National Information Infrastructure Research Articles

The Resource-Backed Lending Model: An Economic Limitation to Sovereignty of Developing States

The 21st century developing and under-developed economies are being relegated to the status of neo-colonial states. Developed economies like China, Russia and the United States of America are really in the scramble for more neo-colonial states, mostly in Africa. This has presented itself through the economic relationship among states. The economic relationship under consideration here is taking new turns with emerging global trends and the desire of developing states to alleviate or eradicate poverty. The economic relationship between developed and developing states has grown from exchange of goods and investment to the execution of infrastructure loans on the understanding that the receiving states (borrower in this instance) shall mortgage its local resources to secure the loan. This is clearly the greatest limitation to the sovereignty of developed states under the guise of business agreements. The objective of this article is to examine a number of resource-backed lending systems between developed and developing states, delving more into the business relationship between China and Nigeria; this examination is further related to the relationship between China and states like Angola and Congo. The question sought to be answered is whether this system has proved to be beneficial or detrimental to the sovereignty of developing states is considered in this study. This is done by examining the Nigeria-China Bilateral Investment Treaty and the $400 million Loan Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) executed by the Ministry of Finance on behalf of Nigeria and the Export –Import Bank of China for the Nigeria National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure Backbone Phase II Project in 2018.

SUB-6 5G NETWORKS: DESIGN OF BUTTON MUSHROOM MIMO ANTENNA AND IT’S INVESTIGATION

The unlicensed National Information Infrastructure radio band (n77, n78, and n46) is taken into consideration for this research work's "Multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)" antenna with dual band features. Gradually, the form design of simple single-patch MIMO antennas gives way to four-element MIMO antennas. Four microstrip antennas are integrated using button-like circular caps on the main patches. Reduced ground is also used in the construction of many band characteristics. Excellent isolation can be achieved by using Rectangular Metallic Strip (RMS). The suggested MIMO antenna has the advantage of covering two significant frequency bands. At 3.07 GHz and 6.31 GHz, the antenna system resonates with a total bandwidth of 2.43 GHz. The antenna design uses a FR4 substrate measuring 35 mm by 49 mm by 1.6 mm in thickness. For simulation purposes, Teflon and a specially made SMA connector with a perfect electrical conductor (PEC) are used to enhance impedance matching. An 8.2 mm feed line with an inset feed is also utilized. Research and investigation are conducted on radiation properties, including mean effective gain, envelope correction coefficient, reflection coefficient, and more. Both the reflection and isolation coefficients have values of less than -10 dB, with the former being less than -15 dB. It is a 16.30 dB increase overall. 5G applications will greatly benefit from having this smaller, four-element MIMO antenna.

SUB-6 5G NETWORKS: DESIGN OF BUTTON MUSHROOM MIMO ANTENNA AND IT’S INVESTIGATION

The unlicensed National Information Infrastructure radio band (n77, n78, and n46) is taken into consideration for this research work's "Multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)" antenna with dual band features. Gradually, the form design of simple single-patch MIMO antennas gives way to four-element MIMO antennas. Four microstrip antennas are integrated using button-like circular caps on the main patches. Reduced ground is also used in the construction of many band characteristics. Excellent isolation can be achieved by using Rectangular Metallic Strip (RMS). The suggested MIMO antenna has the advantage of covering two significant frequency bands. At 3.07 GHz and 6.31 GHz, the antenna system resonates with a total bandwidth of 2.43 GHz. The antenna design uses a FR4 substrate measuring 35 mm by 49 mm by 1.6 mm in thickness. For simulation purposes, Teflon and a specially made SMA connector with a perfect electrical conductor (PEC) are used to enhance impedance matching. An 8.2 mm feed line with an inset feed is also utilized. Research and investigation are conducted on radiation properties, including mean effective gain, envelope correction coefficient, reflection coefficient, and more. Both the reflection and isolation coefficients have values of less than -10 dB, with the former being less than -15 dB. It is a 16.30 dB increase overall. 5G applications will greatly benefit from having this smaller, four-element MIMO antenna.

Information terrorism as a threat to the national information infrastructure

The article represents the modern approaches to determining the meaning of information terrorism and its social and legal nature as threat to the national information infrastructure. Typical signs of information terrorism are described. The main forms (types) of information terrorism are revealed, among which cyber terrorism and media terrorism stand out. National and international legal acts on combating information terrorism were analyzed. Ways to improve the system of measures to counter information terrorism were proposed.

Global Trends and Hotspots in Nursing Research on Decision Support Systems: A Bibliometric Analysis in CiteSpace.

Decision support systems have been widely used in healthcare in recent years; however, there is lack of evidence on global trends and hotspots. This descriptive bibliometric study aimed to analyze bibliometric patterns of decision support systems in nursing. Data were extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection. Published research articles on decision support systems in nursing were identified. Co-occurrence and co-citation analysis was performed using CiteSpace version 6.1.R2. In total, 165 articles were analyzed. A total of 358 authors and 257 institutions from 20 countries contributed to this research field. The most productive authors were Andrew Johnson, Suzanne Bakken, Alessandro Febretti, Eileen S. O'Neill, and Kathryn H. Bowles. The most productive country and institution were the United States and Duke University, respectively. The top 10 keywords were "care," "clinical decision support," "clinical decision support system," "decision support system," "electronic health record," "system," "nursing informatics," "guideline," "decision support," and "outcomes." Common themes on keywords were planning intervention, national health information infrastructure, and methodological challenge. This study will help to find potential partners, countries, and institutions for future researchers, practitioners, and scholars. Additionally, it will contribute to health policy development, evidence-based practice, and further studies for researchers, practitioners, and scholars.

Design of Slotted Patch MIMO Antenna and Investigation of Antenna Parameters for Sub-6 5G Network

A "Multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)" antenna with dual band features is presented herein research work and is taken into consideration for the unlicensed National Information Infrastructure radio band (n77, n78, and n46). Simple single-patch MIMO antennas give way to two-element MIMO antennas through a gradual development process. Using circular slots on the main patches, two Microstrip antennas are integrated. The development of numerous band features also makes use of reduced ground. In order to attain excellent isolation, Rectangular Metallic Strip (RMS) is used. Given that it covers two important frequency bands, the proposed MIMO antenna offers a considerable advantage. With a 2.18 GHz total bandwidth, the antenna system resonates at 3.26 GHz and 5.4 GHz. A 1.6 mm thick FR4 substrate was used in the antenna's design. A 8.2 mm feed line with an inset feed is employed, and a specifically designed SMA connector with perfect electrical conductor (PEC) and Teflon is used for simulation purposes in order to enhance impedance matching. Radiation properties such as mean effective gain, envelope correction coefficient, reflection coefficient, and others are investigated and researched. Less than -10 dB is the value of both the isolation and the reflection coefficient, with the former being less than -30 dB. Having this two-element, smaller MIMO antenna is very beneficial for 5G applications.

INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE NEO-INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

The regularity and inevitability of digital transformation objectively follows from the dialectical relationship between the function and structure of the economy. It is expressed in the fact that a change in function as a way of behavior of an economic system inevitably entails a change in its structure. The way of existence of the economic system, the way of connections of its elements and parts is radically updated. Active interaction of industries ensures sustainable neo-industrial development. This interaction is supported by the national information infrastructure. The development of the digital economy also requires appropriate institutional transformations, the main of which is the formation of a national information infrastructure. It should create qualitative conditions for digital transformation based on the use of digital technologies, platforms for the generation, dissemination and safe use of information in the context of neo-industrial development of the economy.

THE ROLE OF THE KOPASSUS 81 UNIT IN DEALING WITH CYBER TERRORISM: A CONFLICT RESOLUTION EFFORT IN INDONESIA

Facing the current developments in the global environment, terrorist groups have been able to utilize cyberspace to carry out acts of terrorism against vital national installations and national information infrastructure. The rise of cyber crimes in the form of identity fraud, child pornography, fraud, and digital-based terrorism are threats that must be faced by all components of the nation. If this problem is not prevented from developing immediately, then a series of other problems will surface and more and more individuals will be affected by terrorism via cyberspace, so that cyberterrorist groups will be free to carry out their actions. In an effort to prevent the threat of cyber terrorism in Indonesia, the role of the 81 anti-terror Special Forces Unit is needed which specifically handles the threat of terrorism in an offensive and optimal manner. This study aims to analyze the role of the Kopassus Unit 81 in preventing the threat of terrorism, by choosing a qualitative research method. From the results of the research it was found that the development of cyber terrorism threats in Indonesia is very advanced and dangerous, for this reason an optimal role is needed from the Kopassus unit in dealing with cyber terrorism threats to support national defense. This study concludes that progress in the field of science, especially Information and Communication Technology can have a negative impact in creating contemporary crimes known as cybercrimes so that this condition has the potential to increase the spectrum of threats to National Defense.Keywords: optimizatioan; kopassus; cyber terrorism; national defense.

Employees’ BYOD Security Policy Compliance in the Public Sector

ABSTRACT The proliferation of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy has instigated a widespread change across organizations. However, employees’ compliance toward BYOD security policy remains a challenge. Building on the organizational control, security culture, and social cognitive theory, a research framework for analyzing BYOD security policy compliance factors was developed in this study. To validate the framework, 346 responses were obtained from three Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) agencies. Using Partial Least Square-Sequential Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM), the study confirmed that perceived mandatoriness, self-efficacy, and psychological ownership are influential in predicting BYOD security policy compliance. Specification of policy is associated with perceived mandatoriness. Self-efficacy is associated with both BYOD IT support and SETA. Further, security culture was found to have no significant relationship with BYOD security policy compliance.

광대역 수직 장착 평면 결합기 설계

This paper proposes a modified vertically installed planar (VIP) coupler for wideband applications. The proposed 5 GHz unlicensed national information infrastructure (U-NII) band VIP coupler is composed of three via holes and RF patterns adjusting current paths of the coupled lines for the wideband characteristic. In measurements, the proposed VIP coupler exhibits 3-dB bandwidth at 2.67 GHz with a fractional bandwidth of 47.7 % and phase error within ±2.5° at a center frequency of 5.8 GHz.

Using confidence interval-based estimation of relevance to determine women’s emotions and perceptions of the Malaysian road environment during COVID-19

The road environment is one of the factors that contribute to road accidents. Extensive research has been conducted on the diversity of road users, conditions, and environments; however, it tends to be general in focus. In Malaysia, the road environment is an important element of the Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) agenda. As women play a greater role in a country’s population growth, they are considered to hold greater responsibility for the nation’s sustainability. This paper examines the road environment in Malaysia, centering on women’s perceptions and using emotions as a predictor. The study data were collected via an online Google form that was specifically targeted at female drivers. A total of 93 respondents participated in the survey. The results include an R2 value equal to 0.27 with a 99% confidence interval. The results indicate that emotions played a moderate role in determining women’s perceptions of the on-road environment. Meanwhile, respondents with negative emotions were able to separate their cognitive processes without affecting their perception. Current research indicates that the confidence interval-based estimation of relevance (CIBER) technique is efficient at predicting behavior and is useful for behavior modification in the future, which has significant implications for policy revision and recommendations. Limitations of this research include its focus on women and reliance on data collected during the pandemic, which may be different from other events or situations. Finally, this research suggests that it would be appropriate to establish future behavior interventions among road users at the national level.

Mapping national information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure to the requirements of potential digital health interventions in low- and middle-income countries

Digital health can support health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by overcoming problems of distance, poor infrastructure and the need to provide community practitioners with specialist support. We used five RESPIRE countries as exemplars (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan) to identify the digital health solutions that are valuable in their local setting, worked together with local clinicians and researchers to explore digital health policy, electricity/ICT infrastructure, and socio-cultural factors influencing users' ability to access, adopt and utilise digital health. We adopted the Joanna Briggs Institute's scoping review protocol and followed the Cochrane Rapid Review method to accelerate the review process, using the Implementation and Operation of Mobile Health projects framework and The Extended Technology Acceptance Model of Mobile Telephony to categorise the results. We conducted the review in four stages: (1) establishing value, (2) identifying digital health policy, (3) searching for evidence of infrastructure, design, and end-user adoption, (4) local input to interpret relevance and adoption factors. We used open-source national/international statistics such as the World Health Organization, International Telecommunication Union, Groupe Speciale Mobile, and local news/articles/government statistics to scope the current status, and systematically searched five databases for locally relevant exemplars. We found 118 studies (2015-2021) and 114 supplementary online news articles and national statistics. Digital health policy was available in all countries, but scarce skilled labour, lack of legislation/interoperability support, and interrupted electricity and internet services were limitations. Older patients, women and those living in rural areas were least likely to have access to ICT infrastructure. Renewable energy has potential in enabling digital health care. Low usage mobile data and voice service packages are relatively affordable options for mHealth in the five countries. Effective implementation of digital health technologies requires a supportive policy, stable electricity infrastructures, affordable mobile internet service, and good understanding of the socio-economic context in order to tailor the intervention such that it functional, accessible, feasible, user-friendly and trusted by the target users. We suggest a checklist of contextual factors that developers of digital health initiatives in LMICs should consider at an early stage in the development process.

АНАЛІЗУВАННЯ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ СИСТЕМИ МОНІТОРИНГУ СТАНУ ҐРУНТІВ В УКРАЇНІ

The article reveals that the anthropogenic impact on the environment in Ukraine, including land resources, is constantly increasing. Modern use of Ukraine's natural resources does not meet the requirements of rational nature management – the proportion of the plowed land in Ukraine is the highest in the world. Limited and irregular systematic data on the state of soils does not contribute to effective activities in industries that use soil as the main mean of production. Much time has passed since the period of continuous soil survey in Ukraine, so its' data is outdated. Therefore, there is a need for a new survey using modern methods and methodologies, innovative technologies and devices for monitoring the condition of soils, including the use of remote sensing. Ukraine has a multi-level system of environmental monitoring in all natural and geographical areas, taking into account various forms of anthropogenic impact; the state system of environmental monitoring is an integral part of the national information infrastructure compatible with similar systems of other countries; environmental monitoring is carried out at four levels: local, regional, national and global; the current system of environmental monitoring in Ukraine uses various methods and criteria for assessing the state of the environment, including soils, environmental monitoring is carried out irregularly; there is no normative-legislative base of the newest organizational and information technologies application to ecologically balanced nature use, including land use. To improve the process of environmental monitoring in Ukraine, it is proposed to introduce a system of public administration in this area, which includes the following stages: goal setting, establishing a form of government, improving regulations and laws on soil monitoring. The introduction of the relevant system will allow to systematize and coordinate the activities of public authorities, use the same methods and criteria for assessing the state of the environment, including soils, direct agreed decisions to local authorities, enterprises, farmers, NGOs and the publicity.

Trends of scientific views in the field of regulatory and legal support of information security of Ukraine

The article considers the conceptual principles of regulatory and legal support of information security in Ukraine from the standpoint of various researchers. The analysis of scientific sources revealed that the regulatory and legal support of information security in general and at the elemental level is characterized by scientific, systematic and has many aspects.
 Regulatory support is a scientifically sound, consistent system of legal and other means by which civil society and the state exerts influence on information relations and relations directly related to the development of information security, based on the priority of tasks and objectives that arise before society. Regulatory support is a broader concept compared to regulatory regulation.
 Emphasis is placed on the main tasks of the state information policy and the goal of the information security policy of Ukraine is clarified. It is the formation of an open information society as a space of an integral state levels.
 The shortcomings of the state information policy of Ukraine in modern conditions are revealed, which are connected with the imperfection of the regulatory framework, the lack of effective state policy, the lack of development of the national information and communication infrastructure.
 It is established that the state policy of information security should be based on scientific and methodological developments, systematized and integrated into a single concept. It can be presented as a set of national goals, interests and values, strategies and tactics developed and implemented by public authorities to directly regulate and improve the processes of information interaction in all spheres of society and the state.
 Today, one of the important areas of the strategy of regulatory and legal support of information security of Ukraine is the analysis and improvement of regulatory and legal regulation in this area.

Cybersecurity Resilience Maturity Assessment Model for Critical National Information Infrastructure

Cybersecurity Resilience Maturity Assessment Model for Critical National Information Infrastructure

Research and Application of the Network Security Monitoring Capability Evaluation Model of Power Control System Based on AHP and Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation

In recent years, China’s cyberspace security is facing increasingly severe challenges. As the national key basic information infrastructure, power control system is very important which is related to the national economy and the people’s livelihood. So network security of power control system should be taken seriously. The network security monitoring capability of power control system has a direct impact on the security of power business such as power production and supply. However, there are few studies on the evaluation of its network security monitoring capability. This paper puts forward the network security monitoring capability evaluation model of power control system based on AHP and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation, according to the research of public network security management capability evaluation, the particularity of network security monitoring system of power control system and the investigation opinions of 20 expert teams in power industry’s network security field. Then, the model is used to evaluate the network security monitoring capability of three municipal power control systems, and the final scores are 93.09, 88.65 and 90.17 respectively. The model established in this paper realizes the quantitative evaluation of the network security monitoring capability of the power control system. And it will help the power company to carry out targeted rectification and improvement according to the calculating result of this model. So the research and application in this paper has a certain practical engineering significance.

Mass Media in State Strategic Programs of Information Society Development in Different Countries

This article analyzes approaches to the development of the information society in the strategic government programs of different countries and includes an analysis of concepts and strategic approaches, as well as the development of national information infrastructures in a number of Western (USA and European Union) and Asian countries (China, Malaysia and South Korea).

СУТНІСТЬ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ В УМОВАХ РОЗВИТКУ СУЧАСНОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА

The article considers the conceptual foundations of the essence of information security of Ukraine from the standpoint of various researchers. The analysis of scientific sources revealed that information security in general and at the elemental level is characterized by scientific, systematic and has many aspects. It is proved that ensuring information security of Ukraine is a defining direction of state policy, on which the existence of the state, its national security, socio-economic development and the corresponding place in the world community will depend. Objectives of the state policy of Ukraine in the field of information security: protection of information sovereignty of the state in modern conditions of globalization; ensuring information adequacy for decision-making by state bodies, enterprises and citizens; realization of constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, society and the state to information. Emphasis is placed on the main tasks of the state information policy and the purpose of the state policy in the field of information security of Ukraine is to manage real and potential threats in order to create the necessary conditions to meet the information needs of man and citizen and national interests. The study of the essence of information security of Ukraine is associated with the formation of a quality information security system that will meet modern requirements and urgent needs of Ukraine. The shortcomings of the state information policy of Ukraine in modern conditions are revealed, which are connected with the lack of effective state policy, insufficient development of the national information and communication infrastructure. It is established that the state policy in the field of information security can be presented as a set of national goals, interests and values, strategies and tactics developed and implemented by public authorities to regulate and improve information processes in all spheres of society and state. Today, in order to develop an effective system of information security in Ukraine, there is a need for a thorough study of the works of scientists and researchers on this topic.

2022.3.01ЗАХИСТ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ КРИТИЧНОЇ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ ІНФРАСТРУКТУРИ: АКТУАЛЬНІ ПРОБЛЕМИ ТА ШЛЯХИ ЇХ ВИРІШЕННЯ

Advantages of the modern digital world and development of information technologies stipulated appearance of new threats to national security in an information sphere. All more frequent by the objects of cyberattacs, amount and power of which grows constantly, the information resources of financial institutions, enterprises of transport and power engineering, public organs, which guarantee security, defense, safety in case of disasters. Therefore a research purpose is a search of solutions of issues of the day for protection of national critical information infrastructure. Methods. For implementation of research different materials were used and applied aggregate of scientific and specially-legal scientific methods: dialectical method, system’s method and the analysis of content, method of induction and deduction, formal law method and others. These methods were select taking into account a select purpose and tasks of research. Results. The actual state of the legal adjusting of protection of critical information infrastructure of Ukraine is reflected In the article. The reference list of objects of domestic critical informative infrastructure, which require defence, is offered, for the use in scientific researches and practice. Actual threats are marked to safety of critical informative infrastructure, certain in the documents of strategic level and additionally specified on results the analysis of the materials of practice of counteraction to such threats. Such threats acquire fundamentally a new value in the conditions of conduct of Russian Federation of hybrid war against Ukraine and have tendencies to strengthening of them negative influence on the state of national security in it’s different spheres. Safety and security of objects of critical informative infrastructure from such threats are certain in Ukraine at conceptual level one of base elements of the national system of firmness. Modern problem aspects and necessities of defence of objects of critical informative infrastructure are outlined, offered paths of their decision taking into account Ukrainian and world experience, in thereby legislative, organizational, technical, regime, reconnaissance, counterespionage and investigation. Conclusions. For Ukraine characteristic are lacks of the legal adjusting of functioning and defence of national critical informative infrastructure, imperfection of public policy in the sphere of her defence in the conditions of high risk of feasance of diversions and terrorist and cyberattacs on her objects. Therefore for organization of effective defence of ОCІІ of Ukraine it is necessary to complete the forming of legislative ground of this activity, form the national system of defence of such objects, enter only methodology of providing of them stable functioning. It is also expedient to provide introduction of international standards of activity, adjusting of state-private partnership and development of international cooperation.

ВПЛИВ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ ПОЛІТИКИ НА РІВЕНЬ ФІНАНСОВОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ УКРАЇНИ

The article is devoted to the study of the impact of information policy on the financial security of the state. The problem of information protection, ensuring an effective information policy in the conditions of intensification of the information war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is actualized. It is proved that an effective information policy is able to protect the interests of citizens, business and the state in the information space, promote the devel-opment of information stability of society, counteract possible risks and threats. The calculated integrated indicator of Ukraine's financial security testified to its dangerous level and the need to increase it. In this aspect, an effective information policy that enables citizens, businesses and the state to resist the dangers and threats that may cause financial damage, identified as one of the main components of the system of financial security of the state. The hypothesis of the relationship between the level of efficiency of information policy and the level of financial security of the country was confirmed in the study by applying such methods as rationing, quantization, indicator method, methods of correlation-regression and integrated analysis. At the same time, the evaluation of the effectiveness of Ukraine's information policy was carried out on the basis of the definition of an integrated indicator, the calculation of which was based on such global indices as Press Freedom Indeх, Social Progress Index, EGDІ, Global Innova-tion Indeх. The conducted correlation-regression analysis showed the connection of medium closeness between the level of efficiency of information policy and the level of financial security of Ukraine. Given the active spread of misinformation in the information war, the strategic directions of information policy implementation in the context of increasing the level of financial security of Ukraine are substantiated. First of all, it is the development of a national information infrastructure capable of counteracting external and internal risks and threats, ensuring the protection of national interests, including economic ones. At the same time, the effectiveness of the measures to be implemented is possible only if they are comprehensive and systematic.