Affordances and constraints processes of smart service systems: Insights from the case of seaport security in Ghana

Although smart service systems have received increasing attention in information systems research, their affordances and constraints processes are less studied. In this study, we draw on interpretive case study methodology and technology affordances and constraints theory to investigate a smart service system use for seaport security in Ghana. With insights from the case of Ghana, we introduce an affordance constraints process as a framework to complement the existing affordance actualisation process framework in information systems. Thus, this study contributes to affordance theory with a new constraints process. The study’s findings show that smart service systems for seaport security afford autonomous access control, real-time security monitoring, and autonomous data capturing for analytics and reporting. However, such affordances can be constrained by power and internet outages, limited storage capacity, and device breakdowns. From these findings, we discuss implications for theory, research, and practice as well as limitations and directions for future research.     

社会治理何以智慧化?回顾、思考与展望

[目的/意义]社会治理的智慧化正逐渐引起学界与实践界的重视,并取得了阶段性成效,在此基础上的系统回顾与思考有助于为社会治理能力现代化提供向前的动力与思路。[研究设计/方法]采用文献研究法和政策文本分析法,对社会治理智慧化过程的相关研究进行系统梳理,探究社会治理智慧化的演化逻辑与模式,构建智慧化社会治理概念框架,进一步融合典型案例场景分析、思考、展望未来的研究方向。[结论/发现]梳理出传统化、信息化、智能化、智慧化社会治理模式,构建智慧化社会治理概念框架,进而提出智慧化社会治理模式在技术、伦理、制度、权利和效益五方面的挑战。[创新/价值]以图书情报领域注重运用数据智能技术解决社会实际问题为视角,从技术和理论双重演化逻辑剖析了社会治理智慧化过程,以期为驱动我国迈向智慧化社会治理进程及相关研究提供理论线索和实践参考。     

基于PEST分析的高校图书馆“十四五”规划编制环境分析与应对

五年规划是图情事业的顶层设计,能够凝聚发展共识,引领创新方向。文章利用战略管理工具PEST对“十四五”期间高校图书馆面临的政治、经济、社会以及技术环境进行剖析,结合环境发展趋势,提出高校图书馆应以服务“双一流”建设为己任,以“过紧日子”为契机,以信息技术为依托,全力提高知识服务水平,构建开放共享的智慧图书馆服务体系。     

智慧教育转型与变革

智慧教育不仅是智能技术在教育中的应用,更是智能时代教育的全面转型与变革。文章结合智能时代的三大发展趋势:即人机物三元融合、主动智能服务与人机结合的分布式认知,从基础环境、智能形态、培养模式、教育生态、育人目标五个维度提出了智慧教育转型与变革的关键所在,包括拥有主动智能的教育环境、人机协同的教育智能、大规模个性化的人才培养模式、虚实融合的教育新生态和智能时代的创新人才培养。在此基础上,面向智慧教育转型与变革的实践落地,提出了三点关键建议,包括建立数据无缝流转的生态体系、推进教育公共服务模式创新、高度重视专业性的教育服务,期望为智能时代智慧教育的转型与变革提供一定的参考与应用启示。     

元宇宙理念下的沉浸式第三代在线教育模型研究

相对于面授教育,在线教育普遍存在学习驱动力不足、学习投入度不够等状况。随着元宇宙理念的提出,第三代沉浸式互联网、VR/AR、5G等支撑技术也逐步成熟。由于新冠肺炎疫情防控的常态化,许多教学和培训转移到网上进行,表现出对优秀在线教育的迫切需求,元宇宙理念下的沉浸式在线教育成为重要的发展方向。文章从相关的环境学习理论和体验学习理论出发,研究了元宇宙中真实世界与虚拟世界的关系,构建了沉浸式第三代在线教育模型,提出了相应行动研究的路线图,并在智慧师训中设计虚实环境结合的沉浸式情境教学项目,进一步拓展该教学模式的优势和应用前景。     

智能小车对提高智能居家系统稳定性的应用研究

针对ZigBee智能居家系统中的网络节点覆盖范围受环境因素影响较大,网络可能出现不稳定的情况,从而导致智能居家系统整体性能下降的问题。论文设计了一个移动的ZigBee节点——智能小车,它可以识别用户家居环境中不同的房间及巡视居家环境,从而采集居家环境的不同地点传感器节点的数据,对故障节点进行修复。实验证明,在智能家居系统中加入智能小车可以降低系统出故障的概率,提高了系统的覆盖范围和稳定性。     

大学图书馆创新发展探析

文章以图书馆的转型发展与高等教育的快速发展为背景,从公共空间、文化自觉、服务重塑以及智慧图书馆四方面对新时期大学图书馆的创新发展进行了系统探析。参考文献16。     

用于实践性教学的电磁场与波智能实验系统

文章在既有的电磁场与波实验系统基础上,设计并实现了1套全新的用于实践性教学的电磁场与波智能实验系统。该系统不仅改进了既有实验系统在长期教学实践中体现出的种种不足,更扩展了该系统的实验接口,为以后该实验系统的功能扩展提供了有力保障。通过串口网络的引用,使得以前孤立的实验平台和教师PC有机地结合起来,使得计算机辅助教学和实践性教学这两大电磁场与波辅助教学手段的结合成为了可能,为未来电磁场与波实践性教学提供了新的方向和更加广阔的前景。     

Intermediation in public procurement of innovation: How Amsterdam’s startup-in-residence programme connects startups to urban challenges

This paper analyses Amsterdam’s Startup-in-Residence (SiR) programme as new type of policy to engage startups in the development of urban innovation through a challenge-based public procurement of innovation (PPI) process. The programme is being mimicked by other cities and government agencies, but so far there has not been a rigorous, theoretically-informed analysis of the approach. In this paper, we specify and focus on the role of city-based, public-affiliated intermediaries as initiators, moderators and influencers of conversations between startups and the local government. The main contribution of SiR as a PPI intermediation programme has been to launch new types of fruitful conversations on several levels, that lead to institutional innovations rather than direct solutions for urban problems or startup development. In this sense, SiR fulfils a role inquiring and ascribing urban challenges with values and notions of “worth” that preceded and shaped innovation directions. We also suggest that engaging startups is effective for only a limited bandwidth urban challenges; different types of intermediation are required to foster collaborative innovation in more complex settings.     

Smart cities: Advances in research—An information systems perspective

Smart cities employ information and communication technologies to improve: the quality of life for its citizens, the local economy, transport, traffic management, environment, and interaction with government. Due to the relevance of smart cities (also referred using other related terms such as Digital City, Information City, Intelligent City, Knowledge-based City, Ubiquitous City, Wired City) to various stakeholders and the benefits and challenges associated with its implementation, the concept of smart cities has attracted significant attention from researchers within multiple fields, including information systems. This study provides a valuable synthesis of the relevant literature by analysing and discussing the key findings from existing research on issues related to smart cities from an Information Systems perspective. The research analysed and discussed in this study focuses on number of aspects of smart cities: smart mobility, smart living, smart environment, smart citizens, smart government, and smart architecture as well as related technologies and concepts. The discussion also focusses on the alignment of smart cities with the UN sustainable development goals. This comprehensive review offers critical insight to the key underlying research themes within smart cities, highlighting the limitations of current developments and potential future directions.