The Security Practitioners’ Perspective

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Eduardo Gelbstein
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communications Technologies

This chapter reviews the assumptions on which this section of the book is based, explores the irreversible dependency of society on information and communications technologies, and sets the scene for the asymmetric nature of cyber-attacks, and lists the main the challenges facing security practitioners in the public and private sectors. These are discussed in more detail in subsequent chapters.

A Case Study of Public Servants Engaged in E-Consultation in Australia

2011 ◽  
pp. 759-772
Author(s):  
Lucas Walsh
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Local Form ◽  
Political Democracy ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Elected Representatives

This article examines some of the challenges faced by local government during the development and implementation of a relatively new area of e-democratic innovation in Australia: e-consultation. E-consultation is seen as a valuable way through which a two-way relationship can be developed and enhanced between citizens and elected representatives. It involves the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs), such as the Internet, to extend and/or enhance political democracy through access to information, and to facilitate participation in democratic communities, processes, and institutions. Drawing on a case study of the Darebin eForum in Victoria, Australia, this article focuses on the role of public servants as moderators of this local form of e-consultation. The discussion has three parts: online policy consultation is defined within the context of e-democracy; some of the ways that e-consultation challenges the roles of the public service, elected representatives, and citizens are outlined; and the author then argues for an e-consultation strategy that is situated within a continuum of citizen engagement that is ongoing, deliberative, educative, and inclusive.

Realigning Governance

2005 ◽  
pp. 250-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald G. Lenihan
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Efficiency Gains ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Major Transformation ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
The Right ◽  
Dot Com

In this chapter, the author acknowledges that over the last few decades, information and communications technologies (ICTs) have progressed at a remarkable pace. By the mid-1990s, the new technology had been used to engineer a major transformation of the private sector, reshaping markets and the basic building block of the modern economy: the corporation. Likewise, enthusiasts predicted that the public sector was about to go through a similar transformation. A new era in government was said to be dawning. For some, electronic- or e-government promised to transform government operations leading to major “efficiency gains” in service delivery. But e-government is proving more difficult and costly than first thought and the expected benefits have been slow to materialize. With some notable exceptions, the efficiency gains have been mixed. The boom in e-commerce was short-circuited by the dot-com bust. Is the bloom coming off the e-government rose? This chapter tries to shed more light on the pertinent issues and reflect a broader vision that e-government is about the transformation of government. A firm commitment from decision makers to think through the issues and steer the right course is critical or e-government could easily lose momentum or veer off course.

The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Preventing Election-Related Violence in Kenya, 2013

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 111-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horacio R. Trujillo ◽  
David Elam ◽  
Gabriel Shapiro ◽  
Malcolm Clayton
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Mass Violence ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Role Of Information

Abstract Leading up to the Kenyan presidential elections of 2013, observers around the world were preoccupied by the potential for mass violence similar to that which erupted following the 2007 presidential election. Yet, the 2013 elections were largely unmarred by violence. A notable characteristic of the Kenyan 2013 elections was the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in various public and private efforts to address the threat of violence related to the elections. In our exploration of how ICT contributed to the mitigation of election-related violence in the 2013 Kenyan elections, we find useful the models of violence as contagion and collective efficacy as essential for violence prevention.

Defining Collective Personalities, Dispositions, Temperaments, and Moods of Electronic Hive Minds

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-76
Keyword(s):  
Group Actions ◽  
Sociotechnical Systems ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Predictive Function ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Online Communications ◽  
Audio Video

An electronic hive mind, a temporal shared consciousness (or massmind) of people interacting through online communications technologies and other means, may be thought of as having collective personalities, dispositions, and temperaments. These human-based features may be seen from various dimensions: the public (and private) messaging (textual, imagistic, audio, video, and multimodal elements), the collective culture(s) and practices, the human membership and member motivations, the group actions (virtual and in-world), the sociotechnical systems, and others. This early work explores some dimensions of collective and more stable personality, dispositions, and temperament that may be inferred form EHMs, as well as more transitory moods. These aspects of EHMs may inform on future actions and provide a predictive function.

developing a smart city essentials, execution and evaluation

2018 ◽  
pp. 416-428
Author(s):  
Jude James ◽  
Kazeem Abubakar
Keyword(s):  
Smart Cities ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Comprehensive Development

Adoption of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) especially the internet is becoming the largest delivery podium for providing public and private services to the rural and urban populace. This paper adopted the Narrative Textual Case Study (NTCS) using qualitative approach to conduct content analysis of relevant literature. The study observed that over 50% of mankind occupies urban spaces and this will increase to two third by 2050. This situation is as a result of the opportunities that are available in the cities and it spells great challenges on environment, energy need, waste management, etc. Cities are responsible for nearly three quarters of greenhouse gases worldwide and must be seen to be a solution providers too. Hence to maintain high standard of living for the long term cities as well as nations must reduce ecological footprint and seek alternatives to scarce fossil resources. This requires comprehensive development of physical, institutional, social and economic infrastructure. Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy driven mechanisms are essentials for development of Smart Cities.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID Pandemic Consequences on Public Demand for Competence Formation in Humanitarian Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Vsevolodovich Maslov ◽  
◽  
Iryna Sergiivna Pypenko ◽  
Yuriy Borysovych Melnyk ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Situation ◽  
Public Demand

The COVID pandemic has affected all human activity, most of all education. Lockdowns obliterated traditional teaching. Student attitudes towards educational format and content have also changed. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of the pandemic consequences on public demand for competence formation in humanitarian education. Gathered through systemic written surveys (Project Tuning methodology) and interviewing the respondents (173 faculty and 322 students), participants to CIES-2020 and PPPMSF-2021 international conferences, the data were systematized, rated and analyzed using the methods of statistical analysis. Consequently, actual public demand for student competences was formulated. Top five choices by the faculty include: 1) ability to adapt to and act in new situation; 2) commitment to safety; 3) ability to search for, process and analyze information; 4) skills in the use of information and communications technologies; 5) ability to evaluate and maintain the quality of work. The student choices differ from faculty prioritizing the abilities: 1) to work autonomously; 2) to design and manage projects; 3) to adapt to and act in new situation; 4) to apply knowledge in practical situations; 5) to work in an international context. The results have shown a statistically significant difference between the public demand prior to the pandemic and after the introduction of social distancing measures. Views of faculty and students on the importance of particular competences have remained divergent, and the specific priorities are changing. One noticeable trend is prioritizing the ability to adapt to new situations by both faculty and students.

Administrative Flexibility and Knowledge in Policy Delivery

2013 ◽  
pp. 260-276
Author(s):  
Nick Letch
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communications Technologies

Information and communications technologies are emerging as important drivers of reform in the public sector. This chapter explores both enabling and constraining aspects of the role that ICTs can play in transforming the development and delivery of public policy. Two issues are explored: the reduction in flexibility of decision making that frequently accompanies ICT-based initiatives, and the critical role of knowledge embedded in networks of stakeholders in policy development and delivery. A case study, which traces the knowledge embedded in networks of relationships of actors involved in developing and implementing operational policy in an Australian public sector agency, is presented to illustrate the unintended constraints on knowledge activities. A framework for analyzing socio-technical networks involved in integrating ICTs into the cycle of public policy is presented.

Public Participation, Social Equity, and Technology in Urban Governance

2013 ◽  
pp. 35-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Sanchez ◽  
Marc Brenman
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Economic Opportunity ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Collective Interest ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Public Resources

Social equity commonly refers to fairness or impartiality, usually in terms of inputs or outcomes related to social and economic opportunity. In the case of urban planning, social equity can take the form of participation in decision-making activities, especially those that involve allocating public resources. An assumption (and hope) is that through participation, stakeholders have greater influence on outcomes that are in their collective interest. Opportunities to participate are rapidly expanding along with rapid technological innovation. Therefore, the authors argue that there is a connection among participation, equity, and technology in creating more equitable governance structures. In particular, the authors discuss how information and communications technologies can serve to reduce barriers to information exchange and thereby generate stronger bonds and quicker formation of partnerships and connections within the public realm. This chapter explores these issues through the lens of e-government, e-democracy, and the digital divide in a U.S. context.

Realigning Governance

2011 ◽  
pp. 3389-3422
Author(s):  
Donald G. Lenihan
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Efficiency Gains ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Major Transformation ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
The Right ◽  
Dot Com

In this chapter, the author acknowledges that over the last few decades, information and communications technologies (ICTs) have progressed at a remarkable pace. By the mid-1990s, the new technology had been used to engineer a major transformation of the private sector, reshaping markets and the basic building block of the modern economy: the corporation. Likewise, enthusiasts predicted that the public sector was about to go through a similar transformation. A new era in government was said to be dawning. For some, electronic- or e-government promised to transform government operations leading to major “efficiency gains” in service delivery. But e-government is proving more difficult and costly than first thought and the expected benefits have been slow to materialize. With some notable exceptions, the efficiency gains have been mixed. The boom in e-commerce was short-circuited by the dot-com bust. Is the bloom coming off the e-government rose? This chapter tries to shed more light on the pertinent issues and reflect a broader vision that e-government is about the transformation of government. A firm commitment from decision makers to think through the issues and steer the right course is critical or e-government could easily lose momentum or veer off course.

scholarly journals EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR DISASTERS MANAGEMENT IN VENEZUELA

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-3 ◽  
pp. 93-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Burguillos ◽  
H. Deng
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Space Technology ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Emergency Communications ◽  
Communications Network ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Technology Applications ◽  
Communications Services

The integration and use of different space technology applications for disasters management, play an important role at the time of prevents the causes and mitigates the effects of the natural disasters. Nevertheless, the space technology counts with the appropriate technological resources to provide the accurate and timely information required to support in the decision making in case of disasters. Considering the aforementioned aspects, in this research is presented the design and implementation of an Emergency Communications Network for Disasters Management in Venezuela. Network based on the design of a topology that integrates the satellites platforms in orbit operation under administration of Venezuelan state, such as: the communications satellite VENESAT-1 and the remote sensing satellites VRSS-1 and VRSS-2; as well as their ground stations with the aim to implement an emergency communications network to be activated in case of disasters which affect the public and private communications infrastructures in Venezuela. In this regard, to design the network several technical and operational specifications were formulated, between them: Emergency Strategies to Maneuver the VRSS-1 and VRSS-2 satellites for optimal images capture and processing, characterization of the VENESAT-1 transponders and radiofrequencies for emergency communications services, technologies solutions formulation and communications links design for disaster management. As result, the emergency network designed allows to put in practice diverse communications technologies solutions and different scheme or media for images exchange between the areas affected for disasters and the entities involved in the disasters management tasks, providing useful data for emergency response and infrastructures recovery.

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