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Law, Kris M. Y., Kristijan Breznik, and Andrew W. H. Ip. "Using Publicized Information to Determine the Sustainable Development of 3-PL Companies." Journal of Global Information Management 29, no. 1 (January 2021): 199–216. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jgim.20210101.oa1.
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Sustainability issues have been seen as a promising paradigm for achieving a better future. Firms in the logistics service sector are still lacking clear value propositions on sustainable development. While many organizations publish their mission statements publicly as kinds of public information, reviewing mission statements is an appropriate means to evaluate an organization's strategy. This study focuses on the public information such as mission statements of the top 50 global 3-PL companies and the relevant sustainable development. A comprehensive content analysis identified four major content dimensions of mission statements relating to sustainability development. The dimensions are driving forces, approaches, responsibility to stakeholders, and competitive values. This paper offers a good methodological reference for researchers or practitioners managing the public information of organizations. Network analysis reveals that the location of companies has a limited effect on their mission and strategy as they all provide global service.
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Lindoso, Diego Pereira, Gabriela Litre, Julia Lopes Ferreira, and Kayton Ávila. "Monitoring the sustainable development goals at a local level: information transparency on public health (SDG 3) in Brazilian municipalities." Sustentabilidade em Debate 12, no. 1 (May 7, 2021): 29–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.18472/sustdeb.v12n1.2021.36601.
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In Brazil, the process of localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using public databases faces technical, institutional and political challenges. There are essentially no comprehensive current studies regarding the downscaling of the SDG indicators at the smallest territorial levels (e.g., the municipal level). In the context of unprecedented health emergencies, such as the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, this paper discusses the capacity of the Brazilian public information system to support the localization of SDG 3 (good health and well-being) indicators at the municipal level. This study evaluates the proposed indicators for SDG 3 and databases that underpin these indicators. The results and discussion cover central data and process deficiencies in the public health information systems that hinder SDG 3 localization efforts, the 2030 Agenda and its goal of universality.
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Jovanova, Kristina. "Sustainable Governance and Knowledge-based Economy – Prerequisites for Sustainable Development of the Developing and Transitional Economies." Athens Journal of Business & Economics 7, no. 1 (November 12, 2020): 67–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajbe.7-1-3.
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Economic globalization results in unbalanced development and growing inequality between the centre and the periphery of the global economic map. This process is driven by the expansionist policies of the corporations and the financial capital, being in collision with the social protection system. Markets are good for wealth creation, but they fail to take care of the citizens’ social needs. Social justice is a public good that can be provided for only by means of the political process. Globalization fails to meet the needs of the ultimate beneficiary of the development processes - the citizen. The modality in which economic localization foundations were set in the development and transitional economies, did not exhibit clear development capacities in order to improve the global position of these countries. Alternative development strategies are required in order to keep the territorial integrity of the nation-state and radical reforming of the central government role in the process is a prerequisite. The main driving force of the sustainable governance concept refers to the participation, knowledge and information distribution and cooperation among stakeholders. Economic prosperity is dependent on the effectiveness in production, collection and use of knowledge in the economic processes. Economy converts into a hierarchy of networks and what comes out as a result is a network society in which individual or corporative capacity for participation and networking determines the socio-economic position. Knowledge - Based Economy (KBE) refers to an economy that applies information resources, technology and knowledge into the economic development processes. Innovations entail increased communication intensity and feedback among companies, academic institutions, laboratories, consumers. They are a result of a number of interactions and synergies of specific innovative systems that tend to expand outside national borders, ideally becoming global, incorporating numerous global-local connections. (JEL Q01, F60, F00)
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Pūraitė, Aurelija, Rūta Adamonienė, and Audronė Žemeckė. "Sustainable Digitalization in Public Institutions: Challenges for Human Rights." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 3 (October 1, 2020): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n3p91.
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The modern world is bound not only by global flows of information, capital, services, and movement of goods and people but also by the wide range of opportunities to exert both positive and negative effects on these flows. Already, most of the aforementioned global flows, stationary and variable objects are protected (organized, coordinated, controlled) by digital technology and in the foreseeable future digitization will encompass the most diverse aspects and processes of existence. Access to the development, deployment, management and use of relevant digital technologies has expanded to such an extent that it has become virtually difficult and even impossible to provide timely protection against a wide range of actors, ranging from unauthorized specialized gathering to varying degrees of security. The development of information technology, which increasingly embraces various aspects of the existence of different security entities, calls for a new rethink of the philosophical - ideological, political, economic, social and cultural foundations of public security. In recent decades human rights have dominated in the discourse of legal and political systems. Now the balance between protection of human rights and public safety in the context of digitalization imposes necessity to reflect the concept of fundamental rights once again. Keywords: Sustainable digitalization, public and private security, human rights
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Naomi, Prima, Iqbal Akbar, and Firmanz ah. "A Bird’s Eye View of Researches on Good Governance: Navigating through the Changing Environment." Webology 17, no. 2 (December 21, 2020): 150–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.14704/web/v17i2/web17022.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the development of good governance research worldwide covering the practices by the public and private institutions. Design/methodology/approach – A bibliometric study on 3,375 scientific papers from 1990 to 2018 was conducted, and the data was analyzed to examine the trends and challenges in the worldwide scientific productions for good governance. Findings – Most research comes from scholars in the high-income countries (70%) and has moved from classical socio-economic topics of good public governance to sustainable environmental development. Post-colonial politics and economy remain unending discussion on good governance in Africa and Asia. Exporting the implementation of good governance from wealthier countries attracts critics and arguments from the third countries. Practical implications – 3,375 scientific papers used in this research was collected from Scopus database. While it was not the only existing scientific research database, the collection could not guarantee the sample adequacy of the worldwide scientific knowledge on good governance. There are papers that are not Open Access (OA), written in other languages, published in regional/national journals, nor have significant academic impact. Originality/value – The authors recognize that this study is the first evaluation ever. The result provides the first scientific reference for probing the worldwide practices of good governance for public and private sectors. Under the changing world environment in the form of digital transformation, the rise of intangible economy, and the worldwide trend of co-existence between nationalism and globalism; this paper can provoke the policymakers to rethink good governance both for public and private institutions.
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Yurchyshyna, Anastasiya. "Service Development for Progression of Dance." ITM Web of Conferences 38 (2021): 02008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/itmconf/20213802008.
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This research explores transdisciplinary knowledge, skills, motivations, values, deep expectations of all members of Society interested in Dance, in order to integrate established knowledge on development of services and information systems with the exploration of the progression of Dance in an open environment of digital innovation, initiatives management, social networking, crowdsourcing and public engagement. This leads to identifying the innovative ideas for resilient and sustainable progression of Dance in the situation of pandemic and to developing a myriad of services assisting this progression. This research is oriented towards service development, by identifying innovative ideas aiming at the progression of Dance in the situation of pandemic, concretising them as information common goods and organising them as informational commons, in order to actionalise them as contributory services. To support the development of services in a sustainable and responsible way, it suggests to develop a protected place adapted to co-construction of information services, Tiers-Lieux for Services (TLS), which allows identifying added value of all initiatives, so that responsible and interested persons could all actively participate in actionalising the created added value for the development of dance-related services.
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Misiri, Humphrey E. "Achieving good health and well-being in Africa by 2030 using multi-state models, survival analysis, statistical methods for evidence-based medicine, diagnosis and determination of risk factors." Statistical Journal of the IAOS 36 (December 25, 2020): 137–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/sji-200712.
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Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) were adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015 for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) is ‘Better health and well-being by 2030’. According to WHO, good health in the context of SDG3 is assessed with respect to the level and distribution of individuals’ and communities’ healthy life, conditions that affect health and well-being and risk factors whose presence would affect health and well-being. The overall aim is that each SDG target is achieved by 2030. In 2018 the WHO used statistical methods to assess the state of health in Africa in the context of SDG3. Their analysis revealed successes and shortfalls towards attaining SDG3. Backed by public health and other activities, statistics play an important role in improving the health and well-being of Africa. This paper explains how statistics can be used to help African countries to attain SDG3, in its role in modeling event histories, diagnosis, evidence-based medicine, determination of risk factors of exposures of morbidity and mortality, determination of risk factors of morbidity and mortality, the computation of the level and distribution of vital events, measuring disease frequency and progress, quantification of life expectancy and monitoring and evaluation.
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Bernal, Ramon, Leire San-Jose, and Jose Luis Retolaza. "Improvement Actions for a More Social and Sustainable Public Procurement: A Delphi Analysis." Sustainability 11, no. 15 (July 27, 2019): 4069. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11154069.
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Public procurement accounts for almost 20% of Spain’s gross domestic product (GDP). The current legislation allows for the inclusion of social considerations in contracting processes, hence the interest of this study, which defines the procedures and improvement actions for socially efficient public procurement. The Delphi technique has been used, based on online surveys completed by 71 Spanish experts. The universe includes the set of nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTs), as well as a number of agents with the potential to intervene in the analysis process, namely, academia, the business sector, and public administrations. There is an increasing call for the inclusion of social considerations in tender procedures. However, to date, few studies have provided detailed insight into the inclusion of these social aspects. This study contributes to the scientific literature by identifying six possible strategies for including social considerations into public tenders, namely: objectivizing procedures, generating monitoring tools, developing information and training actions for decision-makers, incorporating awareness-raising initiatives, creating transparency systems, and including information and communication technologies (ICTs). The following four key action areas were also detected: social clauses, reserved markets, social impact assessment, and innovation in public procurement. A consensus was reached on four frames for incorporating the strategies and action areas, namely: socio-economic, procedural, competence, and conceptual. This allows for the efficient inclusion of social considerations into public tenders, thereby generating a twofold impact—one via the goods or services acquired, and the second via the impact on the process of producing said goods or services.
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SADCHENKO, O. V. "BASIC DIRECTIONS OF EXPERIENCE ECONOMY MARKETING DEVELOPMENT IN CONDITIONS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT." Economic innovations 22, no. 2(75) (June 20, 2020): 101–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.31520/ei.2020.22.2(75).101-111.
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Topicality. Actual is the improvement of marketing technologies in the field of economics of experience in the conditions of sustainable development. Social innovations are of great importance for economic development, through the improvement of equipment and technologies, new business models to improve the quality of life of people and social infrastructure in accordance with global trends. The goal is to achieve sustainable development of society in which the satisfaction of environmental, economic and social needs is carried out in a balanced way. The current stage of development of the world economy has a tendency to transition to an information and communication society, where information is a commodity, but such a transition is possible only in conditions of sufficient provision of society with material goods. Marketing the economy of experience (impressions) is an additional human activity that relates to the market in the conditions of fierce competition and a saturated market, when its principles serve as the only possible way to ensure profitability and plus additional profitability of production, growth and development of the enterprise. Market orientation determines the main areas of economic activity and evaluates its results by the value of the final income.Thus, social innovations include new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that satisfy any social needs - from working conditions and education to the development of communities and health care, contributing to the expansion and consolidation of civil society. The concept of social innovation includes goods and services that will combine the intellectual and environmental needs of society, and this is one of the main directions of the economy of experience.An analysis of the existing experience in the field of marketing the economy of impressions gives reason to say that the problem of managing marketing experience (impressions) in promoting an environmentally balanced business and its implementation in both domestic and international markets has not been developed.Aim and tasks. The aim of the article is to determine, in the context of sustainable development, the basic directions of marketing the economy of experience by substantiating the theoretical and practical foundations of the formation of the mechanism of innovative and ecological development of society.Research results. The priority area for improving the mechanism for implementing the state economic and environmental policy is the reform of the legislative and regulatory framework for environmental management. For the effective solution of economic and environmental problems, a set of certain methods, techniques, technologies for the organization and management of industrial and economic activities is required. To manage events, it is necessary to form public opinion and mood, purposefully establish communication with various groups of the public, that is, changing the existing concept of socio-economic development can change the existing order. Sustainable socio-economic development of Ukraine is largely determined by the state of the environment and the level of use of natural resource potential. The need for a balance between the economy and the environment has led to the fact that marketing experience economics began to appear and stand out in the marketing system. Sustainable development targets are a high quality of life and a level of economic development, as well as environmental stability.The current stage of development of the global economy has a tendency to transition to the information society, where information is a commodity, but such a transition is possible only in conditions of sufficient provision of society with material goods. Thus, social innovations include new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that satisfy any social needs - from working conditions and education to the development of communities and health care, contributing to the expansion and consolidation of civil society. The concept of social innovation includes goods and services that will combine the intellectual and environmental needs of society, and this is one of the main directions of the economy of experience.Marketing experience economics in the conditions of sustainable development, that is, marketing changes in the sphere of economic and environmental relations, could become a lever for enhancing economic development. In modern theories of social development, there is a tendency to consider social innovation as economic, environmental, political, emotional, ethical innovation. This is argued by the fact that it is these structures that are the mechanisms for implementing changes that have matured in the depths of society, and without their help they simply cannot be implemented. The economics of experience is associated with the changes, so marketing approaches will reflect all the socio-economic-environmental changes in the interests of consumers and real estimates or assortment, quality and other parameters of products and services being produced and sold.Conclusion. The basis of the strategy of the economy of impressions (in particular, when developing the strategy of the “blue ocean”) is the innovation of value - this is not a competitive advantage, but what makes competition simply unnecessary due to the company reaching a whole new level. In contrast to the classical competitive approach, in order to use the strategy of innovation of value, it is not necessary to choose between low costs and high value. This strategy allows you to simultaneously create high value at low cost. The convergence of technologies, industries, markets, products, will expand the traditional boundaries of industries. In this regard, multidimensional studies of marketing systems that are part of integrated socio-ecological-economic systems, combined by information flows, are necessary. In the process of formation of market structures of the economics of experience, the task is to combine the interests of the economy, society and improve the natural environment. Reducing pollution and preserving natural resources becomes beneficial for the economy of impressions (experience, skill). The globalization of the world economy, facilitating the economic interaction between states, stimulates the growth of the economy of impressions, accelerates and increases the scale of the exchange of advanced achievements of mankind in the economic, scientific, technical and intellectual sphere, which, of course, contributes to the general progress of mankind.
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Tretiak, Anton, Valentyna Tretiak, and Liudmyla Hunko. "Conceptual Fundamentals of Land Management and Land Management in Ukraine During the Period of Globalization." Baltic Surveying 16 (December 22, 2022): 56–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/j.balticsurveying.2022.16.007.
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The application of institutional theory in the development of land management and land surveying to solve land problems in the period of globalization is due to the problems of human security and sustainable development. Institutional theory must justify the use and protection of land not only as a material but also as a public good. Four scientific positions were highlighted, which characterize the international institutionalization of land organization and land planning and related processes: 1) international institutionalization of land organization and land planning as a process of transition to international principles and standards of sustainable land management; 2) international institutionalization of land organization and land planning as a process of creating information on land ownership to ensure comparability of land statistics in the field of land resources and geospatial database and statistical reporting of different countries; 3) international institutionalization of land organization and land planning as a process of unification and harmonization of information systems for land accounting at the international level; 4) international standardization as a process of bringing national norms of territorial and spatial planning of land use development to international level while preserving essential national peculiarities. The relationship between the components of the process of globalization of land management and land surveying is characterized by the impact of globalization on the development of land management and land management. Implementation of institutions and institutes of land management and land surveying is carried out through coordination, redistribution, transactional and capitalization functions for the formation of sustainable (balanced) land use.
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Lamontagne-Godwin, Dorward, Aslam, and Cardey. "Analysing Support Towards Inclusive and Integrated Rural Advisory Systems." Social Sciences 8, no. 10 (October 22, 2019): 295. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci8100295.
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Public Rural Advisory Services (RAS) have adapted to different socio-economic scenarios in politically diverse countries with the help of the third sector supporting dedicated RAS programmes. The Plantwise (PW) programme, led by the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) and designed to increase food security in over 30 countries, is a good example of a public/NGO partnership, although recent evaluations have questioned its impacts on gendered agricultural information access. This study aims to investigate Plantwise’s gender impacts from individual and institutional viewpoints, interviewing smallholder farmers and extension staff involved in and outside of, the Plantwise programme in Bahawalpur and Jhang district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. This serves to highlight the programme’s impacts on systemic processes which ultimately have the potential to contribute to gender-transformative change and a more efficient and sustainable RAS. Results show differences between extension workers in a PW district and a non-PW district and between plant doctors and non-plant doctors in a PW district, though none were significant from a gendered perspective. There were interesting findings highlighting the plant clinic’s capacity as an agent of change but the low turnout of women at clinics did not reinforce the clinics’ capacity for change from a female perspective. Information from systemic, male and female-specific analyses are important to consider for PW from a practical perspective, such as the importance of spiritual locations. This study into the Pakistani PW initiative also offers an opportunity to contribute to the growing body of academic literature on the individual and institutional impacts of international development programmes, helping to understand wider aspects of international development involvement in RAS. From a practical perspective, this study also enables PW and other international development initiatives to better understand and interpret stakeholders’ perceptions, highlighting the importance of design and investment in participatory approaches to enable longer term impacts, especially focused on gender. It will also help the PW programme assess and understand implementation challenges in order to attain impact on the ground and be a driver of positive change in the country.
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Rahayu, Puji. "Penilaian Implementasi e-Government di PUSTEKOM Kemendikbud berbasis metode PEGI." JURNAL SISTEM INFORMASI BISNIS 7, no. 2 (November 9, 2017): 139. http://dx.doi.org/10.21456/vol7iss2pp139-145.
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According to the Survey UN (United Nations) in 2014, e-government and innovation can provide major opportunities to transform the public administration becomes a tool of sustainable development, provide services more transparent and more accountable. Formerly, the development of government services can be done with a variety of channels, either through online services, big data, social media, mobile applications, or cloud computing, have expanded our perception of e-government services. The research aims to assess the level of achievement of e-Government implementation in the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia. Assessment is measured by the Indonesian e-Government Rating framework. The data in this research are obtained by qualitative approach and descriptive data analysis. The finding of this research that the implementation of e-Government in Ministry of Education and Culture in the category of "Very Good". Based on such an assessment, given the recommendation: assemblying policies Governance of ICT, aligning the ICT Master Plan by principle of ICT Governance, fulfilling documents related to human Resources of ICT and the application documents, the standardization of domain labeling and e-education, completing information systems/ technogy of management and organizational design, assemblying the development plan of e-education content, and development plans of information system and information technology.
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Chandan, Anulipt, Michele John, and Vidyasagar Potdar. "Achieving UN SDGs in Food Supply Chain Using Blockchain Technology." Sustainability 15, no. 3 (January 22, 2023): 2109. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15032109.
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Food supply chains are highly distributed, collaborative, heterogeneous, diverse, and varied by product, process, and destination. The global food supply chain (FSC) objective is to maintain a good balance between supply and demand and move products from producer to market. However, sustainability of the FSC has become a major concern as limited resources and increasing population pressure threaten its existence. Supply chain management is an important issue for FSC due to information flow throughout the supply chain. Industry-specific characteristics and extensive integration among multiple actors in an entire supply chain exacerbate this situation. The agri-food sector has one of the lowest rates of information technology penetration for innovation. Over the past thirty years, information and communication technology (ICT) has been introduced into the agricultural and food sectors, helping to improve food production and transportation. However, there are various challenges, such as transparency, accountability, food scandal, trust, and inefficient information flow, that the food supply chain is still facing in reaching sustainable goals. The complexity of food supply systems and the opportunities and challenges faced regarding desired sustainability performance need to be examined to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Blockchain is an emerging and disruptive digital technology that can transform governance and sustainability in integrated food supply chains. It provides a transparent, immutable, and traceable ledger that minimizes anomalies and information fraud, making it a potential solution for designing a transparent, traceable food system. Blockchain can potentially improve the sustainability of the food supply chain by providing a transparent traceability system. Food traceability is important for managing the food supply chain and protecting public health. It allows quick and accurate traceability of contaminated food that causes foodborne illness outbreaks, leading to the withdrawal of contaminated food from markets. Blockchain can achieve traceability, provenance tracking, transparency, and reduce environmental impact in the food supply chain. It also helps in achieving sustainable development goals set by the UN. However, there is no scientific research on blockchain’s contribution to achieving these goals in the food supply chain. Therefore, this article presents a systematic literature review and thematic analysis to study the relationship between FSC sustainability, blockchain, and sustainable development goals.
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Samusenko, S. A. "The Concept of Information Asymmetry as a Theoretical Substantiation of the Phenomenon of Public Non-Financial Reporting." Accounting. Analysis. Auditing 5, no. 3 (August 10, 2018): 6–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.26794/2408-9303-2018-5-3-6-15.
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The global trend of widespread of public non-financial reporting makes the researchers face the task of finding its scientific basis. A unified theoretical and methodological basis of the concept of public non-financial reporting can be able to form the system of categories, laws, postulates and allow to implement effectively the processes of norm-setting, standardization and harmonization of public non-financial reporting with financial reporting. The purpose of the article is to provide the rationale for the choice of concept of information asymmetry as a fundamental theoretical basis to justify the phenomenon of public non-financial reporting.In the study the author applied the following research methods: analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, comparison, generalization, and a systems approach.The article provides the results of analysis of extension of public non-financial reporting and identification of the problems of its application in Russian firms. The author systematizes the theoretical concepts be able to explain a phenomenon of public non-financial reporting: concept of sustainable development, the stakeholder theory, the doctrine of fair contracts. The author also demonstrates that the concept of information asymmetry is unifying for all of them and can be used to explain the voluntary adoption of obligations for additional disclosure of non-financial measurers by business.There is a need for a further scientific discussion of ideas about the implementation of public non-financial reporting as a prescriptive institutional or voluntary signaling mechanism, problem of its standardization, the counteract unfair usage of non-financial reporting to strengthen the negative effects of information asymmetry and the reallocation of market goods.
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Krastev, Vladislav, Blagovesta Koyundzhiyska-Davidkova, and Irina Atanasova. "The impact of the corruption on the sustainable development of the businesses in South-West Bulgaria." SHS Web of Conferences 74 (2020): 06015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20207406015.
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Corruption as a phenomenon can be found in every country and society. It accompanies human development from antiquity to the present day. The main perceptions of corruption is that it is an undesirable phenomenon which negatively affects society, contributes to the imbalance in the distribution of public goods and adversely affects the economy and society`s confidence in state governance and state`s institutions efficiency. Modern economy is permanently evolving and becoming more interdependent, especially in the age of globalization nevertheless corruption phenomenon still has influence despite the continual strategies for its limitation. Anti-corruption legislation at global, regional and national level is constantly developing and irrespective of the different legal systems and different anti-corruption strategies, it remains a constant in society`s life and influences their growth. At least that is what the first studies results on corruption impact on countries` economies development in the 1960s 1970s of the 20th century have demonstrated. The aim of this research is to assess the corruption impact on the Bulgarian economy, reflecting the contemporary reality in which the Bulgarian business develops its activities. The main research method is the method of the response and for the procession of the information are used statistical methods method of observation, method of the group, method of the analysis and graphic method. The analysis and conclusions on the problem are based on a data survey, where representatives of the business enterprises from South-West region had an opportunity to answer questions, aimed at revealing the most common corruption practices and how they affect their normal business activity.
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Semenov, S. N., and V. N. Rubtsova. "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS AS AN OBJECT OF RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT." Scientific Review: Theory and Practice 10, no. 6 (June 30, 2020): 1150–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.35679/2226-0226-2020-10-6-1150-1170.
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The formation of the concept of sustainable and competitive development of rural areas on the basis of a balanced socio-naturaleconomic space is studied by the authors as an object of research and management. The purpose of the article was to study scientific prerequisites as the basis for developing the concept of a balanced socio-natural-economic space of the agroindustrial complex and rural areas as a condition for their competitive and sustainable development. The tasks of the research include a critical analysis and the development of a system of categories that ensure implementation of the research goal. The ideas of the foreign scientists, accepted by the international scientific community, are generalized and adapted to the purpose of the study. These include the need to resolve the problem of sustainable development of sociobiotechnical systems in the face of global threats and risks to humanity; taking into account and reducing the risks in the developing harmonious relations between natural and social environments due to the formation of a global information space; scientific substantiation for the role of clusters in forming the competitive advantages of the countries; substantiation of the importance of digital economy in modern agriculture. Basing on generalization of the theoretical and practical provisions of the concept of agriculture multifunctionality in reproducing goods and public goods, a methodology has been developed that allows to identify and scientifically substantiate the role of a balanced socionatural-economic space of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas as the basis for their competitive and sustainable development. In the research methodology, an interdisciplinary integrated approach was used, within the framework of which the main theoretical and applied directions of the formation of a balanced, sustainable and competitive socio-natural-economic space of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas were identified. The use of a systematic approach made it possible to scientifically substantiate the state policy priority directions for creating a sustainable and competitive socio-natural-economic space in the agro-industrial complex and rural areas. As part of the study, a terminological and expert analysis was carried out on the material of the current regulatory acts of the Russian Federation. The article deals with the issues of sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas as an object of research and management. The main current challenges in the spatial development of the rural areas in Russia are identified. The author's interpretation of the category “socio-natural-economic space of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas” has been substantiated. A new trend of radical changes in agro-industrial policy in the field of spatial development of the productive forces of the agroindustrial complex is revealed and scientifically substantiated. New approaches to assessing the competitiveness of rural areas as one of the targets of their sustainable development have been identified. It was recommended to include in the concept of sustainable development of rural areas new categories “agro-space” and “healthy food”. The main result of the study was the confirmation of the author's hypothesis and the acquisition of new knowledge about the availability of scientific prerequisites that allow developing a new concept of competitive and sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas on the basis of a balanced socio-natural and economic space. The conclusion is substantiated that the competitive and sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas can be effectively formed and supported through the use of strategic management. The practical result of the study, which can be applied in management activities, is the methodological approaches proposed by the authors to the implementation of strategic management of sustainabl
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Wang, Yiming, and Xidan Gong. "Optimization of Data Processing System for Exercise and Fitness Process Based on Internet of Things." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2021 (July 6, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7132301.
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In the digital network era, people have higher requirements for physical fitness. In the future, physical fitness requires not only good fitness equipment and fitness environment but also more convenient and intelligent health management, service guidance, social entertainment, and other refined fitness services. The innovation of sports and fitness equipment for the digital network era will definitely depend on the development of information technology and network technology. Based on the cutting-edge Internet of Things technology, this thesis focuses on the development and application of a new generation of digital fitness equipment adapted to future development, advocating the new concept of seamless integration of fitness exercise and information services through human-oriented systematic design thinking and providing implementable solutions to realize the science, convenience, and life of public fitness. This thesis uses modern science and technology, especially the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, to fully meet the diversified fitness needs of the fitness crowd as the guide; IoT digital fitness equipment design and application research was newly generated, using a variety of research methods to explore the functional design and application of IoT fitness equipment; the goal is to create a more intelligent and three-dimensional IoT fitness service model in the future. Through the application research of intelligent devices in IoT fitness equipment, the realization of the functions of identity identification, environment perception, and data transmission of IoT fitness equipment is made faster. Intelligent devices can become the interaction channel between fitness service personnel, fitness equipment, and fitness users and also reduce the development cost of IoT fitness equipment. The construction of an IoT fitness cloud service platform and data management system integrates the application of IoT, cloud computing, mobile communication, and other technologies to make IoT fitness service supply remote, real-time, and diversified. While providing convenient and value-added fitness services for fitness people, it also brings sustainable development space for the health service industry.
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Koilo, Viktoriia. "Evaluation of R&D activities in the maritime industry: Managing sustainability transitions through business model." Problems and Perspectives in Management 19, no. 3 (September 9, 2021): 230–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.19(3).2021.20.
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The maritime industry is always at the forefront of knowledge and new technology. In recent years, the companies have used large resources in research and development (R&D) towards environmentally friendly technology. At the same time, there exist many issues around this: are those companies enough good at the utilizing of R&D fonds, i.e., do they put new technology together with solutions that are best adapted to the customer requirements (export-oriented), on the one hand, and are they efficient and sustainable, on another hand? Hence, the current paper aims to study how the R&D costs contribute to value creation and sustainable transition in the maritime industry. To achieve this goal, R&D activities in the maritime industry were analyzed using correlation and linear regression analyses between 2010 and 2019. The results show that those indicators that have the greatest positive impact on value-added are R&D expenditures in the business enterprise sector and turnover from product innovations. Also, it was revealed that there is a negative impact of trade indicators on value creation. In addition, the study proves that R&D activities are contributing to the sustainable transition of the maritime industry. Overall, it was concluded that without sufficient public support, strategy, and new business models, export-oriented industries benefit less from innovation. Acknowledgment The study is supported by a grant from the Research Based Innovation “SFI Marine Operation in Virtual Environment (SFI-MOVE)” (Project no: 237929) in Norway.
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Melnyk, Leonid, Oleksandr Kubatko, Oleksandr Matsenko, Yevgen Balatskyi, and Kostyantyn Serdyukov. "Transformation of the human capital reproduction in line with Industries 4.0 and 5.0." Problems and Perspectives in Management 19, no. 2 (July 5, 2021): 480–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.19(2).2021.38.
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The study’s relevance relates to the transformation of the human capital reproduction during the transition to a new socio-economic model and changes (digitalization, cyberization, customization, etc.) that are now taking place within Industries 4.0 and 5.0. The purpose of the study is to formulate the content and key directions of learning processes based on modeling and the formation of digital twins for the production and consumption of goods. The research method is based on the analysis of structural links in socio-economic systems, where the potential of human capital is realized. The study describes a trialectic model for the system development mechanism, which gives grounds to distinguish three types of essential components of implementing the specialists’ competencies (material, information, and communication). Based on the concept of “system of systems”, the necessity of multifunctional training of specialists for socio-economic systems is substantiated and shown on the list of personal knowledge/skills in the renewable energy sector. Recent trends in the reproduction of human capital, such as intellectualization, increased communication, internationalization, acquisition of skills, customization, and communication with consumers, are stated in line with Industries 4.0 and 5.0. The potential for future research is aimed at harmonizing relations between humans and cyber-physical systems, motivating the needs for self-development, and using disruptive technologies in the reproduction of human capital. AcknowledgmentThe publication contains the results of research of the European Commission grants “Jean Monnet Chair in EU Economic Policies and Civil Society” (619878-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPJMO-CHAIR) and EU legislative, economic and social transition to sustainable society within Industry 4.0 and 5.0 (619997-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPJMO-CHAIR).The paper is prepared within the scientific research projects “Sustainable development and resource security: from disruptive technologies to digital transformation of Ukrainian economy” (No. 0121U100470) and “Fundamentals of the phase transition to the additive economy: from disruptive technologies to institutional socialization of decisions” No. 0121U109557), funded by the general fund of the state budget of Ukraine.
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Aldaeri, Magdi, Labiba Anam, and Sami Alhaidari. "Evaluation of the Leishmania Surveillance System, Yemen, 2021." Iproceedings 8, no. 1 (February 7, 2022): e36595. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/36595.
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Background Control of preventive chemotherapy-targeted neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTDs) depends on strengthened health systems. Efficient health information systems provide a stimulus to reaching the sustainable development goal aimed at ending PC-NTD epidemics. However, there is limited assessment of surveillance system functions linked to PC-NTDs that are hinged on the optimal performance of surveillance system attributes. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness and performance of the National Leishmania Control Program (NLCP), and to estimate the strength and weakness points of the system. Methods We followed the updated six steps of Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance systems. Data were collected using in-depth interviews with relevant stakeholders at the central level and semistructured questionnaires at the peripheral level. We used questions (yes, no) to assess the usefulness and a 5-point Likert scale to measure the attributes. The final score was interpreted as poor (<60), average (60-80), and good (>80). Results The NLCP seemed to be useful (86%) and some of its objectives were met. The system has average performance in flexibility (78%), simplicity (64%), acceptability (80%), and data quality (65%). Poor performance was indicated for stability (33%) and timeliness (8%). The overall performance of the NLCP was deemed to be poor (55%). Continuation of the system was the strongest point, whereas the lack of governmental and agency funds was the weakest point. Conclusions The NLCP was found to be useful regarding the attributes assessed; simplicity, flexibility, acceptability, and data quality were deemed to be average, whereas stability and timeliness were considered to be poor. Governmental financial support to the program is highly recommended. In addition, creating a database for staff at the peripheral level and expanding the number of health facilities that serve as Leishmania units are required.
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Garrett, K. A., R. I. Alcalá-Briseño, K. F. Andersen, J. Brawner, R. A. Choudhury, E. Delaquis, J. Fayette, et al. "Effective Altruism as an Ethical Lens on Research Priorities." Phytopathology® 110, no. 4 (April 2020): 708–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/phyto-05-19-0168-rvw.
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Effective altruism is an ethical framework for identifying the greatest potential benefits from investments. Here, we apply effective altruism concepts to maximize research benefits through identification of priority stakeholders, pathosystems, and research questions and technologies. Priority stakeholders for research benefits may include smallholder farmers who have not yet attained the minimal standards set out by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; these farmers would often have the most to gain from better crop disease management, if their management problems are tractable. In wildlands, prioritization has been based on the risk of extirpating keystone species, protecting ecosystem services, and preserving wild resources of importance to vulnerable people. Pathosystems may be prioritized based on yield and quality loss, and also factors such as whether other researchers would be unlikely to replace the research efforts if efforts were withdrawn, such as in the case of orphan crops and orphan pathosystems. Research products that help build sustainable and resilient systems can be particularly beneficial. The “value of information” from research can be evaluated in epidemic networks and landscapes, to identify priority locations for both benefits to individuals and to constrain regional epidemics. As decision-making becomes more consolidated and more networked in digital agricultural systems, the range of ethical considerations expands. Low-likelihood but high-damage scenarios such as generalist doomsday pathogens may be research priorities because of the extreme potential cost. Regional microbiomes constitute a commons, and avoiding the “tragedy of the microbiome commons” may depend on shifting research products from “common pool goods” to “public goods” or other categories. We provide suggestions for how individual researchers and funders may make altruism-driven research more effective. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY 4.0 International license .
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Krishnakumar, Jyotsna, Catherine Chan-Halbrendt, Theodore Radovich, Pauline Sullivan, and Ken Love. "Supply-demand integrated management model for effective farmer-buyer coordination: case of the Hawaii avocado industry." Journal on Chain and Network Science 9, no. 1 (January 1, 2009): 17–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2009.x154.
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The paper presents possible solutions to small farmers in the agricultural sector in a small island setting grappling with challenges of enhancing their local industry and import substitution through a supply-demand chain framework. In 2005, Hawaiian farms produced approximately 363,200 kg of avocados. However, Hawaiian demand for these fruits required an additional 908,000 kg of avocados that were supplied through imports. At the same time, it is worth noting; almost 49% of locally produced avocados did not reach the market. These facts clearly suggest inefficiencies in the local avocado supply chain. Review of the literature on supply chain management suggests a sustainable avocado industry requires an integrated supply and demand chain management system. Hence, a modified conceptual model of supply-chain management called the Supply Demand Integrated Management (SDIM) model is proposed in this paper. Traditional supply chains contain three functional components: supply coordination, physical production and logistic management. In the new model, we propose adding R4D (Research for Development), a public good provided by the government to agricultural industries as an integral part of the supply-demand chain system. It articulates the significance of research and supply chain partnerships between small growers, industry groups, and public agencies. A well-integrated demand/supply chain in the avocado industry allows sharing of vital market information which can contribute to long-term strategic decisions that help local avocado growers increase their competitiveness against foreign imports. It also provides metrics in terms of consumer satisfaction, profitability, competitiveness, self-sufficiency, import substitution and sustainability. The SDIM model as applied to the avocado industry suggests two hypotheses relevant to the current situation. The hypotheses are: (1) There is a lack of coordination between what the farmers are growing and the chefs' (a high-end customer/buyer) preferences; (2) Forming an avocado farmer cooperative will enhance the profitability of local farmers. Survey data was collected from Hawaiian chefs and avocado farmers. Data was analysed using a Duncan multi-range test and a mathematical model, respectively, to test the hypotheses. The test revealed a lack of coordination between what the farmers are growing and buyer preferences. The results from the mathematical model suggested that formation of an avocado marketing cooperative would enhance the profitability of local farmers. Thus, the SDIM framework expands existing body of knowledge about supply chain management and provides useful information to local avocado growers that can help strengthen their supply and demand chain management.
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Bahriny, Fariba, and Simon Bell. "Patterns of Urban Park Use and Their Relationship to Factors of Quality: A Case Study of Tehran, Iran." Sustainability 12, no. 4 (February 19, 2020): 1560. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12041560.
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Urban parks play an important role in increasing the quality of urban life. Thus, a variety of approaches to planning and decision-making regarding sustainable open spaces and urban parks is needed, especially when models from one location are borrowed to another with a very different culture. In many developing countries cities are expanding without proper planning of public green spaces which places pressure on the quality of life. In common with many Middle Eastern cities, Tehran, the capital of Iran is a large sprawling metropolis which has experienced fast growth since 1970 and with little in the way of comprehensive planning of green spaces as an organised system. To date there has been no comprehensive investigation of urban parks regarding their level of use, range of activities, quality of maintenance, evidence of anti-social activities or the demographic character of their catchment—important information for effective park planning. In this study a representative sample of 16 parks in Tehran was studied using a combination of site assessments and user observations. We found that a combination of factors concerning the quality of the parks such as presence of facilities, existence of water and other special attractions, as well as how well-lit they are, how well maintained and safe they are, has a lot to do with their level of use. Some pleasant parks with good facilities are less well used because of, e.g., evidence of anti-social behaviour, poor maintenance and accessibility. A key aspect we found is the difference between male and female users, with some parks being much less-well-used by women. Much more attention is needed for planning and management of parks in Tehran. The approach applied here has potential to help other cities in similar areas to learn more about their green space systems for planning purposes.
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Kantarbayeva, Sh M., A. N. Zhanbyrbayeva, and S. S. Ibrayev. "Digitalization of agro-industrial production in the Republic of Kazakhstan:risks and ways to overcome them." Problems of AgriMarket, no. 2 (June 25, 2022): 38–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.46666/2022-2.2708-9991.03.
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The goal is to reveal the need to account the potential risks of digitalization for the sustainable development of agricultural sector. Methods - economic-statistical, analytical, evaluation and comparison. Results – the directions of using digital technologies implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan in agro-industrial complex of the country are considered. The risks accompanying digital processes and their impact on the competitiveness of agro-industrial production are identified. The importance of improving methods of public administration and self-government based on the involvement of business entities in this movement is shown. The role of the use of information and communication systems that consolidate the state, business and society in the context of global socio-political and economic transformations is emphasized. Arguments about digital impact on ensuring the transparency of allocation and spending budget funds are presented. The demand for expanding the use of the Qoldau Digital application platform to increase digital participation and literacy of agricultural producers, online programs for selling and buying goods and services via the Internet (marketplace) is justified. Conclusions - currently, certain elements of digitalization, which are common in international practice, are being applied in the republic. There is an opportunity to more actively use the Qoldau application of the "Fund for Financial Support of Agriculture". Measures to create a digital environment in AIC, including costs of the national project "Technological breakthrough through digitalization, science and education", are insufficient and require the development of a concept for digital transformation of agro-industrial complex, covering households as a key factor on the way to innovative society. The effectiveness of digital economy can be achieved by providing information activities, learning based on real cases with the involvement of practitioners and subsequent support.
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Kleyn, Svetlana V., Nina V. Zaitseva, Irina V. May, Stanislav Yu Balashov, Sergey Yu Zagorodnov, Dmitry V. Goryaev, Irina V. Tichonova, and Alena M. Andrishunas. "Working out ambient air quality measuring programs for socio-hygienic monitoring: practical experience of federal project «Clean air» activity." Hygiene and sanitation 99, no. 11 (December 22, 2020): 1196–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.47470/0016-9900-2020-99-11-1196-1202.
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Introduction. Ensuring the safety of the environment is an indispensable condition for the sustainable development of human society. The Federal project “Clean Air” set this goal. Imprving air quality is most relevant for large industrial cities, including in the town of Krasnoyarsk. The monitoring for both atmospheric air quality and chemicals that form the most significant risks to public health must aim at the spatial characteristics of exposure levels to assess the effectiveness and results of air protection measures. Material and methods. To solve the mentioned problems, we used data from field studies of atmospheric air quality for 2014-2018, summary calculations of dispersion of pollutants, the results of their linked analysis, health risk assessment, cluster analysis, and geoinformation systems, implemented the MP 2.1.6.0157-19 algorithm. Results. For each post, a monitoring program has been formed. A list of substances to be controlled for characterizing this cluster has been determined. As a result, the city monitoring program included 23 unique substances for the full monitoring program and 13 substances for reconnaissance assessment. Monitoring studies of atmospheric air quality, including priority substances that create an unacceptable level of potential health effects, cover more than 99% of the pilot area population. Conclusions. The study results showed the relevance and timeliness of interagency efforts in managing atmospheric air quality in the territories. A shared observation network of Hydrometeorological Research Center of Russian Federation (Hydrometcenter of Russia), Rospotrebnadzor, and regional atmospheric air quality monitoring networks with maximum resource savings, without duplication of studies, will allow for representative data collection and the formation of a joint information base. All this will provide good management decisions regarding air protection measures and measures of hygienic and medical-preventive nature.
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Phukubye, Thabo Arthur, Masenyani Oupa Mbombi, and Tebogo Maria Mothiba. "Knowledge and Practices of Triage Amongst Nurses Working in the Emergency Departments of Rural Hospitals in Limpopo Province." Open Public Health Journal 12, no. 1 (November 22, 2019): 439–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874944501912010439.
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Background: Many deaths in hospitals occur within 24 hours of admission. Some of these deaths could be prevented if the patients were effectively triaged, identified quickly, and treatment initiated without delay. Triage and emergency care have always been weak and under-emphasized components of healthcare systems in rural areas of Limpopo Province, and yet, if well organised, it could lead to saving many lives and reducing the ultimate costs of care. There have been few studies, and there is little information focusing on nurses’ knowledge about triage in rural hospitals. Objective: This study aims to assess the knowledge and practices of triage amongst nurses working in the Emergency Departments (ED) of the Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Methods: By employing a quantitative, non-experimental research method, 84 nurses working in the Emergency Departments, completed and submitted structured questionnaires. The validity and reliability were ensured by pre-testing the data collection instrument on respondents who were not part of the main study. Data were analyzed by using the SPSS version 25, Excel computer programs and score methods. Results: The findings indicate that there is a correlation between triage knowledge and job title (p-value = 0.046). Registered nurses, specialty nurses, and enrolled nurses, were found to know more than auxiliary nurses. However, the study discovered that, among the nurses with knowledge, 61% exercised poor triage practice, while only 30% showed evidence of good practice. Conclusion: The study aims at defining triage knowledge and practice amongst nurses in the Emergency Departments. The results indicate that nurses have knowledge regarding triage but have difficulty in converting their factual knowledge into practice, as they scored poorly on questions about the practice. In addition, there emerged a significantly positive relationship between triage knowledge and job titles. The study recommends the development of strategies to enhance the conversion of factual knowledge into practice regarding triage in the ED. This could be implemented through sustainable training courses regarding triage for all the categories of nurses.
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Carter, Jackie, Rafael Alberto Méndez-Romero, Pete Jones, Vanessa Higgins, and Andre Luiz Silva Samartini. "EmpoderaData: Sharing a successful work-placement data skills training model within Latin America, to develop capacity to deliver the SDGs." Statistical Journal of the IAOS 37, no. 3 (September 1, 2021): 1009–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/sji-210842.
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EmpoderaData – from the Spanish word empoderar ‘to empower’ – is a partnership research project between the University of Manchester (UK), Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil), Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) and Data-Pop Alliance (US and France). The project builds upon a successful data-driven, research-led paid internship programme in the UK (Q-Step) which enables undergraduate social science students to practise data skills through immersion in the workplace. Two-hundred and fifty students have benefited from the Q-Step programme in six years, many graduating into analytical careers in civic society and industry. EmpoderaData aims to build on this experiential learning initiative by developing a data fellowship programme in order to foster and develop data literacy skills in Latin America, led by the need to address society’s most pressing issues and using the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). EmpoderaData Phase 1 explored whether the internship model would have relevance and usefulness within the context of three Latin American case study countries (Brazil, Colombia and Mexico). The team set out to establish a baseline of the state of data literacy and existing training programs in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. As part of a ‘Big Data for the Common Good’ event, a workshop was held in São Paulo with thirty participants representing data literacy advocacy or policy formation and drawn from civil society, academia, the private and public sector. The main conclusions from this first phase are: (1) the most requested data literacy training need is for basic skills, including introductory statistics, foundation data analysis and methodological skills; (2) paid data fellowship models are acknowledged as a useful intervention; and (3) the notion of a ‘hybrid’ professional to build data literacy capacities for ‘social science’ purposes provides a practical way forward. In the EmpoderaData Phase 2 project our focus was on Colombia to explore the challenges and opportunities of developing a pilot data fellowship model there. Engaging with national, regional and international capacity development efforts, this highlighted a demand for partnerships between universities and organisations working on the social challenges represented by the SDGs. Partnerships ensure that the in-country data literacy pipeline is strengthened in a home-grown, self-sustaining way, producing a steady flow of data literate graduates into the institutions and sectors where critical data skills are most needed. We report on how the EmpoderaData project is exploring working with students studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) degrees at the Universidad del Rosario, to improve the application of statistical methods to the social sciences. The aim is to strengthen STEM skills and develop youth empowerment across Colombia, urban and rural areas, to improve the quality of statistical education at the national level, and support the skills needed to deliver the SDGs. In parallel, the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Business School in São Paulo agreed to trial the work-placement programme in their undergraduate business and public policy degrees through a programme entitled ‘The FGV Q-Step Center to improve quantitative skills in undergraduate business students’. This two-year-long funded study will enable us to explore the transferability of the internship model from the UK to Brazil. The paper will discuss how the programme was established (following the lessons learned from EmpoderaData), explain how this model will be implemented in FGV, especially paying attention to how the curriculum will develop to support it, and how the impact of the programme will be monitored. The knowledge exchange generated from this study will complement the research conducted through the EmpoderaData project. The paper will cover the progress of the EmpoderaData project and FGV-Q-Step Center to date and explore how we are developing these initiatives, the challenges we have faced, and how through partnership working we are developing capacity building in statistical and data skills training.
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Burlacu, Sorin, Maria Loredana Popescu, Amelia Diaconu, and Alexandra Sârbu. "Digital Public Administration for Sustainable Development." European Journal of Sustainable Development 10, no. 4 (October 1, 2021): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2021.v10n4p33.
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The aim of our research is to highlight the main features and mechanisms of the digitalization of a public administration that would allow the promotion of a sustainable development and a more inclusive society. The proliferation of information and communication technologies in all fields along with the reporting of both economic and social benefits give us hope that these technologies will also find a role in the transformation, efficiency, or progress of public administration. The main research method was the bibliographic study, both descriptive and analytical. Through specialized software tools we highlighted the relationships and correlations between various concepts. The results obtained are encouraging and have highlighted the future courses of action, both theoretical approaches and the exchange of good practices.
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Perkumiene, Dalia, Agbonmere Osamede, Regina Andriukaitienė, and Olegas Beriozovas. "The impact of COVID-19 on the transportation and logistics industry." Problems and Perspectives in Management 19, no. 4 (December 27, 2021): 458–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.19(4).2021.37.
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In this present age of globalization, the logistics and transportation industry has become an integral part of most businesses/firms as it is aimed at ensuring the effective movement of people, distribution of goods and services from one location to another on time. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the logistics and transportation sectors. The qualitative research approach was adopted using analysis and synthesis of scientific literature, data from news reports, organizational sites, and a case study of data contents. The paper presented the analysis of negative and positive effects of COVID-19 on the logistics and transportation industry. The study also discusses possible strategies and further steps for improvement of the logistics and transportation sector, including the automation and introduction of other technologies, a sustainable and flexible transportation system, cooperation of logistics and transportation business. Findings regarding the positive implications of COVID-19 show noticeable advancements in the logistics and transportation sector, such as the rise of e-commerce businesses with efficient delivery options, and the development of 3rd party logistics services as more companies outsource supply chain operations. The study revealed the importance of strategic planning with a joint effort from the research centers, public sector, private sector, and educational institutions as one of the proposed solutions for the logistics and transportation industry.
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Che Maznah, M. I., M. N. Fatin Najwa, M. Nur Kamaliah, L. Jeffery, A. S. Sahithi, and C. N. Preece. "Sustainable Township and Sustainable Home: Public Perceptions." Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers Malaysia 5, no. 3 (September 29, 2021): 331–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.56381/jsaem.v5i3.176.
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Sustainable Townships and Homes (STSH) have become a trend in a number of countries throughout the world. However, being a developing country, Malaysia faces significant challenges in implementing the STSH idea. One of the challenges would be public support for sustainable development for new townships. Previous research has mostly focused on the framework for implementing STSH without taking into account public perceptions and expectations. Thus, this study determines public knowledge, awareness, as well as their perceptions and expectations of the STSH towards the environment and sustainability. A survey questionnaire was administered randomly to the public in Malaysia using convenience sampling. Feedback from 144 respondents indicates their good level of awareness of sustainable and smart living concepts. This awareness is reflected in their knowledge of the advantages of sustainable and smart living in terms of energy-saving, an improvement in the quality of the built environment in creating better places for people to live, and in terms of environmental protection. In general, they have an awareness of the use of energy-efficient and certified appliances, and these matters are echoed by their strong interest in living in STSH. The ranking based on the Relative Important Index (RII) revealed that the public’s most preferred sustainable home features are solar systems, energy-saving appliances, water-saving devices, and rainwater harvesting systems. In addition, the public perceives and expects that a sustainable township should include efficient building arrangements, smart building layout, and the provision of green areas in a township with sustainable and smart home features. It is evident that this study suggests that the public is currently aware of sustainable development in Malaysia. Thus, this study provides a valuable reference for a future property development project to provide better service based on public satisfaction and feedback.
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Suthar, Amitabh Bipin, Aleya Khalifa, Olga Joos, Eric–Jan Manders, Abu Abdul-Quader, Frank Amoyaw, Camara Aoua, et al. "National health information systems for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals." BMJ Open 9, no. 5 (May 16, 2019): e027689. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027689.
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ObjectivesAchieving the Sustainable Development Goals will require data-driven public health action. There are limited publications on national health information systems that continuously generate health data. Given the need to develop these systems, we summarised their current status in low-income and middle-income countries.SettingThe survey team jointly developed a questionnaire covering policy, planning, legislation and organisation of case reporting, patient monitoring and civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems. From January until May 2017, we administered the questionnaire to key informants in 51 Centers for Disease Control country offices. Countries were aggregated for descriptive analyses in Microsoft Excel.ResultsKey informants in 15 countries responded to the questionnaire. Several key informants did not answer all questions, leading to different denominators across questions. The Ministry of Health coordinated case reporting, patient monitoring and CRVS systems in 93% (14/15), 93% (13/14) and 53% (8/15) of responding countries, respectively. Domestic financing supported case reporting, patient monitoring and CRVS systems in 86% (12/14), 75% (9/12) and 92% (11/12) of responding countries, respectively. The most common uses for system-generated data were to guide programme response in 100% (15/15) of countries for case reporting, to calculate service coverage in 92% (12/13) of countries for patient monitoring and to estimate the national burden of disease in 83% (10/12) of countries for CRVS. Systems with an electronic component were being used for case reporting, patient monitoring, birth registration and death registration in 87% (13/15), 92% (11/12), 77% (10/13) and 64% (7/11) of responding countries, respectively.ConclusionsMost responding countries have a solid foundation for policy, planning, legislation and organisation of health information systems. Further evaluation is needed to assess the quality of data generated from systems. Periodic evaluations may be useful in monitoring progress in strengthening and harmonising these systems over time.
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Rofi, Aliyyu, Fadillah Putra, and I. Gede Sentanu. "Creating Innovation of Public Value Through Management Information Systems." Jurnal Bina Praja 13, no. 3 (December 30, 2021): 513–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.21787/jbp.13.2021.513-528.
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Abstract: The use of information technology cannot be escaped from everyday life in society. In the context of improving the public sector, the government is required to improve performance, responsibility, and public trust and focus more on providing better services by revitalizing public administration by increasing transparency and prioritizing service quality. The Bureau of Personnel uses the “SIMPEG” application in the form of digitizing the public sector which is considered an extraordinary opportunity to create public value. This research is focused on the approach of the SIMPEG pre and post-mobile SSO. The method adopted by this study was mixed methods. The implementation of SIMPEG mobile SSO at the Ministry of Home Affairs has fulfilled the three aspects of the public values stated by Moore, namely legitimacy and support, operational capabilities, and public value. However, based on the findings within the field, some things are still not appropriate. For example, there is still the use of paper-based administration, so that the mobile SSO service has not been optimized. Based on the dimensions of system quality, information quality, and service quality, SIMPEG based on web-based are categorized as quite sustainable, whereas after using SIMPEG mobile SSO application was classified as very sustainable. When viewed from the results of stress and RSQ values, it can be said that the results of the MDS in this study describe a good model and can represent the problems being discussed and conclude that only SIMPEG mobile SSO application is recommended for sustainability.
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Mayer-Foulkes, David, Edson Serván-Mori, and Gustavo Nigenda. "The Sustainable Development Goals and Technological Capacity." Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 45 (July 1, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/rpsp.2021.81.
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In order to achieve the Sustainable Development and Health Goals, it is essential to increase the technological capacity of the most disadvantaged populations. In the 21st century, the necessary technologies for this exist. The gap in technological capacity reflects the existence of a technological gradient between large- and smallscale production, due to an absence of incentives for innovation and a lack of technological dissemination in small businesses and communities. Technological change is central to development, but it is a public good that the market economy does not provide efficiently. Providing it requires the implementation of public policies aimed at technological innovation and dissemination. Reducing the technological gradient is therefore a major part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Pan American Health Organization’s 2018-2030 Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas. This also applies to the development of health systems, which function as a redistribution mechanism to break poverty traps. In addition, experiences in these systems are relevant to the implementation of policies that increase technological capacities aimed at reducing poverty, improving social determinants of health, and thereby reducing the scale of the human development trap.
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Dawidowicz, Agnieszka, Winrich Voß, and Bernd Leonard. "Land Administration Systems Development Trends – A Case Study." Real Estate Management and Valuation 21, no. 2 (June 1, 2013): 83–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/remav-2013-0020.
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Abstract Land management is aimed at generating optimal social, economic and environmental benefits while promoting sustainable development principles. An essential element of this process is the knowledge of the geospatial situation to support public decision-making at different levels: local, regional, national and global. Hence, there is a need for rapid access to complete and updated information about the physical characteristics of a property, rights, restrictions, responsibilities and interrelations. This information is provided by land administration systems (LAS). LAS are built and maintained by governments. The core of LAS is a multi-purpose cadastral system integrated with other spatial information systems and public registers. In this paper, the authors present the functional architecture and the assumptions of land administration systems built in Poland and Germany. The analysis results show the specificity of the systems' design in relation to socio-economic conditions.
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Yatskiv, Irina, Eugene Kopytov, Domenico Casellato, Giuseppe Luppino, and Rob McDonald. "Benchmarking and Assessment of Good Practices in Public Transport Information Systems." Transport and Telecommunication Journal 14, no. 4 (December 1, 2013): 325–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2013-0028.
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Abstract The development of the Public Transport (PT) services in the last decade is characterized by wide implementation of various information systems and technologies, which cover different transport services, such as traffic planning, traffic network monitoring, management of operation of PT fleets, providing information to the passengers, ticketing payment, etc. The article considers the research part of a large EU-funded project POLITE aimed at public transport sector and increasing the awareness of infomobility services and PT attractiveness through the application of identified Good Practices and Best Practices. The objective of this paper is presentation of the methodology of benchmarking and assessment of Good Practices and choice of the best one on the basis of the multi-criteria comparative analysis. For assessment of Good Practices the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method is applied.
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Osei, Nkrumah K. "Issues Confronting Governance and Implementation: Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 10, no. 3 (September 26, 2020): 355. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v10i3.17482.
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Based on qualitative data from Ghana, this article explores the issues of governance and the extent to which its potential affects the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs). The article argues that, although it is largely understood that governance is about the practice of good government, its potential impact on the implementation of SDGs is limited in Ghana. This study advances that, while the implementation of SDGs in Ghana has paved the way for the application of good governance practice, in some cases, it is still trapped in the institutional and network framework that is touted to hamper quality public service delivery development and progress. However, it is suggested in this context that effective implementation of SDGs can be met if the systems and structures of governance are appropriately aligned using proper checks and balances. Additionally, the level of commitment, rule of law, and accountability must be improved to ensure equal participation for all. Finally, corruption must be fought to restore public confidence in the institutions of government and public sector networks while maintaining public trust and performance management with citizen participation to achieve effective public service delivery.
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Xue, Yang, Hanzhi Yu, and Geng Qin. "Towards Good Governance on Dual-Use Biotechnology for Global Sustainable Development." Sustainability 13, no. 24 (December 20, 2021): 14056. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132414056.
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Dual-use biotechnology faces the risks of availability, novel biological agents, knowledge, normative, and other dual-use risks. If left unchecked, these may destroy human living conditions and social order. Despite the benefits of dual-use technology, good governance is needed to mitigate its risks. The predicaments facing all governments in managing the dual-use risks of biotechnology deserve special attention. On the one hand, the information asymmetry risk of dual-use biotechnology prevents the traditional self-governance model in the field of biotechnology from playing its role. On the other hand, top-down public regulation often lags behind technological iteration due to the difficulty of predicting the human-made risks of dual-use biotechnology. Therefore, we argue that governance of the dual-use risks of biotechnology should avoid the traditional bottom-up or top-down modes. We suggest the governance for dual-use biotechnology could be improved if the four-stage experimentalist governance model is followed. The first stage is to achieve consensus on a broad governance framework with open-ended principles. The second stage is for countries to take action based on local conditions and the open-ended framework. The third stage is to establish a dynamic consultation mechanism for transnational information sharing and action review. The fourth and final stage is to evaluate and revise the global governance framework.
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Ayad, Tamer, Ibrahim Abdelhamed Elshaer, Mohamed A. Moustafa, and Alaa M. Shaker. "Examining the Relationship Among Counterfeit Product, Consumer Buying Behavior, and Sustainable Tourism Development." International Journal of Customer Relationship Marketing and Management 12, no. 4 (October 2021): 61–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcrmm.2021100105.
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The global trade in counterfeit products has a significant effect on the global sales and profits, public health, safety, and security. Meanwhile, shopping at street and night markets is an important tourist activity, which may affect the tourism economy and sustainable tourism development. This study aims to examine the interrelationships among counterfeit products, consumer buying behavior, and sustainable tourism development variables as perceived by tourists in Egypt. Data were collected from 573 tourists in Egypt. Using structural equation modeling with Amos, results showed a positive significant positive relationship between buying counterfeit products and purchase intention and a significant negative relationship between buying counterfeit products and sustainable tourism development. Future research and implications are also discussed.
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Gomez, Mario. "The Right to Information and Transformative Development Outcomes." Law and Development Review 12, no. 3 (October 25, 2019): 837–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ldr-2019-0046.
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Abstract One of the innovations of the past 30 years has been the creation and subsequent use of the “right to information (RTI)” to deepen democracy, enhance citizen participation and generate transparent systems of governance. Transitional societies and existing democracies alike have embraced legal regimes on the right to information. An RTI law gives a person a right to demand information from a public body (and in some cases from private bodies as well) without having to disclose why the information is being sought. Such a right can enhance transparency in public administration, decrease the level of arbitrary decision-making, and facilitate citizen participation at local, regional and central government levels. It can also reduce corruption and prevent the abuse of public power. UN Sustainable Development Goal 16 commits States to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. More particularly, Target 16.10 aims to “ensure public access to information”. By examining the work of the Sri Lankan RTI Commission over the past 2 years, this Article assesses whether RTI regimes and RTI commissions can be transformative in their impact, including to help realize SDG Goal 16. Can they help generate transparent, participatory and less-corrupt development outcomes, foster a concept of active citizenship, provide genuine public scrutiny of government decision-making, and enable citizens to benefit from an inclusive development process?
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Johnson, James M. "Participatory geographic information systems use in Copan Ruinas, Honduras: the development and evaluation of an environmental restoration public participatory Geographic Information System project." Revista Geográfica de América Central 3, no. 61E (November 26, 2018): 505–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/rgac.61-3.26.
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Sustainable development is the challenge of the 21st century, and public administration will play a part in finding new ways of meeting human needs within the constraints of natural resource systems. The nature of sustainable development has led to expanded forms of governance and new partnerships among non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits, and governments at all levels. This paper examines a participatory geographic information system project being developed in Copan Ruinas, Honduras and its effect on the community stakeholders. pecifically, the participatory geographic information system project will focus on the development of a geodatabase and usable maps that integrate: small-scale (less than five hectares on average) agroforestry projects, and highland habitat restoration projects. During this research, we will focus on the geographic information system project, public participation and how the project meets the standards of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) pillars of participation and core values.
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Funilkul, Suree, and Wichian Chutimaskul. "The framework for sustainable eDemocracy development." Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy 3, no. 1 (March 20, 2009): 16–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17506160910940713.
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Tierney, Aisling, Hannah Tweddell, and Chris Willmore. "Measuring education for sustainable development." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 16, no. 4 (July 6, 2015): 507–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-07-2013-0083.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how education for sustainable development (ESD) was measured in the taught curriculum at the University of Bristol (UoB), providing comparison to other methods of measurement and how measurements were used to engage academics in considering the visibility of the penetration of sustainable development into their teaching. Design/methodology/approach – The process of designing a quantitative and comparative method of reviewing ESD utilising a reflective process at the UoB is considered, which can be applied by other institutions. The UoB decided on an in-house method of assessment using the Unit and Programme Catalogue, a list of all taught units. Initially this revealed that some information relating to ESD was not clearly articulated. A school ESD review refined the data along with the release of key information set data, a nationally published data set which identifies mandatory, typical and optional diets taken by students on programmes. Findings – Text-based methods of assessing ESD penetration into programmes of study have limited use as direct measures of sustainability visibility in programmes, but can be improved by using interpretative methodologies. The combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies can produce data, which is a useful catalyst for academic reflection. Most importantly, it provides a tool for engagement while also enabling the targeting of resources and support. The UoB has avoided the pitfalls of manipulatable text count methods, and shown that comparative methods can be combined effectively with real engagement with academics and students for a measurement method that showcases good practice. Originality/value – Increasingly, universities and the higher education sector more widely are looking to embed ESD. To assess progress, systems of measurement and monitoring are required. This case study shares a replicable methodology combining quantitative and qualitative methods developed at the UoB which has been used by academics as a reflective tool to change their practice.
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Guo, Yuanyuan. "Long-Term-Oriented Cultural Value." International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector 14, no. 2 (April 1, 2022): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijisss.313380.
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Based on the long-term-oriented cultural value in Hofstede's cultural model, this study established a model of influencing factors of citizens' continuous use of digital government services. Through the multi-group analysis of the structural equation model, this paper finds that the concept of long-term development affects the continuous use of digital government services by Korean citizens. The government must pay attention to citizens' continuous use of digital government, establish citizens' long-term development concept, and provide citizens with fair and sustainable digital government services so as to realize the sustainable development of digital government. In addition, the Korean government should also pay attention to the aging construction of digital government and the education of teenagers' network information literacy so as to lay a good foundation for the sustainable development of digital government.
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Alferova, Tatiana Viktorovna. "THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL BASIS FOR MEASURING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL SYSTEMS." Вестник Пермского университета. Серия «Экономика» = Perm University Herald. ECONOMY 17, no. 3 (2022): 304–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.17072/1994-9960-2022-3-304-320.
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The growing interest in sustainable development issues leads to an increase in the number of studies devoted to its measurement. On the one hand, measurement could translate theoretical concepts into observable quantitative characteristics, which contributes into more reasonable and prepared management of economy. On the other hand, many approaches to measurement complicate this process since they call for sufficient preparedness to analyze, select, and use a huge number of methods, approaches, and methods of measurement. The purpose of this study is to analyze approaches to measuring sustainable development, arrange them by features, and then combine them into a conceptual model that reflects their place and role in the overall system of knowledge about measuring sustainable development. This research refers to a review of scientific papers on sustainable development, comparative analysis, generalization, systematization, and conceptual modeling as the main research methods. The research originally 1) updates the existing classification of measurement methods; 2) describes and visualizes the conversion of diverse statistical data, qualitative evaluative opinions, theoretical hypotheses, etc. into a quantitative information basis for well-informed managerial decisions. As a result, the study considers the key approaches to the development of systems for measuring sustainable development, their main advantages and disadvantages. Alternative logical groupings of indicators of sustainable development are looked at. An algorithm for index measurement and index classification by principles are given. The most common and theoretically substantiated indices are systematized. A logical-semantic model of the methodological relationship of approaches to measuring sustainable development has been developed. The methodological apparatus for processing the measurement results is examined. The paper visualizes and describes a mechanism of transformation of scientific and socio-economic assessment into a quantitative information basis to be applied by stakeholders, including decision makers, the public, researchers, etc. The study theoretically and practically systematizes, refines many approaches and concisely presents them with visualization elements that significantly simplify the perception of complicated information.
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Prabawani, Bulan, Sudharto Prawata Hadi, Irina Safitri Zen, Nurul Retno Hapsari, and Ilham Ainuddin. "Systems Thinking and Leadership of Teachers in Education for Sustainable Development: A Scale Development." Sustainability 14, no. 6 (March 8, 2022): 3151. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14063151.
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This study aims to develop scales to measure teachers’ systems thinking and leadership in education for sustainable development (ESD) at an environmental care and culture school, which is important because the school serves as an ESD benchmark for other public schools. However, there is no adequate performance measurement scale that incorporates the three dimensions of the triple bottom line (TBL). The 133 samples in this study were collected from four schools in regencies and cities in Indonesia. We developed a scale to measure teachers’ systems thinking and leadership in ESD. The developed scale was then tested using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). We found that the teachers had the lowest performance in systems thinking competence compared to other competences, such as ability to plan content and social dimensions. The teachers set a good example by using polite language and gestures but did not model green behavior. The teachers also had low scores in peer participation in external organizations and activities. The scale formulated in this study can be used to measure teacher performance in ESD, although some indicators must be further developed. In the future, purely confirmatory studies can validate the dimensional structure of this exploratory factor analysis.
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Zhang, Lei, Zhenwei Chu, Qing He, and Peipei Zhai. "Investigating the Constraints to Buidling Information Modeling (BIM) Applications for Sustainable Building Projects: A Case of China." Sustainability 11, no. 7 (March 29, 2019): 1896. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11071896.
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China’s construction industry is facing significant challenges in achieving sustainable development and digital operations. Integrating building information modeling (BIM) and sustainable construction is a good method for achieving these goals. However, barriers impact the applications of BIM technology to sustainable buildings, resulting in significant cost loss and time. As such, it is important to identify the constraints, hindering the application of BIM technology in sustainable buildings. This study used the factor analysis method, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and structural equation modeling (SEM) to investigate the key constraints and conducted a questionnaire survey with 389 respondents to investigate the applications of BIM technology in sustainable building projects. The results showed that there were four main constraining factors: “Public participation”, “technology application”, “economic cost”, and “application management”; “public participation” was particularly important. The study offers practical and managerial implications based on the findings for local government and the private sector and thus can improve the implementation of BIM technology in sustainable buildings and contribute to the accomplishment of China’s sustainable development goals.
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Urusova, Zinaida, and Valeriya Zubachova. "FORMATION OF SOCIAL STANDARDS OF BUSINESS IN THE CONTEXT OF RESTRUCTURING CORPORATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS." Scientific Bulletin of Mukachevo State University. Series “Economics” 1(13) (2020): 123–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.31339/2313-8114-2020-1(13)-123-128.
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The relevance of the research topic is due to the problems of informatization of managers, more effective and safer business development, social protection of workers. The aim of the article is to investigate corporate social responsibility as a component of national business and to identify promising directions of its development in Ukraine, as well as to try to explore the prospects of using the basics of sustainable development at Ukrainian enterprises by means of restructuring corporate information systems. Methods: using statistics to analyze the composition of the participants in the UN Global Compact by type of organization and field of activity, to determine the features of social responsibility of business. Outputs: The main problems of corporate social responsibility in Ukraine are analyzed, which are limited mechanisms of practical promotion of corporate social responsibility; opposition of society and government to each other; lack of finance to participate in social investment; low level of legal awareness of business; closed companies to the general public; distrust to cooperation; misinformation about corporate social responsibility in Ukraine. Based on the use of methods of economic and statistical analysis, the dynamics of enterprises - participants of the UN General Agreement in Ukraine since 2016, which joined for the implementation of social standards of responsibility, have been determined. Using the structural-functional method, the prospects of development of social responsibility of business in Ukraine have been determined. It has been determined that the module of sustainable development in corporate information systems will be able to cover such functional tasks as training and testing of personnel; providing information to the manager. The scientific novelty lies in the systematization of approaches and directions of development of social corporate responsibility as a promotion of sustainable economic development. The practical implications are the introduction of the Sustainable Development Concept through the use of an add-on module to Corporate Information Systems with information on the Sustainability Concept. Key words: corporate social responsibility (CSR), socially responsible business (CSR), sustainable development, partnership, corporate information systems (CIS), restructuring.
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Béland, Daniel. "Developing sustainable urban transportation." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 34, no. 7/8 (July 8, 2014): 545–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-07-2013-0072.
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Purpose – Shedding light on urban transportation and, more specifically, the contemporary development of “smart” bikesharing systems (i.e. short-term bicycle rental services), the purpose of this paper is to focus on Montreal's bikesharing experiment. Known as BIXI (a contraction of the words BIcycle and taXI) since its inception in 2009, this system has been exported to other cities around the world, making it especially relevant for the analysis of this innovative and sustainable form of urban mobility. Design/methodology/approach – By tracing the policy history of BIXI and the current political debate about its future while using a framework focusing on the role of ideas in public policy, the paper directly contributes to the literature on the growing role of bicycles in sustainable urban transportation. The qualitative analysis is based on a systematic review of government documents and BIXI-related articles published in the Montreal French- and English-language press. To complement this analysis and provide information about behind-the-lesson drawing processes leading to the creation of BIXI, six semi-structured interviews were conducted with officials in charge of bikesharing policy in Montreal, as well as in Boston and London, England, two cities that have adopted (and adapted) the BIXI model. Findings – This analysis stresses the role of lesson drawing and framing processes in the development of Montreal's bikesharing system. While it is clear that the technological and policy developments of BIXI illustrate systematic and positive lesson drawing, on the framing and public relations side, the Montreal experiment suggests it is politically risky to boost public expectations about the potential costs of bikesharing systems for taxpayers. In addition to their innovative and sustainable contributions to urban transportation and pro-bike strategies, bikesharing systems are public investments that are not necessary free of costs for taxpayers. Framing these systems as public investments rather than a “free ride” for taxpayers would be a more accurate, and potentially effective, way to promote their development in the context of the current push for sustainable transportation policy in cities around the world. Originality/value – What this paper offers is a sociological perspective on an emerging and important policy issue, through an original combination of lesson drawing and framing perspectives on policy development. Montreal's BIXI is one of the most discussed (and exported) bikesharing systems around the world, and this is the first detailed policy analysis devoted to its genesis and politics.
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Jianu, Elena, Ramona Pîrvu, Gheorghe Axinte, Ovidiu Toma, Andrei Valentin Cojocaru, and Flavia Murtaza. "EU Labor Market Inequalities and Sustainable Development Goals." Sustainability 13, no. 5 (March 2, 2021): 2675. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052675.
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Reducing inequalities for EU citizens and promoting upward convergence is one of the priorities on the agenda of the European Commission and, certainly, inequality will be a very important public policy issue for years to come. Through this research we aim to investigate EU labor market inequalities, reflected by the specific indicators proposed for Goal 8 assumed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, based on cluster analysis for all the 27 Member States. The research results showed encouraging results from the perspective of convergence in the EU labor market, but also revealed a number of analyzed variable effects that manifested regional inequalities that were generated in the medium and long term. Based on the observations made, we want to provide information for policy-makers, business practitioners, and academics so as to constitute solid ground for identifying good practices and proposing to implement policies aimed at reducing existing inequalities and supporting sustainable development.
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Hayes, Niall, and Raoni Rajão. "Competing institutional logics and sustainable development: the case of geographic information systems in Brazil's Amazon region." Information Technology for Development 17, no. 1 (January 2011): 4–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2010.511701.
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