Deployment Of Information Technology Research Articles

O prontuário eletrônico do paciente em escala nacional

Introdução. Dada a histórica fragmentação dos sistemas de informações em saúde gerada por múltiplas iniciativas locais, regionais e nacionais de implantação de tecnologias de informação e comunicação, muitos países têm buscado soluções que permitam a interoperabilidade dos sistemas existentes e/ou a proposição de sistemas únicos para a coleta de dados clínicos em escala nacional. Objetivo. Estudar o caso australiano de implantação do prontuário eletrônico do paciente em escala nacional, por ser considerada uma iniciativa bem sucedida no cenário internacional e que visa o empoderamento do paciente. Metodologia. Realizou-se um estudo qualitativo descritivo com base em levantamento documental, incluindo artigos científicos e literatura cinzenta. Resultados. Foram recuperados 1301 artigos da PubMed relacionados ao prontuário eletrônico da Austrália e, após a aplicação de critérios de inclusão e exclusão, 23 artigos relacionados à iniciativa australiana foram selecionados, bem como cinco documentos em portais governamentais e de organizações não-governamentais. Quatro aspectos centrais foram observados: o sistema de saúde australiano, o processo de implantação, as características e as avaliações sobre o prontuário eletrônico australiano. Conclusão. Embora o sistema nacional de prontuário eletrônico da Austrália seja reconhecido internacionalmente como uma iniciativa bem-sucedida, muitas barreiras precisam ser superadas para que haja uma aceitação ampla por parte da população e dos profissionais de saúde envolvidos em sua utilização. Adicionalmente, um sistema de prontuário eletrônico compartilhado a nível nacional, controlado pelo paciente, altera substancialmente as tradicionais relações de poder, geralmente médico-centradas, requerendo uma revisão dos processos de trabalho na assistência em saúde.

Factors Affecting Chinese Young Adults’ Acceptance of Connected Health

The global health care industry faces several challenges, such as an aging population, insufficient medical resources, and uneven allocation of high-quality medical resources. These challenges impede the development of a sustainable medical care system. Connected health aims to relieve these challenges by deploying information technology in healthcare. However, there is a lack of research on adoption of connected health and as a result, its acceptance rate is still low. This study summarized 25 potential factors that may affect its acceptance, and ranked their importance by performing a best–worst scaling experiment. Fifteen important factors were distinguished, which included nine technological factors, five individual factors, and one environmental factor. To explore how these factors affect individuals’ acceptance of connected health, this study conducted a qualitative study based on grounded theory. We coded the contents collected in a semi-structural interview by applying open coding, axial coding, and selective coding techniques. Finally, nine core categories were distinguished, and a conceptual model was proposed to explain how these core categories affect individuals’ acceptance of connected health. This study deepens our understanding of factors affecting the acceptance of connected health and helps build a sustainable medical care system.

Advanced IT-Based Future Sustainable Computing (2017–2018)

Future Sustainability Computing (FSC) is an emerging concept that holds various types of paradigms, rules, procedures, and policies to support breadth and length of the deployment of Information Technology (IT) for abundant life. However, advanced IT-based FCS is facing several sustainability problems in different information processing and computing environments. Solutions to these problems can call upon various computational and algorithmic frameworks that employ optimization, integration, generation, and utilization technique within cloud, mobile, and cluster computing, such as meta-heuristics, decision support systems, prediction and control, dynamical systems, machine learning, and so on. Therefore, this special issue deals with various software and hardware design, novel architectures and frameworks, specific mathematical models, and efficient modeling-simulation for advance IT-based FCS. We accepted eighteen articles in the six different IT dimensions: machine learning, blockchain, optimized resource provision, communication network, IT governance, and information security. All accepted articles contribute to the applications and research in the FCS, such as software and information processing, cloud storage organization, smart devices, efficient algorithmic information processing and distribution.

О некоторых аспектах внедрения информационных технологий в судебную систему Российской Федерации

О некоторых аспектах внедрения информационных технологий в судебную систему Российской Федерации

“I Just Go on Wi-Fi”: Imagining Worlds Through Professional Basketball Migrants’ Deployment of Information and Communication Technology

The connection between athletes and technology has developed in recent years, with the focus on how lives are augmented and presented through this relationship. Building on previous reflections concerning the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to support the sometimes fractious experiences of sport migration, we suggest a need to develop our understandings of migrant athletes’ use of ICT by interrogating socially-embedded processes driving its usage. In so doing, we draw on 18 semistructured interviews with professional basketball migrants based (at the time) in the United Kingdom but whose seasonal work moves them frequently across the globe. We explore these participants’ experiences through the lens of Appadurai’s model of scapes and disjuncture. With this framework we explore themes of negotiation, need, expectation, and barriers. Consequently, we propose expanding how we understand migrant athletes’ relationships with technology.

Do Globalization Indices for 141 Countries Converge Over Time?

Countries through the world have experienced increased globalization over the last several decades facilitated by reduced cost of transportation and communication and more recently by more rapid deployment of information technologies. However, a globalization gap exists dividing those countries with greater globalization from those countries with less globalization. Therefore, the two major questions of this research are: first, whether countries with low level of globalization in early years have been increasing their globalization effects faster to catch-up to the leading countries? Second, does dispersion of globalization index among countries has been reduced over time? Because of the multidimensional nature of globalization, we use four KOF indices of globalization for 141 countries during the period of 1991 to 2013. Our results show statistically valid speeds of catch-up and dispersion reduction for all four dimensions of globalization for the total group of countries as well as for the subgroups of countries categorized by income and region. However, speeds of catch-up and dispersion reduction vary significantly by respective globalization indices and subgroups of countries. Implications from these findings will be discussed.

A bibliometric analysis of Nigeria’s Library and Information Sciences literature: A study of Journal of Applied Information Science and Technology

The study made a bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Applied Information Science and Technology (JAIST) to portray the productivity of Library and Information Science literature from Nigeria. The investigation was centered on the productivity, geographical productivity, authorship pattern and subject coverage of JAIST. 11 issues of JAIST published from 2007 – 2017 are subjects of the study. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics. Data was presented on tables and scattered plots. Findings of the study revealed that the productivity of LIS literature in Nigeria is fast flourishing, 182 articles were published in JAIST in 11 years. The authorship pattern of LIS literature is highly collaborative. The geographical spread of JAIST indicates heavy dominance in 3 0ut of 6 geographical regions of Nigeria with very little international presence. The subject coverage of the journal qualifies the interdisciplinary description of Library and Information Science, and depicts a radical departure from a professional era with less or no technological deployment to an era of massive deployment of information and communication technologies. The study implies that LIS literature is growing in Nigeria but with little international presence. Thus, there is the need for LIS scholars in Nigeria to expand their reach to their counterparts in other parts of the world and publish together with them so as to contribute more to the world chart of LIS literature.

From Public Information to Democratic Governance: A Theoretical Atlas from an Axiomatic Approach to the Evaluation of Public Management

The development of globalization, the progression of human rights, the deployment of information and communication technologies, growing demands, the crisis of institutions and new forms of socialization shape the circumstances of the contemporary rule of law, The development of globalization, the progression of human rights, the deployment of information and communication technologies, growing demands, the crisis of institutions and new forms of socialization shape the circumstances of the contemporary rule of law, in which information and management must be evaluated in order to strengthen governance, under penalty of falling into governmental illegitimacy. The evaluation of management has information as its central input, hence the need for a theoretical framework to understand and evaluate this object of study. The critical route is: from the axiomatic to the indicators and from these to the evaluation of Thus, this reflection is the first step for governmental evaluation. This research recovers philosophical, juridical, political, economic and accounting aspects. Its articulating axis is the concept of which is linked to those of accountability and oversight, being minimum elements necessary for the understanding and evaluation of The concepts of management and governance are framed in the context of the rule of law at the federal and local levels in Mexico, particularly in the case of Veracruz; it is a phenomenon that poses several problems and/or problems of different order. However, it is necessary to employ a systematic approach and interdisciplinary perspectives are required in order to establish feasible alternatives. A problem of the phenomenon in question refers to the evaluation of management, which in turn requires conceptual analysis on the notions of public information, transparency, corruption, social participation, accountability, citizen oversight and with it clarify the concept of democratic governance. To understand the phenomenon of governance through the articulation of concepts of accountability and oversight, using an interdisciplinary and axiomatic approach to generate a theoretical atlas in order to develop objective criteria for evaluation and, where appropriate, for the design of feasible policy.

APIs and emerging economy - driving digital transformation through e-government

Digital transformation is increasingly determining the development of societies through ubiquitous deployment of modern information technologies. One of the main drivers that are still not paid sufficient attention are application programming interfaces (APIs). These are not essential just for new services development and adoption, but have further reach and may result even in creation of new industries. Their importance is therefore not to be overlooked for further development, especially by taking into account that the main focus is still on developers (i.e. bottom-up approach). However, higher level business views (i.e. top-down approach) are to be considered in de facto and de iure APIs development, deployment and standardization processes, which is currently not the case. Therefore this paper presents a framework for facilitating APIs (services) evolution by considering top-down business views and their proper addressing. The approach builds on lessons learnt with complex services architectures, and their higher-level derivatives. In line with these lessons it defines implementation strategies at technological and business levels. The whole contribution is conceptualized around e-government services, because governments are key players in each and every economy, and their impact in digital transformation is therefore vital.

User Perceptions of Smart Class Services in Teaching and Learning Interactions

Smart Class services have been touted as a promising tool to enhance teaching and learning interactions. Initiatives on education reformation and relevant information technology deployment have been carried out by universities worldwide. However, previous studies often overlook the user perceptions on such applications which may lead to uncertainties or failures in the implementation of Smart Class services as users may not always accept or adopt such technologies. This study examines student perceptions about the use of Smart Class services from various perspectives. Ten variables adapted from previously validated measurement scales were selected. They are enjoyment, perceived interaction, subjective norm, privacy concern, computer anxiety, self-efficacy, facilitating conditions, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and attitude. A total of 335 students from local universities were recruited and returned 282 valid observations for data analysis. Our results showed that, regardless of the concerns on personal privacy and the relatively low ratings on enjoyment and subjective norm, Smart Class services appear to be a feasible tool for university students. Further research is needed to analyze the correlations among the examined variables and their quantitative effects on users’ technology acceptance behaviors.

Information technology deployment model: A tool for business sustainability in power generation sector

Information technology deployment model: A tool for business sustainability in power generation sector

An exploration of smart city approaches by international ICT firms

As part of the growing interest in cities to address persistent sustainability issues in society, ‘smart cities’ have increasingly become a ubiquitous phenomenon globally. For multinational enterprises (MNEs), this has provided opportunities to develop and market technological innovations to facilitate the creation of smart cities, given that the deployment of information and communication technology (ICT) is commonly considered to be a central tenet of smart cities. This paper explores the strategic approaches of three MNEs from the ICT industry (IBM, Cisco, and Accenture) as suppliers of ‘smart city technologies’, rooted in an international business perspective. Based on qualitative data collected from semi-structured interviews and documentation on firm activities related to smart cities, our study offers two contributions. First, the empirical analysis provides insight into how MNEs have developed resources and capabilities in the smart city realm from a multitude of smart city engagements globally, and shows how firm-specific strategies and programmes for smart cities (IBM Smarter Cities, Cisco Smart + Connected Communities, and Accenture Intelligent Cities) have facilitated this process. Second, it provides an actor-centric perspective on the (potential) role of business in the emergence and spread of technological innovations for urban development, helping to address the need for further insights into (smart) cities and stakeholder involvement in sustainability transitions.

Towards Developing a MAC protocol for outer-WBAN communication for pilgrims’ health monitoring during hajj: A feasibility study

Due to lack of deployment of information and communication technology (ICT) for real-time pilgrims' health monitoring during Hajj, many pilgrims left untreated, get lost and suffer from severe health problems which sometimes end with injury, traum and even death. WBAN is an emergent healthcare technology and can be deployed at Hajj ritual sites for pilgrims' health monitoring. WBANs body coordinator or gateway as an aggregator collect data from body nodes or sensors, store them and then forward to the healthcare stations for analyzing the data through outer-WBAN communications. Currently, most of the existing research works focused on intra-WBAN communications while the technical issues, problems, opportunities and standard correlated to outer-WBAN are not well discussed and mentioned. Since, medium access control (MAC) protocol is responsible for channel access, lower delay, and energy efficient transmission of data packets. Therefore, designing of an efficient and reliable MAC protocol is the earnest research demand to alleviate the aforementioned obstacle. In this research, a feasibility study has been completed to identify the problem and a proposal has been made to develop a suitable MAC protocol for outer-WBAN communication for pilgrims’ health monitoring during Hajj.

Organizational capabilities that enable big data and predictive analytics diffusion and organizational performance

PurposeBig data and predictive analytics (BDPA) has received great attention in terms of its role in making business decisions. However, current knowledge on BDPA regarding how it might link organizational capabilities and organizational performance (OP) remains unclear. Drawing from the resource-based view, the purpose of this paper is to propose a model to examine how information technology (IT) deployment (i.e. strategic IT flexibility, business–BDPA partnership and business–BDPA alignment) and HR capabilities affect OP through BDPA.Design/methodology/approachTo test the proposed hypotheses, structural equation modeling is applied on survey data collected from 159 Indian firms.FindingsThe results show that BDPA diffusion mediates the influence of IT deployment and HR capabilities on OP. In addition, there is a direct effect of IT deployment and HR capabilities on BDPA diffusion, which also has a direct relationship with OP.Originality/valueThrough this study, authors demonstrate that IT deployment and HR capabilities have an indirect impact on OP through BDPA diffusion.

ISJ Editorial

ISJ Editorial

Co-Simulation of Smart Distribution Network Fault Management and Reconfiguration with LTE Communication

Transition towards a smart grid requires network modernization based on the deployment of information and communication technologies for managing network operation and coordinating distributed energy resources in distribution systems. The success of the most advanced smart grid functionalities depends on the availability and quality of communication systems. Amongst the most demanding functionalities, those related to fault isolation, location and system restoration (FLISR) to obtain a self-healing smart grid are critical and require low latency communication systems, particularly in case of application to weakly-meshed operated networks. Simulation tools capable of capturing the interaction between communication and electrical systems are of outmost utility to check proper functioning of FLISR under different utilization conditions, to assess the expected improvements of Quality of Service, and to define minimum requirements of the communication system. In this context, this paper investigates the use of public mobile telecommunication system 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) for FLISR applications in both radially and weakly-meshed medium voltage (MV) distribution networks. This study makes use of a co-simulation software platform capable to consider power system dynamics. The results demonstrate that LTE can be used as communication medium for advanced fault location, extinction, and network reconfiguration in distribution networks. Furthermore, this paper shows that the reduction of performances with mobile background usage does not affect the system and does not cause delays higher than 100 ms, which is the maximum allowable for power system protections.

Making it happen: The pivotal role of knowledge sharing for information technology deployment success during joint venture change

Tacit and explicit knowledge sharing must be continually cultivated to enable information technology implementation success. Effective information technology deployment necessitates a holistic focus beyond technical and legacy factors to include social, organizational, political, and interpersonal dimensions. Attention to cultural integration is a critical component of managing joint venture change and building employee engagement, perception of legitimacy and knowledge sharing norms. Individual employees occupy a key role in determining intended strategic impacts by committing to and enacting change efforts, particularly though making discretionary decisions to share their knowledge or alternatively to hoard, hide or disengage from sharing; an outcome which may be influenced by perceptions on knowledge ownership and value.

The strategic impact of information technology deployment, part 4

The growth and rate of change of information technologies demands that investigation of its challenges and the constituents of its successful deployment remain at the forefront of scholarly endeavor. The contexts of technology adoption, in terms of geography, sector and organizational size, require ongoing investigation for typological trends and deficiencies. Future information technology research should seek to further its methodological toolkit in order to develop greater richness of insight. Business leaders of the future will require enhanced understanding of information technologies, and therefore training and education in the subjects will need to be provided accordingly.

Power systems big data analytics: An assessment of paradigm shift barriers and prospects

Electric power systems are taking drastic advances in deployment of information and communication technologies; numerous new measurement devices are installed in forms of advanced metering infrastructure, distributed energy resources (DER) monitoring systems, high frequency synchronized wide-area awareness systems that with great speed are generating immense volume of energy data. However, it is still questioned that whether the today’s power system data, the structures and the tools being developed are indeed aligned with the pillars of the big data science. Further, several requirements and especial features of power systems and energy big data call for customized methods and platforms. This paper provides an assessment of the distinguished aspects in big data analytics developments in the domain of power systems. We perform several taxonomy of the existing and the missing elements in the structures and methods associated with big data analytics in power systems. We also provide a holistic outline, classifications, and concise discussions on the technical approaches, research opportunities, and application areas for energy big data analytics.

Hidden facets of IT projects are revealed only after deployment

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to focus on an information technology (IT) deployment project in the specific field of agricultural cooperatives. It also aims to underline the importance of the IT implementation phase, but also the pre-implementation phase.Design/methodology/approachA four-year canonical action research project was conducted within a network of more than 300 agricultural cooperatives. Research was carried out both during the IT implementation and after deployment. Key information was gathered through unstructured and unofficial interviews, observations, field notes, meetings, focus groups, and documentary analysis.FindingsDespite user resistance behavior, the findings show that information systems (IS) implementation may lead to unexpected results that extend beyond the tool’s initial objectives. Indeed, four hidden facets of the tool were revealed: inductor, symbol, pretext, and reference.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the research is limited to one single-case study, it puts the emphasis on in-depth research, vs cross-sectional data collection, to analyze the relationship between IT implementation initiatives and organizational intelligence. Furthermore, the authors argue that while IS literature has separately developed related theories (actor-network theory, competitive intelligence), the authors conceptualize a whole theoretic system interrelating the two above-stated theories.Practical implicationsThe implication for IS practitioners is that, by focusing only on experiences that have occurred during IT implementation, one may disregard critical information, behaviors and knowledge from unforeseen effects that have occurred after implementation. In future IT projects, IS managers therefore need to capitalize on post-implementation knowledge, through sociology of translation and competitive intelligence, in order to anticipate potential diversions from the initial objectives. Finally, while most IT implementation methods tend naturally to manage resistance maximize users’ satisfaction and to reduce potential resistance, the authors support an alternative approach. It consists into enhancing resistance in order to anticipate and resolve latent resistance behaviors directly or indirectly related to the project.Originality/valueDespite widespread literature on resistance, appropriation or acceptance during IT projects, there is little research that addresses the impact of IT projects on organizational intelligence, and the kind of behaviors that lead to its failure or success. In the case, the implemented IT tool revealed hidden structural and organizational roles, which were unanticipated by IT designers and managers.