Information Technology Opportunities Research Articles

Revolutionizing Energy Harvesting: Solar Cell Integration with Radio Waves for AI, IT, and Business Applications

The dynamic convergence of solar cell technologies, radio waves, information technology (IT), artificial intelligence (AI), and business applications is examined in this study. The combination of these technological components has created a diverse array of innovative opportunities that provide cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and game-changing solutions for a range of businesses. We start by exploring the basic ideas behind solar cells, demonstrating their ability to transform light from the sun into electrical energy, and looking at the various kinds of solar cells and how they work together to gather energy. With uses ranging from off-grid, rural locations to space exploration and residential and commercial installations, solar cells have emerged as key players in the shift to clean, renewable energy sources. Next, we delve into the world of radio waves, which are essential to radar systems, wireless communication, remote sensing, and other fields. We clarify the various uses of radio waves and the difficulties they pose, paving the way for their cooperation with solar cell technology. The combination of radio waves with solar cells opens up new opportunities for business, IT, and artificial intelligence applications. With this connection, off-grid communication networks may be made more sustainable and wireless devices and sensors can be installed in remote or energy-constrained areas. There could be a huge impact on AI-driven applications such as Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities, precision agriculture, and remote data collection. Integration of solar-powered radio wave technology improves sustainability, resilience, and connectedness in the field of information technology. It enables companies to improve supply chain operations, lower energy costs, operate profitably in isolated or disaster-prone places, and support sustainable practices. Among the noteworthy trends influencing the IT sector are edge computing and digital inclusion. We also examine the significant effects of solar-powered radio wave technologies on the business sector. It increases supply chain optimization, energy efficiency, environmental monitoring, and remote monitoring and control. Key themes in this environment include resilience, scalability, and sustainability. Businesses are looking for creative ways to adapt to changing customer demands and legal obligations.

Career Guidance Model for Digital Transformation in the Cultural and Creative Industries

Cultural and creative industries are undergoing a digital transformation. To successfully use the opportunities of information technologies, it is necessary to invest in human capital. A successful, digitally based, accessible and inclusive career guidance system is one of the preconditions for the development of countries, organizations and individuals.

New technologies in accounting: artificial intelligence for automation and error detection

Currently, software products are widely used in the accounting system, which determine new directions for accountants to improve their skills in working with IT technologies. The study of new technologies that are necessary for the analysis of financial information of companies is relevant. The purpose of the study is to study modern technologies used in accounting, which are based on artificial intelligence. The scientific article deepens the concept of artificial intelligence and its use in accounting; the main mechanisms of using new technologies in accounting are considered; prospects for the development of the accountant's specialty are determined. In this study, modern information and analytical problems in accounting for accounting transactions are studied. When writing a scientific article, various methods were used, in particular, systematization, comparison and comparison. The originality and value of the research lies in the identification of modern trends in accounting automation. The novelty of the research is determined by the prospects for the development of the activities of the accountant profession in the light of the increasing use of accounting automation and the study of the main opportunities and negative aspects of the use of accounting software products. The practical significance of the conducted research is characterized by the subsequent development of solutions in the field of implementation of improved and automated accounting systems. In conclusion, new opportunities of information technologies for accounting are noted, the positive aspects of the use of artificial intelligence are highlighted.

Pandemi dan Percepatan Pengentasan Digital Divide Pada Kelompok UMKM

The "digital divide" is a matter of differences in access to information technology opportunities that create disparities between individuals, businesses, and geographic areas at different socioeconomic levels. The increase in internet users in Indonesia reflects the fact that Indonesian society is starting to transform into an information society. The digital divide is classified into two types: First, there is the traditional digital divide, which consists of gaps in internet access and digital technology and the ability to use them optimally. Two: the new digital divide, namely the gap in knowledge about algorithms, data, and information. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people, especially MSMEs, to adapt to digital technology. This study aims to let the authors know how the pandemic situation has accelerated the alleviation of the digital divide in the MSME group. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method with a literature study. The results of the study show that the pandemic has caused MSMEs to adapt from conventional marketing models to digital marketing. Many MSMEs have been affected by the pandemic, but those that have been able to survive because they have transformed using digital technology. 16.4 million MSMEs are connected to the digital ecosystem, a significant increase during the pandemic. The government was quite responsive during the pandemic, trying to narrow the gap between the traditional digital divide and the new digital divide. The form is encouraging digital inclusion for MSMEs to enter the digital ecosystem in the form of holding online digital training, etc. The government must immediately realize the palapa ring to ensure connections and reduce blankspot areas.

ЕND-TO-END SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEMS FOR AGGLUTINATIVE LANGUAGES

With the improvement of intelligent systems, speech recognition technologies are being widely integrated into various aspects of human life. Speech recognition is applied to smart assistants, smart home infrastructure, the call center applications of banks, information system components for impaired people, etc. But these facilities of information systems are available only for common languages, like English, Chinese, or Russian. For low-resource language, these opportunities for information technologies are still not implemented. Most modern speech recognition approaches are still not tested on agglutinative languages, especially for the languages of Turkic group like Kazakh, Tatar, and Turkish Languages. The HMM-GMM (Hidden Markov Models - Gaussian Mixture Models) model has been the most popular in the field of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) for a long time. Currently, neural networks are widely used in different fields of NLP, especially in automatic speech recognition. In an enormous number of works application of neural networks within different stages of automatic speech recognition makes the quality level of this systems much better. Integral speech recognition systems based on neural networks are investigated in the article. The paper proves that the Connectionist Temporal Classification (CTC) model works precisely for agglutinative languages. The author conducted an experiment with the LSHTM neural network using an encoder-decoder model, which is based on the attention-based models. The result of the experiment showed a Character Error Rate (CER) equal to 8.01% and a Word Error Rate (WER) equal to 17.91%. This result proves the possibility of getting a good ASR model without the use of the Language Model (LM).

INITIATIVE IS THE BASIS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

The paper analyzes the challenges of the knowledge economy to management: globalization, internationalization, informational and intellectualize of labor, integration, migration, ecological. The formation of values is related to human emotions, not rational ideas, that is, they are formed with motivational subsystems (material motivation, immaterial motivation, control of key indicators or concentration on achieving goals). The interpretation of the concept of value management as an alignment of the development priorities of society as a whole with business priorities (customers, owners, managers and staff) has been deepened. Value management allows you to effectively distribute the efforts of the company and minimize conflicts of priorities at the level of contradictions. Priorities form the criteria basis for managerial decision-making by managers at all levels of the enterprise hierarchy. The features of value management are structured: continuous change management (technology, management, values, needs, culture, structure, efficiency, image, social responsibility, environmental management); initiating business changes through product renewal (for international competition and creating sustainable competitive advantages). The features of value management in order to increase the competitiveness of business have been studied: the study of social needs; effective partnership agreements in the market; use of opportunities of information technologies; training of top managers in the concept of value management; development of corporate culture; team leadership; change management; professional support of structural changes. The components of management for the formation of conditions for promoting the manifestation of initiative by specialists at all stages of value management are identified: selection of personnel (making team decisions); training (maximum program vitalization); adaptation (staff rotation); motivation (involvement in the implementation of social tasks); control (systematization and individualization of results); advanced training (coordination of values). The use of value management in practical management will allow: to ensure the competitiveness of the business; increase the productivity of specialists who perform intellectual tasks; optimize the use of resources; constantly innovate; improve staff motivation; effectively implement social responsibility activities of business. The issues of further research are indicated: the study of risk management mechanisms for business in the event of dismissal of personnel.

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF IT AUDIT METHODOLOGIES IN THE AGE OF QUANTUM COMPUTING

The emergence of quantum computing presents a profound challenge and opportunity for information technology (IT) audit methodologies and IT security. Quantum computing’s potential to break classical encryption methods and its promise of exponential computational power necessitate a proactive response. This comprehensive review explores the fundamentals of quantum computing, the vulnerabilities of classical encryption, the transition to quantum-safe encryption, and the role of IT auditors in navigating this quantum landscape. Additionally, we address emerging quantum technologies, ethical considerations, and the interplay between quantum computing and IT security. To thrive in the quantum era, organisations are advised to plan for quantum-safe transitions, invest in quantum-resistant cryptography, monitor evolving regulations, develop quantum-ready workforces, integrate Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), and adopt a long-term security strategy. Adapting IT audit methodologies to the quantum era requires a multidisciplinary approach, and the recommendations provided here aim to guide organisations in securing their digital assets in this transformative quantum-empowered future.

Digital factors supporting decision making in the financial well-being of social housing residents

ABSTRACT This paper draws on quantitative and qualitative research from social housing tenants in Ireland, exploring the relationship between digital access to financial resources and financial well-being. We find that using the mobile phone to check a bank balance is associated with decisions around financial commitments (not running out) and resilience (having savings, being able to withstand a shock). Using the internet to check a bank balance is correlated with not having financial difficulties. However, paying bills via mobile phone is correlated with not having money left over at the end of the month and not saving, suggesting an increasing impulsiveness in decision making. IT-enabled banking and commerce have positive and negative implications for day-to-day money management and expenditure decisions. We therefore suggest further multi-disciplinary research on the opportunities for information technology to inform policy and practice around prudent money management decision making for consumers.

Цифровая трансформация патологоанатомической службы как путь повышения качества медицинской помощи.

Introduction. Pathology plays an essential and important role in diagnostic and choosing patients’ management strategies. The aim of our analytical article is to review opportunities of digital technologies applying to pathology with a focus on converges with clinical disciplines. Materials and methods. The search was conducted on Medline and Pubmed database and websites of laboratory equipment developers. Results. The emergence of a new direction – ‘digital pathology’, underlines a high interest of professional society in this theme. Nowadays there are enough solutions for each part of pathological workflow which provides development of fully digitalized pathological laboratories. In this article we present opportunities and perspectives of business-process organization from statements of objectives for pathologist, tissue collection, laboratory study to multidisciplinary analysis for further patients’ management based on opportunities of information technologies. Conclusion. Digital pathology is a transfer of all pathological routine workflow on digital platform which allows to unite efforts of clinicians, pathologists, public health organizers and patients. Separated blocks, which should constitute a united digital pathological platform, already exist and effort and time are required for full consolidation of all stages of pathological research.

FEATURES OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF CHUVASHIA IN 2000–2010

The purpose of the research conducted by the author is to clarify the distinctive features in the development of the prosecutor’s office of the Chuvash Republic in the first decade of the 2000s. This topic has an absolute novelty and is raised for the first time in Russian historical science. The author of the article is a member of the author’s group consisting of lecturers of I.N. Ulianov Chuvash State University, which conducted a comprehensive study of the history of the Prosecutor’s office of Chuvashia in 2021. The article contains interim results of the study reflecting the main facts and events of the history of the Republican Prosecutor’s Office in the period under review. A number of facts analyzed in the article, which were revealed by the author thanks to archival documents introduced into scientific circulation for the first time, have novelty as well.
 The main methods used in the study were the traditional methods for the Russian historical science problem – chronological and comparative-historical methods. The first of them made it possible to trace the consistent nature of historical events reflecting the development of the Prosecutor’s Office of Chuvashia in 2000–2010. Thanks to the second method, the facts of regional history were considered in comparison with the general processes that took place in the life of the Russian Federation during the period under review. In addition, the author applied a systematic approach, which was expressed in studying the activities of the state legal institution of the Prosecutor’s Office as an integral part of the country’s legal system.
 The result of the study was identifying the characteristic features in the development process of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Chuvash Republic in 2000–2010. These include strengthening state government institutions both in Chuvashia and in Russia as a whole. Against this background, there was a significant reorganization of the prosecutor’s office. Some changes occurred in determining the main priorities of activity. The evolution in the nature of activity is also significant. The prosecutor’s offices became noticeably more open to the public, this is manifested, among other things, in the use of modern information technology opportunities. Special attention was paid to the moral and ethical qualities of the prosecutor’s office staff. The research topic has a high degree of relevance, practical significance and the prospect of continuation in connection with preparing a monographic publication by the author’s group.

«Ренессанс» категории «умное регулирование» в отечественной правотворческой теории и практике: предпосылки и факторы влияния

The main subject of the current issue of the journal “Legal Concept = Pravovaya paradigma” – “ ‘Smart Regulation’ As an Intersectoral Category of Modern Law” - was not chosen by the editorial board by chance. This annotation is a justification of the choice made. The author considers an objective need to popularize the intersectoral category of “smart regulation” in the Russian legal space as a significant argumentative factor, which has long been of key importance in foreign law-making theory and practice and has only recently begun to attract the attention of domestic researchers. The author announces the project supported by the Russian Scientific Foundation in 2021 which is offered by the scientists of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law of Volgograd State University, aimed at the comprehensive development of a system of smart regulation tools, the study of their legal nature, interrelation and correlation with the classical categories of jurisprudence, the justification of the criteria for the assessment of their efficiency and features of the application in the branches of private and public law. It is noted that the concept of “smart regulation” does not have an absolute novelty. On the one hand, according to the author, it is organically growing out of the ideas that have long been developed in detail in the world political and legal studies. On the other hand, the complex of tools used in the framework of smart regulation includes, along with the new ones, the entire system of classical legal instruments. Some of them acquire a different sound in the conditions of information technology development, including digitalization; for others, the limits and methods of their application are specified. The papers presented in the main topic of the issue and the rest of its headings illustrate numerous options for using modern and classical means of legal regulation in various spheres of public relations, taking into account new information technology opportunities. It is noted that the term “smart regulation”, taking into account the great challenges of modern realities, is often transformed into the term “smart technologies of legal regulation” and is also used in various combinations with different industry and disciplinary concepts. The paper substantiates the inexpediency of using the term “smart technologies” concerning legal regulation in such a narrow sense, limiting it to the context of total informatization of society and technological development. It is argued that we should be talking about the totality of literally all modern legal technologies. It is recommended to interpret “technologies” in a broad sense as a certain method of human activity. And these methods, according to the author, are made smart by the fact that they are chosen, created, and proposed by the representatives of law-making theory and practice as determined by the state of modern scientific knowledge and society. It is also recommended to take into account the subordination of the proposed legal methods and means to the value dominants which are characteristic of modern culture, as well as their ability to act as the organizing core of a particular sphere of the legal regulation of public life.

Telecom's Road to 2030: “What If We Were to Do Nothing?”

Telecom’s Road to 2030: “What if We Were to Do Nothing?” By 2030, current U.S. broadband policy may be unable to fulfill its mission of providing all Americans with equal access to the capabilities of advanced digital products and services, while geopolitical competitors forge ahead. This paper compares the information technology strategies of the U.S., the EU and China, and proposes a distinctively American leadership vision, building from the FCC’s 2010 National Broadband Plan (NBP). According to Blair Levin, NBP Exc. Dir., “We started with the question of what if we were to do nothing; what would be the biggest problem in a decade?” Revisiting that question in 2021 reveals very different problems and calls for a new paradigm for solutions. Digital networks are growing at near-exponential rates, along with networked technologies, platforms and applications which are increasingly critical for full societal participation. According to the NBP, “Broadband networks only create value to consumers and businesses when they are used in conjunction with broadband capable devices to deliver useful applications and content.” By 2030, for U.S. citizens to be fully engaged and productive members of society, broadband access alone will not be enough. Multi-Gb connectivity will be near ubiquitous, with mobile and fixed technologies functionally equivalent. The goal of universal broadband access will shift from connecting geographies and devices to connecting individuals (PANs, wearables, implantables), enabling use of an array of networked services and applications. Leading geopolitical competitors are aggressively pursuing new information technology opportunities. The EU hopes to become a global rule-maker for consumer digital protection. It is calling the current decade, “Europe’s Digital Decade”, embracing “digital citizenship”. In addition to the 2018 GDPR, the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, and rules for Commercial Data and AI are pending. China, in its 13th and now 14th Five Year Plans, is focused on international market leadership in critical new technologies (e.g., “Made in China 2025”), integrating strategies for AI, quantum information, Cyberspace, Big Data centers, and 5G, while domestically emphasizing rural development, social stability and regime perpetuation, merging Informatization with Cybersecurity. The paper compares the current goals, laws and structures of each related to emerging digital technologies. It asks if the U.S. is disadvantaged relative to its main competitors and offers a holistic policy alternative. It argues it is time to reforge U.S. broadband policy so policy and technology can develop in tandem. This will require an evolved policy framework that is flexible and responsive, with an integrative view of the digital ecosystem, focused on outcomes, not technologies, with full digital inclusion as the basic condition of the social contract. What if we were to do nothing? Domestically, broadband policy and regulation would become progressively dysfunctional. Globally, the U.S. would fall behind in technology markets and leadership in international fora as a respected source of norm making based on digital inclusion for all. It is time to go beyond “access” and take a vision of universal digital inclusion to the next level. This paper proposes such a path.

The role and opportunities of information technology in tourism

The article provides an overview of innovative services based on information technology (IT) and successfully used by domestic and foreign tourism enterprises. The considered three areas of IT allow us to conclude that they serve as a source of innovations that can bring the activities of a tourism enterprise to a higher level of quality of products or services. Promotion of any activity and production sphere is impossible without the introduction of new technologies and scientific achievements, improvement of existing models, taking into account changes in the market and the needs of the buyer, as well as without the ability to be mobile among competitors. Such changes determine the innovative way of the industry development. Tourism innovation is innovation and fresh ideas in travel and recreation. The result of the introduction of such innovations is an increase in the tourist flow and an increase in profits.

Information and Communications Technology and Education Customized for Fathers of Preterm Infants.

Although various educational technology interventions have been introduced to support parents of preterm infants, the interventions tend to focus on mothers over fathers. This study aims to advance understanding of the concerns and needs of fathers and seek opportunities of information technology to support them. A convenience sampling method recruited 18 parents (i.e., ten mothers and eight fathers of preterm infants) for interviews. The interview transcripts were analyzed by the inductive content analysis method. The analysis identified two main themes (i.e., customized education, learning styles and tools preferred by fathers) and five subthemes (i.e., infant care, self-care, self-regulated online learning, adaptive user interfaces of online education modules, and hands-on learning with multimedia). The interviewed parents emphasized the importance of education customized for the fathers of preterm infants, and argued that an e-learning system has the potential to fulfill the fathers' educational needs.

Technique of Competitiveness Determination for Separate Types of Agricultural Products for the Purpose of their Market Positioning on the Example of Vegetable Growing

Despite variety and diversity of concepts and scientific approaches to determination of essence and factors (criteria) of competitiveness, there is no conventional and unite theory describing a competitiveness phenomenon in national scales. In scientific literature the final formation of the term “competitiveness” as economic category is not completed yet. In modern conditions of managing, at opportunities of information technologies and entry into the international markets, questions of management of competitiveness and the competition and also market positioning for the agrarian and industrial complex enterprises gain the increasing importance and need. In particular it concerns also need for transition to digital economy for regions, introduction of environmental standards of production of food and also ensuring necessary level of food security, quality of life and social and economic welfare. In a research the technique of determination of competitiveness of different types of agricultural production on the basis of the complex assessment considering the cumulative importance of the parameters (factors) defining specifics (branches), and exerting the main impact on production efficiency on the example of vegetable growing of the open ground is developed and approved. Various channels of realization of agricultural goods in the regional market, from the point of view of merits and demerits for the enterprises of various legal forms was analyzed. The effectiveness of branding as the important marketing tool promoting creation of competitive advantages at a conclusion of production of agrarian and industrial complex for new segments of the market is reasonable.

ВИЗНАЧАЛЬНА РОЛЬ ЕЛЕКТРОННОГО ПІДПИСУ ЯК ЦИВІЛЬНОЇ ІДЕНТИФІКАЦІЇ ОСОБИ В УМОВАХ КАРАНТИНУ

Стаття присвячена аналізу чинного законодавства України щодо ідентифікації особи, зокрема електронного підпису, яка в умовах карантину набуває особливо вагомого значення. Введений постановою Кабінету Міністрів України від 11 березня 2020 р. карантин передбачає ряд обмежень та правил, які мають на меті запобігти поширенню захворювання. Досить велика група людей підлягає самоізоляції, однак все одно є учасниками цивільних відносин. Виходом з ситуації є більш активне використання можливостей інформаційних технологій, зокрема при вчиненні правочинів, отриманні адміністративних послуг, участі у судових засіданнях тощо. Із запровадженням карантину і обмежувальних заходів, що його супроводжують, спостерігається ситуація, коли традиційні, зокрема цивільно-правові, дії переходять за допомогою запровадження інформаційних технологій в електронну площину. Особливої актуальності набуває процес ідентифікації особи, в тому числі застосування електронного підпису як найбільш надійного засобу ідентифікації, і саме цим питання присвячена стаття.
 Окрема увага приділена аналізу ситуації, яка спричинена введенням карантину, щодо розгляду судових справ в умовах обмежувальних (заборони) заходів, що мало наслідком ухвалення спеціального закону, згідно з яким на час дії карантину учасники цивільних, господарських, адміністративних справ можуть брати участь у судовому засіданні в режимі відеоконференції поза межами приміщення суду з використанням власних технічних засобів. Проаналізовано «перше в історії» судове засідання, яке було проведено в режимі відеоконференції.
 Приділена увага аналізу статистичних даних щодо формування та застосування електронних підписів, гармонізації українського законодавства із законодавством Європейського Союзу в даному питанні. Розглядаються питання використання електронного підпису, окрема увага приділяється характеристиці його видів, ступенів захисту та сфер використання кожного з видів таких підписів.
 Зроблено висновок про те, що в українському правовому полі досить швидко з'являються електронні ідентифікатори, що пов'язано з розвитком інформаційних технологій, активною участю держави в цьому процесі.

Blockchain Technology Helps the Development of Meteorological Informatization

With the impact of the Internet, the application of information technology promotes the continuous change and development of meteorological field. Based on the intrinsic motivation of the development and change of meteorological field, the impetus of blockchain technology to meteorological informatization is discussed in this paper. Firstly, the application status and development opportunities of information technology in meteorological field are analyzed. Then, the new requirements of meteorological information business development driven by information technology are presented. Finally, the paper deals with the role of blockchain technology in promoting the modernization of meteorological information and points out that the combination of blockchain technology with artificial intelligence and big data will further develop and improve meteorological information technology in many aspects.

Information systems strategy in SMEs: critical factors of strategic planning in logistics

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that managers have to take into consideration when they implement the strategic information systems planning (SISP) process to develop information systems (IS) in the logistics sector.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using questionnaires to IS executives in Greek small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the logistics sector. Factor analysis is performed on the detailed items of the SISP process constructs.FindingsThe results of this paper indicate that IS executives do not focus on defining goals, which will be used to improve the operations of the supply chain for the IS development. Both IS executives and managers from the logistics department of each organization should participate in the process of information technology (IT) strategy formulation and implementation. Executives from the logistics department of each organization should be aware of implementing environmental and organizational analysis with greater meticulousness, to identify IT opportunities and apply IT strategy with greater agility rather than now.Practical implicationsA strategic planning process for IS development in the logistics sector is required to achieve the consistently IS planning objectives. This is an important challenge for executives in SMEs who do not concentrate on implementing a strategic planning process for IS development.Originality/valueThis paper examines the factors that influence the strategic development of IS in the logistics sector and improve the effectiveness of decision-making regarding the supply chain’s operation.

Opportunities for information technologies and knowledge management to answer emerging challenges for manufacturing and services industries in the digital economy

Opportunities for information technologies and knowledge management to answer emerging challenges for manufacturing and services industries in the digital economy

Big Data in Adolescent Psychiatry: Do Patients Share Their Psychiatric Symptoms on Social Networking Sites?

Fascinating developments in big data technologies and unprecedented diffusion of social networking sites (SNSs) generate unseen opportunities for scientific fields, including psychiatry. This study focuses on the use of SNSs by adolescent psychiatric patients and the potential use of SNS-generated data to help medical practitioners diagnose and treat patients' mental health. Our objective is to understand and measure the psychiatric and individual conditions in which symptom-sharing occurs on SNSs and the frequency of these conditions. Based on literature, we hypothesized that the perceived value of social network sites positively affects adolescents' sharing of symptoms on these sites. An empirical test of this hypothesis was conducted with a survey of 224 adolescents admitted to a psychiatry clinic in Turkey. The hypothesis was tested using a hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The perceived value of SNSs explained an additional 37.8% of variation in symptom sharing on SNSs above and beyond the control variables, which are gender, age, type of disorder, and amount of internet and SNS use. The findings suggested that adolescents share symptoms on SNSs only if they attribute value to the SNSs that they use. We also found that 72% of adolescents in our sample shared their symptoms on SNSs. There is an attractive opportunity for information technology companies to develop, together with health professionals; data analytics that are able to detect symptoms to support psychiatric diagnoses and pave the way for big-data enabled personalized medicine.