scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence: The Attitude of the Public and Representatives of Various Industries

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 339
Author(s):  
Tatjana Vasiljeva ◽  
Ilmars Kreituss ◽  
Ilze Lulle
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Public ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Public Survey ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Negative Factors ◽  
Near Future

This paper looks at public and business attitudes towards artificial intelligence, examining the main factors that influence them. The conceptual model is based on the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework and was tested through analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. Primary data were collected by a public survey with a questionnaire specially developed for the study and by semi-structured interviews with experts in the artificial intelligence field and management representatives from various companies. This study aims to evaluate the current attitudes of the public and employees of various industries towards AI and investigate the factors that affect them. It was discovered that attitude towards AI differs significantly among industries. There is a significant difference in attitude towards AI between employees at organizations with already implemented AI solutions and employees at organizations with no intention to implement them in the near future. The three main factors which have an impact on AI adoption in an organization are top management’s attitude, competition and regulations. After determining the main factors that influence the attitudes of society and companies towards artificial intelligence, recommendations are provided for reducing various negative factors. The authors develop a proposition that justifies the activities needed for successful adoption of innovative technologies.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA IN THE PERIOD FROM 2010 TO 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-110
Author(s):  
Ljupcho Shosholovski ◽  
◽  
Zoran Jovanovski ◽  
Zoran Cikarski ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Traffic ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Statistical Indicators

Road safety in the Republic of North Macedonia is the primary social responsibility of all organizations and individuals whose ultimate goal is to achieve optimal traffic safety. The increased number of vehicles, the traffic intensity on all roads, as well as the degree of traffic indiscipline among certain traffic participants, are the main factors that affect the safety situation both in terms of the volume of accidents and the consequences arising from them. The subject of the research are the traffic accidents that occurred in the period from 2010 to 2019 on the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia, the factors that influence their occurrence and the criminal acts against the safety of the public traffic in the mentioned period. The purpose of this paper is to research the statistical indicators for the number of traffic accidents and those accused of crimes against public traffic safety in the period from 2010 to 2019 and on their basis to determine the reasons for their occurrence and propose measures and activities that will affect their reduction in the near future according to world trends.

scholarly journals Artificial Ladies against corruption: searching for legitimacy at the Brazilian Supreme Audit Institution

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 31-50
Author(s):  
Fabrício Ramos Neves ◽  
Polyana Batista Da Silva ◽  
Hugo Leonardo Menezes de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Public ◽  
Technological Artifacts ◽  
And Diffusion

This study depicts the search for legitimacy by four information technology artifacts in helping auditors in the surveillance against fraud and corruption by the Brazilian Supreme Audit Institution (TCU). ALICE, ADELE, MONICA, and SOFIA are Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems proposed to aid auditing processes in the public sector. A web-based survey has been used to gather the responses from 60 auditors across Brazil and semi-structured interviews with the Chief Data Officer, three IT Developers and five TCU Audit Managers selected by purposive sampling. The research finds that the use of AI-based systems is low among auditors at the TCU due to the perceived limited benefit. While some respondents recognized the advantages of the AI-based systems, they are put off by the weak theorization and diffusion regarding the meaning and the use of AI-based systems within the organization; they showed a priority for using traditional auditing methods instead of digital innovation, restricting the potential of anticorruption control by technological artifacts.

scholarly journals MEDIA DAN POLITIK: STUDI KASUS KONSTRUKSI CITRA POLITIK JOKOWI-MA’RUF DAN PRABOWO-SANDIAGA DI KORAN JAWA POS DALAM PEMILU 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Nia Silviana ◽  
Ucu Martanto
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Political Cooperation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Political Reporting

This study examines the correlation between reporting by the mass media and the marketing strategies desired by each success team in the 2019 Presidential Election. To find this out, the author uses discourse analysis from Fairclough, because this method is able to show the integration between a) text analysis, b) analysis of the production process, consumption and distribution of texts, and c) sociocultural analysis. There is no significant difference related to the reporting of Jokowi-Ma’ruf and Prabowo-Sandiaga in the Jawa Pos newspaper, both in qualitative and quantitative terms. Although there are similarities between the political image built by actors and the image constructed by the media, it does not mean that it is based on political cooperation. The selected setting and framing agenda is based on consideration of the selling value of information for the reader. This shows that the mass media as well as the opinion of Croteau and Hoynes (2001) in Stromback (2011) are considered to be oriented towards commercial businesses on how to serve the wants and needs of the audience and advertisers. However, the media and actors are mutually beneficial in this regard, because political reporting is a commodity sought by readers, while political actors need the media to deliver their political products to the public.

Innovative HRM Practices: A Comparison of Public and Private Sector Banks of India

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harjeet Kour ◽  
Kamlesh Gakhar
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Banks ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Due to globalisation, public sector banks are facing tough competition from the private sector banks, both domestic and foreign. To improve their efficiency and to excel in performance, they have realised the significance of innovative HRM practices, which were earlier being used largely by private sector banks. The present study is based on primary data collected from four hundred two employees of eight banks of India comprising of four banks each from the public and private sector. We examine if there is any statistically significant difference between public and private sector banks in the implementation of forty nine innovative HRM practices. These practices fall under seven different heads: recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation management, career development, employee motivation and employee security. The results of the t-tests indicate that in the area of innovative HRM, organisational policies and practices in the public and private sectors remain different in many important respects. It has been found that the private sector banks are far ahead of the public sector banks regarding the implementation of these practices. Further, it has been found with the help of different statistical tools that the level of implementation of these innovations in the eight surveyed banks also varies when examined individually.

scholarly journals Attitudes of Public and Private Schools’ Students towards Learning EFL

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salem Saleh Ibnian
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Attitudes Towards Learning

This study aimed at exploring attitudes of public and private schools' students towards learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and investigating factors affecting the students' attitudes towards learning EFL.The study attempted to answer the following questions:1-What are the overall attitudes of public and private schools’ students towards learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL)?2- Is there a statistically significant difference between the overall mean of attitudes of public and private schools' students towards learning EFL according to the type of school (public or private)?3- What are the main factors affecting students' attitudes towards learning EFL?The sample of the study consisted of 144 ninth grade students chosen randomly from Amman public and private schools. The students were distributed into four sections, each section comprised 36 students.To conduct the study, the researcher used a 20-item questionnaire to reveal attitudes of the students towards learning EFL. In addition, the researcher also carried out semi-structured interviews so as to explore factors affecting students' attitudes towards learning EFL.Findings of the study showed that the overall mean of attitudes of public and private schools' students towards learning in EFL is positive; however, the results indicated that students of private schools have more positive attitudes towards learning EFL than students of public schools.The findings showed that methods of teaching, the physical environment and the educational setting of schools were the main factors that affected students’ attitudes towards learning EFL.

scholarly journals Mudanças do ensino de química pós ENEM para estudantes de escolas publicas do Município de Pombal, Paraíba

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 09
Author(s):  
Emerson Erick Vieira Da Silva ◽  
Everton Vieira da Silva ◽  
Soraia Carvalho de Sousa ◽  
Roberta De Medeiros Gadelha ◽  
Sheila Da Silva
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The City ◽  
Difficult Subject

<p>A Química sempre foi considerada uma disciplina de difícil compreensão e trazia consigo a aversão de alunos e também de futuros professores da área, que se tornavam cada vez mais escassos, havendo a necessidade de mudanças na busca pela evolução do ensino. Com a proposta do novo Ensino Médio e o ENEM (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio) passando a ser o mecanismo único de acessos às universidades e institutos federais, o ensino precisou passar por alterações drásticas, a fim de tornar mais próximo da realidade dos educandos, como eram colocados nos questionamentos das avaliações do MEC (Ministério da Educação e Cultura). Objetivou-se avaliar o atual ensino de química compreendendo as mudanças ocorridas pós adoção do ENEM, através da visão de alunos. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com cerca de 64 alunos de escolas do município de Pombal-PB, a fim de obter dados quali-quantitativos de forma direcionada ao Ensino de Química, o ENEM e as mudanças ocorridas nos últimos anos. Na visão dos alunos, os professores de química das escolas públicas de Pombal-PB mudaram suas práticas docentes através da adoção de aulas contextualizadas e que interligam os tópicos estudados com o cotidiano dos envolvidos, além disto, houve adequação na escolha de matérias didáticos, sendo estes voltados ao ENEM e, também buscou-se a utilização de ferramentas metodológicas diferenciadas, onde este conjunto de ações visou o desenvolvimento de competências e habilidades ao longo do processo formativo do cidadão, onde ele é também capaz de superar o nível de dificuldade do sistema avaliativo vigente. </p><p align="center"><strong><em>Changes of chemistry education post ENEM for students of public schools of Pombal city, Paraíba state</em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></p><p>Abstract: Chemistry was always considered a difficult subject to understand and brought with it the aversion of students and also future teachers of the area, who became increasingly scarce, and there is a need for changes in the search for the evolution of teaching. With the proposal of the new High School and the ENEM (National High School Examination) becoming the only mechanism for access to universities and federal institutes, teaching had to undergo drastic changes in order to make it closer to the reality of learners, As they were put in the questions of the evaluations of the MEC (Ministry of Education and Culture). The objective of this study was to evaluate the current teaching of chemistry, including the changes that occurred after adoption of the ENEM, through the students' vision. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with approximately 64 students from schools in the city of Pombal-PB, in order to obtain qualitative and quantitative data directed to the teaching of chemistry, the ENEM and the changes that occurred in recent years. In the students' view, the chemistry teachers of the public schools of Pombal-PB changed their teaching practices through the adoption of contextualized classes that interconnect the topics studied with the daily life of those involved, besides, there was adequate in the choice of didactic subjects, being These focused on the ENEM, and also sought the use of differentiated methodological tools, where this set of actions aimed at the development of skills and abilities throughout the formative process of the citizen, where he is also able to overcome the level of difficulty of the system Evaluation.</p>

scholarly journals The Place of Women in Places of Decision in the Public and Private Sector: Case of Senegal

2021 ◽  
pp. 43-64
Author(s):  
Diène Kolly Ousseynou Diouf
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Women In Decision Making ◽  
Quantitative Nature

The issue of greater representation of women in decision-making bodies is a recurrent issue in corporate governance in general and in the management of diversity in particular, which companies are now confronted with. On the other hand, in Senegal, there is little written on the question but a lot of debates and good political intentions. The purpose of this article is to show from an empirical study that women still have failed to move beyond the "glass ceiling" that prevents them from reaching the highest positions. Through our study, based on a methodology of a qualitative and quantitative nature, we carried out semi-structured interviews (10), then administered questionnaires (60 and 39 selected) to some members of the decision-making bodies of companies in Senegal. . The results show that preconceived ideas remain far from the reality on the ground. They especially underline that the presence of women in decision-making bodies can have a positive influence on the performance and governance of organizations.

scholarly journals Aplikasi Smart Province “Jogja Istimewa”: Penyediaan Informasi Terintegrasi dan Pemanfaatannya

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rini Rachmawati ◽  
Elvandio Ramadhan Ramadhan ◽  
Amandita ‘Ainur Rohmah
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Dissemination Strategy ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Government ◽  
Integrated Information

Pemerintah Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta menyediakan aplikasi Smart Province ”Jogja Istimewa” untuk mempermudah masyarakat dalam memperoleh informasi terintegrasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan; 1) mengidentifikasi penyediaan informasi terintegrasi dalam Aplikasi ”Jogja Istimewa”, 2) menganalisis optimalitas pemanfaatan Aplikasi”Jogja Istimewa”. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Data sekunder diperoleh melalui laporan instansi dan fitur  aplikasi melalui smart phone, sedangkan data primer diperoleh dengan jalan indepth interview, focus group discussion, dan wawancara terstruktur. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Aplikasi ”Jogja Istimewa” terdiri atas informasi terintegrasi dengan penyajian informasi berupa visual, deskripsi  yang terintegrasi dengan ruang dan lokasi dalam bentuk peta dan augmented reality. Pemanfaatan Aplikasi ”Jogja Istimewa” melalui pemantauan sistem menunjukkan pemanfaatan yang baik dengan jangkauan pengguna sampai luar wilayah. Disisi lain hasil survei menunjukkan belum optimalnya pemanfaatan aplikasi oleh masyarakat dan wisatawan. Strategi pengenalan dan sosialisasi Aplikasi ”Jogja Istimewa” diperlukan untuk mengoptimalkan pemanfaatan. The Government of Yogyakarta Special Region provides Smart Province application "Jogja Istimewa" to facilitate the community in obtaining integrated information. The aim of this study; 1) identifying the provision of integrated information in the "Special Jogja" Application, 2) analyzing the optimal use of the "Jogja Istimewa" Application. The research method used is qualitative and quantitative. Secondary data is obtained through agency reports and application features through smart phones, while primary data is obtained through indepth interviews, focus group discussions, and structured interviews. The analysis technique used is descriptive qualitative and quantitative. The results show that the "Jogja Istimewa" application consists of integrated information with the presentation of visual information and description integrated with space and location in the form of maps and augmented reality. Application Utilization "Jogja Istimewa" through monitoring system shows good utilization with the reach of users to outside the region. On the other hand the survey results show not optimal application utilization by society and tourists. The introduction and dissemination strategy of the "Special Jogja" App is required to optimize utilization.

scholarly journals Expatriates And Knowledge Transfer: A Case Study Of A PowerPlant Constructed In Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
S.Y. Ravu ◽  
K.M. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Skilled Personnel ◽  
Skills Shortages

This paper outlines aspects of a broader exploratory study on the management of skills shortages at a leading energy utility in Africa. Specifically, the paper examines the opinions of local and foreign personnel employed on a power plant construction project on the nature of skills shortages experienced at the energy utility, the organizations short-term strategy of dealing with the shortages by employing expatriates and the latters role in knowledge transfer. Various human resources approaches were explored to provide appropriate theoretical structure to the research including intellectual capital and human capital models. A sample of highly skilled personnel defined as key job families according to the Kaplan and Norton (2004) human capital model were purposively selected for the study. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. International research on expatriates impact on knowledge transfer within the public sector environment is very scarce; this is the first research of its kind to examine these issues at a public power plant. Preliminary results indicate that the type of knowledge, willingness to learn and share on the part of both expatriates and locals, and national culture are some of the factors impacting the success of knowledge transfer from expatriates to locals.

scholarly journals Alternative Mowing Regimes’ Influence on Native Plants and Deer

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Guyton ◽  
Jeanne C. Jones ◽  
Edward Entsminger
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Native Plants ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Native Plant ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Survey ◽  
Significant Difference

This study evaluated mowing regimes, changes in native and non-native plant communities, deer presence in the research plots,and public perception of various management practices on ROWs. No significant difference was found in the height of vegetation 3 weeks after each mowing between research plots mowed 4 times per year and plots mowed only once per year in uplands or lowlands. Native plants increased in plots mowed once per year and deer preferred the frequently mowed plots where clovers and vetches had been seeded. Increasing the carrying capacity of the lowlands with more extensive plantings of clover and vetch may attract deer, thus encouraging them to browse and use the underpasses beneath bridges and making the ROWs safer. The public survey found strong support for wildflowers on ROWs and a distaste for litter. Further, respondents would tolerate a less manicured ROW if it saved money, made the roads safer, and hid litter.

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