scholarly journals Inclusion of Workers with Disabilities in Production 4.0: Legal Foundations in Europe and Potentials Through Worker Assistance Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 5978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedikt G. Mark ◽  
Sarah Hofmayer ◽  
Erwin Rauch ◽  
Dominik T. Matt
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
The Other ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Employees With Disabilities ◽  
Legal Foundations ◽  
Assistance Systems ◽  
The One

The inclusion of employees with disabilities in production is an issue that has rarely been addressed by scientists from the manufacturing sector. In this article, we examine to what extent the trend towards Industry 4.0 offers potential for the inclusion of people with disabilities in Production 4.0. First, we examine relevant legal foundations and restrictions in Europe and in more detail in Austria, Italy, and Norway. Next, based on a literature review, we examine which technological aids in the form of worker assistance systems derived from Industry 4.0 can make jobs in the manufacturing sector accessible for people with disabilities. Three types of assistance systems have been examined: sensorial aid systems, physical aid systems, and cognitive aid systems. In a concluding discussion of the results, we finally summarize the implications on management and policies as well as the potential and limitations of identified worker assistance technologies. On the one hand, the study is intended to draw the attention of researchers and industrial companies to new technological possibilities for the inclusion of people with disabilities in production. On the other hand, difficulties and grievances due to the legal foundations are pointed out to stimulate a critical discussion here as well.

Provoking, Disturbing, Hacking: Media archaeology as a framework for the understanding of contemporary DIY composers’ instruments and ideas

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanne Krogh Groth
Keyword(s):  
Media Studies ◽  
Computer Music ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
The Other ◽  
Media Archaeology ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Conventional Technology ◽  
Artistic Work ◽  
The One

The article is a discussion of works by two Danish composers who both, with self-constructed instruments, challenge computer music as genre, the understanding and use of conventional technology, and the music's relation to history. At first glance, the use of homemade instruments appears to be a common characteristic. But, when one takes a closer look, different discourses and various discussions of media and materiality are revealed. In the article the various positions are unfolded through discussions within the theoretical field of media archaeology – a science with its roots in media studies, but also an important framework for the production and understanding of a variety of DIY practices.The overall purpose with the article is twofold: on the one hand it illustrates how theories from the field of media archaeology contribute interesting perspectives to discussions of artistic work within the area of DIY. On the other hand, it also serves as a critical discussion of media archaeology as not necessarily the solution to every aspect of artistic practices. The two artists are Morten Riis and Goodiepal.

Weder Höhepunkt der Geschichte noch Schrei ins Leere. Grundriß der deutsch-jüdischen Symbiose

2005 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-149
Author(s):  
Manfred Voigts
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discussion ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intellectual Life ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Unification ◽  
German Jewish ◽  
The One

AbstractThis essay attempts to explain the German-Jewish symbiosis by examining the history of the German 'Bildungsbürgertum' and the peculiarity of the German Geistesgeschichte', which was shaped by the delay in national unification. On the one hand, the lack of political competence in German intellectual life conformed to Jewish peculiarities; on the other hand, it failed to engage in a critical discussion and rejection of anti-Judaic tendencies.

scholarly journals Implementation of industry 4.0 to achieve sustainable manufacturing in steel industry: a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Steel Industry ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Agile Manufacturing ◽  
The One ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Sustainable manufacturing has been a popular topic of research for quite some time now. There are various concepts and ideas which have claimed to have a significant impact on sustainability of the manufacturing industry like lean, green and agile manufacturing. Industry 4.0 is the latest and by far the one with the maximum potential of changing the manufacturing sector forever. It is rightly called as “the fourth industrial revolution”. It is a wide concept which covers many state of the art technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Augmented reality etc. But like every big revolution, it is to face many challenges also. In this review, we are looking at this ‘yet in infancy’ concept and its role in achieving a sustainable manufacturing sector as discussed by researchers. Different scholars have come up with different challenges to implementation of I4.0 which they thought to be of some significance. There is going to  review such challenges making a list of 13 such challenges. Then, it also throw some light on the new challenge faced by all of humanity in the form of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and how it is affecting the manufacturing sector.

scholarly journals Reasonableness in the Concept of Reasonable Accommodation

2016 ◽  
pp. 42-59
Author(s):  
Rafael De Asís Roig
Keyword(s):  
Universal Design ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Reasonable Accommodation ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Universal Accessibility ◽  
Methodological Tool ◽  
Principle Of Proportionality ◽  
The One ◽  
In Virtue Of

Reasonable accommodation is one of the pillars upon which the recognition of the rights of people with disabilities rests. It acquires its full meaning when understood in connection with the concept of universal design, since both concepts fall within the framework of universal accessibility. An accurate understanding of reasonable accommodation requires, on the one hand, clarifying its connection with universal design and accessibility, and on the other, unraveling what “reasonable” means. The reasonableness in accommodation takes to three kinds of reflections. On the one hand the one concerning non-discrimination, which requires to assess, when examining whether the adjustment is justified or not, if it entails a violation of the principle of equality (since it differentiates or it does not, in an unjustified manner, thus harming a human right such as accessibility). In this justifying test there is an essential methodological tool at hand, which shall be regarded as the second great reflection on reasonableness in accommodation: the principle of proportionality. In virtue of this principle, the reasonableness test requires facing the adjustment’s adequacy and necessity and, in addition to that, the advantages or sacrifices that produces on rights. And since both of these reflections do not ensure a single answer, reasonableness requires a last reflection on the basis of acceptability. The adjustment’s justification, or the lack of it, shall be subject to the community’s acceptance or rejection.

Accessible E-Government through Universal Design

2011 ◽  
pp. 16-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Peter
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Design Principle ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One

The accessible design of e-government ensures that these offers can also be used by people with disabilities (accessibility). Moreover, experience shows that clarity and comprehensibility of the offers benefit from their careful and deliberate design and structuring while keeping in mind accessibility requirements. Therefore, accessibility is useful for all citizens who want to attend to their administrative issues via the Internet (universal design). Accessibility as a cross-sectional subject has to be considered holistically: On the one hand, following the “universal design” principle, it becomes clear that all users benefit from an accessible solution, independent of their abilities and independent of their situation, environment or conditions. On the other hand, especially in e-government, the complete business process has to be considered: An offer accessible in itself may not be usable if an installation routine or plug-in has to be loaded from a non-accessible page or if the work procedure involves a media break.

Twin Transition through the Implementation of Industry 4.0 Technologies: Desk-Research Analysis and Practical Use Cases in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13601
Author(s):  
Juan-José Ortega-Gras ◽  
María-Victoria Bueno-Delgado ◽  
Gregorio Cañavate-Cruzado ◽  
Josefina Garrido-Lova
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
The Other ◽  
European Level ◽  
International Projects ◽  
The One ◽  
Key Enabling Technologies ◽  
Desk Research ◽  
Research Analysis

Key Enabling Technologies (KET) support the adoption of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and are also considered the main drivers of the Circular Economy (CE) transition. In this respect, the guidelines and real use cases to inspire enterprises and industry to lead the twin digital and green transition are still poor. This work is aimed at contributing to this matter, with twofold goals: on the one hand, to show a depth desk-research analysis of the key existing policies at European level that foster this twin digital and green transition; on the other hand, to review practical use cases and international projects where CE practices are boosted through the implementation of KET. From the analysis, a set of recommendations are suggested as a guide for policymakers, researchers, and industry managers on how to foster the CE through the implementation of I4.0 technologies.

THE SITUATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN MACEDONIA IN RELATION TO THE SOURCES FOR THEIR FINANCING

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-78
Author(s):  
Marija Gogova Samonikov ◽  
Elena Veselinova ◽  
Ilija Gruevski ◽  
Risto Fotov ◽  
Zorica Zdraveva
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Retail Trade ◽  
The Other ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
Trade Sector ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

The impact of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in employment and value added in the Republic of Macedonia registered a slight increase in the period from 2009 to 2013. Just like in other economies in the region, most SMEs work in the wholesale and retail trade sector (44.0%), followed by the manufacturing sector (13.0%) (OECD 2016). Based on the importance of SMEs in the Macedonian economy in general, this paper aims to point out the gap that exists between the well-identified weakness of the Macedonian economy towards stimulating the life expectancy of SMEs on the one hand and their development on the other, emphasized in the forms of the sources of funding available to them. For that purpose are used statistical analyzes and comparisons, and are accepted conclusions about the current situation with the SMEs environment and the forms of financing of SMEs in Macedonia

scholarly journals Not as Straight-Forward as that It’s Just ‘An Added Fuss’ – Untangling How Indian Psychiatrists Construe Domestic Human Rights Legislation

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-91
Author(s):  
Alena Kahle
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Law ◽  
The One

After its ratification of the 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD), the Indian government proceeded to work through a list of laws from various fields – employment, housing, healthcare, personal status – that would need to be amended to guarantee the rights in the UNCRPD. Regarding the healthcare of persons with mental illness, the law-drafters deemed it insufficient to merely amend the existing law and proceeded to draft a new, innovative mental healthcare law. When the Mental Healthcare Act (MHA) was passed in 2017, responses were strongly polarised: On the one hand, it was lauded for staying true to the vision of the UNCRPD (Duffy & Kelly, 2019), while on the other hand, especially psychiatrists heavily criticised that they anticipated the law would adversely affect their ability to treat patients

scholarly journals Recycling 4.0 - Digitalization as a Key for the Advanced Circular Economy

2020 ◽  
pp. 652-660
Author(s):  
Lars Kintscher ◽  
◽  
Sebastian Lawrenz ◽  
Hendrik Poschmann ◽  
Priyanka Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
The Other ◽  
Recycling Process ◽  
The One ◽  
Modern Technologies

Recycling will become more and more important in the future. To fulfill the requirements of a more efficient recycling process and thus enable an eco-friendly handling of resources, modern technologies can be used. One of these modern technology streams is called Industry 4.0. This paper presents an approach to how Industry 4.0 can be integrated into recycling processes, resulting in Recycling 4.0. Electric vehicles and their traction batteries are used as an example. To enable a more efficient disassembly and recycling of these traction batteries, information about the battery is exchanged along the supply chain. A key issue is the development of a marketplace to exchange the information. Another topic is the connection of a robot to the information marketplace. On the one hand, the robot can get information from the marketplace for decision-making in the disassembly of traction batteries. On the other hand, the robotic system is capable of analyzing the condition of the battery, so it is also possible to transmit information from the robot to the information marketplace.

scholarly journals Filmowe reprezentacje seksualności osób niepełnosprawnych – przykład polski

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Otto
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Moral Transformation ◽  
Communicative Strategies ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The One

Disability in Polish films is not a marginal issue. As a film topic, it has been explored in many different ways and contexts due to a nexus of diverse relations, trends and social phenomena. All of which have revealed the degree of intensity of the phenomenon as well as its historic changeability. On the one hand, such images have been a reflection of the filmmakers’ interests and, on the other, a source of knowledge on disability and a kind of catalyst for socio-moral transformation shaping the attitudes and behaviour of society towards the disabled. The problem is presented by,, images of disabled film characters, which are widely used in Polish cinematography and often built on socialstereotypes, as well as by the communicative strategies used by filmmakers in their works on disability. In this context, films about disability have played an opinion-forming role, contributing greatly to an enhanced image of disabled people in society and widening their area of activity. The sexuality of people with disabilities is portrayed as asexuality and hypersexuality, and in Polish cinema it mainly concerns the emotional sphere, and less so the physical.

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