scholarly journals IT solutions in logistics of smart bike-sharing systems in urban transport

Management ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzenna Cichosz
Keyword(s):  
Model Solution ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Bike Sharing ◽  
Innovative Solution ◽  
Role Of It

Summary IT solutions in logistics of smart bike-sharing systems in urban transport In recent years, the public transport of Krakow, Rzeszow, Wroclaw, Poznan, Opole and Warsaw has expanded into the third generation bike-sharing programs - smart bikes. It’s an innovative solution, deploying IT systems and technology to integrate individual stations of urban bike rental system. The article presents the business model solution, its functionality from the perspective of customers and operator, and shows the role of IT solutions support in managing the logistics of rental network. An illustrative case of „Veturilo” solution implementation is presented.

Towards a post-secular political order?

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano Barbato ◽  
Friedrich Kratochwil
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Political Order ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Clash Of Civilizations ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Secular Society ◽  
Role Of Religion

The ‘return of religion’ as a social phenomenon has aroused at least three different debates, with the first being the ‘clash of civilizations’, the second criticizing ‘modernity’, and the third focusing on the public/private distinction. This article uses Habermas’ idea of a post-secular society as a prism through which we examine the return of religion and impact on secularization. In doing so, we attempt to understand the new role of religion as a challenger of the liberal projects following the decline of communism. Against this background, section four focuses on Habermas’s central arguments in his proposal for a post-secular society. We claim that theproblematiquein Habermas’s analysis must be placed within the wider framework of an emerging global public sphere. In this context we examine the problem of religion’s place in political process and the two readings of Habermas as suggested by Simone Chambers.

Telework as a Driver of the Third Sector and its Networks

2013 ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Belzunegui-Eraso ◽  
Amaya Erro-Garcés ◽  
Inmaculada Pastor-Gosálbez
Keyword(s):  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Considerable Change ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Transmission Of Information ◽  
Traditional Organization ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Social Economy Organizations

This chapter examines the role of telework as a driving force behind third sector activities and in the creation of networks and links between organizations in that sector. Telework as a tool has generated considerable change in the traditional organization of work. Its effectiveness lies in its ability to respond more quickly to customer requirements and to users and beneficiaries of third sector and social economy organizations. Online connections and services provided by telework have also led to a greater density of contacts between organizations in the third sector, which promotes the transmission of information and collaborative practices in providing services to the public.

Minding the State — or a State of Mind?

1990 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
BERT A. ROCKMAN
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
The State ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Unique Definition ◽  
Public Cultures ◽  
State Organization ◽  
Decisional Authority

In political theory the state has been enjoying a conceptual rebirth even while some of its activities have been receding. The state, however, remains conceptually ambiguous and is thus molded into many different conceptual forms. Three of those forms are discussed in this article: the decision-making state, the production state, and the intermediary state. The first relates to the organization and architecture of decisional authority; the second to the public and distributive goods supplied by the state; and the third to the interconnections between state organization and the organizations of civil society. Although the state lacks unique definition as a concept, its value lies in bringing together the most important macro-level connections of the polity, the society, and the economy that cannot otherwise be adequately analyzed in isolation from one another. In particular, the state provides a focus for the study of statecraft within a given constellation of institutional and interest formations and public cultures. And yet statecraft itself cannot be detached from an analytic focus on the role of incentives, which must be effectively manipulated in order to preserve the fundamental functions of the state.

scholarly journals Zamknięte stolice imperium prawa. Znaczenie jawności postępowań sądowych dla społecznej legitymizacji władzy sądowniczej

Radca Prawny ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 43-71
Author(s):  
Krzysztof J. Kaleta
Keyword(s):  
Legal Order ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Legitimacy ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Judicial Proceedings ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
Court Proceedings ◽  
Polish Code

Closed capitals of the empire of law. The importance of openness of judicial proceedings for social legitimacy of judicial authority The article focuses on the openness of judicial proceedings, in particular the openness of the trial, considered as an important element of the constitutional right to a trial, the requirement of procedural fairness and the condition for maintaining the social legitimacy of the judiciary. The immediate context for the considerations is determined by the changes introduced by the Act of May 28, 2021 amending the Act – the Polish Code of Civil Procedure and certain other acts, making it possible to limit the openness of court proceedings in relation to the occurrence of an epidemiological emergency. The author draws the attention to transformations in the constitutional position and ways of perceiving the legitimacy of courts in modern constitutional democracies. The increasing role of courts in settling major political disputes, resolving social conflicts, controlling governmental authorities and enabling citizens to hold representatives of the authorities accountable for their decisions renders participation in judicial proceedings one of the fundamental democratic activities nowadays. The author also indicates that the trial (as a fundamental form of communication between judges and citizens and a special phase of proceedings allowing the court to deeply examine the facts of the case and to learn the prevailing understanding among citizens of the values and principles on which the legal order is based) is a key measure to achieve the principles of procedural justice during the course of specific proceedings and to establish trust in the third power before the public. Openness of judicial proceedings, especially the trial, is a condition for the courts to maintain a reflexive attitude in the process of ruling and thus to deepen the social legitimacy of the judiciary based on trust.

Knowledge Management and IT Research and Analysis Firms

2009 ◽  
pp. 152-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Klincewicz
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of Knowledge ◽  
Diffusion Of Knowledge ◽  
History Of ◽  
Role Of It

The chapter discusses the role of IT Research & Analysis firms in the diffusion of knowledge management. The research is based on content analysis of reports and research notes concerning knowledge management, issued by the most influential analyst firm Gartner in years 1997-2003. It identifies three predominant roles of analysts: agenda-setters (focusing the public discourse on selected issues), oracles (offering ambiguous promises) and judges (selecting concepts, technologies and vendors). While critically evaluating the influence of IT Research & Analysis firms, the chapter documents important passages in the history of knowledge management.

Information Management in Public Sector Agencies

2003 ◽  
pp. 323-355
Author(s):  
Maurice W. Green
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Chief Information Officer ◽  
Organizational Contexts ◽  
The Public ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
Contextual Setting ◽  
Insight Into

Managerial responsibilities for information technology (IT) have, increasingly, been consolidated in the person of the “chief information officer” (CIO). Despite the increased prevalence of the CIO position, no one model has emerged that explains what can realistically be expected of the CIO in various organizational contexts. This is particularly true of the public-sector CIO. In this chapter, insight into the problems, challenges, and requisite competencies for public-sector CIOs is provided. The conceptual framework of CIO competence presented here is multidimensional and interdisciplinary in nature. In the chapter, the importance of considering the contextual setting in which CIOs operate in understanding the competencies he or she deems critical to the CIO role is illustrated. The competencies deemed critical by CIOs with differing perceptions of the role of IT, as well as those deemed critical by CIOs managing different size IT units, are contrasted. The discussion should inform academicians developing IT management curricula and practitioners engaged in CIO search and development activities.

Organizations Operating in Real Time (Real-Time Enterprise) and the Role of IT as a Tool Supporting Their Management Systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 582-596
Author(s):  
Jerzy Kisielnicki ◽  
Marek Michal Markowski
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Business Changes ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
A Company ◽  
Time Information

Constant changes in the market and increased competition make it necessary to dynamically adapt the way of running a business. The pressure of constant changes implies the emergence of requirements for information technology, which is the basic tool for information processing in organizations. The necessity of immediate reaction to business changes, reduction of time of business processes realization, immediate retrieval of information and its sharing, became the foundation of the idea of a company processing real-time information (Real Time Enterprise, RTE). RTE provides real-time information to employees, customers, suppliers, and other business partners, ensuring timeliness and consistency across all IT systems. The possibilities of RTE implementation thus become an important element of the IT operation and the entire enterprise. It seems to be advisable to find determinants of designing a proper IT system supporting the operation of an enterprise that processes information in real time (RTE).

scholarly journals АДМІНІСТРАТИВНА РЕФОРМА ЯК ОСНОВА МОДЕРНІЗАЦІЇ ПУБЛІЧНОГО УПРАВЛІННЯ

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (9(39)) ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
Аль-Атті Ірина
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Administration System ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Management ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World

The article analyzes the approaches to reforming the public administration system. Three types of reforms have been implemented in the world: first, economization is to increase the efficiency of administration while saving money; the second area of reform was the decentralization of public administration, which was clearly reflected in the growing role of local governments in European countries; The third area of reform was to increase the openness of public administration to the public, which should have helped to increase the legitimacy of the administration in the new environment. The author analyzed the following modern models of public administration: new state management; neo-institutionalism; "Governance" (or "good governance").

scholarly journals International Days at the United Nations: Expanding the Scope of Diplomatic Histories

Diplomatica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-290
Author(s):  
Monika Baár
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Marketplace Of Ideas ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Comprehensive Account ◽  
The United Nations

The article argues that more thorough scholarly engagement with the United Nations’ international days has the potential for expanding the scope of diplomatic histories. It first provides a taxonomy of UN years by illuminating their repertoire, dynamics and peculiarities. Next, it discusses instances of how UN days are communicated to the public, emphasizing the role of media and celebrity diplomacy. Subsequently, the article demonstrates the crucial contribution of ngos, policy makers, and professionals who, as “outside-insiders” form the “Third UN.” Lastly, the article advances the argument that in order to obtain a more comprehensive account of UN days, another group of actors should be identified. These are comprised of organizations and individuals who are complete outsiders, but nevertheless contribute to the UN’s “marketplace of ideas” – a group that may be designated the “Fourth UN.”

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