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Case Studies of e-Infrastructure Adoption

Franz Barjak, Julia Lane, Zack Kertcher, Meik Poschen, Rob Procter, Simon Robinson
2009 Social science computer review  
In particular, SSH communities have to be accepted as being distinct and not suited to a "one size fits all" strategy of e-Infrastructure diffusion.  ...  As expected, sustainability was also a core issue, whereas barriers to resource sharing could mostly be resolved with technological solutions, and skills and training activities are a reflection of the  ...  Acknowledgments We gratefully acknowledge the funding of the European Commission, DG Information Society and Media for "A study on requirements and options for accelerating the transition from traditional  ... 
doi:10.1177/0894439309332310 fatcat:eaogpne53neczgog6pcf3yif3y

Grafting: Balancing Control and Cultivation in Information Infrastructure Innovation

Terje Sanner, Tiwonge Manda, Petter Nielsen
2014 Journal of the AIS  
This dissertation explores how congeniality between innovative ICT capabilities and extant socio technical arrangements, and not merely 'technology fit' or 'organizational readiness', paves the road towards  ...  The two empirical cases highlight different technical, infrastructural, socio political, and institutional hurdles.  ...  The article highlights the contradictory role per diem payments play in swiftly attracting local participation in ICT for Development (ICT4D) projects, while undermining long-term capacity building and  ... 
doi:10.17705/1jais.00356 fatcat:m72deq6ovvbajovwjttfnao6le

Report on stocktaking results and initial impact assessment framework

Elina Griniece Silvia Vignetti
2019 Zenodo  
These ideas fed into the consultation phase (Work Package 4) to help structuring further work on a modular and comprehensive IA framework for the socio-economic impact assessment of research infrastructures  ...  The report also provides an initial concept of and approach to building the impact assessment (IA) framework.  ...  . • Capacity building and technical assistance is needed for RIs. The measurement of certain impacts may require some time and skills to make the methodology applicable in practice.  ... 
doi:10.5281/zenodo.3946371 fatcat:c3iz2rqgxffynpuz4d34c5on64

Collaborative Science to Enhance Coastal Resilience and Adaptation

C. Reid Nichols, Lynn D. Wright, Scott J. Bainbridge, Arthur Cosby, Alain Hénaff, Jon D. Loftis, Lucie Cocquempot, Sridhar Katragadda, Gina R. Mendez, Pauline Letortu, Nicolas Le Dantec, Donald Resio (+1 others)
2019 Frontiers in Marine Science  
In addition to serving data for assimilation into models, the observations are also essential for objective validation of models via hind casts.  ...  Agile and spatially distributed response capabilities will assist operational organizations in predicting, preparing for and mitigating potential community-wide disasters.  ...  The constraining issues are not primarily technical but organizational.  ... 
doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00404 fatcat:n5hv7byc4bhgxb3auc3dcxoha4

eGY-Africa: Addressing the digital divide for science in Africa

C. E. Barton, C. Amory-Mazaudier, B. Barry, V. Chukwuma, R. L. Cottrell, U. Kalim, A. Mebrahtu, M. Petitdidier, B. Rabiu, C. Reeves
2009 Russian Journal of Earth Science  
This is but a dream for many scientists in African  ...  Adoption of information and communication technologies and access to the Internet is expanding in Africa, but because of the rapid growth elsewhere, a Digital Divide between Africa and the rest of the  ...  to argue the case for investing in Internet and NREN capability, and bringing together different groups in Africa and elsewhere that share the goal of reducing this Digital Divide.  ... 
doi:10.2205/2009es000377 fatcat:3hajfhpmfvdlvfioqamaodo62a

Big Data for Development: A Review of Promises and Challenges

Martin Hilbert
2015 Development Policy Review  
The article uses a conceptual framework to review empirical evidence and some 180 articles related to the opportunities and threats of Big Data Analytics for international development.  ...  The result is a new kind of digital divide: a divide in data-based knowledge to inform intelligent decisionmaking.  ...  Future ambitions for what and how much to measure diverge.  ... 
doi:10.1111/dpr.12142 fatcat:zmse2hcg4zawfpahg43f5tpa64

How Can Innovative Practices in HEIs Facilitate Social Sustainable and Economic Development?

Tatiana Y. Zvereva, Maria Psillaki, Adel Ben Youssef, Sergey Filippov, Wim Ravesteijn
2011 Social Science Research Network  
Blank and Theo A. J. Toonen for granting scientific literature.  ...  The main challenge is to identify the technical, economical and social aspects of HEIs as indicators of this impact, to consider outcomes for stakeholders of society.  ...  ; technical frameworks for E-learning (ELF); E-learning and innovation and distributed E-learning. • The European Commission's Leonardo da Vinci programme serves as a laboratory of innovation in the field  ... 
doi:10.2139/ssrn.1873343 fatcat:7xzaclbrtnai3nofmv7asqaify

Resilient infrastructures in the Anthropocene

Gabriella Manrique, Benoit Dupont, Clifford Shearing
2022 CrimRxiv  
article studies the impacts of natural disasters, and cyber-attacks on critical infrastructures, as well as the practices that are being promoted to create resilient infrastructures in the Anthropocene, a  ...  Securing the flows of digital information is critical for infrastructure operation and the governance of security in the Anthropocene, but resilience needs to go beyond the digital.  ...  , and so on in their interaction with socio-technical systems.  ... 
doi:10.21428/cb6ab371.040fb9d1 fatcat:sef36iaturcg3fuilrbfvchu7i

D5.1: Main challenges and opportunities, constraints and bottlenecks of Open Science in transport research

George Yannis, Katerina Folla, Afroditi Anagnostopoulou, Charis Kourousia, Alkiviadis Tromaras
2020 Zenodo  
The deliverable categorizes the challenges of Open Science in transport research in the areas of: resources and organizational issues, skills, capacities and capabilities, data-related issues, technical  ...  The research employs a two-step methodology, consisting of (i) a targeted review of literature findings on a total of 134 publications and (ii) a Delphi survey on the challenges, opportunities and barriers  ...  legal and a technical perspective.  ... 
doi:10.5281/zenodo.4580425 fatcat:okvq6e75cvf4ffmjefm5kwaciy

Cyberinfrastructure inside out: Definitions and influences shaping its emergence, development, and implementation

Kerk F. Kee, Lucy Cradduck, Bridget Marie Blodgett, Rami Olwan
2011
then, it has attracted serious attention and much investment from the scientific and scholarly communities as an emerging method and platform of research; and from political and policy organizations as a  ...  As we look forward to the second decade of the 21st century, the time is ripe to explore three interrelate research questions: • What is cyberinfrastructure?  ...  Third and similar to design-focused research, we could also pursue the process of development, especially with regards to the organization of cyberinfrastructure projects and related socio-technical dimensions  ... 
doi:10.13016/m27z8h fatcat:4tlkiequ5vagldubh5gv4lnevi

Recent Changes in Amazon Forest Biomass and Dynamics [chapter]

Oliver L. Phillips, Simon L. Lewis, Niro Higuchi, Tim Baker
2016 Ecological Studies  
Dhimal for comments on earlier drafts, and A. Milner for proofreading and invaluable comments.  ...  We are grateful to Robin Chazdon and Holm Tiessen for helpful comments on a previous version of this chapter.  ...  of land titling, developing a participatory strategic and land use plan, as well as technical, administrative and organizational tools required for territorial management (CIPTA, 2007) .  ... 
doi:10.1007/978-3-662-49902-3_10 fatcat:qfzdpaoigvechdybhvmkfq4knu

Thursday sessions

2011 2011 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)  
This study aims to evaluate students' discourse in online discussion by using a cognitive framework analysis.  ...  Participants will individually design a plan for implementing a module of their choice in one of their courses.  ...  to determine socio-economic comparisons and students' perceptions and motivations for studying engineering.  ... 
doi:10.1109/fie.2011.6143155 fatcat:imkz5klofbe3bl42dkrhm5h6du

Polar Data Activities In Global Data Systems

Multiple Authors
2014 Zenodo  
their time and data for archiving and sharing.  ...  We would like to thank Leah Braithwaite and other members of the PDC Management Committee for guidance; ArcticNet and other partners for funding support; and the hundreds of researchers who willingly provide  ...  Common elements of assessment include review of the organizational framework (e.g., governance, staffing, policies, finances), technical infrastructure (e.g., system design, security), and treatment of  ... 
doi:10.5281/zenodo.34187 fatcat:gbk66vr6yjhtnawfsluyx3wytq

Open Social Scholarship Annotated Bibliography

Randa El Khatib, Lindsey Seatter, Tracey El Hajj, Conrad Leibel, Alyssa Arbuckle, Ray Siemens, Caroline Winter
2019 KULA knowledge creation dissemination and preservation studies  
The aim of this document is to present a working definition of open social scholarship through the aggregation and summation of critical resources in the field.  ...  , and therefore call for new theories for measuring this process (2001) .  ...  during the disaster.  ... 
doi:10.5334/kula.58 fatcat:a56cxxnn55dqndfmcesccihy2q

Understanding the Needs of Pakistani Farmers and the Prospects of an ICT Intervention

Omar Mubin, Joshua Tubb, Mauricio Novoa, Mustafa Naseem, Samia Razaq
2015 Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI EA '15  
Visit our booth to learn about our software: EyeWorks for eye tracking, Quad Server for physiological sensor integration, Workload RT for cognitive workload measurement.  ...   LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD The SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award goes to individuals who have contributed to the growth of SIGCHI in a variety of capacities.  ...  Authors are scheduled to stand by their posters during "meet the author" sessions indicated below.  ... 
doi:10.1145/2702613.2732756 dblp:conf/chi/MubinTNNR15 fatcat:3s4svss77bdepnumle3pvjjepy
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