International Information Research Articles

International experience of Internet socialization of young people and their professionally oriented communication on social networks

Introduction. At present, there is a need to train scientific personnel professionally oriented toward using modern Internet technologies. The research on the international experience of professionally oriented communication will make it possible to reveal the technologies of Internet socialization of youth and rethink the value of social networks for professional pedagogy. The aim of the study is to analyze the international experience of Internet socialization of young people and their professionally oriented communication on social networks. Materials and methods. To conduct the analysis, the authors used the Scopus and WoS databases and other international information systems, the Dimensions.ai and Lens.org services, and the VOSviewer software for building bibliometric data and analyzing the emergence of the terminological apparatus in world-class publications on the study topic. Results. The results of the search and critical rethinking of the international experience of Internet socialization of young people and their professionally oriented communication on social networks allowed using the theoretical findings of the international scientific community to rethink and refine the conceptual apparatus of professional pedagogy focused on the use of Internet-oriented technologies. The level of publication activity was also changing: there were more publications at the peak of activity and a stronger decline thereafter. For instance, in 2017, there were 900 publications, while in 2018 and 2019, publication activity decreased by 15%, stopping at the mark of 800 publications per year. In 2021, the number of publications fell by another 25% to 607 publications. The distribution map of publications made it possible to reveal the main areas of research on the problem of Internet socialization: psychology (3074 publications for the whole period), social psychology (1144 publications) and sociology (1911 publications), computer science (866 publications), and pedagogy (836 publications). Conclusion. The presented analysis of the international experience of Internet socialization of youth made it possible to identify professionally oriented technologies for the professional communication of the young generation, such as social networks, professional communities, professional Internet resources, videoconferencing systems, open education systems, distance learning technologies, Internet of Things technologies, freelancing, and remote internships.

스마트 화물정보망 경쟁력 제고에 관한 연구

This research paper presents an exploratory study on the cargo information network, with the objective of proposing a competitive plan for a smart platform and evaluating the status of the related industry. Traditionally, the cargo information network has primarily focused on the transportation sector within the traditional freight market. However, in order to facilitate the expansion of the smart platform, it is crucial to prioritize public interest and establish stable partnerships with relevant industries, while considering the scalability of new businesses and the values and roles of each industry. This approach promotes a well-rounded and balanced development. In this study, the structure of the smart cargo information network platform business was reviewed to ensure its scalability. Surveys were conducted on current domestic and international cargo information networks. Additionally, through comprehensive interviews and data collection from related sectors, three primary factors and nine secondary factors were analyzed. From this analysis, competitive factors were identified. To enhance the competitiveness of the cargo information network in the development of a smart platform, priority elements were determined using the Fuzzy-AHP methodology. These elements encompassed transportation support services, financial support services, and computer support services. Auto insurance product support, vehicle consumables, and light maintenance support were subsequently ranked in order of importance. This research offers significant insights by proposing a growth strategy for the cargo information network, which enhances the competitiveness of the intelligent platform. It is anticipated that in the future, digital technology will serve as an integrated approach to developing the cargo information network.

Export performance in fourASEANcountries: The role of international quality certification, information and communication technology capability, and innovation

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to examine empirically the relationship between international quality certification, and information and communication technology (ICT) capability with the firm's export performance by considering the variables of the firm's innovation as a mediator. The data used in this research is derived from the Enterprise Survey from the World Bank involving total more than 4000 firms' respondents from four countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam. Analyzed using the Partial Least Square (PLS) technique, the findings show that both international quality certification and ICT capabilities, mediated by innovation, has a significant effect to export performance. The study's findings can help managers and policymakers in developing economies, particularly in ASEAN, improve their firms' export performance.

Assessing the Progress of Smart Cities in Saudi Arabia

Information and communication technology is changing the manner in which urban policies are designed. Saudi Arabia bases its smart initiative on the use of information and communication technologies in six dimensions, including economy, people, environment, living, mobility, and governance to improve quality of life and sustainable environment. This study draws on four Saudi Arabian cities including Riyadh, Makkah, Jeddah, and Medina, and aims to analyze their progress in the transformation into smart cities. The six identified areas were assessed using 57 indicators based on national and international information and literature. The results show that the four cities are progressing successfully into smart cities, with the highest progress evident for smart economy and the lowest progress for smart mobility in all investigated cities. Study findings show that Riyadh has made the most progress in the six smart city dimensions, concluding that Riyadh has been efficiently executing the smart city initiative with an aim to be a unique model in the world.

Government policy interventions during COVID-19 pandemic and economic performance

This paper examines the impacts of government policy interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on economic performance. The study pooled daily data from 108 countries across 5 regions based on World Bank classification from March 22, 2020 to July 31, 2020. These regions are East Asia and Pacific; Europe and Central Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Middle East and North Africa as well as sub-Saharan Africa. The study employs Autoregressive Distributed Lagged (ARDL) model. This study uses STATA 15.0 to estimate error correction-based Pooled Mean Group (PMG), Mean Group (MG) and Dynamic Fixed Effect (DFE) model for analyzing dynamic heterogeneous panel data. The empirical result from each region of the World is as follows: (1) Result from PMG on East Asia and Pacific region reveals that government policy of debt/contract relief towards cushioning the effects of COVID-19 pandemic has positive impact on economic performance in the short run while none of the government policy measure is statistically significant in the long run. (2) Result from MG on Europe and Central Asia shows that in both the long run and the short run, number of confirmed cases and school closure policy have negative impacts on economic performance and statistically significant at 1 percent level while in the long run, international travel control and public information campaign have negative and positive impacts on economic performance in the region respectively. Both International travel control and public information campaign are statistically significant at 1 percent and 10 percent levels respectively. (3) Result from PMG on Latin America and the Caribbean shows that the number of confirmed cases and debt/contract relief are statistically significant and have negative and positive impacts on economic performance respectively in the short run. The former is statistically significant at 5 percent level while the latter is statistically significant at 10 percent level. In the long run however, only international travel control imposed by government is significant at 5 percent level and has negative impact on economic performance in the region. (4) Result from PMG on Middle East and North Africa shows that only number of confirmed cases is significant and has positive impact on economic performance at 10 percent level in the short run. No robust impacts is found in the long run. (5) Result from PMG on sub-Saharan African region shows that number of confirmed cases has positive impact, which is statistically significant at 10 percent level on economic performance while in the long run, income support package has negative impact on economic performance at 5 percent level of significance. The study therefore, concludes that, the relative economic potency and effectiveness of government interventionist policy measures towards putting COVID-19 pandemic under control vary across regions of the world. Economically, Europe and Central Asia is the region that is worst hit by the pandemic when compared with other regions.

Vzaimodejstvie SPFS i CIPS kak neobhodimoe uslovie rasshireniya sistemy mezhdunarodnyh platezhej: istoricheskij analiz

The relevance of the article is due to the high importance for any national economy of a financially stable and well-functioning banking sector, for which the banking payment system is a fundamental element that ensures the transfer of international financial information and the transfer of funds. In the course of the study, various methodological approaches were applied, providing an in-depth and objective analysis of the situation.

Law Enforcement Officials’ Opinion on the Security Situation and Cooperation on the Danube

The aim of the study is to analyse the bilateral and multilateral law enforcement cooperation between the Danube Member States and the relevant international stakeholders. A key issue for the security of the European Union and the Schengen area is the joint strengthening of the security of the Danube river. In the most important transnational maritime areas (Black Sea, Baltic Sea), there is a regulation based on the operation of a common centre for law enforcement coordination, which allows a rapid and efficient exchange of information between the Member States in order to combat organised crime. The Danube is one of Europe’s most important waterways, but the absence of a multilateral international agreement on the cooperation and coordination signed by all the Member States to ensure continuous cooperation and exchange of information is believed to have a negative impact on border security. The research was carried out by an online questionnaire survey among 201 persons in staff from the participating organisations of 10 Danube Member States during the DARIF joint operation, which was conducted from 12–16 September 2022 and extended until 30 September 2022. The questionnaire was prepared in Hungarian, English, and in German, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian languages, to encourage respondents to participate in the survey. The questionnaire survey among the Danube law enforcement agencies confirmed that the lack of a permanent Law Enforcement Coordination Centre and Cooperation Forum is a significant security deficit in the countries of the Danube Region. The creation of a network of national contact points specialising in international information exchange on the Danube is necessary; it is not sufficient to make better use of the existing network of direct information exchange channels (e.g. Police and Customs Cooperation Centres).

Sri Lanka–Maldives Distance Education Program in Library and Information Science Conducted by the SLLA: A Historical Narration

This research paper presents a chronological account of the initiation, implementation, and conclusion of the joint Sri Lanka-Maldives distance education program in library and information science. The three-tier diploma course started in 1996 and was officially completed in 2003. Tier one was repeated in 2003 but was not continued to other levels. This study explores the program's origins, implementation, outcome, and challenges. The research method was to analyze the publicly accessible Annual Reports of the Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) from 1995 to 2005. The results of the content analysis were presented in a narrative style. This is the second stage of a multi-stage research which includes an in-depth literature review on published research, administrative documents of partner organizations, and interviews with selected participants.Although there was a significant enrollment of students initially in 1996, the pass rate was relatively low. The program took more time to complete due to financial challenges. As a result, it prolonged for a duration of 8-9 years for delivery instead of 3 years. The narration reveals the course organizers' and participants' tiring efforts throughout the project. It is a unique historical case for an international library and information science capacity-building initiative.

Kintsugi: Comprehensive repair of Australia's fractured psychiatric care system.

We provide an update of the current challenges facing public and private psychiatric care sector in Australia, contextualised by international and national information on factors affecting health system performance. There are practical and sustainable repairs that may bridge the gaps between primary care, private psychiatrists, and the public psychiatric system. These are based upon foundations of better linkages, adequate infrastructure, improved social support, and reforming public and private sector workplaces to retain healthcare workers despite pandemic-related attrition. Professional organisations need to redouble their efforts as advocates to governments, in the media matrix, and the general public.

Guitarfishes are plucked: Undermanaged in global fisheries despite declining populations and high volume of unreported international trade

Some sharks and rays are subject to fisheries catch and international trade regulations. However, the Guitarfishes (family Rhinobatidae) are a highly threatened group with minimal regulations. The true volume of Guitarfishes in international trade is underestimated and masked by substantial underreporting of catch and the use of broad commodity codes for traded products. Here, we begin to document the extent of trade by collating international trade information for Guitarfishes that have not readily been documented in trade, possibly due to poor resolution of molecular genetic markers. We also assess the shortfall in fisheries management (M-Risk) for all species of Guitarfish based on 99 assessments across 28 countries. Globally, Guitarfishes are inadequately managed, with an average M-Risk of 45% of an ideal score, resulting in 76% of species being threatened globally. The high and unregulated catch and trade volume, paired with the management shortfalls, require global integrated improvement in fisheries management, supported by regulating international trade to sustainable levels.

Designing An Information Security Framework For The Indonesia Water Industry Sector

The majority of Indonesia's water industry sectors have implemented smart water management systems as part of their business development, which has an indirect impact on enterprise information security. However, in general, water sector enterprises continue to place a low priority on information security, and the development of information system frameworks is based on generic norms employed by financial firms. There has been no research on information security frameworks especially built for water firms in Indonesia that use information security standards in the utilities sector. This article proposes a solution in the form of a new framework for Indonesian water firms that combines international information security requirements in the utilities sector with Indonesian government rules. This approach of development combines worldwide standards with national rules. The Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (C2M2) and ISO 27019 are two international standards commonly used by utility businesses globally. Government Regulation or Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) Number 71 of 2019 on the Implementation of Electronic Systems and Transactions is the relevant national regulation. The framework addresses information technology, telecommunications, and operational technology, with four approach categories: governance and ecosystem, protection, defense, and resilience. According to the research findings, the newly integrated framework can be applied and is worthy of recommendation. This framework also meets the standards for information security and can be used by Indonesian water corporations.

The informative potential of bibliographic classification systems – reflections on a discussion in the French Documentation Movement

PurposeIn this article, the author discusses works from the French Documentation Movement in the 1940s and 1950s with regard to how it formulates bibliographic classification systems as documents. Significant writings by Suzanne Briet, Éric de Grolier and Robert Pagès are analyzed in the light of current document-theoretical concepts and discussions.Design/methodology/approachConceptual analysis.FindingsThe French Documentation Movement provided a rich intellectual environment in the late 1940s and early 1950s, resulting in original works on documents and the ways these may be represented bibliographically. These works display a variety of approaches from object-oriented description to notational concept-synthesis, and definitions of classification systems as isomorph documents at the center of politically informed critique of modern society.Originality/valueThe article brings together historical and conceptual elements in the analysis which have not previously been combined in Library and Information Science literature. In the analysis, the article discusses significant contributions to classification and document theory that hitherto have eluded attention from the wider international Library and Information Science research community. Through this, the article contributes to the currently ongoing conceptual discussion on documents and documentality.

Results of using transcatheter arterial embolization in gastroduodenal ulcer bleeding: a review of studies

The authors present the results of research comparing the efficacy and safety of different methods of hemostasis in patients with gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding. The work focuses on the possibilities of transcatheter arterial embolization (embolization of the syndrome-responsible arteries of the stomach and duodenum) in the treatment of this disorder. Objective. Based on information sources, to evaluate the potential of transcatheter arterial embolization in comparison with the results of surgical and endoscopic hemostasis in the management and prevention of recurrent gastroduodenal ulcer bleeding. Materials and methods. The authors analyzed data from 51 domestic and international information sources on the subject of this work. Results. Studies on the treatment of active ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding refractory to endoscopic hemostasis, have demonstrated the advantage of transcatheter arterial embolization over surgical interventions in terms of the incidence of non-fatal surgical complications. Surgical interventions were associated with a lower incidence of recurrent bleeding compared to endovascular interventions. According to research results, there were no difference in overall mortality between the groups of endovascular and surgical hemostasis. The use of prophylactic transcatheter embolization of the syndrome-responsible artery in cases of ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding in addition to effective primary endoscopic hemostasis showed promising results. In such cases, patients with initially high risk of hemorrhagic complications had significantly lower rate of recurrent bleeding, surgical complications, and mortality comparing to patients with effective primary endoscopic hemostasis but without subsequent transcatheter arterial embolization. Conclusion. Despite current advances in the field of surgery ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding remains an acute medical and social problem that requires the search for new effective methods of hemostasis and prevention of recurrent hemorrhagic complications. In the majority of studies, transcatheter embolization of the syndrome-responsible arteries of the stomach and duodenum is used as such. Keywords: gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding, endoscopic hemostasis, transcatheter arterial embolization, prophylactic endovascular embolization

International cooperation on information security: experience and prospects for development

The development of information and communication technologies plays a crucial role for the economic and socio-political development of each country individually and of humanity as a whole. The paper cancels the experience of interstate cooperation, provides the main directions of development in the field under study. Effective cooperation between States based on mutual respect in the field of information security and the development of digital technologies on various international and regional platforms within the framework of various unions and associations is aimed at ensuring national and international interests in order to protect information technologies, as well as ensuring the inadmissibility of vulnerability of information systems and deterrence of information threats. This article concludes that it is necessary to develop and approve the conceptual framework for the legal provision of information security for the development of regional interstate cooperation within the framework of the Union State of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, the EAEU, CSTO, CIS, SCO and BRICS. This is important for solving the tasks of ensuring national and international information security, implementing agreements within the framework of these regional interstate associations and further forming a system of universal public-legal mechanisms for ensuring information security. We believe that interstate cooperation determines the vector of development of interaction between states in the field of international information security, which is aimed at strengthening the potential of the States participating in the interstate association with effective prevention and neutralization of threats to collective security arising in this area.

Current problems of international information security

The problems and areas of ensuring effective international information security are considered, which are based on the analysis of the current state of global cybercrime, the existing main directions of global cyberattacks and the development of possible methods and means of countering them, with the use of current research and reporting materials of specialized international companies specializing in the problems of international information security security and the development of appropriate comprehensive tools for its provision. The subject of research in the article is the issue of ensuring international information security, cyber protection and combating cybercrime. The goal is to analyze the current state and current problems of international information security to ensure its effective management at the state and corporate levels in various countries and regions of the world. Tasks: processing and analysis of the latest reports and conclusions concerning the current state of international information security in various countries and regions of the world; research of the main information threats, their types, current directions and sources; analysis of existing and promising directions and means of countering information threats to ensure effective international information security. The general scientific method of system analysis is used - to identify existing information and cyber threats and analyze their features, as well as to research existing and promising ways of combating them. The following results were obtained: based on the results of processing reports and the conclusions of the Microsoft Digital Defense Report concerning the current state of international information security in various countries and regions of the world, the main information threats, their types, current directions, goals and sources were investigated. Current issues of international cybercrime based on the use of ransomware, as well as the main target areas of relevant cyberattacks, have been determined. Existing and promising directions and means of countering information threats to ensure effective international information security are analyzed. The main trends in increasing the level of cyber protection and information security in the world have been determined. Conclusions: It is shown that as the number, sophistication and impact of online threats increase, to counter them, international organizations, companies and individuals must take measures to strengthen the so-called first line of defense, in particular, use strong multi-factor authentication. It was determined that at the moment there are three main trends in increasing the level of cyber protection and information security in the world: the implementation of unprecedented steps by the leading countries of the world to solve the problem of cyber security using already existing laws and powers; the adoption and introduction by governments around the world of new laws that require organizations to report on the detection of cyber attacks; voluntary notification by governments and international companies to the public when they become victims of attacks. The trend is also a further increase in the number and scope of cyber-attacks for any political purpose, be it espionage, subversion or destruction. At the same time, it is expected that more countries will join the list of those participating in offensive cyber operations, and that these operations will become more daring, persistent and disruptive, with more serious consequences. At the same time, in order to counter this, governments and international companies are making more and more efforts to counter these informational dangers.

Foundations for English for specific purposes: improving student’s vocabulary

The article deals with the problem of development of lexical skills at the lessons of English language and it gives an overview of the experience of teaching General English course as a foundation English course for specific purposes to the first-year Elementary level students of International Information Technology University (IITU). This academic year, there were about 778 students who were enrolled to the General English Elementary course. Students of IITU have to study General English and Academic English courses before studying “English for Specific Purposes” courses in order to improve their levels of English. As we know, the purpose of English language teaching is the ability to communicate. In this process, learning vocabulary plays a vital role in all language skills. Learners cannot understand others or express their own ideas without enough vocabulary. Accordingly, we will outline some activities, tools for teaching vocabulary in this work. The article encompasses the activities for improving the vocabulary of learners. The activities were used in teaching English language to the first-year Elementary level students at International Information Technology University, Almaty. Forty students studied online for four weeks. They studied online using Microsoft Teams, Moodle and other platforms. Students worked with different textbooks which were listed in the syllabus. The aim of this article is to focus on improving students’ vocabulary skill and analyzing what results have been achieved in four weeks. For this purpose, every week students had to work with new vocabulary topics which were indicated in the academic program. As a result, most students have achieved the aim of the syllabus and students were able to recognize familiar words, interpret and understand authentic oral speech on the studied topics and express their opinion on them

Analisis SWOT Terhadap Kebijakan Pajak Digital di Indonesia

This study aims to analyze the potential success of digital transaction tax collection policies. The method used is a descriptive research that has a qualitative approach (data comes from literature). Data analysis using the SWOT method (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats). The results of the research based on the calculations of the IFAS and EFAS matrices as well as cartesius diagram images, it can be analyzed that the strategy used by the Government is a survival strategy (WO/Weakness Opportunity Strategy) in supporting the success of digital taxation policies in Indonesia. WO strategy is an analysis with a strategy of managing or managing available opportunities to minimize or eliminate existing weaknesses or limitations. The government's WO strategy is that DGT's access to data search for foreign business actors is hampered and it is difficult to track foreign business actor's tax compliance. By maximizing international information exchange facilities, this obstacle can be overcome. Weak monitoring and law enforcement for non-compliance with VAT collectors, the government can learn from international agreement forums organized by OECD and G-20 countries and the exchange of international information.

Increased Role of Open Bibliographic Data in the Context of Restricted Access to Proprietary Information Systems

The paper presents a review of function capabilities and coverage of sources in open bibliographic databases that can be useful in the limited access to proprietary information systems. Databases were primarily evaluated with regard to their usefulness for researchers and research libraries who solve the problems of information and patent search, bibliometric assessment of authors, promotion of papers in international information space, searching collaborators or conducting bibliometric studies. We focused on multidisciplinary databases covering wide range of international scientific literature. Based on our own experience and literature review, we concluded on possibility in principle to solve almost all information-retrieval and bibliometric tasks using current open bibliographic databases and their web-tools. Furthermore, large volumes of metadata are now regarded as a basic and non-unique feature of different databases, while analytical characteristics are taking centre stage.

Sustainable entrepreneurship: analysis of digital marketing trends in the regional and global dimension

The aim of the article is to assess the prospects of digital marketing in the context of sustainable entrepreneurship on the Internet based on the best practices of the European Union and the United States and to analyze digital marketing trends in regional and global dimensions. The paper analyzes digital marketing trends in the regional and global dimensions, as well as examines their impact on the development of sustainable entrepreneurship. This study used methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation of results. Statistical data from the official websites of international information platforms were summarized and used. Search engines revealed more than 90 articles on the development and features of modern digital marketing. During the selection and verification process, only 25 of the most relevant sources from 2017 to 2023 were selected. The results identify the features of digitalization and its role in the development of the economy and business on a regional and international scale; analyze the main emphases in the factors of digital marketing; indicate the possibilities of the impact of digitalization and digital marketing on the sustainable development of business structures; study the trends of digital marketing in 2023 and give their further development forecast. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the fact that for the first time, the peculiarities of using digital marketing in the context of sustainable entrepreneurship on the Internet are analyzed based on the best practices of the European Union and the United States, and further prospects for its development in Ukraine are determined. The author concludes that digital technologies for testing and promoting a product market significantly reduce the time for the commercialization of innovations and indicate an acceleration of the innovation cycle in general. Digital innovations dictate the need to accelerate operational and management processes and become the basis of economic policy in many digital ecosystems. The results obtained can be used by top management of companies, as well as heads of marketing departments, to guide and develop digital marketing strategies.

Scaffolding the Open: Transforming an International Studies Course using Open Pedagogy

This case study describes how two librarians transformed an international information literacy course by creating a scaffolded open pedagogy experience for students to build transferable skills while exploring how information is produced, disseminated, and interpreted across the world. The authors discuss how we collaborated on the project to incorporate open pedagogy, tools, and strategies to enhance learning. The result was a scaffolded course using open pedagogy to help students engage with global information issues. Using Pressbooks, students published multimedia content exploring topics including global news media, censorship, misinformation, and digital divides. Then students chose to either openly license their work, share it publicly while retaining their copyright, or hide it from public view. Additionally, students used Hypothesis to socially annotate reading assignments outside of class. We reflect on our experience revising this course, what worked and what did not, and how we will adapt the course in the future.