scholarly journals Towards open government through open source software for web analytics: The case of Matomo

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-153
Author(s):  
Jonas Gamalielsson ◽  
Björn Lundell ◽  
Simon Butler ◽  
Christoffer Brax ◽  
Tomas Persson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Data Privacy ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Web Analytics ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Web Usage ◽  
Lock In

Web analytics technologies provide opportunities for organisations to obtain information about users visiting their websites in order to understand and optimise web usage. Use of such technologies often leads to issues related to data privacy and potential lock-in to specific suppliers and proprietary technologies. Use of open source software (OSS) for web analytics can create conditions for avoiding issues related to data privacy and lock-in, and thereby provides opportunities for a long-term sustainable solution for organisations both in the public and private sectors. The paper characterises use of and engagement with OSS projects for web analytics. Specifically, we contribute a characterisation of use of OSS licensed web analytics technologies in Swedish government authorities, and a characterisation of organisational engagement with the Matomo OSS project for web analytics.

Open source software as a mature library system in Armenia

Infolib ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
Anna Chulyan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Efficient Organization ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
High Level

The article touches upon the importance of long-term digital preservation of Armenian cultural heritage through creation of digital repositories using Open-Source Software in Armenian libraries. The research highlights the advantages of Open-Source Software in context of providing free access to digital materials, as well as its high level of functionality in order to empower libraries with new technologies for more efficient organization and dissemination of information.

National Foresight in Korea: History of Futures Studies and Foresight in Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-244
Author(s):  
Kyungmoo Heo ◽  
Yongseok Seo
Keyword(s):  
National Development ◽  
Futures Studies ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
National Assembly ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of

Public interests in coming futures of Korea continue to be increasing. Fears on uncertainties and pending challenges as well as demands on a new but Korea-own development model trigger a quantitative increase of futures research and relevant organizations in both public and private. The objective of this paper is to review history of futures studies and national development plan and strategy linked with foresight along with its challenges and recommendations. This paper identifies drawbacks and limits of Korea foresight such as misapplication of foresight as a strategic planning tool for modernization and economic development and its heavy reliance on government-led mid- and long-term planning. As a recommendation, an implementation of participatory and community-based foresight is introduced as a foundation for futures studies in Korea. A newly established research institute, the National Assembly Futures Institute, has to be an institutional passage to deliver opinions of the public, a capacity-building platform to increase the citizen’s futures literacy, and a cooperative venue for facilitating a participation and dialogue between politicians, government officials, and researchers.

scholarly journals Securing the wireless emergency alerts system

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. 85-93
Author(s):  
Jihoon Lee ◽  
Gyuhong Lee ◽  
Jinsung Lee ◽  
Youngbin Im ◽  
Max Hollingsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Software Defined Radio ◽  
Severe Weather ◽  
Base Stations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Software Libraries ◽  
Amber Alerts ◽  
Almost All ◽  
To Receive

Modern cell phones are required to receive and display alerts via the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) program, under the mandate of the Warning, Alert, and Response Act of 2006. These alerts include AMBER alerts, severe weather alerts, and (unblockable) Presidential Alerts, intended to inform the public of imminent threats. Recently, a test Presidential Alert was sent to all capable phones in the U.S., prompting concerns about how the underlying WEA protocol could be misused or attacked. In this paper, we investigate the details of this system and develop and demonstrate the first practical spoofing attack on Presidential Alerts, using commercially available hardware and modified open source software. Our attack can be performed using a commercially available software-defined radio, and our modifications to the open source software libraries. We find that with only four malicious portable base stations of a single Watt of transmit power each, almost all of a 50,000-seat stadium can be attacked with a 90% success rate. The real impact of such an attack would, of course, depend on the density of cellphones in range; fake alerts in crowded cities or stadiums could potentially result in cascades of panic. Fixing this problem will require a large collaborative effort between carriers, government stakeholders, and cellphone manufacturers. To seed this effort, we also propose three mitigation solutions to address this threat.

scholarly journals Acute Kidney Injury in Poor Countries Should No Longer Be a Death Sentence: The ISN ‘0 by 25' Project

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (Suppl. 3) ◽  
pp. 42-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norberto Perico ◽  
Giuseppe Remuzzi
Keyword(s):  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Death Sentence ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Timely Fashion

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common disorder throughout the world that is associated with severe morbidity, mortality and cost. Although deaths due to AKI occur in both high- and low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the majority of avoidable deaths occur in LMIC nations. If managed adequately and in a timely fashion, the majority of these cases of AKI are preventable, treatable and often reversible with simple measures. AKI also has a major economic impact on healthcare expenditure. This is particularly true in poor countries where AKI especially impacts young productive people, imposing severe penury on their families. The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) has launched a long-term program, the ‘0 by 25' project, which advocates that zero people should die of untreated AKI in the poorest part of Africa, Asia and Latin America by 2025. The mission is to eventually lessen the high burden in terms of deaths consequent to this disorder in resource-poor regions worldwide. This is a challenging but potentially feasible and productive initiative that requires a broad vision about how the public and private sectors can work in partnership with the governments of the LMIC countries and leading nongovernmental organizations operating locally, to ensure sustainability of the 0 by 25 program and save many lives.

scholarly journals Instalasi Open Journal System (OJS) Versi 3 Sebagai Pendukung Kegiatan Pengelolaan dan Publikasi Jurnal Ilmiah

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-80
Author(s):  
Nurlaila Suci Rahayu Rais ◽  
Ruli Supriati ◽  
Siti Ika Danti
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Requirement Analysis ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
The Public ◽  
Journal Abstract ◽  
Online Journals

Open Journal System (OJS) merupakan perangkat lunak open source yang digunakan untuk mengelola jurnal ilmiah secara online. OJS dikembangkan oleh Public Knowledge Project sejak tahun 2001. OJS versi terbaru yaitu OJS versi 3 dirilis pada tahun 2016. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memahami cara instalasi OJS versi 3 serta untuk mengetahui kelebihan OJS versi 3 yang dapat mendukung kegiatan pengolahan dan publikasi jurnal ilmiah elektronik (e-journal). Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu analisis kebutuhan dalam proses instalasi OJS dan flowchart yang menjelaskan tahap-tahap instalasi OJS. Kata Kunci : Instalasi, OJS, publikasi, e-journal. ABSTRACT Open Journal System (OJS) is an open source software used to manage online journals. OJS was developed by the Public Knowledge Project since 2001. The latest version of OJS is OJS version 3 was released in 2016. The purpose of this research is to understand how to install OJS version 3, and to know the advantages of OJS version 3 which can support the processing and publication of electronic journals (e-journal). The research method used is requirement analysis in installation process of OJS and flowchart which explain the stages of OJS installation. Keyword : Installation, OJS, publication, e-journal.  

scholarly journals On the analysis of non-coding roles in open source development

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Luis Cánovas Izquierdo ◽  
Jordi Cabot
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Specific Subset ◽  
Governance Strategies ◽  
Role Based ◽  
The Right ◽  
Open Source Development

AbstractThe role of non-coding contributors in Open Source Software (OSS) is poorly understood. Most of current research around OSS development focuses on the coding aspects of the project (e.g., commits, pull requests or code reviews) while ignoring the potential of other types of contributions. Often, due to the assumption that these other contributions are not significant in number and that, in any case, they are handled by the same people that are also part of the “coding team”. This paper aims to investigate whether this is actually the case by analyzing the frequency and diversity of non-coding contributions in OSS development. As a sample of projects for our study we have taken the 100 most popular projects in the ecosystem of NPM, a package manager for JavaScript. Our results validate the importance of dedicated non-coding contributors in OSS and the diversity of OSS communities as, typically, a contributor specializes in a specific subset of roles. We foresee that projects adopting explicit policies to attract and onboard them could see a positive impact in their long-term sustainability providing they also put in place the right governance strategies to facilitate the migration and collaboration among the different roles. As part of this work, we also provide a replicability package to facilitate further quantitative role-based analysis by other researchers.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document