scholarly journals Collaborative peer production as an alternative to hierarchical internet based business systems

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
ganesh gopal ◽  
Debanjum Singh Solanky ◽  
Govindaraj Rajamanickam
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Feedback Loop ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Peer Production ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Data Intensive ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
The Stability

As we move towards more data intensive, devicecentric global communication networks, our ability to usefully harvest these large datastores is degrading. The widening asym-metry in the explosive growth of data versus our ability to use it, is forcing us towards centralized analytics. This splintered concentration of data further consolidates analytical capabilities in the hands of the few and divides the network into the analysors and the analysed. The fracturing of the system into opaque datastores and analytics blocks creates a strong positive feedback loop and has a significant negative impact on the stability, transparency and freedom of the network. This paper attempted toidentify problems associated with the internet, internet dependent business models and reviewing available solutions and discuss possible solutions which became necessary.

scholarly journals Personalisation as Currency

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Renée Ridgway
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Superhighway ◽  
Abstract Logic ◽  
Digital Capitalism ◽  
Nature Of Information ◽  
Cyber Space ◽  
Do So

‘Cybercapitalism’, commonly termed ‘digital capitalism’, refers to the Internet, or ‘cyber- space’ and seeks to engage in business models within this territory in order to make financial profit. Cybercapitalism is structured by a highly intricate series of communication networks, which connect us through our participation on social platforms, but outside of these platforms how do we navigate and explore this information superhighway? We do so predominantly through search requests. Algorithms ostensibly know what we want before we even type them, as with Google’s ‘autocomplete’. Thus search is not merely an abstract logic but a lived practice that helps manage and sort the nature of information we seek as well as the direction of our queries. Nowadays it has become clear that users pay for such services with their data, which is increasingly the means to finance various corporations’ growth as they sell this data to third party advertisers. It is a transaction and in the exchange we get relevance. But is this really true? 

Collaborative Working in an ISP Environment

2011 ◽  
pp. 269-279
Author(s):  
Sathya Rao ◽  
Eric Mannie-Corbisier ◽  
Leszek Siwik
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Data Communication ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Internet Service

The way of life has changed with the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) in every one’s day to day activities and the business. As ICT technologies are constantly evolving, many people attribute the success of enterprises to the ways they deploy and take advantage of new technologies, not only to make their operations more efficient but most importantly to refine and adopt new effective and adaptive business models. Since the advent of the Internet and the very first Internet service providers (ISP) in operation, the traditional ISP market has been in constant evolution due to the gradual globalisation and commoditisation of ISP services. Deregulation and ICT policies have fostered competition (e.g., unbundling of the local loop and so forth) as well. The Internet is as an important channel of interaction inside and/or outside enterprises. The essence of the Internet is conducting business and running of business processes over data communication networks based on nonproprietary standards (Porter, 2001). The World Wide Web as a portal represents a major electronic business (e-business) platform accessed through communication channels provisioned by network and service providers (such as ISDN, DSL, WLAN, UMTS, etc.). There are many challenging aspects of the e-Business that must be considered for a sustainable business of an ISP (Petrie et al., 2004).

scholarly journals Environmental management of mineral resource complex enterprises in the implementation of the circular economy concept

2020 ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Mochalova Liudmila ◽  
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Sokolova Olga ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Resource ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Production Cycles

Introduction. Enterprises of the mineral resource complex play a significant role in the economy of our country, the development and wealth of which depend on the volume and variety of minerals in the subsurface. At the same time, the activities of enterprises of the mineral resource complex have a significant negative impact on the environment, affecting all its elements. This leads to the need to manage the environmental performance of these enterprises. The aim of this work is to study management technologies that can contribute to closed production cycles creation at enterprises of the mineral complex and real improvement of their environmental performance in terms of implementing the concept of circular economy. The methodology of the research includesthe study, critical evaluation and systematization of technologies for closed production cycles organization and management at enterprises of the mineral resource complex. ISSN 0536-1028 «Известия вузов. Горный журнал», № 6, 2020 85 Research results. The objects of research are such management technologies as: circular business models proposed in the report of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, schemes-hierarchies of waste management with a different composition of R elements, and logistics techniques for managing waste as specific material flows. These technologies are quite consistent with each other and, when applied together, can help to increase the circular economy development index in the conditions of mineral resource complex enterprises. Conclusion. The coordinated development of management technologies contributes to the implementation of a circular economy concept at the enterprises of the mineral resource complex, as well as their movement towards environmentally sustainable development and ensuring competitiveness.

Greek university student’s attitudes and beliefs concerning mental illness and its treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 515-526
Author(s):  
Chrysi K Kaparounaki ◽  
Chrysoula A Koraka ◽  
Eleni S Kotsi ◽  
Anna-Maria P Ntziovara ◽  
Gerasimos C Kyriakidis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Psychiatric Medication ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Mental Patients ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Student's Attitudes

Introduction: Stigma concerning mental disorder is a widespread phenomenon concerning the beliefs and attitudes of the public toward mental patients with a significant negative impact on state policy and the outcome of the patients. Material and methods: The study included 1,363 students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The survey was based on an Internet-based electronic platform. The statistical analysis included analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Yates corrected chi-square test. Results: Approximately, 87% of students responded that they know what mental disorder is, 70% were informed from the Internet, 30% consider mental patients responsible for their condition, more than 95% blame the way they were raised and almost 60% consider mental disorder to be heritable. Only a minority feel negatively with a mental patient around and close to 80% would socialize with them. More than 80% accept the need for psychiatric medication treatment but the opinion is split concerning compulsory treatment, and one-third consider medication to be harmful. Discussion: The results of this study suggest that most students believe they know much about mental illness; however, overall their responses are contradictory. They reply with confidence although they are informed mainly by the media and the Internet in an unreliable way. A number of factors including gender, specific school or personal experience of mental disorder in the family seem to influence the result. A combined educational plus contact might be necessary to reduce stigma, since education alone seems to exert a weak effect.

scholarly journals Modern Approaches to Management of Fiscal Risks: The Methodology and Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (520) ◽  
pp. 339-348
Author(s):  
L. B. Ryabushka ◽  
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T. H. Kubakh ◽  
I. M. Pavlenko ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
Fiscal Risk ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Fiscal Risks

The formation of public finances in Ukraine is significantly influenced by fiscal risks, which, first of all, are associated with macro-economic shocks, accumulated through the State and guaranteed debt, natural disasters and other circumstances that have a significant negative impact on the stability of indicators of the budget system. The article is aimed at disclosing the essence, systematize methodological principles and practical approaches to managing fiscal risks for assessment, minimization of their impact on budget indicators in modern conditions of economic uncertainty. Comparison and generalization of existing developments of this problematics made it possible to systematize and characterize the following: the main approaches to understanding the economic essence of fiscal risks (functional, institutional, causal, structural, managerial); categorize risks in accordance with the current recommendations of international institutions (IMF, World Bank, OECD); reveal the peculiarities of the main components of the best practices of fiscal risk management in the countries of the world. Attention is focused on expanding the classification of fiscal risks in the national methodological provisions and their taking into account in the tax and customs spheres; directions of integration of the fiscal risk management system into the budget process of local budgets, amalgamated hromadas; development of scientific provisions on the substantiation of the integral indicator of assessing the fiscal risks, characterized by the nonlinear nature of the development of economic processes and the creation of powerful think tanks for qualitative measurement and forecasting of possible threats in the sphere of public finances.

Security Issues of IoT

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-120
Author(s):  
Neha Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Vehicular Networks ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Wireless Communication Networks ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Iot Devices

Wireless communication networks are highly prone to security threats. The major applications of wireless communication networks are in military, business, healthcare, retail, and transportations. These systems use wired, cellular, or adhoc networks. Wireless sensor networks, actuator networks, and vehicular networks have received a great attention in society and industry. In recent years, the internet of things (IoT) has received considerable research attention. The IoT is considered as future of the internet. In the future, IoT will play a vital role and will change our living styles, standards, as well as business models. The usage of IoT in different applications is expected to rise rapidly in the coming years. The IoT allows billions of devices, peoples, and services to connect with others and exchange information. Due to the increased usage of IoT devices, the IoT networks are prone to various security attacks.

scholarly journals Understanding the effect of Internet addiction on the student’s academic engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Life Data ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The aim of the study is to understand the effect of Internet addiction on student’s academic engagement. There are numerous studies explaining the negative relationship between Internet addiction and academic performance still very few studies could explain how the excessive use of the internet disrupts students’ academic engagement. This study focuses on two aspects, each of academic engagement viz, dedication, and vigor and Internet addiction viz, Emotional, and cognitive preoccupation with internet and Loss of control, and interference with daily life. Data was collected from 152 students in an Institute in India through questionnaires. The data was analyzed using Correlation and regression. The analysis showed that Internet addiction has a significant, negative impact on vigor and dedication. Interestingly, it was found that Emotional and cognitive preoccupation with the internet is not a significant predictor of Internet addiction as Loss of control.

scholarly journals Does Internet Censorship Reduce Crime Rate?

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Erwin Bramana Karnadi
Keyword(s):  
Causal Relationship ◽  
Crime Rate ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Internet Censorship ◽  
The Relationship

The study examines the relationship between Internet censorship and crime rate. Classical  views  of censorship  suggest that filtering contents  that are per- ceived as negative such as violence and pornography  can have a negative impact on crime rate. However,  there is no evidence to suggest  any causal relationship  between censorship  and crime rate. The Internet has  made it easier for individuals  to access  any information  they want, and hence Internet Censorship  is applied  to filter contents that are deemed negative. We discussed several approaches that may be used to estimate the relationship between  Internet Censorship  and Crime Rate, and we decided  to use  OLS. We  found that Conflict Internet Censorship  is the only type of Internet censorship that has a significant negative impact on Crime Rate. Furthermore, it only significantly affects Crime Rate for highly educated countries.

scholarly journals Understanding the Effect of Internet Addiction on Student Academic Engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Anjali Singh ◽  
Dinesh Kumar Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Life Data ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The aim of the study is to understand the effect of Internet addiction on student’s academic engagement. There are numerous studies explaining the negative relationship between Internet addiction and academic performance still very few studies could explain how the excessive use of the internet disrupts students’ academic engagement. This study focuses on two aspects, each of academic engagement viz, dedication, and vigor and Internet addiction viz, Emotional, and cognitive preoccupation with internet and Loss of control, and interference with daily life. Data was collected from 152 students in an Institute in India through questionnaires. The data was analyzed using Correlation and regression. The analysis showed that Internet addiction has a significant, negative impact on vigor and dedication. Interestingly, it was found that Emotional and cognitive preoccupation with the internet is not a significant predictor of Internet addiction as Loss of control.

Comparison of Time spent between an electronic and a paper-based laboratory information system by laboratorians at a polyclinic in Greater Accra, Ghana: A time-motion study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Boakye
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Laboratory Information System ◽  
Time Motion ◽  
Accessible Information ◽  
Motion Study ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Motion Studies

The acceptance of electronic laboratory information system (LIS) is gradually increasing in developing countries. However, the issue of time effectiveness due to computerization is less clear as there is fewer accessible information. One of the key issues for laboratorians is their indecision with LISs’ would-be effect of time on their work. A polyclinic in Ghana was in the process of implementing electronic LIS. Several of the laboratorians did not have knowledge and skill in computing and there were disagreeing views on the time effectiveness of the LIS after implementation. The management of the polyclinic laboratory was concerned to assess time advantageousness of recording data when using the electronic LIS compared with paper-based LIS. <div><br></div><div>Five randomly selected laboratorians were provided two sheets of paper with tables to document the time they spent for both paper-based and electronic LIS. Data were collected for a total of 230 records,115 electronic LIS and 115 paper-based LIS. The t-test (mean-comparison test) was computed to compare the means of both electronic and paperbased LIS times. </div><div><br></div><div>There was a statistical significant difference in the time spent between electronic and paper-based LIS. The time spent between paper-based and electronic LIS was 0.41 minutes (95% CI 0.15 to 0.66) longer than in electronic LIS. </div><div><br></div><div>LIS can be adopted in polyclinics without having significant negative impact on time spent between electronic and paper-based LIS. More time–motion studies that include laboratorians are however necessary in order to get a more complete picture of time spent between electronic and paper-based LIS. </div>

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