Web Representation Research Articles

Ecosystem structure and function of the North Water Polynya

The North Water Polynya is one of the most productive Arctic regions on Earth, sustaining the world's northernmost Inuit communities for millennia. The polynya is a large and persistent region of open water surrounded by sea ice and exhibits high primary productivity, is a biodiversity hotspot, and is a key habitat and migration corridor for Arctic species. Many aspects of the ecosystem structure and the role of resident species in the North Water Polynya remain uncertain. To shed light on these, we developed the first representation of the North Water Polynya food web using the Ecopath modelling framework. Modelled trophic flows indicated that pelagic and benthic communities were primarily connected by Age 1+ Arctic cod ( Boreogadus saida), walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus), and ringed seal ( Pusa hispida). Large copepods, Age 1+ Arctic cod, and bivalves were key prey species. Overall productivity in the North Water Polynya was higher compared to Western Baffin Bay and Western Greenland, corroborating expectations of relatively high productivity within the polynya. This model provides a baseline description of the North Water Polynya ecosystem structure and function prior to future climate-driven food web changes and the emergence of large-scale commercial fisheries.

Who notices Gymnophiona? Google Trends data reveal interesting trends for recent amphibian species

Gymnophiona (caecilians) are inconspicuous, wormlike amphibians that are often hidden from human sight due to their aquatic or fossorial lifestyles. While Google Trends data have been widely used within conservation biology to provide information about the relative interest in species, and therefore of their flagship-making potential, as well as to identify current taxonomic biases. This study aimed to evaluate public interest in amphibians, with a particular focus on caecilians, and possible taxonomic biases of and within the class Amphibia. Google Trends data from amphibians, reptiles (sauropsids, excluding aves), and fishes (chondrichthyans + osteichthyans, excluding tetrapods) were analyzed and compared. In addition, a framework for a representation index and web representation index is presented. The introduced relative representation index was able to confirm taxonomic bias concerning Amphibia. Differences in worldwide public interest could also be evaluated within amphibians, indicating severe underrepresentation in public interest for caecilians.

Toward the development of an ecosystem model ensemble to support adaptive management in Lake Ontario

Notwithstanding the continuing advancement of our understanding of the broader ecosystem functioning in Lake Ontario, emerging evidence suggests that there are fundamental knowledge gaps to accurately describe the relationship between exogenous phosphorus (P) loading and in-lake total phosphorus (TP) concentrations. The whole-lake load appears to frequently exceed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) interim target of 7000 metric tonnes·year−1, although the offshore-water P concentrations are consistently below the GLWQA interim substance concentration objective of 10 µg TP·L–1. Contrasting ecological conditions prevail in different locations of Lake Ontario, owing to the significant urban footprint along the shoreline but also the capacity of dreissenid mussels to sequester P in the littoral zone. Specifically, low ambient P levels threaten fisheries productivity in offshore waters, while nuisance benthic algae (predominantly Cladophora) and toxin-producing cyanobacteria blooms affect the water quality in the nearshore zone. The present study offers a technical analysis of the recent and ongoing modelling work that has been conducted in Lake Ontario and can be potentially used to address the multitude of ecosystem management challenges. Our aim is to provide an overview of all the major models developed by identifying their fundamental assumptions, structural attributes, and general consistency against empirical knowledge derived from the system. The existing modelling work has opted for parsimonious representations of the lower food web coupled with granular grid configurations to effectively link hydrodynamic processes and mass transport between nearshore and offshore waters. The establishment of comprehensive ecophysiological modules that will recreate the mechanisms underlying the interplay among bioavailable phosphorus, planktonic dynamics, dreissenid mussels, and Cladophora is a critical undertaking to reproduce the water quality conditions in the nearshore zone of Lake Ontario. Striving to integrate the lower food web with fisheries and ecosystem-service modelling, we also offer a technical analysis of knowledge gaps and monitoring-assessment objectives that should be addressed to ensure that ecosystem processes of management interest are adequately measured and the local modelling enterprise is focused on suitable performance indicators.

Implementation and assessment of a model including mixotrophs and the carbonate cycle (Eco3M_MIX-CarbOx v1.0) in a highly dynamic Mediterranean coastal environment (Bay of Marseille, France) – Part 1: Evolution of ecosystem composition under limited light and nutrient conditions

Abstract. Many current biogeochemical models rely on an autotrophic versus heterotrophic food web representation. However, in recent years, an increasing number of studies have begun to challenge this approach. Several authors have highlighted the importance of protists capable of combining photoautotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition in a single cell. These mixotrophic protists are known to play an important role in the carbon cycle. Here, we present a new biogeochemical model that represents the food web using variable stoichiometry. It contains the classic compartments such as zooplankton, phytoplankton, and heterotrophic bacteria and a newly added compartment to represent two types of mixotrophic protists: non-constitutive mixotrophs (NCMs) and constitutive mixotrophs (CMs). We demonstrate that the model correctly reproduces the characteristics of NCMs and CMs and proceed to study the impact of light and nutrient limitation on planktonic ecosystem structure in a highly dynamic Mediterranean coastal area, namely the Bay of Marseille (BoM, France), paying special attention to the dynamics of mixotrophic protists in these limiting conditions. In addition, we investigate the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus fluxes associated with mixotrophic protists and showed the following: (i) the portion of the ecosystem in terms of the percentage of carbon biomass occupied by NCMs decreases when resources (nutrient and prey concentrations) decrease, although their mixotrophy allows them to maintain a carbon biomass almost as significant as the copepod one (129.8 and 148.7 mmol C m−3, respectively), as photosynthesis increases as a food source, and (ii) the portion of the ecosystem in terms of the percentage of carbon biomass occupied by CM increases when nutrient concentrations decrease due to their capability to ingest prey to supplement their N and P needs. In addition to providing new insights regarding the conditions that lead to the emergence of mixotrophs in the BoM, this work provides a new tool to perform long-term studies and predictions of mixotroph dynamics in coastal environments under different environmental forcings.

Automated workflow for incorporation and evaluation of data uncertainty in ecological networks with autoLIMR

Ecosystems are often modelled as food webs or ecological networks, which map energy flows between species or functional groups. While there are multiple sources of uncertainty in ecological network models, a fundamental difficulty is quantifying the uncertainty of flow magnitudes, even if derived from field data, limiting the degree to which the model captures the inherent uncertainty of the empirical system. Popular techniques of incorporating data uncertainties of flow magnitudes in ecological network models are calculating multiple plausible representations of the food web within data constraints using linear inverse modelling and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (LIM-MCMC) methods. Hurdles in this process include coding input files for data-intense networks and evaluating the quality of the multiple plausible representations. To address these, we present the R package autoLIMR: an open-source automated workflow using LIM-MCMC to incorporate and evaluate data uncertainty in ecological network models. The main objectives are to improve the accessibility of LIM-MCMC, reduce errors, and provide a consistent framework to enhance model output reporting and reproducibility. We display autoLIMR on a small food web time series example and provide guidelines to facilitate the uptake of this robust methodology in the broader ecological systems sciences.

Editorial: Multimodality, Multidimensional Representation, and Multimedia Quality Assessment Toward Information Quality in Social Web of Things

This editorial summarizes the content of the collection on Multimodality, Multidimensional Representation, and Multimedia Quality Assessment Toward Information Quality in Social Web of Things for the Journal of Data and Information Quality.

Real and Virtual maps conception in web mapping: a case of cartographic support for geological exploration in Andaman deep water basin

Abstract. The current task of cartographic support for geological exploration and the oil and gas industry is to meet the needs for rapid access to spatial data by specialists. The preparation of specialized data for publication in interactive web maps involves a number of technical issues. Some of them are explored in detail in case of a cartographic support for a cameral processing and interpretation of geological, geophysical and other geoscientific data in Andaman deep water basin. The points highlighted here are in fact a reflection of the role of interactive web maps, regardless of the thematic content, in the development of the Real and Virtual maps concept. The experimental work presented in this article illustrates most of the R/V transformations first developed by H. Moellering in early 1980s. Solving the operations for transformations between real maps, interactive maps, initial (raw) thematic data and cartographic databases will help enrich cartography with new methods of creating and using data, expanding and adapting the communicative conception of cartography to modern realities. An example of the web map developed also shows how the cartographer can simplify the work of professionals in other sectors, their communication with each other through the map language and its web representations. The use of web maps in the poorly studied Andaman deep water basin shows how web maps can contribute to the quality implementation of government programs for increasing exploration and the subsequent development of mineral resources.

NIDM-Terms: community-based terminology management for improved neuroimaging dataset descriptions and query.

The biomedical research community is motivated to share and reuse data from studies and projects by funding agencies and publishers. Effectively combining and reusing neuroimaging data from publicly available datasets, requires the capability to query across datasets in order to identify cohorts that match both neuroimaging and clinical/behavioral data criteria. Critical barriers to operationalizing such queries include, in part, the broad use of undefined study variables with limited or no annotations that make it difficult to understand the data available without significant interaction with the original authors. Using the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) to organize neuroimaging data has made querying across studies for specific image types possible at scale. However, in BIDS, beyond file naming and tightly controlled imaging directory structures, there are very few constraints on ancillary variable naming/meaning or experiment-specific metadata. In this work, we present NIDM-Terms, a set of user-friendly terminology management tools and associated software to better manage individual lab terminologies and help with annotating BIDS datasets. Using these tools to annotate BIDS data with a Neuroimaging Data Model (NIDM) semantic web representation, enables queries across datasets to identify cohorts with specific neuroimaging and clinical/behavioral measurements. This manuscript describes the overall informatics structures and demonstrates the use of tools to annotate BIDS datasets to perform integrated cross-cohort queries.

DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

The purpose of the article. In today's conditions of globalization, the transition to a network digital economy and new opportunities in business, a transition from a traditional company to a technological one using management models that ensure productivity, innovation, flexibility and adaptability is necessary. Recently, the need to use information technologies has been growing, all data at enterprises is being converted into electronic form with the help of such digitalization elements as software, web representations and mobile applications. Digitalization is necessary primarily in order to optimize business with the help of software and IT solutions that will help to make it simpler, more economical and of higher quality in the context of providing services to customers and meeting their needs.
 Methodology. Digitalization is a process of application of modern information and communication technologies by enterprises to achieve their goals, based on the capabilities of the modern IT industry, focused on the transformation of existing business processes through their digitalization. In fact, digitalization involves a radical change in organizational design, management models and methods, centers of responsibility. That is, digitalization is not only the use of digital technologies, but also primarily a change in thinking, management style, incentive system and adoption of new business models.
 Results. Digitalization of the economy significantly transforms all traditional functions of organization management, and above all, the sphere of personnel management. Every year, more and more companies automate HR functions and thereby simplify and make the work of personnel managers and the HR department as a whole more efficient. The research shows that there is a significant gap between those companies that actively implement changes, confidently use new resources and technologies to improve HR processes, and those that take a wait-and-see position. The passivity of many companies leads to significant losses of competitiveness, as they not only lose the opportunity to invest in their own human capital, but also risk losing access to a workforce with unique capabilities. Digital HR combines social networks, mobile applications, cloud technologies, augmented reality and is a new platform for improving the work of both employees and candidates, improving and developing their experience. Developers of digital solutions provide the technical component of digital HR, while company management and HR departments must build their own integrated strategies and programs for digital personnel management. At the same time, the transition to digital transformation should be based on an in-depth analysis of internal and external factors, a study of advantages and disadvantages, as well as industry restrictions and potential partners. 
 Practical implications. Taking into account the general trends and needs of humanity, it can be argued that modern organizations should reconsider their position in the field of personnel management, namely the training of the organization's employees. After all, it is the potential and competence of the company's employees, its main resource that will allow it to remain a competitive player in the market in new, rapidly changing, uncertain conditions, regardless of the specifics of the company's activities. Today, digital technologies have made it possible to automate personnel administration, payroll, and recruiting processes. There are even complex HRM systems that make it possible to work not only with quantitative, but also with qualitative indicators, to automate, in addition to the above-mentioned planning of personnel needs and employee career planning, personnel evaluation, training, motivation and much more.
 Value/originality. The use of augmented reality technologies expands opportunities for talent acquisition, training and development. The virtualization of the internal space allows new candidates to instantly get an idea of the specifics of the organization and performance of work tasks within the company, to understand whether they share the vision, values and corporate culture, to facilitate the onboarding and adaptation processes, while at the same time providing recruiters with information about their behavior, personal characteristics and peculiarities. In addition, augmented reality transforms the processes of learning and development, allowing you to immerse yourself in the experience as much as possible, make it unique, which will later affect the quality of professional skills, promote the development of empathy and understanding.

Towards a Computational Ontology for the Philosophy of Wittgenstein: Representing Aspects of the Tractarian Philosophy of Mathematics

The present paper concerns the Wittgenstein ontology project: an attempt to create a Semantic Web representation of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy. The project has been in development since 2006, and its current state enables users to search for information about Wittgenstein-related documents and the documents themselves. However, the developers have much more ambitious goals: they attempt to provide a philosophical subject matter knowledge base that would comprise the claims and concepts formulated by the philosopher. The current knowledge representation technology is not well-suited for this task, and a non-standard approach is required. The creators of the Wittgenstein ontology project are aware of this fact; recently, they have been discussing conceptual devices adjusting the technology to their needs. The main goal of this paper is to present examples of a representation of philosophical content that make use of both the devices already proposed and some new inventions. The represented content comes from the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus; more specifically, its theses concerning the problems in philosophy of mathematics.

A Multi‐Methodological Assessment to Further the Role of Alabama's Public Libraries in Addressing the Opioid Crises

ABSTRACTThis poster highlights the use of a multi‐methodological approach to assess the role of Alabama's public libraries in addressing the opioid crises. Select findings/results from mixed research methods are reported to document the experiences of Alabama's library staff about their information offerings, activities, and community engagement and analyze web representation of their relevant services. The following research objectives were achieved over a two‐year time‐period (2019–2021): 1) We implemented a quantitative online survey to collect feedback from 36 Alabama's librarians about their community engagement experiences and what past and current role public libraries play in community health building processes. 2) We conducted qualitative interviews and focus groups with fifteen state librarians about their role as community hubs to address the opioid crises. From this dataset we developed a programming taxonomy and engagement prototype to identify preliminary activities, partners, challenges, outcomes, potential actions, resources, and best practices. 3) We conducted content analysis on websites of Alabama's 230 public libraries about availability, engagement, and representation of health information support services to overcome the opioid crises. This poster provides a glimpse of select activities conducted in this regard, reports select findings and results from the various methods used and highlights methodological implications and issues.

The student records of the University of Coimbra (1537-1919)

The University of Coimbra keeps to this day the academic records of students since 1537. In the years 1940-50 a card file of student information was created, known as the “Ficheiro de Alunos”. The catalogue contains records from 1537, when the university was relocated from Lisbon to Coimbra, up to 1908. The amount of information varied over time, containing name, first and last date on record, place of origin, school, years of enrolment, degrees obtained, and results of exams or other proofs of proficiency. Many records also contain notes such as titles (for instance indicating nobility), religious order, and college of residence. In the years 2013-15, the contents of the card files were input in an archival management system, giving the old records a new digital life. Currently, around 105,000 records are available online, reachable through search engines. This paper addresses two limitations of the current online catalogue: first the academic information in the paper cards was transcribed as a single text field preventing the usage of structured queries and any type of non-trivial data analysis; secondly the opportunity of the University Archive to improve the catalogue through the cooperation of its users lacks a collaborative model that can scale. This article contributes solutions to both issues: we present algorithms to extract information from the records and produce representations in line with current data science paradigms, allowing a wide range of interesting analysis of the data; we also demonstrate how tools and cooperation models developed in the open source community can provide an environment for collaborative efforts ranging from the notification of simple errors to the addition of semantic web representations for linked data, harnessing the knowledge dispersed by many researchers working on this unique repository of data. xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Research on the semantic web representation for building operation with Variable Refrigerant Flow systems

Building metadata is regarded as the signpost in organizing massive building data. The application of building metadata simplifies the creation of digital representations and provides portable data analytics. Typical metadata standards such as Brick and Haystack are used to describe the data of the building system. However, neither Haystack nor Brick has provided definitions of the Variable Refrigerant Flow system so far. With the growing market for the Variable Refrigerant Flow, it is needed to have semantic descriptions of Variable Refrigerant Flow systems in metadata standards for data analysis and management. Addressing this challenge, this paper developed and verified the semantic descriptions of the Variable Refrigerant Flow system in Brick Schema. With the semantic representation, a building data management framework including a backend and a frontend has also been developed. Then, the model and the service framework are tested in an office building. Results indicated using the semantic model and the service framework reduces manpower and data analysis time. This paper provides a possible solution for the expression of the Variable Refrigerant Flow systems in the building semantic web. The works in this paper will support the semantic web in automation strategies for building management and scalable building operation.

Revisit the circle of representation in Web 2.0

ABSTRACT Visual perception plays a leading role in tourism destination marketing. In the era of Web 2.0, it is critical to understand whether and how the circle of representation has changed in the visual representation. The research combines photo data from the internet and interview data to explore the visual representation mechanism of TDI. Through both content and thematic analysis, the research finds that: (1) diverse sources result in differences and similarities between the projected and perceived images of the destination; (2) the circle of representation is still valid. The icons were photographed repeatedly due to the impacts of social context; (3) new iconic images emerged to satisfy tourists’ needs to construct meaningful experiences. The emerging images became a new component of the circle of representation. Applications for destination marketing are made accordingly.

USE OF MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSURE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF REGIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF DECENTRALIZATION OF POWER

The article substantiates the use of modern information technologies to ensure the competitiveness of the regions. The directions of using information technologies to strengthen the competitiveness of Amalgamated hromada are considered. The optimal management of Amalgamated hromada with information technologies in such essential areas as accounting, document management, inventory management, etc., is investigated. The cost of accounting services for the year is calculated. The advantages of using a tracking complex (tracking equipment, software, integration into a web representation, automated Amalgamated hromada control systems, etc.) are considered. It is analyzed that the necessary tool should be using methods to assess the quality of Amalgamated hromada services with problems and suggestions. Such a tool will significantly strengthen the relationship of the community with the leaders of the Amalgamated hromada, and therefore the reaction of the Amalgamated hromada to changes in political, economic, or social policy of Ukraine can be based on the views of residents. The use of automated school systems is relevant both for the Amalgamated hromada staff and for Amalgamated hromada schools. The main advantages of automation of the educational process in Amalgamated hromada schools are investigated. According to the algorithm, decision-making on the implementation of IT services and evaluating their effectiveness is carried out in 4 stages and formed an algorithm for the use of information technology in Amalgamated hromada to increase competitiveness. It is investigated that the central IT tool that uses Amalgamated hromada to improve its competitive advantage is its official representation on the Internet - the official website. Having all the necessary information on the site will increase site traffic and earn extra income through placement, although this should not end itself. An algorithm for using IT in Amalgamated hromada to increase competitiveness is proposed, where specific stages are identified - from checking the need for this service (capacity testing) to the decision-making stage.

Onion under Microscope: An in-depth analysis of the Tor Web

Tor is an open source software that allows accessing various kinds of resources, known as hidden services, while guaranteeing sender and receiver anonymity. Tor relies on a free, worldwide, overlay network, managed by volunteers, that works according to the principles of onion routing in which messages are encapsulated in layers of encryption, analogous to layers of an onion. The Tor Web is the set of web resources that exist on the Tor network, and Tor websites are part of the so-called dark web. Recent research works have evaluated Tor security, its evolution over time, and its thematic organization. Nevertheless, limited information is available about the structure of the graph defined by the network of Tor websites, not to be mistaken with the network of nodes that supports the onion routing. The limited number of entry points that can be used to crawl the network, makes the study of this graph far from being simple. In the present paper we analyze two graph representations of the Tor Web and the relationship between contents and structural features, considering three crawling datasets collected over a five-month time frame. Among other findings, we show that Tor consists of a tiny strongly connected component, in which link directories play a central role, and of a multitude of services that can (only) be reached from there. From this viewpoint, the graph appears inefficient. Nevertheless, if we only consider mutual connections, a more efficient subgraph emerges, that is, probably, the backbone of social interactions in Tor.

The world-wide waste web

Countries globally trade with tons of waste materials every year, some of which are highly hazardous. This trade admits a network representation of the world-wide waste web, with countries as vertices and flows as directed weighted edges. Here we investigate the main properties of this network by tracking 108 categories of wastes interchanged in the period 2001–2019. Although, most of the hazardous waste was traded between developed nations, a disproportionate asymmetry existed in the flow from developed to developing countries. Using a dynamical model, we simulate how waste stress propagates through the network and affects the countries. We identify 28 countries with low Environmental Performance Index that are at high risk of waste congestion. Therefore, they are at threat of improper handling and disposal of hazardous waste. We find evidence of pollution by heavy metals, by volatile organic compounds and/or by persistent organic pollutants, which are used as chemical fingerprints, due to the improper handling of waste in several of these countries.

Service-oriented information technologies in library processes and scientific communication

The world experience of libraries’ practical activities shows that in the conditions of rapidly developing information technologies, a service-oriented approach is required when determining the strategic development goals in the field of technologies focused on users, to identify their needs and provide them with the necessary services. To solve the problems of increasing the efficiency of information and library services and information support of science by introducing modern service-oriented information and communication technologies, the urgent task is to develop a model for the effective organization of library processes and support of scientific communications in the web environment. The model is based on the automation of library processes; development strategies for library web resources (catalogs, databases), including heterogeneous information (text, video, audio, data, etc.) and virtual services (reference and bibliographic, library, etc.); implementation of systems for assessing their effectiveness using web analytics tools and qualitative methods, usability testing practices, methods of organizing and managing web representations.

Food web structure and intraguild predation affect ecosystem functioning in an established plankton model

AbstractUnderstanding how marine microbial food webs and their ecosystem functions are changing is crucial for projections of the future ocean. Often, simplified food web models are employed and their solutions are only evaluated against available observations of plankton biomass. With such an approach, it remains unclear how different underlying trophic interactions affect interpretations of plankton dynamics and functioning. Here, we quantitatively compare four hypothetical food webs to data from an existing mesocosm experiment using a refined version of the Minimum Microbial Food Web model. Food web representations range from separated food chains to complex food webs featuring additional trophic links including intraguild predation (IGP). Optimization against observations and taking into account model complexity ensures a fair comparison of the different food webs. Although the different optimized model food webs capture the observations similarly well, projected ecosystem functions differ depending on the underlying food web structure and the presence or absence of IGP. Mesh‐like food webs dominated by the microbial loop yield higher recycling and net primary production (NPP) than models dominated by the classical diatom‐copepod food chain. A high degree of microzooplankton IGP increases NPP and organic matter recycling, but decreases trophic transfer efficiency (TTE) to copepods. Copepod production, the trophic role of copepods, and TTE are more sensitive to initial biomass changes in chain‐like than in complex food webs. Measurements resolving trophic interactions, in particular those quantifying IGP, remain essential to reduce model uncertainty and allow sound conclusions for ecosystem functioning in plankton ecosystems.

Prospects for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Provision of New Types of Insurance in the Republic of Uzbekistan

This article is devoted to the issues of effective application of advanced information and communication technologies in the insurance activities of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The author, using the example of the “Ishonch” insurance company, shows that in the modern period in the Republic of Uzbekistan the quality of the provision of insurance services is improving, as well as their quantitative indicators are growing.Purpose. The purpose of this article is to scientifically substantiate the place and role of advanced information and communication technologies in the provision of insurance services in the economic market, as well as the development of the insurance sector in the context of the development of the digital economy.Materials and methods. In the course of preparing the material for this article, the methods of system analysis, economic and mathematical methods and models, special methods of working with information systems and computer networks of various levels were used. All materials of the article are based on the use of factual material of the insurance company “Ishonch” of the Republic of Uzbekistan.Results. The article presents the author's approaches to the development of a distributed management system for the web resources of an insurance company in the global computer network of the Internet, it is proved that in the modern period the effectiveness of the functioning of insurance companies in the economic market depends on the degree of implementation of advanced information and communication technologies in their activities.In this paper, it is emphasized that the use of advanced information and communication technologies is of great importance in the development of insurance activities. In particular, the author emphasizes that the development of insurance services is achieved both by the development of existing software products, and by the development of new technological, software and information solutions based on the introduction of digital technologies.This paper shows that an information system is of great importance for the effective functioning of an insurance company, which includes a complex of interrelated subsystems providing the effective functioning of an insurance company in the economic market.Particular importance in this article is given to the use of the global Internet network. The author noted that the web representation of the insurance company on the Internet and the use of platform solutions and cloud technologies play a large role in the company's activities. In addition, the article tells about the fact that recently in the insurance business, electronic business is becoming widespread, which allows you to link together all participants in the insurance market.Conclusion. The material of this article shows that in the modern period in the insurance activities of the Republic of Uzbekistan there is a continuous process of introducing advanced information and communication technologies, contributing to the development of both the insurance sector itself and all participants in the economic market through the use of information systems, technologies, software products and new electronic services being introduced.The article notes that modern insurance companies, thanks to the development of advanced information and communication technologies, work with their clients directly, which creates benefits for both clients and insurance companies. In general, this article shows that the development of insurance activities in modern conditions is unthinkable without the use of advanced information and communication technologies and the adoption of competent management decisions.