scholarly journals Diffusion of Innovations on E-Customs Business to Government IT: Developing E-Government Services New Conceptsand Technologies

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
Maria Mia Kristanti
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Value Assessment ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Individual Member State ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
It Innovations

Objective - This research aims to investigate how e-customs innovation diffusion may take place focusing on the benefits that it can bring to potential stakeholders, for business companies and governments.Two research models have been developed based on a literature review on the diffusion of IT innovations as well as on value assessment methods used for IT innovations implemented in the private and public sector.The first part of research aims to illustrate the innovation-development of business-togovernment IT innovations, while the second aims to provide a guideline on important variables needed to conduct value assessment for such innovations as well as how to classify the identified benefits. Methodology/Technique Multiple SEM analysis on e-customs have been carried out in order to test the proposed research models involving different business companies and governmental bodies. Findings - Although the Indonesian e-customs regulation states the objectives of the envisioned common standardized e-customs system, functional and technical specifications areprovided only on a high level. Therefore, the adoption and diffusion process is relegated to each individual member state. Thus, the analysis on how such a system will be adopted and diffused is the particular interest for all government corporations. Novelty - This conceptual research is an evidence of continuous improvement building in a struggling effort from the Indonesian government in reducing the poor living.The government has a strong and dominant role as an agent of change to innovate the way of doing business for living. View of research studying this correlations in Indonesian context. Type of Paper - Conceptual Keywords : Diffusion of Innovations, E-Customs, E-Government Services.

scholarly journals TECHNICAL MEASURES TO DECREASE HEAT ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF FINAL CUSTOMER IN MULTI-APARTMENT BUILDINGS ACCORDING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIRECTIVE / TECHNINĖS PRIEMONĖS, SKIRTOS MAŽINTI GALUTINIO VARTOTOJO ŠILUMINĖS ENERGIJOS VARTOJIMĄ DAUGIABUČIUOSE GYVENAMU

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romanas Savickas ◽  
Lauryna Savickienė ◽  
Juozas Bielskus
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Heat Energy ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Technical Solution ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Individual Member State ◽  
Decrease Energy Consumption ◽  
Heat Metering

Energy consumption in the world increases, so the measures in order to improve energy efficiency must be found. The aim of 2012/27/EU Energy Efficiency Directive targets is to decrease energy consumption for a final energy consumer by 1.5% every year, but there is no definition how these targets could be achieved by an individual member state. This article presents the analysis how these targets could be achieved by the means of individual heat metering by heat cost allocators for every flat thus decreasing an energy consumption for a final consumer. Statistical analysis of identical buildings with individual metering by heat cost allocators and without them is presented. Heat cost allocators do not decrease energy consumption by themselves, so this article presents a technical solution and a set of additional equipment, i.e. thermostatic valves, balance valves, hot water meters and remote data collection system that must be installed. The final results show that the targets of 2012/27/EU Energy Efficiency Directive in Lithuania can be reached, because the buildings with individual heat cost allocators consume about 20–30% less of heat energy. Pasaulyje energijos vartojimas auga, todėl turi būti rastos energetinio efektyvumo pagerinimo priemonės. 2012/27/ES Energijos Efektyvumo Direktyvos tikslas yra sumažinti galutinio energijos vartotojo energijos suvartojimą kasmet po 1,5 %, tačiau nėra nurodyta, kaip kiekviena valstybė narė šiuos tikslus galėtų įgyvendinti. Šis straipsnis pristato analizę, kaip šie tikslai galėtų būti pasiekti, kiekviename bute įrengiant individualios šilumos apskaitos šilumos daliklius, kad sumažėtų energijos vartojimas atskiruose butuose. Pateikta statistinė identiškų pastatų su šilumos dalikliais ir be jų analizė. Šiluminei energijai taupyti neužtenka vien tik šilumos daliklių, todėl straipsnyje pateiktas techninis sprendimas – būtinų įdiegti techninių priemonių paketas, kurį sudaro tokios priemonės: termostatiniai ventiliai, balansiniai ventiliai, karšto vandens skaitikliai, belaidė reguliaraus duomenų nuskaitymo sistema. Galutiniai analizės rezultatai rodo, kad 2012/27/ES Energijos Efektyvumo Direktyvos tikslai Lietuvoje gali būti pasiekti, nes pastatai su individualia šilumos apskaita ir įrengtais šilumos dalikliais vartoja apie 20–30 % mažiau šiluminės energijos nei pastatai be tokios apskaitos.

Responsibility of a Member state of an International Organization: Where Will It End? Comments on Article 60 of the ILC Draft on the Responsibility of International Organizations

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esa Paasivirta
Keyword(s):  
Member State ◽  
International Law ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
International Organization ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Individual Member State ◽  
General Rules ◽  
The Right ◽  
International Law Commission ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThe paper addresses the issue of possible responsibility of a member state for acts of an international organization of which it is a member. This particular issue forms part of the on-going work of the International Law Commission of establishing rules for the responsibility of international organizations. The particular challenge is posed by possible “responsibility gaps”, i.e. situations where a state might avoid compliance with its own obligations by prompting the organization of which it is a member to act instead. The paper compares the ILC approach, approaching the issue by way of trying to establish general rules of responsibility (“secondary rules”) and the practice of the EU, which has addressed the issue by tailor-made solutions in the context of specific treaties (“primary rules”). The latter approach is more flexible as it allows individual solutions pertinent to particular circumstances and treaty regimes so as to ensure that either the organization itself or its member state is responsible, depending whichever is genuinely responsible. The paper concludes that the ILC work is progressing in the right direction as it narrows down the possibilities where a member state can be held responsible to cover only situations bordering abuse, rather than more open-ended standards for individual member state responsibility, which can open the door for unpredictable results.

scholarly journals Rozwój usług elektronicznej administracji publicznej w Polsce na tle Unii Europejskiej

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-73
Author(s):  
Dorota Miłek ◽  
◽  
Paulina Nowak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Information And Communication

The information society, which was born along with the development of information and communication technologies, is a commonly used term in everyday life, both personally and professionally. The aim of the article is to evaluate the level of development of e-government services in the European Union countries, with particular emphasis on Poland. For the purpose of the research, the Perkal and Ward methods were used and the following indicators: DESI and EGDI. The available data from Eurostat and the Central Statistical Office in the area of public e-government services for citizens were analyzed. The article also refers to the development priorities of Poland and the European Union in terms of e-administration development. E-administration is one of the most important areas determining the essence of the information society. Rapid progress is observed in the development of e-government in Europe. However, it is not even, and there are significant inequalities in the access and use of ICT in individual Member States. Societies strive for quick and convenient handling of civil matters via the Internet. Electronic public administration in EU countries is undergoing a digital transformation, from traditional handling of citizens’ affairs to modern, i.e. electronic implementation of public services. As the research shows, the level of development of e-government services in Poland differs from the average in the EU, despite a significant improvement in such areas as open data, pre-filled forms and the availability of e-administration services for enterprises.

Health and long-term care benefits and the proposed revised coordination regulation: A brave new world or much ado about nothing?

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-195
Author(s):  
Stamatia Devetzi ◽  
Jean McHale
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Member State ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
State Level ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Much Ado About Nothing ◽  
Individual Member State

This article examines the implications of the proposed Revised Coordination Regulation for long-term care benefits. First, it explores what is meant by ‘long-term care’. This sets the debate around access to long-term care in the context of developments regarding the safeguarding of fundamental human rights for those with disabilities and increasing international concern regarding the human rights of older persons. Secondly, it charts the response at the EU level to calls for safeguards in long-term care. It contrasts this with the disparate approaches taken at the Member State level. Thirdly, it examines the development of CJEU jurisprudence in this area. Fourthly, it considers the proposals for amending Regulation 883/2004 and its inclusion of long-term care. It concludes by questioning the extent to which these proposed developments will provide a radical change of approach, one which may indeed impact on expectations of long-term care at the individual Member State level and asks whether the drafting of an approach taken in relation to the proposals suggests that, ultimately, this may be little more than ‘much ado about nothing’.

scholarly journals Wear Mechanism of Nomex/PTFE Fiber Reinforced Composites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Liu ◽  
Fei Lu ◽  
Tiantian He ◽  
Xianjuan Pang ◽  
Yongzhen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wear Behavior ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
High Load ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Heavy Load ◽  
Frequency Condition ◽  
Friction Temperature

Abstract This paper is aimed at the problems of abnormal tribological damage and fluctuation of tribological performance in the self-lubricating composite serving in heavy load spherical plain bearing in aerospace field. The Nomex/PTFE fiber reinforced composite was used to carry out a reciprocating block on ring tribological test, investigating the tribological performance of the material and its wear evolution. Results show that the influence of oscillating frequency on material wear is obviously higher than that of load under high load condition (more than 90 MPa or 180 kN). Under a certain load and frequency condition, friction temperature is a key factor to affect wear behavior of the material. Friction heat plays a dominant role in the process of worn out failure of the material. Too high friction temperature greatly weakens the friction and wear performance, resulting in material failure in a short time. Thermal fatigue is the main tribological damage mode of the material under the high load and high frequency condition, with local worn out occurred. This finding was also verified by SEM analysis of the worn surface and wear debris.

scholarly journals Evaluating e-Government Services in Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research Using the EGOVSAT Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryar A. Hassan ◽  
Aram M. Ahmed ◽  
Soran A. Saeed ◽  
Awin A. Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Office Automation ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Strategic Studies

Office automation is an initiative used to digitally deliver services to citizens, private and public sectors. It is used to digitally collect, store, create, and manipulate office information as a need of accomplishing basic tasks. Azya Office Automation has been implemented as a pilot project in Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR) since 2013. The efficiency of governance in Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research has been improved, thanks to its implementation. The aims of this research paper is to evaluate user satisfaction of this software and identify its significant predictors using EGOVSAT Model. The user satisfaction of this model encompasses five main parts, which are utility, reliability, efficiency, customization, and flexibility. For that purpose, a detailed survey is conducted to measure the level of user satisfaction. A total of sixteen questions have distributed among forty one users of the software in KISSR. In order to evaluate the software, three measurement have been used which are reliability test, regression analysis and correlation analysis. The results indicate that the software is successful to a decent extent based on user satisfaction feedbacks obtained by using EGOVSAT Model.

scholarly journals Mapping the potential aggregation values of ecotourism landscapes from stakeholder survey, structural equation modeling and GIS: Case study of Moc Chau site, Vietnam

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e0253908
Author(s):  
Tuan Anh Pham ◽  
Tam Minh Pham ◽  
Giang Thi Huong Dang ◽  
Doi Trong Nguyen ◽  
Quan Vu Viet Du
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
Value Assessment ◽  
Value Based Management ◽  
Landscape Value

The primary aim of this study is to propose a potential landscape value assessment from different dimensions rather than the traditional approach of a composite indicator. The method used in this study is the combination of data collection from stakeholder survey, score measurement for landscape value dimensions using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), and spatial representation with the support of Geographic Information System (GIS). From a large-scale (n = 400) investigation in the Moc Chau district, the statistical data extracted from the survey provides input data for the score determination process. SEM analysis shows that each landscape site has 11 determinants influencing the landscape value assessment. Using the RMSE comparison (for validation) with different interpolation methods, the ordinary kriging method is chosen to model the aggregation landscape value map of Moc Chau District. About 24.97% total area of the study area has great potential for tourism development, being mainly distributed in the center of a high mountainous area. This approach can be used as a model to advocate local and regional assessment and enhance value-based management in other territories in Vietnam and beyond.

Możliwości zablokowania ustanowienia powiązania budżetu Unii Europejskiej z praworządnością

2021 ◽  
Vol 5(166) ◽  
pp. 35-54
Author(s):  
Waldemar Gontarski
Keyword(s):  
Member State ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Individual Member State ◽  
Legal Risks ◽  
Primary Union

The new regime of conditionality for the protection of the rule of law, understood as the rule of law (new conditionality), appears to be contrary to the European Union Treaties, in particular because its essential provisions are incompatible with the requirement of legal certainty which underlies the rule of law. This conditionality is based on financial liability for the risk of illegality, that is, in sum, for lawful acts of a Member State which may possibly turn out to be unlawful, but after financial sanctions have already been applied. This publication deals with the identification and management of legal risks that give rise to financial risks. After characterising the basic EU budgetary instruments on the basis of the acquis of economic and legal sciences (which implies the application of the external integration method), using a dogmatic method, the author discusses the possibility of blocking by a Member State the introduction into EU law of a mechanism binding the budget with the broadly understood rule of law in connection with the signalled incompatibilities of the new conditionality mechanism with primary Union law. The aim of the paper is to answer the question of what legal possibilities an individual Member State has to counteract a Union regulation prima facie incompatible with the rule of law, apart from challenging the regulation before the Court of Justice (review of the legality of legal acts), on the assumption that the rule of law imposes an obligation to first counteract bad legislation (decent legislation as an element of the rule of law) and only as a last resort to lodge a complaint with the Court against a given act of derived Union law.

Sharad S. Marathe. Regulation and Development: India's Policy Experience of Controls over Industry. New Delhi: Sage Publications India Pvt. Ud., 1989. 338 pp.Price Rs 95.00 (Softbound Edition).

1990 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-185
Author(s):  
Sarfarz K. Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Insightful Analysis

This book deals with an important but relatively little discussed aspect of industrial development in the context of a developing economy. The subject-matter chosen for analysis is that of the efficacy of controls over industry in India. The author provides a detailed and insightful analysis of the issue in its historical context, particularly since India's independence in 1947. Based on an insider's experience, the book makes an important contribution to the often neglected field of industrial policy. The central thesis advanced by the author is that the State has played a dominant role in industrial development by way of ownership and/or management of some of the key industries, the granting of industrial incentives, and an elaborate and complicated regulatory system. There have been shifts in emphasis between these three main instruments of state intervention in industrial development over time. Nonetheless, it is argued that currently Indian industry is overregulated, public sector industries are mismanaged, and the economic environment for the working of both private and public sector industries is inimical to their efficient working and growth. The broad approach adopted provides for a discussion of objectives, policy instruments, and the intended and unintended impact of different instruments of state intervention in industrial development. The wide discrepancy between the objectives and the results is shown to be a major failing of the past industrial policies in the context of the Indian development experience.

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