is known about the research trends in this field of study. This article, therefore, employed a systematic mapping method to review this trend to find patterns and gaps left in the literature. The study extracted 48 articles published between 2000 and 2022 from four scientific databases (Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and ERIC) and three digital libraries (ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, and Wiley Online Library). The review discovered important trends. First, there is a paucity of research evidence evaluating program animation in the context of secondary and elementary levels; the majority of the extracted studies focused on participants from tertiary institutions. A similar paucity of research evidence employing mixed methods and qualitative approaches was also noted. Scratch programs were used in recent research more often than other program animations. There is also too little evaluation of psychomotor variables. Finally, there exist inconsistent findings on the effect of program animation although plenty of studies revealed positive results in favor of these media tools. The study therefore recommends that future research should be conducted to fill these identified gaps.

National archival platform system design using the microservice-based service computing system engineering framework

Archives play a vital function concerning the dynamics of people and nations as an instrument to treasure information in diverse domains of politics, society, economics, culture, science, and technology. The acceleration of digital transformation triggers the implementation of a smart government that supports better public services. The smart government encourages a national archival system to facilitate archive producers and users. The four electronic-based government system (SPBE) factors in the archival sector and open archival information system (OAIS) as a data preservation standard are the benchmarks in developing this study's national archival platform system. An improved service computing system engineering (SCSE) framework adapted to the microservice architecture is used to aid the design of the national archival platform system. The proposed design met the four-factor service design validation of coupling, cohesion, complexity, and reusability. Also, the prototype suggests what resources are needed to put the design into action by passing the performance test of availability measurement.

National archival platform system design using the microservice-based service computing system engineering framework

Archives play a vital function concerning the dynamics of people and nations as an instrument to treasure information in diverse domains of politics, society, economics, culture, science, and technology. The acceleration of digital transformation triggers the implementation of a smart government that supports better public services. The smart government encourages a national archival system to facilitate archive producers and users. The four electronic-based government system (SPBE) factors in the archival sector and open archival information system (OAIS) as a data preservation standard are the benchmarks in developing this study's national archival platform system. An improved service computing system engineering (SCSE) framework adapted to the microservice architecture is used to aid the design of the national archival platform system. The proposed design met the four-factor service design validation of coupling, cohesion, complexity, and reusability. Also, the prototype suggests what resources are needed to put the design into action by passing the performance test of availability measurement.

A MODEL OF COLLABORATIVE THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD OF GEOMATICS

In the last half-century, the knowledge and understanding of the problems generated by the climate variations have been facilitated by a spectacular evolution of monitoring techniques based on evolved means of acquisition, processing and interpretation of geospatial data. In parallel, but at a slower pace, the training methods specific to geomatics were given due importance in education. Faced with the real needs to process geospatial data applied to agriculture and the environment and the opportunities of creating many jobs in the sector of spatial environmental information, universities need teachers. But, in a large number of cases, they have been formed imperfectly and sometimes convey an approximate and questionable formation. Therefore, it is essential to establish a solid quality training based on an original approach in geomatics applied to agriculture, environment and sustainable development. The ERASMUS+ project “Capacity building in the field of geomatics applied to agriculture and environment in Tunisia (GEOMAG)” is an example of a modern approach to the way of effective training, developed in synergy with the rapid progress of the geospatial domain.

Report on COVID-19 infection prevention and control training sessions for care homes provided by Kawaguchi city and comparison with those provided by the local governments in Japan

Objectives We compared COVID-19 prevention and control information provided to care homes (CHs) by the Kawaguchi City public health center (PHC), which utilizes our precedent advice on nfection, with the information from several local governments (LGs) in Japan. This study aimed to highlight the role of LG-associated doctors in providing information to CHs, utilizing their precedent advice on infection control in CHs and medical facilities. This study analyzed the sector and type of information the LGs should provide to CHs to prevent and control COVID-19.Methods We compared training sessions on COVID-19 prevention and control information provided to CHs by the Kawaguchi City PHC with training sessions offered by several other LGs in Japan that are available on their websites.Results The Kawaguchi City PHC has been providing COVID-19 information to CHs when needed, including prevention and control information, through their doctors, utilizing our precedent advice on infection control, management of health conditions of staff and residents, and early detection of COVID-19. In contrast, 68 LGs announced that they have provided training sessions to CHs for the prevention and control of COVID-19 through their official homepages from March to September 2022. These training sessions involved information dissemination by infection control specialist nurses (42.6%), clinic or hospital doctors (32.4%), infection control specialist doctors (11.8%), and staff from LG headquarters, PHC, or LG-associated doctors (51.5%). Among the 68 LGs, 41 provided information that included hand hygiene (95.1%), personal protective equipment (92.7%), proper ventilation (51.2%), and management of staff (90.2%) and resident (58.5%) health conditions. Furthermore, Kawaguchi City PHC and several LGs provided information for the early detection of COVID-19.Conclusion We suggest that LGs provide COVID-19 training sessions conducted by LG doctors that include management of staff and resident health conditions, provision of early detection information, and utilization of precedent advice on infection in CHs and medical facilities.

Data-Driven Minute-Ahead Forecast of PV Generation with Adjacent PV Sector Information

This paper proposes and validates a data-driven minute-ahead forecast model for photovoltaic (PV) generation, which is essential for real-time micro-grid scheduling. Unlike day-ahead PV forecasts that heavily rely on weather forecast information, our proposed model does not require such data as it operates in an ultra-short-term time domain. Instead, the model leverages the generation data of the target PV sector and its adjacent sectors to capture short-term factors that affect electricity generation, such as the movement of clouds. The proposed model employs a long short-term memory (LSTM) network to process the data. By conducting experiments with real PV site data, we demonstrate that the information from adjacent PV sectors improves the accuracy of minute-ahead PV generation forecasts by 3.66% in the mean squared error index and 1.19% in the mean absolute error index compared to the model without adjacent sector information.

DeLone and McLean’s reformulated information systems success model: a systematic review of available literature in public sector (2011-2022)

Purpose DeLone and McLean (D&M) has been amongst the most widely used models to assess the success elements of information systems (IS) since 1992. A decade later in 2003, D&M proposed a revised design that included several components which have been left out of original proposed model. This study aims to rely on the review of a number of papers casing the era 2011–2022 that satisfies a specific set of requirements to identify the research gaps in this area and to prepare a future research agenda. Design/methodology/approach This study is a systematic review: a technique that identifies and evaluates pertinent research. This gathers and analyses data from selected studies with objective to catalogue all empirical research studies, which responds to a certain study topic or hypothesis to meets predetermined inclusion criteria. Data collection method was divided into four stages, and selection details are determined through flow chart. Findings This research discovered D&M 2003 model use in many contexts, countries and cultures to better comprehend the topic and addresses its gaps, particularly with regard to public sector and its particularities. Publications have frequently emphasized the significance of this idea while studying public sector information systems by using associated variables-related items. Findings also include a summary of key components and dimensions used in reviewed studies in relation to each of the seven variables, and associated particularities in government sector over the world. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first ever effort in this developing country in discipline of Information Management to execute such kind of study to review D&M ISS model in detail at this stage to evaluate nonacademic public sector information systems around the world.

The Effect of Work Environment and Work Motivation on Employee Loyalty Dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Tasikmalaya

This research aims to find out the simultaneous and partial effect between the work environment and work motivation on employee loyalty Dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Tasikmalaya. The research method used is a quantitative method with a survey approach. The population in this research is the employee in Dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Tasikmalaya which amounts is 87 people and the sample is 37 respondents who is an employee of the secretariat, transportation sector, traffic sector, infrastructure facility sector, public communication information sector, informatics and coding sector and UPTD testing motorized vehicles, used purposive sampling technique. The data used is primary data. The analytical tool used in this study is multiple regression using SPSS 25. The results showed that simultaneously the work environment and work motivation has significantly affect on employee loyalty. Partially the work environment has a significant effect on employee loyalty. Partially the work motivation has a significant effect on employee loyalty.

Analisis Tipologi Sektor Ekonomi Potensial Kabupaten Kerinci Provinsi Jambi

This study aims to find out which sectors are the leading sectors in Kerinci Regency, to find out the growth rate of the leading sector GRDP and total GRDP and to find out the Typology of Each Economic Sector in Kerinci Regency. analyzed using the Location Quetiont (LQ), Growth Rate and Klassen Typology formula, with the following research results: I. The leading sectors in Kerinci Regency are, water pawnshops, waste and waste management, agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors, information and communication sector, other service sectors, government administration sector, health services sector and social activities, education services and real estate sector. 2. The growth rate in Kerinci Regency, especially in the number of Gross Regional Domestic Product of the leading sector, experienced an ups and downs or the absence of a balance in the growth rate as well as for the total Gross Regional Domestic Product at the growth rate, it also experienced an imbalance in the growth rate or experienced an ups and downs in the growth rate in Kerinci Regency 3. While the Klassen typology for The leading sectors in Kerinci Regency, namely the water supply sector, waste and waste management are in (Quadrant III) with information on advanced but depressed sectors, then for the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Government Administration, Real Estate, Health Services and social activities sectors, this sector is in (Quadrant II) with sectoral information that is potential or can still develop rapidly, for ( Quadrant I) there is the information and communication sector, other services and the last is education services with information on advanced and fast-growing sectors.

The Modern Experience of Lobbying Interests in Europe

The current experience of lobbying interests in Europe requires a detailed study of legislation to provide open public access to the Transparency Register and to promote the use of lobbying transparency mechanisms in European countries and EU institutions. These mechanisms ensure the implementation of relevant regulations and political decisions by political actors with the assistance of interest groups for the effective implementation of public policy. The purpose of the study is to establish the patterns of implementation of interest lobbying policy in Europe and assessing the reliability of lobbying activities in European countries and EU institutions to check the effectiveness of lobbying interests’ modern experience in Europe and mechanisms in ensuring transparency and its integrity in the EU. Research methods: comparative analysis; regression analysis; systematization, generalization. Results. Availability has established the relationship between disclosure by lobbyists and oversight of compliance with the rules of the register and transparency in lobbying. Lobby transparency has been identified as too weak across Europe, as the implementation of the Transparency Register, which aims to regulate lobbying, has not protected against its excessive influence. The largest expenditure on EU lobbying for the period 2017-2018 falls on countries such as Belgium, Germany, and Italy. The current expenditure of EU member states is 91%, more than €2 billion. It was found that lobbying in Europe helps to solve current problems by further improving the legislation that will ensure the implementation of effective EU policy, where the main topics on the agenda are the implementation of the Law on Digital Services and overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been established that lobbying in Europe should address barriers to access to public sector information and public data faced by citizens, and require the implementation of measures to regulate the further activities of officials between the public sector and lobbying.

Where is open data in the Open Data Directive?

The 2019 Directive on Open Data and the Re-use of Public Sector Information draws together two traditions in ensuring proactive access to government data. On one hand, it embraces the concept of ‘open data’, a concept rooted in government accountability and transparency for citizen participation. On the other hand, the directive covers the re-use of non-sensitive public sector information, which is deemed crucial for the internal market and realisation of the European data economy. Indeed, the directive itself is a further iteration of an earlier 2003 directive on the re-use of public sector information. Yet, despite the appearance of a seamless fusion of the different concepts, it is important to interrogate critically to what extent open data is actually incorporated. While the shorthand title for directive the Open Data Directive (ODD), there is a risk that much of the open data movement’s demands fall outside of its purview. Hence, the present paper undertakes a careful analysis of the ODD. It asks firstly, how does the directive align with and diverge from the rationale and requirements of the movement for open data? And secondly, what are the implications of this for citizen participation? The findings show that the original largely technical principles of open data are somewhat respected and incorporated into the ODD but are disjointed from the rationale behind them. References to citizen participation in the directive and supporting documentation, while welcome, risk being little more than window dressing.

Peran Koperasi Ramah Keluarga Bali Membangun Sinergi Untuk Energi Pang Pada Payu

The role of cooperatives in people's lives in Indonesia, especially in Bali, is very influential in maintaining the economy, especially during a pandemic in Bali. One of the unique cooperatives in Bali is the Bali Family Friendly Women's Cooperative, hereinafter referred to as KPRK Bali in building optimism and adapting to new habits in building markets due to the Covid-19 pandemic that occurred in Bali. Facing the new era, it is imperative that cooperatives and MSME actors carry out transformation, in addition to facilitating the use of technology in the information sector, as well as protecting business actors and consumers from the impact of Covid-19. The purpose of writing this article is to find out the role of the Bali KPRK Cooperative in promoting local wisdom with the tag line Pang Pada Payu Bali. KPRK Bali considers it important to encourage environmentally friendly economic activities with the principles of a sustainable economy. The issues raised included: What is the role of KPRK Bali in driving the Bali economy? How is the implementation of KPRK Bali management? and What are the benefits obtained by KPRK members and the people of Bali?

ECONOMICS OF THE INFORMATION SECTOR ON THE EXAMPLE OF POSTAL SERVICES

The implications of the information sector resulted in the creation of many new companies, but also development of certain sectors within existing companies that needed a new strategy for growth and development in the market. Corporations, in order to achieve higher overall level of efficiency and profitability are reaching for additional ways of strengthening individual sectors, i.e. through networking, activating those sectors they consider to have potential for further development. Thus, the information sector became a core activity that offered the potential for companies to explore new directions or even support the strengthening of already existing activities. The sales sector, especially in those corporations with a significant retail component, discovers through the economy of the information sector new sales channels or even new market niches that were previously inaccessible without networking. The operation of the information sector is based on various forms of networking, creating network effects that enable companies to achieve above-average business results, by utilizing the potential of designed activities. This paper analyses the activities of Hrvatska pošta d.d. and how networking has successfully multiplied the potential of that company, creating a new market segment. The traffic variable of the Yellow Click was analyzed using descriptive statistics. In the analysis, the years 2018 to 2022 were taken, so the number of observed years was 5. The table lists the minimum, maximum value, arithmetic mean, median, and value of the first and third quartiles. The mode does not exist on the observed data set. The variation range is the year with the most Yellow Click sales and the year with the least sales. The coefficient of asymmetry α3 is -1.018, which indicates a negative asymmetry of the distribution, while the coefficient of roundness α4 is 1.958, which indicates that the distribution of variables is more elongated than normal, that is, it is less flattened than with a normal distribution. The relationship between the variables yellow click and retail sales was analyzed according to the data from table number 1.6. The data for the year 2022 were excluded from the analysis, so the data from 2018 - 2021 were taken into the analysis, because in 2022 the sales growth trend was interrupted by the yellow click due to the introduction of the covid certificate, so that year was excluded from the analysis of the observed series of data as a clearer insight into the data could be obtained. A regression and correlation analysis of the yellow click turnover and retail turnover variables was carried out.

UK Music before and after Covid-19

ABSTRACT This article analyses the statistical reporting of UK Music, the umbrella organization that provides a collective voice for British music industry trade bodies. It documents changes in methodology from the organization’s earliest reports, which provide financial data for each industry sector and use the prosperity of the business as a platform from which to lobby, to the reports for the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, which turn away sectoral information to argue that the industry is an ecosystem and music is beneficial for national well-being. In the process, UK Music submerges evidence that record companies and music publishers fared well during the pandemic while music creators and live music industry workers suffered greatly. As well as uncovering this information, this article considers why it has been neglected. It has enabled UK Music to lobby for actions that work across the industry and sidestep arguments that music creators should receive a greater share of remuneration. It has also helped to keep UK Music intact.