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Journal articles on the topic "Technology Planning Initiative (TPI)"
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Pasaribu, Asahan. "KURIKULUM KOMPETENSI KEJURUAN (KKK) TEKNOLOGI PENANGKAPAN IKAN (TPI) SMK KELAUTAN." TAMAN VOKASI 6, no. 1 (June 16, 2018): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.30738/jtvok.v6i1.2817.
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Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mensosialisasikan kurikulum kompetensi kejuruan (KKK) program keahlian teknologi penangkapan ikan (TPI) SMK Kelautan hasil penelitian disertasi yang dilakukan oleh Pasaribu pada tahun 2014, berikut implementasinya di tingkat sekolah. Tulisan ini terdiri atas delapan bagian, yaitu pendahuluan, definisi operasional, tujuan program, metoda pendekatan pengembangan, landasan perencanaan pengembangan, model kurikulum, standar kompetensi lulusan, struktur KKK, dan implementasi KKK TPI. This paper aims to disseminate the vocational competence curriculum (KKK) technology skills program of fishing (TPI) SMK Marine research dissertation conducted by Pasaribu in 2014, and its implementation at the school level. This paper consists of eight parts, namely introduction, operational definition, program objectives, development approach method, development planning basis, curriculum model, graduate competency standard, KKK structure, and KKK TPI implementation.
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Ghozhali, Muhammad Rizqi. "REVIEW OF FLIP BARRIER GATE IMPLEMENTATION IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PASSPORT APPLICATION SERVICES IN THE KANTOR IMIGRASI KELAS II NON-TPI KEDIRI." TEMATICS: Technology ManagemenT and Informatics Research Journals 2, no. 1 (April 27, 2020): 25–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.52617/tematics.v2i1.90.
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The practice of brokering is one of the concerns felt by the community at immigration services. The Directorate General of Immigration immediately followed up on the report, and appealed to all technical units of immigration to eradicate brokering practices and the practice of extortion (illegal levies) on immigration services. In line with this appeal, the Directorate General of Immigration made an online application called APAPO.
Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II Non-TPI Kediri in follow-up to the practice of extortion and brokering also built the Flip Barrier Gate system. This system utilizes the use of RFID (Radio Frequent Identification) technology embedded in the access card. However, over time, this system began to find some problems. Among the obstacles that have arisen are the inactivity of this system because it is feared that it will become the center of the spread of COVID-19 due to the alternating use of access cards.
In this research, development planning is carried out for the Flip Barrier Gate Class II Non-TPI Kediri Immigration Office. Flip Barrier Gate is integrated with APAPO through the use of QR code booking code as an access reader. In development planning, this study uses the system development theory described by Tata Sutabri. This phase consists of 5 stages, namely, system investigation, system analysis, system design, system implementation, system maintenance.
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Turner, Matthew, Yuan Liao, and Yan Du. "Comprehensive Smart Grid Planning in a Regulated Utility Environment." International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems 16, no. 3 (June 1, 2015): 265–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijeeps-2014-0099.
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Abstract This paper presents the tools and exercises used during the Kentucky Smart Grid Roadmap Initiative in a collaborative electric grid planning process involving state regulators, public utilities, academic institutions, and private interest groups. The mandate of the initiative was to assess the existing condition of smart grid deployments in Kentucky, to enhance understanding of smart grid concepts by stakeholders, and to develop a roadmap for the deployment of smart grid technologies by the jurisdictional utilities of Kentucky. Through involvement of many important stakeholder groups, the resultant Smart Grid Deployment Roadmap proposes an aggressive yet achievable strategy and timetable designed to promote enhanced availability, security, efficiency, reliability, affordability, sustainability and safety of the electricity supply throughout the state while maintaining Kentucky’s nationally competitive electricity rates. The models and methods developed for this exercise can be utilized as a systematic process for the planning of coordinated smart grid deployments.
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Santo, Charles A., Nathan Ferguson, and Andrew Trippel. "Engaging Urban Youth through Technology: The Youth Neighborhood Mapping Initiative." Journal of Planning Education and Research 30, no. 1 (April 8, 2010): 52–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739456x10366427.
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Esfahani, Shervin, Cassia Yi, Catherina A. Madani, Judy E. Davidson, Kyle P. Edmonds, and Susan Wynn. "Exploiting Technology to Popularize Goals-of-Care Conversations and Advance Care Planning." Critical Care Nurse 40, no. 4 (August 1, 2020): 32–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ccn2020576.
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Background Goals-of-care conversations are a central component of high-quality patient-centered care. However, clinicians may not engage in such conversations until patients are critically ill. Objective To assess the frequency and quality of goals-of-care conversation documentation among patients who died in an intensive care unit, and then to develop and implement mechanisms to improve the quantity and quality of such conversations. Methods A baseline retrospective medical records review of intensive care unit deaths that occurred within 1 year was conducted to assess the barriers to high-quality goals-of-care conversations. A nurse-led inter-professional task force was formed to address possible solutions. Interventions A new electronic health record tab, note type, and preformatted template known as a SmartPhrase for goals-of-care conversations were created. Nurses and physicians were educated and encouraged to perform and document goals-of-care conversations. Results Before implementation of the initiative, the electronic health record lacked a consistent place to document goals-of-care conversations, and such conversations were not occurring until patients required intensive care. Moreover, the content of documentation of the conversations was inconsistent. Three years after implementation of the initiative, the goals-of-care conversation documentation tab was used for 75% of hospital deaths, and 67% of goals-of-care conversation notes included use of the SmartPhrase template. Conclusions Electronic health record platforms can be used to improve the frequency, consistency of documentation, and quality of goals-of-care conversations. A standardized process coupled with effective work tools can foster a culture of advance care planning.
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LAU, Sunnie S. Y., and Brent D. RYAN. "Hacking Kowloon East: Technology for Activating Urban life." Urbanie & Urbanus - Smart City?, no. 5 (July 2021): 48–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.55412/05.05.
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MIT established the Hong Kong Innovation Node in 2016 to bring Hong Kong to MIT and MIT to Hong Kong. Recently, MIT Associate Professor Brent D. Ryan from MIT’s School of Architecture + Planning and MIT Node’s Sunnie Lau, Director of Smart City Research and Industry Collaboration, brought together MIT graduate students and field research assistants in a Spring 2021 MIT course, to contribute to phase 2 of the Kowloon East Inclusive Innovation and Growth research initiative. The interdisciplinary academic group analysed barriers to inclusive economic growth in this second Central Business District (CBD) of Hong Kong -- Kowloon East – identifying in the process many projects and ingredients that may lead to inclusive economic growth in this unique area of the city. The Kowloon East Inclusive Innovation and Growth research initiative continues earlier MIT efforts such as the 1997 book, “Made by Hong Kong”, and is complementary to the recent creation of the HKUST-MIT Research Alliance Consortium funded by the HK Innovation and Technology Commission.
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Moore, Davonna, Gretchen Ivy, Brian Comer, Michael DeMent, Matthew Junak, and Charles Miller. "Creating a Roadmap for Successfully Planning, Implementing, and Administering Complex Multi-Jurisdictional Transportation Technology Projects." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2673, no. 11 (June 19, 2019): 764–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198119855340.
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Eight Midwestern states united in creating a first-of-its-kind regional Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) to reduce the incidence of commercial truck drivers injuring themselves and other drivers due to fatigue-related crashes and unauthorized parking along the interstate highways. The core intelligent transportation system technologies used for the TPIMS are not complex. They involve monitoring available parking at authorized public and private truck facilities in real time and then relaying the information to truck drivers and dispatchers through roadside dynamic truck parking signs, mobile applications, and state traveler information websites such as 511 services. Deployment of a regional project across multiple agencies and state lines is a complex operation, however, especially in the need to accommodate the organizational, policy, and technology needs and preferences of the eight partner states (Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Kansas, the lead agency for the $25 million federal TIGER grant which underwrites much of the initiative). This paper explores the lessons learned in developing and implementing a complex, multi-jurisdictional technology initiative as it nears full operational status in January 2019 and begins producing results which are expected to reduce crashes while improving the efficiency and profitability of the regional freight system. The paper also highlights how those lessons can be more broadly applied to major multi-jurisdictional transportation projects of all kinds.
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Green, A. A. "Major new Australian/U.S. remote sensing initiative." Geocarto International 1, no. 2 (January 1986): 65–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10106048609354042.
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Alangari, Nujud K., and Waleed S. Alzamil. "Evaluating the Building Technology Stimulus Initiative Offered by Ministry of Housing within the Kingdom’s Vision 2030." Journal of Sustainable Development 13, no. 4 (July 29, 2020): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v13n4p115.
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The ministry of housing recently developed a new initiative to support the housing sector in Saudi Arabia, which is the building technology stimulus initiative (BTSI). The needs of this initiative arose due to the high demands of housing units. The importance of the BTSI appears on its ability to reduce the construction period time and to provide a better life cycle with reasonable prices. This paper aims to assess the positive and negative aspects of this initiative in social, economic, and environmental sides. It explains how this initiative can fulfillment the kingdom’s vision of 2030. The paper adopts a descriptive analysis of BTSI based on the reports of the Ministry of Housing and the National Vision 2030. The survey was designed to evaluate the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of the BTSI from the perspective of (72) specialists and academics in the scope of housing and building technology. The survey has been analyzed using the SPSS software and the Google Drive charts. The results show that BTSI can help to reduce the period time for housing construction, the use of skilled labor, and increase the high-level professional career opportunities. More, over, The BTSI can provide a healthy environment and reduce visual pollution and waste. In case of mass production, The BTSI contributes to reducing the cost of housing provided by the Ministry of Housing for low-income people. Finally, the paper proposes a gradual transition toward construction technology in the Ministry of Housing projects and the development of policies to motivate the private sector to invest in building technology in partnership with international construction firms.
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Farr, Angela K., and David Atkins. "Fuel Supply Planning for Small-Scale Biomass Heating Systems." Western Journal of Applied Forestry 25, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 18–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wjaf/25.1.18.
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Abstract The Fuels for Schools and Beyond initiative partners have gained experience assisting with installation and fuel supply planning for woody biomass heating systems in six western states. In attempting to use forest management waste or slash that would otherwise be piled and burned, thepartners are promoting changes in currently available biomass systems technology and current forest practices. The many benefits of forest biomass heat can be realized today with careful communication about fuel supply specifications. Guidance based on the partners' experience in fuel supplyplanning and defining fuel specifications is presented.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Technology Planning Initiative (TPI)"
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Vermillion, Mary Gail. "Case study: strategic planning process used by the Texas A&M University Career Center when creating technology initiative project." Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1364.
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There is a plethora of research and literature focusing on strategic planning yet there few case studies have been done that describe the strategic planning process for university career centers. No effective strategic planning guide has been written to assist career center employees with building a strategic plan that will assist in reaching all Texas A&M University students with job skills training. The purpose of this study is to give a detailed account of the strategic planning process used by the Texas A&M Career Center to create the technology initiative. The study will also provide guidance to the researcher and others who will be developing similar initiatives in the future. In an effort to assist career centers nationwide it would be helpful for those career centers to look at others, like Texas A&M Career Center, who have already begun the strategic planning process.
A descriptive case study design was chosen because it adds strength to what is already known and also helps explain complex issues. Case study research gives an in-depth contextual analysis of a limited number of events. The study of the planning process is very complex and case study research is one method that can be used to bring deeper understanding and add strength to what we already know about the planning process (Dooley, 2002). Following the lead of Rice (2002) a descriptive case study was chosen so that the researcher could describe the strategic planning process and interpret the findings in a way that would provide greater insight. Qualitative methods, including examination of documents, examination of journals, calendars and meeting notes, and interviews with a few members involved in the process to clarify any questions of memory, were used in this study. The study described the technology initiative and split the development into five stages: Conception, Birth, Toddling, Up and Running, and Adolescence (Rice, 2002).
The researcher has completed the descriptive case study and analyzed the data according to the planning approach continuum. A new model has been created that provide insight to the researcher and hopefully other planners. Recommendations and conclusions have been provided that will hopefully be beneficial to other planners. The descriptive case study provides a story that highlights good and bad planning techniques and the researcher hopes that others will read and learn from this study. The purpose of the study has been fulfilled.
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Frischkorn, Donald Joseph Jr. "Planning, Preparing, and Implementing a One-to-One Computing Initiative in K-12 Education: A Case Study of a School Division's Journey Toward a One-to-One Computing Environment for Students and Staff." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/89489.
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One-to-one computing initiatives are becoming a part of many school divisions across the United States as district leadership analyzes ways to improve student learning and create 21st century learning spaces. Studying how school divisions planned, prepared, implemented and sustained a one-to-one computing initiative is an important step that school leaders must do in order to help foster learning environments that promote critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity.
The research presented in this paper came from a case study conducted on City School District (CSD), a kindergarten through twelfth (K-12) grade school system that implemented a one-one computing initiative for all students. A detailed analysis of archived meeting minutes, surveys, questionnaires, classroom observations, student assessments and interviews helped answer research questions that focused on the planning, implementation, and plans for sustaining the one-to-one computing initiative.
The one-to-one computing initiative for CSD started with a vision created by the superintendent of schools that focused on developing an individualized education plan for all students. The vision eventually became the vision for the entire school division during the digital conversion. School leaders can use the studies' findings and recommendations to help guide them through the implementation of a one-to-one computing initiative.Doctor of Education
Providing an electronic mobile device such as a laptop or tablet computer to all students in kindergarten through 12th grade school system is an undertaking that requires a coordinated effort from the school division’s leadership as well as the teachers, students and other community stakeholders. Beginning in 2013, City School District (CSD) began the planning process for providing every student in their school system with electronic mobile devices. After five years of planning, implementing, conducting pilot programs and expansion, CSD has been able to provide all students in grades 3-12 with an electronic mobile device. This case study focuses on three research questions. 1. How did the school division implement a one-to-one computing initiative? 2. How has the staff adapted to the innovative change of a one-to-one computing initiative? 3. How does the school division plan to continue and sustain the one-to-one computing initiative? The case study found key elements for implementing a one-to-one computing initiative by collecting data from archived meeting minutes, surveys, questionnaires and interviews. School leadership teams attempting a one-to-one computing initiative can use the findings and recommendations from this study to implement a one-to-one computing initiative.
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Andersson, Sara, and Jenny Fält. "Privat initiativrätt i planprocessen : En jämförelse mellan Sverige, Norge och England." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-254694.
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Fram till år 2025 beräknas mellan 51 000 och 93 000 bostäder behöva byggas i Sverige varje år. Idag byggs inte ens i närheten av så många. Konjunktur är mycket betydande för bostadsbyggande men även detaljplaneprocessens effektivitet och hur fort detaljplaner kan tas fram påverkar hur mycket som byggs. Byggprocessutredningen och Plangenomförandeutredningen är två tidigare utredningar som försökt förbättra planprocessen. Utifrån dessa utredningar har frågan om privat initiativrätt aktualiserats. 2019 har en ny utredning gjorts för att se över behovet och förutsättningarna för detta. Samtidigt gäller kommunalt planmonopol som innebär att den fysiska planeringen av mark och vatten är en kommunal angelägenhet.Syftet med denna uppsats är därav att först jämföra planprocesserna i Sverige, Norge och England särskilt i fråga om den privat initiativrättens utformning. Därefter fokuserar frågorna på hur den svenska planprocessen kan utvecklas tillsammans med en utökad privat initiativrätt, vilka för- och nackdelar som kan finnas och hur intresset ser ut för ett införande från kommuner och byggaktörer. Delar i systemen i Norge och England som har en utmärkande del privata initiativ har studerats speciellt, rättare sagt planeringsunderlag och samråd. Uppsatsen omfattar en fallstudie för plansystemen i Norge och England med syfte att jämföras med den svenska planprocessen. Syftet med två jämförande länder var att kunna använda verkliga fungerande förslag på utvecklingsområden till den svenska processen. Både en dokument- och litteraturstudie har utförts. Detta för att sätta sig in ämnet och förstå grundläggande lagstiftning, bakgrunden till dessa och identifierade konsekvenser av detta idag. Den kvalitativa studien har inneburit 14 intervjuer med kommuner, byggaktörer och branschorganisationer. Det svenska plansystemet på kommunal nivå innefattar en icke bindande översiktsplan och en bindande detaljplan utifrån vilken bygglov söks. Kommunen har planmonopol och bestämmer när ett planarbete ska påbörjas. För att försöka göra processen snabbare kan byggaktörer sedan 2011 begära planbesked och kommuner sedan 2017 begära planeringsbesked. I Norge har alla kommuner en kommuneplan som innefattar två delar, varav arealdelen är bindande. Områdesregulering och detaljregulering motsvarar den svenska detaljplanen, där detaljreguleringen får utformas av privata planintressenter. I England ansöks byggtillstånd utan detaljplan direkt på en icke bindande översiktlig plan.Intervjuer visade att samarbetet skiljer sig åt beroende på vilka kommuner eller byggaktörer som är inblandade. Utredningar, resurser, kompetens, finansiering och lagstiftning påverkar tidsåtgången. Utvecklingsmöjligheter anses finnas i detaljplanens detaljeringsgrad, samarbetet med bygglovsenheten, avvägningen av riksintressen och avtalsvillkor. Byggaktörerna anger att de vill ta mer ansvar i processen för att kunna påverka tidsåtgången. De delar i processen som utgör myndighetsutövning anses istället inte intressant att lägga på det enskilda. Transparensen, tydlighet och samverkan behöver bli bättre utifrån ett konkurrenssyfte. Hur privat initiativrätt ska fungera i praktiken, och om det är bra, finns det delade meningar om.Tidsfrister för hela planprocessen kan tillsammans med ytterligare utredningsansvar stärka byggaktörens kontroll över tiden. Resursbristen i kommunen bör underlättas när mer ansvar läggs på byggaktören. Mer betydande översiktsplaner anses öka transparensen och minska risken för förgävesplanering. En del av risken bör övergå till kommunen som utövar mest kontroll. Privat initiativrätt ställer högre krav på samarbete mellan kommun och byggaktör. Kunskaper och erfarenheter används bäst när de delas med varandra.Samarbetet och transparensen är viktiga faktorer som måste förbättras för att förbättra planprocessen. Det finns ett behov att privat initiativrätt om det bidrar till att processen går fortare. Det är dock svårt att se hur det ska fungera i praktiken, mycket pga. det kommunala planmonopolet. Fördelarna med privat initiativrätt är högre effektivitet, bättre samarbete, större rådighet över marken samt kontroll över risken för byggaktören. Nackdelarna är att konkurrensen blir sämre, visst merarbete uppstår för kommunen, risken ökar i tidigt skede för byggaktören och det görs intrång i planmonopolet. Privat initiativrätt kan framförallt utökas i utredningsskedet men även vad gäller utformandet av detaljplaner.Between 51,000 and 93,000 homes need to be built in Sweden every year up until 2025. Today, we’re not even close to that. The business cycle is very important for housing construction, but so are also the efficiency of the detailed planning process and how quickly detailed plans can be developed, which then affect how much is being built. Byggprocessutredningen and Plangenomförandeutredningen are two previous investigations that previously attempted to improve the planning process. Based on these investigations, the issue of private initiative has been raised. In 2019, a new investigation has been carried out to review the need and conditions for this. At the same time, the municipal planning monopoly says that the physical planning of land and water is a municipal matter.The purpose of this thesis is therefore to first compare the planning processes in Sweden, Norway and England especially in terms of the right to private initiative in urban planning. The questions then focus on how the Swedish planning process can be developed through an expanded right of private initiative, what advantages and disadvantages it can lead to and if the municipalities and developers are interested in such an expansion. Parts of the systems in Norway and England, that have a distinctive part of private initiative, have been specifically studied, more precisely planning preparation and consultation. The thesis comprises a case study for the planning systems in Norway and the England with the aim of being compared with the Swedish planning process. The purpose of two comparative countries was to be able to use real, functional proposals on development areas for the Swedish process. Both a document and literature analysis have been performed. This is to get acquainted with the subject and understand basic legislation, the background to these and identified consequences of this today. The qualitative study has resulted in fourteen interviews with municipalities, developers and industry organizations.The Swedish planning system at municipal level includes a guiding overviewing plan and a legally binding detailed plan on which building permit is applied. The municipality has the planning monopoly and decides when a planning work is to begin. In order to try to make the process more efficient, developers can, since 2011, request planbesked and municipalities can since 2017 request planeringsbesked. In Norway, all municipalities have an overviewing plan that includes two parts, of which one is legally binding. Områdesregulering and detaljregulering correspond to the Swedish detaljplan, where the second one may be designed by private plan stakeholders. In England, an application for planning permission are based directly on a guiding overviewing plan.Interviews showed that the cooperation differs depending on which municipalities and developers that are involved. Investigations, resources, competence, financing and legislation all affect the time schedule. Potentiality are considered to be found in the detailed plan's degree of detail, the cooperation with the building permit unit, the balance of national interests and contract terms. The developers state that they want to take more responsibility in the process simply in order to be able to influence the time spent. The parts of the process that constitute the exercise of authorities are not considered interesting to transfer to an individual party. Transparency, clarity and collaboration need to be improved on the basis of a competitive purpose. However, opinions are split on whether private right of initiative is a good thing, and how it will practically work.Time limits for the entire planning process, together with further investigation responsibility, can strengthen the developer’s control over the time schedule. The resource shortage in the municipality should be facilitated when more responsibility is placed on the developer More significant overviewing plans are considered to increase transparency and reduce the risk of planning in vain. Part of the risk should be transferred to the municipality that exercises the most control. Private right of initiative places greater demands on cooperation between the municipality and the developer. It is stated that knowledge and experience are best used when it is shared.Cooperation and transparency are important factors that must be improved to make the planning process more efficient. There is, in fact, a need for private initiative right if it contributes to efficiency in the planning process. However, it is difficult to see how it will work in practice, much because of the municipal planning monopoly. The advantages of private initiative law are higher efficiency, better cooperation, greater availability of land and control over the risk for the developer. The disadvantages are that competition gets worse, some additional work for the municipality arises, the risk increases at an early stage for the developer and there is an infringement of the planning monopoly. Private right of initiative can in particular be expanded in the investigation phase, but also regarding the design of detailed plans.
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Fenollosa, Artés Felip. "Contribució a l'estudi de la impressió 3D per a la fabricació de models per facilitar l'assaig d'operacions quirúrgiques de tumors." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667421.
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La present tesi doctoral s’ha centrat en el repte d’aconseguir, mitjançant Fabricació Additiva (FA), models per a assaig quirúrgic, sota la premissa que els equips per fer-los haurien de ser accessibles a l’àmbit hospitalari. L’objectiu és facilitar l’extensió de l’ús dels prototips com a eina de preparació d’operacions quirúrgiques, transformant la pràctica mèdica actual de la mateixa manera que en el seu moment ho van fer tecnologies com les que van facilitar l’ús de radiografies. El motiu d’utilitzar FA, en lloc de tecnologies més tradicionals, és la seva capacitat de materialitzar de forma directa les dades digitals obtingudes de l’anatomia del pacient mitjançant sistemes d’escanejat tridimensional, fent possible l’obtenció de models personalitzats. Els resultats es centren en la generació de nou coneixement sobre com aconseguir equipaments d’impressió 3D multimaterials accessibles que permetin l’obtenció de models mimètics respecte als teixits vius. Per facilitar aquesta buscada extensió de la tecnologia, s’ha focalitzat en les tecnologies de codi obert com la Fabricació per Filament Fos (FFF) i similars basades en líquids catalitzables. La recerca s’alinea dins l’activitat de desenvolupament de la FA al CIM UPC, i en aquest àmbit concret amb la col·laboració amb l’Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona (HSJD). El primer bloc de la tesi inclou la descripció de l’estat de l’art, detallant les tecnologies existents i la seva aplicació a l’entorn mèdic. S’han establert per primer cop unes bases de caracterització dels teixits vius -sobretot tous- per donar suport a la selecció de materials que els puguin mimetitzar en un procés de FA, a efectes de millorar l’experiència d’assaig dels cirurgians. El caràcter rígid dels materials majoritàriament usats en impressió 3D els fa poc útils per simular tumors i altres referències anatòmiques. De forma successiva, es tracten paràmetres com la densitat, la viscoelasticitat, la caracterització dels materials tous a la indústria, l’estudi del mòdul elàstic de teixits tous i vasos, la duresa d’aquests, i requeriments com l’esterilització dels models. El segon bloc comença explorant la impressió 3D mitjançant FFF. Es classifiquen les variants del procés des del punt de vista de la multimaterialitat, essencial per fer models d’assaig quirúrgic, diferenciant entre solucions multibroquet i de barreja al capçal. S’ha inclòs l’estudi de materials (filaments i líquids) que serien més útils per mimetitzar teixits tous. Es constata com en els líquids, en comparació amb els filaments, la complexitat del treball en processos de FA és més elevada, i es determinen formes d’imprimir materials molt tous. Per acabar, s’exposen sis casos reals de col·laboració amb l’HJSD, una selecció d’aquells en els que el doctorand ha intervingut en els darrers anys. L’origen es troba en la dificultat de l’abordatge d’operacions de resecció de tumors infantils com el neuroblastoma, i a la iniciativa del Dr. Lucas Krauel. Finalment, el Bloc 3 té per objecte explorar nombrosos conceptes (fins a 8), activitat completada al llarg dels darrers cinc anys amb el suport dels mitjans del CIM UPC i de l’activitat associada a treballs finals d’estudis d’estudiants de la UPC, arribant-se a materialitzar equipaments experimentals per validar-los. La recerca ampla i sistemàtica al respecte fa que s’estigui més a prop de disposar d’una solució d’impressió 3D multimaterial de sobretaula. Es determina que la millor via de progrés és la de disposar d’una pluralitat de capçals independents a fi de capacitar la impressora 3D per integrar diversos conceptes estudiats, materialitzant-se una possible solució. Cloent la tesi, es planteja com seria un equipament d’impressió 3D per a models d’assaig quirúrgic, a fi de servir de base per a futurs desenvolupaments.La presente tesis doctoral se ha centrado en el reto de conseguir, mediante Fabricación Aditiva (FA), modelos para ensayo quirúrgico, bajo la premisa que los equipos para obtenerlos tendrían que ser accesibles al ámbito hospitalario. El objetivo es facilitar la extensión del uso de modelos como herramienta de preparación de operaciones quirúrgicas, transformando la práctica médica actual de la misma manera que, en su momento, lo hicieron tecnologías como las que facilitaron el uso de radiografías. El motivo de utilizar FA, en lugar de tecnologías más tradicionales, es su capacidad de materializar de forma directa los datos digitales obtenidos de la anatomía del paciente mediante sistemas de escaneado tridimensional, haciendo posible la obtención de modelos personalizados. Los resultados se centran en la generación de nuevo conocimiento para conseguir equipamientos de impresión 3D multimateriales accesibles que permitan la obtención de modelos miméticos respecto a los tejidos vivos. Para facilitar la buscada extensión de la tecnología, se ha focalizado en las tecnologías de código abierto como la Fabricación por Hilo Fundido (FFF) y similares basadas en líquidos catalizables. Esta investigación se alinea dentro de la actividad de desarrollo de la FA en el CIM UPC, y en este ámbito concreto con la colaboración con el Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona (HSJD). El primer bloque de la tesis incluye la descripción del estado del arte, detallando las tecnologías existentes y su aplicación al entorno médico. Se han establecido por primera vez unas bases de caracterización de los tejidos vivos – principalmente blandos – para dar apoyo a la selección de materiales que los puedan mimetizar en un proceso de FA, a efectos de mejorar la experiencia de ensayo de los cirujanos. El carácter rígido de los materiales mayoritariamente usados en impresión 3D los hace poco útiles para simular tumores y otras referencias anatómicas. De forma sucesiva, se tratan parámetros como la densidad, la viscoelasticidad, la caracterización de materiales blandos en la industria, el estudio del módulo elástico de tejidos blandos y vasos, la dureza de los mismos, y requerimientos como la esterilización de los modelos. El segundo bloque empieza explorando la impresión 3D mediante FFF. Se clasifican las variantes del proceso desde el punto de vista de la multimaterialidad, esencial para hacer modelos de ensayo quirúrgico, diferenciando entre soluciones multiboquilla y de mezcla en el cabezal. Se ha incluido el estudio de materiales (filamentos y líquidos) que serían más útiles para mimetizar tejidos blandos. Se constata como en los líquidos, en comparación con los filamentos, la complejidad del trabajo en procesos de FA es más elevada, y se determinan formas de imprimir materiales muy blandos. Para acabar, se exponen seis casos reales de colaboración con el HJSD, una selección de aquellos en los que el doctorando ha intervenido en los últimos años. El origen se encuentra en la dificultad del abordaje de operaciones de resección de tumores infantiles como el neuroblastoma, y en la iniciativa del Dr. Lucas Krauel. Finalmente, el Bloque 3 desarrolla numerosos conceptos (hasta 8), actividad completada a lo largo de los últimos cinco años con el apoyo de los medios del CIM UPC y de la actividad asociada a trabajos finales de estudios de estudiantes de la UPC, llegándose a materializar equipamientos experimentales para validarlos. La investigación amplia y sistemática al respecto hace que se esté más cerca de disponer de una solución de impresión 3D multimaterial de sobremesa. Se determina que la mejor vía de progreso es la de disponer de una pluralidad de cabezales independientes, a fin de capacitar la impresora 3D para integrar diversos conceptos estudiados, materializándose una posible solución. Para cerrar la tesis, se plantea cómo sería un equipamiento de impresión 3D para modelos de ensayo quirúrgico, a fin de servir de base para futuros desarrollos.
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(14145619), Eric P. Holgate. "A technology master plan for the Rockhampton Diocese of Catholic Education: Design, development & retrospective evaluation." Thesis, 2005. https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/A_technology_master_plan_for_the_Rockhampton_Diocese_of_Catholic_Education_Design_development_retrospective_evaluation/21589467.
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The Rockhampton Diocese of Catholic Education represents a large, diverse and unique body of school environments, spread across a vast area of regional central Queensland. The Diocese provides Catholic education to approximately 11,500 students in 27 Primary Schools and 8 Secondary Colleges located from Bundaberg in the south to Mackay in the north and from the Capricorn Coast in the east to Longreach in the west.
Over recent years the Rockhampton Diocese of Catholic Education has been investigating and embracing information and communication technology (ICTs) in the provision of Catholic education. The use of ICTs has clearly enhanced the teaching and learning processes and assisted with the efficient administration and management of both the Catholic Education Office (CEO) and schools. However, as technology use has grown, there have been increasing and continuing requests from many staff throughout the Diocese for leadership and guidance to be provided by CEO.
In response to these requests, CEO embarked upon a Diocese wide Technology Planning Initiative (WI) intended to provide a systematic approach towards ICT planning. Integral to the Technology Planning Initiative was the need for development of a systemic Technology Master Plan for the Diocese. It was considered essential that CEO base future directions for the adoption and use of ICTs on the 'real' situation and the actual problems being faced by schools and staff throughout the Diocese.
This report is the result of an investigation of technology needs throughout the Diocese as a basis for development of a holistic Technology Master Plan. This study involved a range of strategies to provide alternate sources of data upon which to base recommendations for future direction. The project included extensive interaction with staff in the Diocese and the embedding of the research component into the culture, committee structures and practices of the organisation. This has included collaboration with stakeholder groups before, during and following the actual research component of the project, thereby ensuring organisational acceptance of the processes being followed, understanding of the findings and ownership of the future directions.
Site visits and ICT audits have revealed valuable information about access, equity and availability of various technologies within school environments. The current technology-related skills of school staff (Principals, Teachers, and Library staff) was determined, which revealed considerable variation in the abilities of staff at all levels and across all aspects of school operations. The study revealed that staff attitudes towards the use of ICTs across all schools was extremely positive, with considerable enthusiasm among school staff towards the use of technology.
The study revealed that very few schools have performed formalised ICT planning for their school and that the majority of schools do not have a planning group or committee that focuses on ICT-related issues for the school. Many areas were identified as barriers to ICT adoption in the Diocese, with many respondents also providing suggestions and proposing initiatives to overcome these barriers. The study has pinpointed limitations in the current provision of ICT-related staff development across schools, and identified specific focus areas for future staff development activity.
The study has revealed the current situation within the Rockhampton Diocese of Catholic Education and enabled the translation of the current state into an action plan for future directions. The 'product' of this study is a series of sixty-two recommendations that have provided the core themes for development of a holistic Technology Master Plan for the Rockhampton Diocese of Catholic Education.
This report also provides a retrospective evaluation of progress made with implementation of the Diocesan Technology Master Plan. This reveals that significant progress has been made with the adoption and use of technology throughout the Diocese, along with substantial organisational learning.
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Pinto, José Carlos de Queirós. "Mixed-Initiative Planning for Networked Vehicle Systems." Master's thesis, 2017. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/103770.
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Networked Vehicle Systems consist of multiple heterogeneous robots, sensors and human operators combined together and coordinated in order to achieve one or more common objectives. Planning the behavior of these systems is still a challenge for various reasons: complexity coming from the multiple interactions, system-level behavior and network topology are intertwined and uncertainty regarding the entire system state. This tend to make it difficult for human operators to take any informed decisions or do proper planning.This thesis addresses planning of Networked Vehicle Systems under mixed-initiative interaxxxction. Given a network of robots with heterogeneous capabilities we allow human operators to task the entire network at once by providing system-level objectives and having the system decomposing this objective into vehicle actions according to their capabilities. Moreover, we do this while maintaining the human operators informed about what the different parts of the system are doing and intervene if necessary.For this we have developed and field-tested three separate approaches. First, we have developed a centralized planning architecture where a single planner is used to generate all low-level actions to be executed by the robots. Second, we have improved onboard autonomy by integrating a deliberative planning and execution engine onboard the vehicles and, third, we have developed a novel distributed planning framework where a centralized planner generates high-level objectives for robots deployed remotely and synchronizes its internal state with information received over fallible communication links.Redes de Veículos Heterogéneos são redes constituídas por múltiplos robots, sensores e utilizadores, que são capazes de coordenar as suas ações por forma a atingir um ou mais objectivos comuns. Planear o comportamento deste tipo de redes continua a ser desafiante por vários motivos: a complexidade resultante das múltiplas interações entre sistemas, a dependência bidirecional entre o comportamento da rede e a sua topologia e o facto de não existir um conhecimento global do estado do sistema.O trabalho nesta tese visa o planeamento de Redes de Veículos Heterogéneos com interação por iniciativa mista. Dada uma rede de robots com capacidades heterogéneas o sistema desenvolvido é capaz de coordenar automaticamente essa rede a partir da definição de objectivos de alto nível e transformando esses objectivos em ações passíveis de serem realizadas pelos diferentes robots disponíveis. O sistema permite ainda manter todos os utilizadores informados sobre o estado dos diferentes robots e o seu comportamento.Para tal foram desenvolvidas e testadas no terreno 3 diferentes aproximações. Primeiro foi desenvolvido um sistema de planeamento centralizado onde um único planeador é capaz de gerar todas as ações atómicas a serem executadas pelos robots. Em segundo lugar foi melhorada a autonomia de bordo dos robots através da integração de um sistema de planeamento deliberativo a bordo. Em terceiro lugar foi desenvolvido um novo conceito de operação que consiste num sistema de planeamento distribuído em que o sistema é controlado por um planeador centralizado e pelos planeadores a bordo dos robots usando apenas comunicações sujeitas perdas e grande latência.
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Pinto, José Carlos de Queirós. "Mixed-Initiative Planning for Networked Vehicle Systems." Dissertação, 2017. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/103770.
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Networked Vehicle Systems consist of multiple heterogeneous robots, sensors and human operators combined together and coordinated in order to achieve one or more common objectives. Planning the behavior of these systems is still a challenge for various reasons: complexity coming from the multiple interactions, system-level behavior and network topology are intertwined and uncertainty regarding the entire system state. This tend to make it difficult for human operators to take any informed decisions or do proper planning.This thesis addresses planning of Networked Vehicle Systems under mixed-initiative interaxxxction. Given a network of robots with heterogeneous capabilities we allow human operators to task the entire network at once by providing system-level objectives and having the system decomposing this objective into vehicle actions according to their capabilities. Moreover, we do this while maintaining the human operators informed about what the different parts of the system are doing and intervene if necessary.For this we have developed and field-tested three separate approaches. First, we have developed a centralized planning architecture where a single planner is used to generate all low-level actions to be executed by the robots. Second, we have improved onboard autonomy by integrating a deliberative planning and execution engine onboard the vehicles and, third, we have developed a novel distributed planning framework where a centralized planner generates high-level objectives for robots deployed remotely and synchronizes its internal state with information received over fallible communication links.Redes de Veículos Heterogéneos são redes constituídas por múltiplos robots, sensores e utilizadores, que são capazes de coordenar as suas ações por forma a atingir um ou mais objectivos comuns. Planear o comportamento deste tipo de redes continua a ser desafiante por vários motivos: a complexidade resultante das múltiplas interações entre sistemas, a dependência bidirecional entre o comportamento da rede e a sua topologia e o facto de não existir um conhecimento global do estado do sistema.O trabalho nesta tese visa o planeamento de Redes de Veículos Heterogéneos com interação por iniciativa mista. Dada uma rede de robots com capacidades heterogéneas o sistema desenvolvido é capaz de coordenar automaticamente essa rede a partir da definição de objectivos de alto nível e transformando esses objectivos em ações passíveis de serem realizadas pelos diferentes robots disponíveis. O sistema permite ainda manter todos os utilizadores informados sobre o estado dos diferentes robots e o seu comportamento.Para tal foram desenvolvidas e testadas no terreno 3 diferentes aproximações. Primeiro foi desenvolvido um sistema de planeamento centralizado onde um único planeador é capaz de gerar todas as ações atómicas a serem executadas pelos robots. Em segundo lugar foi melhorada a autonomia de bordo dos robots através da integração de um sistema de planeamento deliberativo a bordo. Em terceiro lugar foi desenvolvido um novo conceito de operação que consiste num sistema de planeamento distribuído em que o sistema é controlado por um planeador centralizado e pelos planeadores a bordo dos robots usando apenas comunicações sujeitas perdas e grande latência.
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Salaiz, Norma Linda Tijerina Ovando Martha N. Watt Karen Marie. "A multiple case study of a select group of Texas school administrators' perceptions of a change initiative tech prep integration into career and technology education (CATE) programs /." 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3127094.
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Salaiz, Norma Linda Tijerina 1958. "A multiple case study of a select group of Texas school administrators' perceptions of a change initiative : tech prep integration into career and technology education (CATE) programs." 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/12737.
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Mansfield, Christopher D. "Building Hope: A Community + Water Initiative, La Villa de San Francisco, Honduras." 2016. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/360.
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It is my contention that through activating participatory design and community engagement strategies, in conjunction with innovative construction methods that address issues of resource scarcity, the standard of living and level of accessibility to critical resources in impoverished portions of Honduras can be drastically improved. The newly provided model of construction can be done it such a way that it is cost effective in its building method, and provides highly sought after scarce critical resources. This allows participants to allocate more of their finances towards other necessary resources they normally would not be able to acquire.
A new community center designed to address the issues of resource scarcity and job opportunities will stand as a first built model with the intent that the methods of construction and innovations employed will be replicated in further applications. The center will be innovative in its construction in such a way that it recognizes local building practices, and brings some new ideas to them allowing for a method of construction that is both improved and more affordable. The center will also take a fresh look at ways the community can address issues of food and water through architectural innovations. The intent is that the success of the center’s combined interventions will encourage local people to replicate the design ideas in their own residential applications. This will improve the quantity of resources available in the community and also start to build a new job market for installing the newly desirable systems.
Resource scarcity has wreaked havoc on the typical Honduran villages’ sense of community. Hondurans are in constant competition with their neighbors for scarce critical resources required to sustain life. These resources include, food, water, shelter, and employment opportunities. Violent conflict often arises within communities as individuals compete with their neighbors for the basic necessities required to sustain life.
While architecture alone cannot solve all the issues that contribute to the problem of violence, a new center with a program that builds community and provides needed resources stands to potentially curb neighborhood conflict and begin the community healing process. The center stands as not only a replicable model, but also as an immediate community element to bring neighbors back together physically in daily interactions and emotionally in the new resources being provided.
Books on the topic "Technology Planning Initiative (TPI)"
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The environmental technologies exports initiative. [Washington, D.C.]: Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, Enviromental Trade Working Group, 1996.
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Calgary, University of. Emerge one-to-one laptop learning initiative: Final report. Edmonton, AB: Alberta Education, 2010.
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Development and Applications. Least cost utility planning initiative: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy Development and Applications of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session, September 26, 1985. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1986.
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Research on environmental and safety impacts of nanotechnology: Current status of planning and implementation under the National Nanotechnology Initiative : hearing before the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, October 31, 2007. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2008.
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Office, General Accounting. Defense management: Stronger support needed for corporate information management initiative to succeed : report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. Washington, D.C: The Office, 1994.
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Charles, Cézanne, Elizabeth Vander Veen, and John Marshall. Cultural Center Planning Initiative Transformer: Digital Strategy Pilots 2021-2022. rootoftwo, LLC, 2022.
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Austin, Tate, United States. Advanced Research Projects Agency., and Rome Laboratory (Griffiss Air Force Base, N.Y.), eds. Advanced planning technology: Technological achievements of the ARPA/Rome Laboratory planning initiative. Menlo Park, Calif: AAAI Press, 1996.
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Charles, Cézanne, Elizabeth Vander Veen, and John Marshall. The Cultural Center Planning Initiative Transformer: Digital Strategy Pilots 2021-2022. rootoftwo, LLC, 2022.
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Environmental protection: Agencies have made progress in implementing the federal Brownfield Partnership Initiative : report to the chairman, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives. Washington, D.C: The Office, 1999.
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Imantho, Harry, Indah Wahyuni, Nijma Nurfadila, Riana Hartati, Risa Rosita, Shella Marlinda, Slamet Widodo Sugiarto, Trijanti A. Widinni Asnan, Anidah Anidah, and Armaiki Yusmur. BIODIVERS Volume 1 No. 1: Climate Change and Coastal Resilience. Edited by Sri Widayanti, Dewi Suryani, Evelyn V. Bigcas, and Woro Kanti Darmastuti. SEAMEO BIOTROP, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56060/bdv.2022.1.1.
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BIODIVERS is a bi-annual publication that focuses on the Restoration and Conservation of Unique and Degraded Ecosystems, Sustainable of Management and Proper Utilization of Biodiversity, Bioenergy, Biotechnology to Support Food Security and on Strengthening Ecosystem Resilience in Facing Global Climate Change. This magazine also envisions becoming a popular scientific magazine for promoting and publishing research findings of scientists from SEAMEO BIOTROP and overseas. The articles will come from writers worldwide. This issue of BIODIVERS contains various articles addressed the issue on climate change and coastal resilience, including: Coastal and Marine Initiative to Climate Change: An Outlook Environment Vulnerability Decision Technology (EVDT): Mangrove Management Spatial Planning Based Ecosystem Adaptations in Indonesia GOI Initiatives Against Potential Risk of Climate Change Impact in Indonesia Extreme Climates in Coastal Cities Marine and Coastal Monitoring: Nanosatellites Technology
Book chapters on the topic "Technology Planning Initiative (TPI)"
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Fisher, Elizabeth A. "An Online Initiative Goes Viral." In Cases on Educational Technology Planning, Design, and Implementation, 229–50. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4237-9.ch013.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) growth initiative to increase access and enrollment in part through online education prompted its School of Business (BUS) to examine its current approach to this mode of instruction. The faculty-led Undergraduate Curriculum Committee in the school encouraged a more strategic approach than was previously employed. Desire to remain competitive in the higher education arena made administration eager to woo new students and better serve current ones. The BUS is keenly aware that students increasingly demand flexibility in attending classes and are willing to shop around for it. This case describes the implementation of online instruction at UAB School of Business yielding a five-fold increase in online courses in just three years with much larger gains in credit hour production than their traditional programs realized. Moreover, the case describes major accomplishments, challenges encountered, lessons learned, and solutions from instructional design and project management perspectives.
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Shan, Tony C., and Winnie W. Hua. "Strategic Technology Engineering Planning." In Strategic Information Technology and Portfolio Management, 275–95. IGI Global, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-687-7.ch015.
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This chapter presents a methodical strategic technology engineering planning (STEP) approach, to effectively cope with the design complexity in service-oriented architecture and manage the strategic planning of solution development of information systems. This holistic model comprises four modules: Want-Is-Target (WIT) model, Transition and Alignment Grid (TAG), Comprehensive Architecting Process (CAP), and Joint Analysis & Roadmapping (JAR). The characteristics and features of the constituent elements in the STEP model are articulated in great detail. The WIT model defines three stages of architecture states – current, target, and end state. TAG specifies two dimensions for architecture planning, namely current-to-future state transformation and IT-to-Business alignment. CAP presents an overarching method for step-by-step engineering and design in system architecture and portfolio optimization. JAR comprises the best-of-breed strategic analysis techniques, accompanied by a hybrid method with strategy-driven and initiative-driven planning streams. Applying the framework in planning and future trends are also discussed in the context. This overarching framework provides a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach to conducting strategic and tactical technology planning for both near-term needs and long-term goals.
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Long, Yuan, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, and Zhanbei Zhu. "Enterprise-Wide Strategic Information Systems Planning for Shanghai Bell Corporation." In Cases on Information Technology Series, 348–65. IGI Global, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-408-8.ch021.
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In response to increasing competition and technological advancement, Shanghai BellCo., Ltd., a leading telecommunications enterprise located in Shanghai, China, carried out a major initiative to develop its next generation information technology/information systems (IT/IS) strategic plan. The initiative was prompted by limitations of its current enterprise application systems where the systems were neither able to keep up with the evolving needs due to organizational change nor satisfy the increasing demands for information sharing and data analysis. This case describes the environmental and organizational context of Shanghai Bell Corporation, and the problems and challenges it encountered in developing an enterprise-wide strategic IT/IS plan. The issues covered include alignment of IT strategy with evolving business needs, application of a methodology to develop the strategic IT/IS plan, and evaluation of strategic planning project success.
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Keskin, Halit, and Tamer Yılmaz. "The Relationship Between National Technological Initiative of Türkiye And Technological Planning." In National Technology Initiative: Social Reflections and Türkiye's Future, 189–204. Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Yayınları, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53478/tuba.978-625-8352-17-7.ch10.
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Advancements in technology, national, and international forces, such as urbanization, migration, and cybersecurity concerns, have increased the vital importance of technology planning at both the organizational and national levels. Reduced product and technology lifecycles, increased R&D investments, more customized and complex products, and shortened periods between production and marketing of the products caused by technological progress have resulted in uncertainty, making the competition a struggling area for business organizations. When integrated with the overall business plan, technology strategy becomes an efficient tool for competitiveness. Technology planning has also been widely accepted as a significant impetus for national development. Although technological developments have led to prosperity for every society, the gaps between the well-being of societies continue to widen. Those gaps are primarily caused by technological disparity and are overcome through improving technology development capacity. Based on this, technology planning has become an instrument for policy counseling in most industrialized countries, particularly in developing ones. As in many developing countries, Türkiye is obliged to increase its innovation capacity by stimulating private and public R&D in sectors in which competitive pressures prevail to successfully maintain its national innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem where participating institutions operate effectively. Türkiye needs to sustain its development in science, technology, and innovation and to focus on critical technologies to achieve its technological objectives in line with its 2023 vision.
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Mantar, Hacı Ali. "National Technology Management." In National Technology Initiative: Social Reflections and Türkiye's Future, 205–18. Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Yayınları, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53478/tuba.978-625-8352-17-7.ch11.
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Technology management is the planning, organization, coordination and supervision of the development and implementation of technological capabilities that will enable an organization to shape and achieve its strategic and operational goals. In the age of increasing competition and an unbalanced world, successful, efficient and strategic technology management is necessary for organizations to survive. An important aspect of technology management is technological learning, which is the process of internalizing technological capabilities. By imitating the technology obtained from developed countries through technology transfer, new products are produced, the ability to make changes in existing technologies within the technological learning process with the acquired technology is gained, and it is aimed to gain the ability to produce technology on their own. Organizations must include knowledge management activities and the increasing power of information technologies in this process. In order to support the decisions of the future today, companies should be able to foresee technologies in line with the needs and innovations that may arise in the future through technology forecasting which can be defined as predicting the future of the elements affected by technology by analyzing all the knowledge, expertise and approaches available from the past to the present and creating policies related to it. Correctly incorporating these predictions into technology transfer processes will provide unpredictable benefits and power to both themselves and their countries in the future. We continue our efforts to use technology management as a management multiplier for HAVELSAN to achieve its strategic goals, with increasing corporate support.
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Burstein, Mark H., and Drew V. McDermott. "Chapter 17 Issues in the development of human-computer mixed-initiative planning." In Cognitive Technology - In Search of a Humane Interface, 285–303. Elsevier, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0166-4115(96)80037-9.
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Misuraca, Gianluca. "E-Africa Initiative for Good Governance." In Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, 210–13. IGI Global, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch037.
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There is no doubt that the need for all around improvement of performance is very urgent for African governments and that ICT is valuable in decision-making, planning and management support in all sectors of the economy. In this regard, in Africa, there is a clear recognition of the opportunities than can be exploited using ICT within the framework of enhancing governance. As underlined by the United Nations Development Programme¾Human Development Report 2001, “Making New Technologies Work for Human Development”, technology networks are transforming the traditional map of development, expanding people’s horizons, and creating the potential to realize in a decade progress that required generations in the past.
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Kusakabe, Motoo. "Information and Communication Technology As Key Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities." In Green Technologies, 1719–38. IGI Global, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch711.
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The ‘Sustainable cities’ initiative has been widely accepted as a participatory development initiative to achieve environmental and social goals. In the cities in developing countries with a severe constraint in their capacity for participatory planning, a potentially effective way to build ‘sustainable city’ initiative is to use an e-government portal designed to support citizens’ participation in planning and monitoring processes and knowledge sharing among participating cities. In the Nigeria Delta region, 23 local governments were chosen to pilot this initiative. This region has been suffering from weak local governance and protracted youth unemployment caused by ‘youth bulge’ that led to severe social unrest. In such circumstances, this pilot had a strong focus on enhancing local governance and job-creation among young people in knowledge-intensive industries, particularly using information and communication technologies. This chapter investigates positive and negative sides of this approach using the cross-country and city-level survey data.
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Kusakabe, Motoo. "Information and Communication Technology As Key Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities." In Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies, 131–51. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-775-6.ch010.
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The ‘Sustainable cities’ initiative has been widely accepted as a participatory development initiative to achieve environmental and social goals. In the cities in developing countries with a severe constraint in their capacity for participatory planning, a potentially effective way to build ‘sustainable city’ initiative is to use an e-government portal designed to support citizens’ participation in planning and monitoring processes and knowledge sharing among participating cities. In the Nigeria Delta region, 23 local governments were chosen to pilot this initiative. This region has been suffering from weak local governance and protracted youth unemployment caused by ‘youth bulge’ that led to severe social unrest. In such circumstances, this pilot had a strong focus on enhancing local governance and job-creation among young people in knowledge-intensive industries, particularly using information and communication technologies. This chapter investigates positive and negative sides of this approach using the cross-country and city-level survey data.
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McGee, Patricia, and Michael Anderson. "Project Realities." In Cases on Educational Technology Planning, Design, and Implementation, 114–33. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4237-9.ch007.
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Meeting the demands of students who expect convenience, affordability, and a quality education has required that institutions of higher learning find ways to offer programs in multiple delivery modes. Blended or hybrid course delivery requiring course meetings both on campus and online is a growing model that addresses institutional challenges of classroom availability, technology use in courses, improvement of four-year graduation rates when more courses are offered, and flexibility in attendance through multiple course delivery options. This case study describes an institutional strategic initiative, the Summer Hybrid Academy, which supported faculty members in the transition from campus-based classroom courses to technology-infused hybrid courses. Year One of the Academy was planned without using a project management approach, and Year Two was offered with a project management approach that improved results.
Conference papers on the topic "Technology Planning Initiative (TPI)"
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He, Bing. "Language Planning in the Belt and Road Initiative." In International Conference on Modern Educational Technology and Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICMETIE 2020). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200306.151.
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Acosta, M. J., Dongyeop Kang, and Ho-Jin Choi. "Robot with Emotion for Triggering Mixed-Initiative Interaction Planning." In 2008 IEEE 8th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology Workshops. CIT Workshops 2008. IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/cit.2008.workshops.85.
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Dongyeop Kang and Ho-Jin Choi. "Robot Task Planning for Mixed-Initiative Human Robot Interaction in Home Service Robot." In 2008 IEEE 8th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology Workshops. CIT Workshops 2008. IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/cit.2008.workshops.84.
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Bernasconi, Giancarlo, Silvio Del Giudice, and Giuseppe Giunta. "Advanced Real Time and Long Term Monitoring of Transportation Pipelines." In ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2014-36872.
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A key factor for the sustainable development of oil&gas industry is the remote monitoring of integrity and reliability of transportation pipelines. In order to mitigate the risk associated to third party interference (TPI) risks and to minimize the environment exposure, it is possible to deploy a Multipoint Acoustic Sensing (MAS) technology which makes use of multi sensors placed at discrete distances along the pipeline. Any interaction with the pipe generates acoustic waves that are guided within the fluid (gas, oil, products or water) for long distances, providing information on the source event and on the “transmission” channel. Acoustic propagation is mainly governed by both absorption coefficient and sound speed, which in turn are functions of the pipe, fluid and surrounding medium system. These features have been analyzed by processing real-time data collected with a proprietary MAS system (e-vpms™) on fluid transportation pipelines, in different operational and flow service conditions, producing exhaustive sets of TPI actions, leak trials and tracking pig inspections. The paper presents original procedures for real-time monitoring, as well as for long term supervision and advance intervention planning.
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Duncan, Scott, Michael Balchanos, Woongje Sung, Juhyun Kim, Yongchang Li, Yanal Issac, Dimitri Mavris, and Adam Coulon. "Towards a Data Calibrated, Simulation-Based Campus Energy Analysis Environment for Situational Awareness and Future Energy System Planning." In ASME 2014 8th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2014-6695.
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Researchers at Georgia Tech (GT) have recently begun the GT Smart Energy Campus initiative, which combines campus energy metering data with physics-based modeling and simulation to create an integrated analysis environment for campus energy. The environment consists of a digital representation of campus, which supports situational awareness, as well as a virtual test bed for analyzing emerging energy technologies and future scenarios. The first year of the initiative has focused on evaluating campus energy metering data using visual analytics and statistical analysis techniques. Data analysis is presented as having value for two main uses: (1) as attention-directing information to help system operators diagnose anomalies and (2) as a precursor to modeling and simulation (M&S) in future phases of the Smart Energy Campus initiative. The environment is explained using the initial study scoping of the campus thermal energy generation and distribution systems. Furthermore, a modeling and simulation approach leveraging the Modelica M&S language is described, and preliminary results in using it to represent the campus chilled water system are presented.
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Janse van Rensburg, Nickey, Warren Hurter, and Naude Malan. "A Systems Design Approach to Appropriate, Smart Technology in a Youth Agriculture Initiative." In ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2016-67139.
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A transformative research paradigm is imbedded in knowledge mobilization processes involving close collaboration between researchers and the community. The research presents the development of an integrated, connected food ecosystem that, because of its fundamental design and use of appropriate, smart technology, which tends to naturally create inclusion and prosperity opportunities for many and not simply for the few. The research relies on multi-stakeholder participation to develop appropriate technologies to enhance economic activity amongst unemployed youths in Johannesburg, South Africa. A human-centered, systems engineering approach to develop a pilot project that promotes integrated, online, technologically supported food system is presented. The research is also concerned with how to measure the impact of the intervention the on food resilience as a result of urban farming. This paper presents the systems analysis of the current local food network and the proposed integrated solutions for a pilot project to establish a minimal viable project that can be tested. The research describes the planning and implementation of a pilot project as a minimal viable product to test in the market.
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Salimov, Rail, Javier Torres, Yousif Al Katheeri, Yousef Alhammadi, and Ahmed Abdelrahman. "Automation of Formation Tops Estimation Dramatically Reduces Well Planning Process Duration." In SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/202139-ms.
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Abstract Aiming to make the well planning process leaner and agile focusing on duration reduction without compromising quality of deliverables, automation opportunities have been identified within the multi-discipline iterations. The two key criteria considered for the selection of the automation project were: Minimum deployment effort and Maximum value added in efficiency. The initial project objective was to calculate formation tops for a well engineer without requiring the intervention of a geoscientist using commercial software. The methodology utilized is the following: 1. Inputs: Well trajectory and Surfaces. 2. Process: The algorithm finds intersections between surfaces and well trajectory. Surfaces and trajectory are represented as a set of XYZ points. To find the intersection, the software iterates through each point of the trajectory from the top, comparing the depth of the projection to the target surface. The projected depth to the surface is found by 2D interpolation of the surface. Once the trajectory point becomes deeper than the surface projection, the intersection is estimated using geometrical considerations of similar triangles. 3. Deliverables: Estimated formation tops for the given trajectory. 4. Results: Simple in-house developed software enhanced well planning workflow in an Offshore Green Field. The software converted to single executable file and can be run on any device without the open-source software installed. Very accurate results achieved with proposed algorithm with a negligible difference of 0.5 feet with the geoscience traditional software. Well planning duration reduced from average 1 week to 1 or 2 days. The workload for well engineers and the asset team has been dramatically reduced. Reduction of the number of commercial geoscience software licenses required. Way forward: A test with a slightly modified code was used to generate formation tops for more than 400 well in a Long-Term Field Development Plan project for a Brown Field during feasibility study. Upscale to all the Fields within the organization. Improve User Interface for better adoption. Include more formats for both, trajectories, and surfaces. Reduce computing time. This project represents the first initiative in the organization aiming to automate the well planning process. Overall, it represents the beginning of a journey where multiple opportunities for automation can be achieved using an open-source coding software that allows any engineer with little to no experience coding to being able to generate solutions to address daily challenges.
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Al Balushi, Yahya Abdullah, Ibrahim Mohamed Bait Ishaq, Ahmed Abdullah Al Naamani, and Bharat Narayan Seth. "Advance Work Packaging and Workface Planning ADAA." In ADIPEC. SPE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/210850-ms.
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Abstract: Within Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), traditional projects execution is the norm in portfolio projects, where the focus is on defining the scope of engineering, then moving on to procurement, followed by construction, pre-commissioning, and finally start-up. This leads to productivity challenges during execution due to limited Workfront availability to labour on site, ideal time due to material unavailability, late changes, and many challenges when moving away from construction to commissioning. ADAA (PDOs Advance Work Packaging and Workface planning application) project initiative was focused on implementing AWP and WFP processes and utilising technology platforms in medium, small size and portfolio projects, which helps the contractors to improve their productivity in the selected projects and obtain alignment as early as "select phase" for a construction driven process. It has several objectives to achieve, such as process improvement starting from basis of design up to final acceptance, implementing Advance Work Packaging and Workface planning application (AWP and WFP) methodologies in medium size and Portfolio projects, digitalise the AWP and WFP process within PDO and improve hands on-tool time (HOTT) by ten percentage. PDO has improved construction efficiency and progress control by providing AWP methodology with electronic workflow control, that improves construction project scalability and support quick project start-up within projects. It is built within PDO's Engineering Datawarehouse (EDW) platform which gives smooth access to documents. In addition, PDO has avoided cost by optimising in-house resources, leveraging existing contracts (right partnerships) and systems and in-house sourcing for AWP/WFP subject matter experts. Also, it has proved that it supports in improving lifecycle management which is consistent with PDO's digital twin vision by centralising and maintaining plant information, adding construction data to the full plant lifecycle management.
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Zar Soe, Thin, Anucha Leelaratsameephanit, Phanuwat Jitputti, Sayan Charoensook, Alongkorn Rodthip, Sathit Chitkla, Apichai On-Dam, and Perapon Sirijitt. "The Achievement of Resource Optimisation on Lean Remote Wellhead Platform Visit with Collaborative 52 Weeks Plan." In Offshore Technology Conference Asia. OTC, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/31426-ms.
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Abstract To survive in oil and gas industry, Operating Expenditure (OPEX) must be well controlled for profit maximization. One of the most resource-utilizing activities in Zawtika offshore field is remote wellhead platform (WHP) visit which was previously bi-weekly for operations activities, maintenance activities such as preventive maintenance (PM), etc., inspection activities like flowline erosion monitoring and wells annulus pressure monitoring, thereby high Marine Gas Oil (MGO) consumption due to vessel trips/routes and increased in manpower utilization. Currently, Zawtika Offshore field has a main platform called Zawtika Processing and Living Quarter Platform (ZPQ) and 10 remote wellhead platforms (WHPs). When it is considered for future, there will be more remote wellhead platforms (WHPs) which will increase more OPEX for new phases. To tackle this, this paper describes that Myanmar Asset Zawtika launched a LEAN (Lean Six Sigma) initiative based on safely and cost-effectively reducing the frequency of remote wellhead platforms (WHP) visits, using collaborative 52 week planning to lessen OPEX cost from MGO consumption and manpower requirements as well as maintaining Zawtika Reliability and Asset Integrity (RAI) with the view of achieving resource optimization. This paper also illustrates the effective planning process across multiple functions/disciplines within different sessions/departments and at various locations called 52 weeks plan incorporating with "Integrated Operation Plan (IOP)" guideline established for the first time for Zawtika offshore field to help optimize the resources and activities plan of individual field or asset by ensuring the safety while sustaining the integrity. This paper also outlines the reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) calculated back from MGO reduction which is one of PTTEP strategies for Sustainable Development (SD).
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Kiani Nassab, Kazem, Rachit Garg, Veerawit Benjaboonyazit, Rudy Harianto, Atiq Ur Rehman, Nithipoom Durongwattana, and Sompop Buapha. "Well Design and Engineering Process Automation." In IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/201088-ms.
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Abstract Drilling engineers use several applications to perform well design tasks and to create a final report for review and approval, any changes in subsurface information require revalidation of engineering calculations and repeat of the entire tasks to update the stage-gate report. This is usually a manual, timeconsuming and human error prone process that may result in additional cost and/or prolonged planning cycle time. Moreover, such manual works by individual engineers lead to diversified well design practices and formats across a company which make it difficult for standardization and compliance control. Drilling engineering computer programs are primarily standalone applications that are used for engineering calculations with no continuous workflow in most cases. Well Delivery Process (WDP) is an engineering software solution developed to integrate, automate and standardize well construction planning process across the operating company. The system encompasses several integrated workflows by which users can carry out drilling/completion tasks from feasibility study to concept selection and detailed design as well as operations monitoring and closeout reports on a single digital platform. Furthermore, functions such as engineering calculations, rules validation, offset analyzing, well schematic, risk analysis, checklist, and well program are automated through the workflows and several microservices built on a series of applications. The WDP, based on the company's well design automation initiative, was developed jointly with the service provider using its Business Process Management (BPM) tools. The system integration transforms how wells are constructed and delivered by combining a digitalized planning and design process with engineering models on a single and open cloud-native platform. Several tools and techniques such as design templates, continuous calculations, well cost models, etc. are utilized through integrated workflows to automate well design and process. The solution supports all new wells and leverage data from existing wells to optimize well construction process. As a result, the collaborative well design platform and automation tools take the drilling engineering process to the next level with a better quality well design and a reduced planning time.
Reports on the topic "Technology Planning Initiative (TPI)"
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Wong, Ka Ying, Sakshi Pandey, Veronica Ern Hui Wee, and KE Seetha Ram. Planning and Capacity Building for High-Speed Rail Development in India: Five Key Lessons. Asian Development Bank Institute, January 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.56506/pgrm7468.
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India’s urbanization rate has increased from 26% in 1991 to 35% in 2021, and it is expected to reach 41% by 2030 (World Bank 2022). In response to this, as the backbone of its growing economy, the country’s infrastructure development, particularly transportation development, has been heavily emphasized. The railway sector will see an investment of $715.41 billion by 2030. Along with a series of supporting government policies, an opportunity to expand the high-speed rail (HSR) network has been presented in India. From the viewpoint of the government, HSR is an effective tool to address the surge in travel demand because of its mass transportation, high speed, and high energy efficiency (Suzuki et al. 2022). Besides, HSR projects bring about a ripple effect on the Indian economy by generating local employment opportunities, catalyzing the steel and cement sector and galvanizing AatmaNirbhar Bharat (an initiative by the Government of India to make the country self-reliant) through the indigenization of technology (National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited 2022). From the perspective of communities and individuals, HSR improves their quality of life by offering a faster and safer transportation option for work and travel.
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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0047.
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This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk research, engagement with a community of practice, networking with stakeholders, participation in conferences, case study presentations, and workshops hosted. Although the majority of African countries (35 of 54) demonstrates commitment to science through its investment in research and development (R&D), academies of science, ministries of science and technology, policies, recognition of research, and participation in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), the following countries demonstrate the highest commitment and political willingness to invest in science: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition to existing policies in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), the following countries have made progress towards Open Data policies: Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. Only two African countries (Kenya and South Africa) at this stage contribute 0.8% of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to R&D (Research and Development), which is the closest to the AU’s (African Union’s) suggested 1%. Countries such as Lesotho and Madagascar ranked as 0%, while the R&D expenditure for 24 African countries is unknown. In addition to this, science globally has become fully dependent on stable ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) infrastructure, which includes connectivity/bandwidth, high performance computing facilities and data services. This is especially applicable since countries globally are finding themselves in the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), which is not only “about” data, but which “is” data. According to an article1 by Alan Marcus (2015) (Senior Director, Head of Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries, World Economic Forum), “At its core, data represents a post-industrial opportunity. Its uses have unprecedented complexity, velocity and global reach. As digital communications become ubiquitous, data will rule in a world where nearly everyone and everything is connected in real time. That will require a highly reliable, secure and available infrastructure at its core, and innovation at the edge.” Every industry is affected as part of this revolution – also science. An important component of the digital transformation is “trust” – people must be able to trust that governments and all other industries (including the science sector), adequately handle and protect their data. This requires accountability on a global level, and digital industries must embrace the change and go for a higher standard of protection. “This will reassure consumers and citizens, benefitting the whole digital economy”, says Marcus. A stable and secure information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure – currently provided by the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) – is key to advance collaboration in science. The AfricaConnect2 project (AfricaConnect (2012–2014) and AfricaConnect2 (2016–2018)) through establishing connectivity between National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), is planning to roll out AfricaConnect3 by the end of 2019. The concern however is that selected African governments (with the exception of a few countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia and others) have low awareness of the impact the Internet has today on all societal levels, how much ICT (and the 4th Industrial Revolution) have affected research, and the added value an NREN can bring to higher education and research in addressing the respective needs, which is far more complex than simply providing connectivity. Apart from more commitment and investment in R&D, African governments – to become and remain part of the 4th Industrial Revolution – have no option other than to acknowledge and commit to the role NRENs play in advancing science towards addressing the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals). For successful collaboration and direction, it is fundamental that policies within one country are aligned with one another. Alignment on continental level is crucial for the future Pan-African African Open Science Platform to be successful. Both the HIPSSA ((Harmonization of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa)3 project and WATRA (the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly)4, have made progress towards the regulation of the telecom sector, and in particular of bottlenecks which curb the development of competition among ISPs. A study under HIPSSA identified potential bottlenecks in access at an affordable price to the international capacity of submarine cables and suggested means and tools used by regulators to remedy them. Work on the recommended measures and making them operational continues in collaboration with WATRA. In addition to sufficient bandwidth and connectivity, high-performance computing facilities and services in support of data sharing are also required. The South African National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System5 (NICIS) has made great progress in planning and setting up a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem in support of collaborative science and data sharing. The regional Southern African Development Community6 (SADC) Cyber-infrastructure Framework provides a valuable roadmap towards high-speed Internet, developing human capacity and skills in ICT technologies, high- performance computing and more. The following countries have been identified as having high-performance computing facilities, some as a result of the Square Kilometre Array7 (SKA) partnership: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zambia. More and more NRENs – especially the Level 6 NRENs 8 (Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, and recently Zambia) – are exploring offering additional services; also in support of data sharing and transfer. The following NRENs already allow for running data-intensive applications and sharing of high-end computing assets, bio-modelling and computation on high-performance/ supercomputers: KENET (Kenya), TENET (South Africa), RENU (Uganda), ZAMREN (Zambia), EUN (Egypt) and ARN (Algeria). Fifteen higher education training institutions from eight African countries (Botswana, Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania) have been identified as offering formal courses on data science. In addition to formal degrees, a number of international short courses have been developed and free international online courses are also available as an option to build capacity and integrate as part of curricula. The small number of higher education or research intensive institutions offering data science is however insufficient, and there is a desperate need for more training in data science. The CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science aim at addressing the continental need for foundational data skills across all disciplines, along with training conducted by The Carpentries 9 programme (specifically Data Carpentry 10 ). Thus far, CODATA-RDA schools in collaboration with AOSP, integrating content from Data Carpentry, were presented in Rwanda (in 2018), and during17-29 June 2019, in Ethiopia. Awareness regarding Open Science (including Open Data) is evident through the 12 Open Science-related Open Access/Open Data/Open Science declarations and agreements endorsed or signed by African governments; 200 Open Access journals from Africa registered on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); 174 Open Access institutional research repositories registered on openDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories); 33 Open Access/Open Science policies registered on ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies); 24 data repositories registered with the Registry of Data Repositories (re3data.org) (although the pilot project identified 66 research data repositories); and one data repository assigned the CoreTrustSeal. Although this is a start, far more needs to be done to align African data curation and research practices with global standards. Funding to conduct research remains a challenge. African researchers mostly fund their own research, and there are little incentives for them to make their research and accompanying data sets openly accessible. Funding and peer recognition, along with an enabling research environment conducive for research, are regarded as major incentives. The landscape report concludes with a number of concerns towards sharing research data openly, as well as challenges in terms of Open Data policy, ICT infrastructure supportive of data sharing, capacity building, lack of skills, and the need for incentives. Although great progress has been made in terms of Open Science and Open Data practices, more awareness needs to be created and further advocacy efforts are required for buy-in from African governments. A federated African Open Science Platform (AOSP) will not only encourage more collaboration among researchers in addressing the SDGs, but it will also benefit the many stakeholders identified as part of the pilot phase. The time is now, for governments in Africa, to acknowledge the important role of science in general, but specifically Open Science and Open Data, through developing and aligning the relevant policies, investing in an ICT infrastructure conducive for data sharing through committing funding to making NRENs financially sustainable, incentivising open research practices by scientists, and creating opportunities for more scientists and stakeholders across all disciplines to be trained in data management.