Sparčiai augant modernių būstų skaičiui, taip pat sparčiai auga šių kompiuterizuotų būstų informacijos valdymo sistemų poreikis. Šios sistemos įvairiais jutikliais renka informaciją apie būsto patalpų temperatūrą, drėgmę ir kt. Ši informacija dažniausiai yra kaupiama skirtingais būdais atskirose posistemėse, todėl vartotojui nėra paranku stebėti kiekvienos posistemės duomenis. Informacijos valdymo sistemos leidžia vartotojui stebėti visą savo kompiuterizuoto būsto sistemų informaciją vienoje vartotojo sąsajoje. Informacijos valdymo sistemos, panaudodamos esamus būsto informacijos sistemų duomenis, gali pateikti vartotojui išteklių naudojimo rekomendacijas, atsižvelgdamos į vartotojo suformuotus reikalavimus – paskaičiuoti mėnesio šildymo kainą vartotojui nurodant norimą patalpos temperatūrą įvertinant išteklių kainas. Šio darbo objektas – informacijos valdymo sistema įterpta į kompiuterizuoto būsto sistemą. Darbo tikslas – sukurti protingos namų informacijos valdymo sistemos prototipą. Sistemą sudaro programiniai agentai, kurie pagal vartotojo poreikius sugeba surinkti ir pateikti informaciją vartotojui ir pagal tai priimti sprendimus. Darbe tiriamos programinių agentų savybės, informacijos, kurią naudoja agentai, surinkimo metodai, jų (agentų) kasifikacija ir tipologija, taikymas informacijos valdymo sistemose. Darbas susideda iš probleminės srities analizės, sistemos modelio ir eksperimentinio tyrimo. / With the rapid growth of automated houses, there is same rapid growth of these houses information management systems needs. Systems with various sensors gather information about zones temperature, humidity etc., information about other systems resources (e.g. heating services, electricity prices) is also gathered.Most of the time this information is being saves by different methods in separate systems, and that is not very handy for a user to track all data from different systems sources. Information management systems let the user to see all his automated house systems information in one graphical user interface. Information management systems, using existing house information systems data, can provide user resource usage recommendations, considered with users needs. E.g. calculate months heating costs, when user provides desired zone temperature, using resource prices to achieve this goal. Master thesis object – information management system, working inside home automation system. Master thesis goal – to create smart house information managent systems prototype. System consists of software agents, which, according to users’ needs, can gather and deliver information for user. Master thesis studies software agent features, agent information gathering methods, their (agents) classification and typology, usage in information management systems. Master thesis consists of three parts: problem analysis, system model and experiment.

Darbo objektas - atsakingų už informacijos apie ES valdymą ir sklaidą Lietuvoje institucijų veikla ir bendradarbiavimas. Darbo tikslas – ištirti informacijos apie ES valdymo ir sklaidos Lietuvoje pagrindinius bruožus bei atskleisti institucijų, koordinuojančių informaciją apie ES Lietuvoje vaidmenį. Darbo uždaviniai: identifikuoti informacijos ir žinių vadybos viešajame sektoriuje teorinius aspektus; aptarti ES komunikacijos politikos ypatumus; išnagrinėti Lietuvos Respublikoje skleidžiamos informacijos apie ES šaltinius, institucijas; ištirti informaciją apie ES skleidžiančių institucijų veiklos ypatumus ir darbo efektyvumą. Darbo metodai - dvejopo pobūdžio kokybinių tyrimų metodai: pusiau struktūruoto giluminio interviu metodu atlikti 8 giluminiai interviu; el. paštu atlikti interviu, kai atsakymai buvo pateikiami raštu, atlikti 6 interviu. Taip pat mokslinės literatūros bei teisės aktų analizė. Tyrimo rezultatai: Lietuvoje yra sukonstruotas instituciškai stiprus ES komunikacijos politikos įgyvendinimo modelis, pagrįstas organizacijų bei institucijų valdančių ir skleidžiančių informaciją apie ES tinklu. Egzistuoja trilypis institucinis pasiskirstymas: ES lygmens atstovai, nacionalinės vyriausybės institucijos bei įvairūs info tinklai ir centrai; Regioniniu lygmeniu informacija apie ES yra skleidžiama per itin konstruktyviai parengtą institucinę sistemą Lietuvoje. Informacijos tinklas veikia kaip sąsaja tarp ES ir jos piliečių vietos lygmeniu; Tarpinstitucinis... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Object of the thesis – institutions responsible for the administration and dissemination of the EU information in Lithuania, their activities of cooperation. Aim of the thesis - to explore the main features of the administration and dissemination of the EU information in Lithuania and to identify the role of the institutions, coordinating information on the EU in Lithuania. Main tasks: to identify the theoretical aspects of information and knowledge management in public sector; to discuss the EU's communication policy features; to consider in the Republic of Lithuania disseminating information on the sources, authorities, investigate the spread of information on the EU institutions' activities and features of the performance. Methods of the research - the dual nature of qualitative research methods: a semi-structured in-depth interview method, were made 8 in-depth interviews; e-mail interview, the answers were given in writing by 6 interviews. As well as the scientific literature and legislative analysis. The results of the research: Lithuania has built a strong institutional EU communication policy model based on organizations and institutions operating and spreading information throughout the constructive network. There is a triple institutional distribution: EU-level representatives, national government authorities and the various networks and the info centers. At a regional level, information about the EU is disseminated through constructive Lithuania's institutional... [to full text]

Successful quality management systems proceeding and continual development, that determine systems maturity, is not self-contained phenomenon. Persuading for quality management systems maturity, organization must create suitable conditions for that. Organization must determine maturity factors and tend for these factors suitable impact to quality management system. Information factors are ascribable to factors, that determinate quality management systems maturity. But still now, the whole of information factors is not institutionalized sustaining by information since theoretical base. Characteristics of these information factors are defined insufficiently too. Defined uncertainty direct, why organizations can’t create suitable conditions for quality management systems maturity. These problems incite the research purpose – indicate the whole of informational factors, that impact quality management systems maturity, and clarify theirs influence to system development. / Sėkmingas kokybės vadybos sistemos funkcionavimas, nuolatinis sistemos tobulinimas, sąlygojantis sistemos brandą, nėra savaiminis reiškinys. Siekdamos kokybės vadybos sistemos brandos organizacijos privalo sukuti tam tinkamas sąlygas: identifikuoti brandos veiksnius ir rūpintis jų tinkama įtaka. Informaciniai veiksniai yra priskiriami veiksnių, lemiančių kokybės vadybos sistemos brandą, kategorijai. Tačiau iki šiol, informacinių veiksnių visuma, įtakojanti kokybės vadybos sistemų brandą, nėra identifikuota remiantis informacijos mokslų teorine baze. Nepakankamai apibrėžtos ir veiksnių charakteristikos, užtikrinančios tinkamą įtaką kokybės vadybos sistemoms. Per didelė entropija šiais klausimais lemia tai, kad organizacijos nesugeba sudaryti tinkamų sąlygų savo kokybės vadybos sistemų brandai. Įvardintos problemos skatina formuluoti tokį mokslinio tyrimo tikslą – identifikuoti kokybės vadybos sistemos brandos informacinių veiksnių visumą, išaiškinant jų įtaką sistemos brandai.

<p>This thesis explores and explains the existence of a best practice model to optimise the transfer of funds (&ldquo / the transfer funding process&rdquo / ) between funders and service providers in the public sector. Using ideas about best practice in a specific context, the Health environment, it investigates the perceptions of managers about the transfer of funds between the Provincial Government of the Western Cape and the Local Authority of the City of Cape Town, the existence of a formula that will indicate appropriate amounts to transfer to service providers, and how information systems might assist with the process and the formula.</p>

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1 EINLEITUNG Der Beitrag beschreibt die Grundgedanken zum Aufbau eines Informations- und Wissensmanagement (IWM) unter Einsatz von Web 2.0 Technologien im Rahmen der BMBF-Fördermaßnahme „Nachhaltiges Landmanagement“ (NLM)1. Aus Sicht des Wissenschaftlichen Begleitvorhabens zur BMBF-Fördermaßnahme werden die konzeptionellen Grundlagen zusammengefasst und erste empirische Untersuchungsergebnisse dargestellt. Die gezielte Implementation und der Transfer von Forschungsergebnissen in die Praxis sind in den letzten Jahren verstärkt in den Fokus von Forschungsvorhaben gerückt, konzeptionell (vgl. z.B. Saywell, & Cotton, 1999) wie förderpolitisch (vgl. z.B. die Statusseminare des BMBF in den fachspezifischen Programmen). Diese Beobachtung ist ebenso für die Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben im Rahmen der BMBF-Fördermaßnahme NLM zutreffend, wo im Modul B der Fördermaßnahme innovative Konzepte, Strategien, Technologien und Systemlösungen für ein NLM entwickelt werden sollen2, um damit die gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen und Probleme zu überwinden, die sich durch Klimawandel, Ressourcenverbrauch, die Energiewende oder den demographischen Wandel stellen (vgl. Die Bundesregierung, 2008). [...]

Many different approaches have been proposed with the aim of facilitating sound and successful information management (IM) and knowledge management (KM) practices within business contexts. These approaches seek to identify organizational factors (e.g. culture or information technology practices) or to suggest management processes (e.g. human resources management) required to establish environments conducive to IM and KM. Most of these approaches, often presented as frameworks (as they are referred to in this study) for organizational IM or KM, are exemplified by the following features.Firstly, they have emerged as unrelated notions, with little reference to each other or to foundational studies in the area. Secondly these frameworks are not based on any theoretical foundation. Thirdly, these frameworks have tended to focus on either information or knowledge management activities but not both, even though organizational IM and KM exist in a complementary and co-dependent relationship. The usefulness of these frameworks is made problematic by muddled use of the terms 'information', 'knowledge', 'IM' and 'KM', which are often transposed or used synonymously. The situation is further complicated by the inherent complexity of the organizational environments into which practitioners attempt to introduce information and knowledge management (IKM) initiatives. Early outputs of this research are explanations of how the terminology above is used in this study and a literature review that describes current IM and KM frameworks by analyzing their components. The literature review identifies current challenges in the research domain, including the need for sound foundation (referent model) on which future IKM frameworks can be based. A suitable referent model is proposed by integrating single and double feedback loops (from systems theory) with two concepts from the IM literature: IM processes and the domains of IM activity. Then, an interpretive multi-methodological research (MMR) approach is pursued consisting of three sequential phases: action research, transition and case study. The first phase, a 3-cycle action research project accompanied by a longitudinal descriptive case study and an embedded literature analysis, was conducted over a 31 month period. The key research outcome of the action research phase was a set of candidate enablers Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) in Business Contexts for organizational IKM, while the organizational deliverables included policies, strategies, process improvement and new information systems. The information gathered in phase one was rich and deep. However, in keeping with the goal of the research to produce a practical, useful IKM framework, the researcher sought a broader view from the IKM community. To achieve this practitioner view, a second research phase was designed to bridge the gap between the detailed examinations of IKM initiatives within one organizational environment, to the examination of IKM initiatives within other organizations. Therefore phase two - a transition phase - consisted of a series of surveys and interviews with IKM practitioners that explored their perceptions of organizational IKM activities and environments. The data collected in phase two supported the findings from phase one and informed the development of the case protocols for the third - case study - phase. In the third phase, six IKM projects in three organizations were studied. Documentary and interview data were examined to understand the relationships between IKM projects, the candidate enablers identified earlier in phases one and two, and other organizational factors implicated in IKM initiatives. When analyzed, the findings from the third phase converged with the data collected in the previous two phases, and provided a rich, deep and broad collection of material. The study culminates by synthesizing the data collected in the three research phases to (1) confirm a suitable referent model on which IKM frameworks can be based and (2) develop an integrated, multidimensional IKM framework that assimilates the referent model. The referent model, which is based on previous calls for IKM frameworks to have a sound theoretical foundation, incorporates two established concepts from the IKM literature: (a) the operational, analytical and strategic domains of IKM activity and (b) double and single loop feedback loops of systems thinking applied to IKM processes. The practical and flexible IKM framework, which assimilates these concepts, has three dimensions. These dimensions are (i) domains of IKM activity and feedback loops (ii) organizational enablers (iii) project context. It is envisaged that this framework be used by practitioners to identify and manage areas of the business environment that require attention to ensure success of IKM projects or initiatives.

Thesis (M.Info.Tech.-Res.)--University of Wollongong, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MScEng (Industrial Engineering))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / This thesis reports on a research project conducted at Stellenbosch University, focusing on the field of information management, and contributing to the development of an approach for structuring information in such a manner that context becomes apparent, which on its part assists persons (and groups of persons) in selecting useful information from a larger whole, given a certain context. This document is composed of three general sections. The first section is a literature study focusing on the following topics: (1) Information overload: The amount of information in the world, as well as its rate of generation is discussed, together with the notion of information overload, its causes, symptoms and possible solutions. (2) Information utilisation in organisations: General concepts concerning the utilisation of information in organisations are discussed, together with the manners in which organisations fail in efficiently utilising information, but also some examples where organisations have succeeded. (3) Information modelling: Various well-known information modelling approaches currently employed to improve information utilisation are discussed and compared. It is however mentioned that none of these approaches are sufficiently general, flexible and simple enough to assist typical organisational knowledge workers in efficiently interacting with information. The second section of this thesis focuses on the conceptual framework information modelling approach currently being investigated at Stellenbosch University as a means for improving the information utilisation efficiency of organisational knowledge workers. The basic concepts of the approach are discussed, and it is compared with the more well-known information modelling approaches mentioned in the literature study. The research being conducted on the approach is further briefly discussed, which includes the purpose of this thesis (which is the development of a methodology for conceptual framework implementation in organisations), the research method followed, and the thesis hypothesis, which is: Information represented by a conceptual framework implemented through the use of the developed conceptual framework implementation methodology, offer a truthful view on information found in an organisation. The methodology developed is subsequently discussed in terms of its phases and activities, each of which is discussed in terms of its description, the rationale behind and prerequisites of its execution, details of the manner of its execution, and the eventual outputs thereof. The final section of this thesis provides information on the validation of the conceptual framework implementation methodology described in the previous section, which were done in two parts. A theoretical validation was done through a comparison of the developed methodology with existing methodologies for the implementation of other information modelling approaches. A practical validation was also done through two case studies by which conceptual frameworks were implemented at two separate organisations. The document is finally concluded through a summary of the contents of this thesis, the outcome of the hypothesis test, and some closing remarks.

Este estudo consiste na comparação de 2 técnicas de modelagem da área de identificação de sistemas aplicadas à predição de dois importantes parâmetros elétricos de um cabo de telecomunicação do tipo LAN, que são Atenuação e Resíduo de Telediafônia. O foco do trabalho é representar a relação existente entre duas maneiras distintas de efetuar a medição dessas grandezas em um cabo. O estudo se iniciou através da aplicação de técnicas de modelagem que buscam Modelos Paramétricos, através da comparação polinomial, baseadas nas respostas dos modelos para os critérios de Akaike, Bestfits e Análise dos resíduos. Na seqüência, a fim de investigar o comportamento não-linear dos parâmetros do cabo em estudo, desenvolveram-se modelos baseados em Redes Neurais Artificiais. Estas redes são técnicas de inteligência artificial, inspiradas na natureza e capazes de identificar padrões e inferir conhecimentos, realizando comparações entre a saída real e a gerada pelo modelo. Utilizaram-se os toolboxes de identificação de sistemas e de redes neurais disponíveis no software Matlab, para desenvolvimento dos modelos. Com estes, neste trabalho foram apresentados os principais conceitos envolvidos em modelagem utilizando modelos paramétricos e redes neurais artificiais. Por fim, são apresentadas comparações entre os resultados obtidos com os respectivos critérios adotados e as técnicas utilizadas apontando para suas virtudes e limitações na solução deste problema. Essas comparações são feitas baseando-se em resultados obtidos para os modelos propostos a partir de dados reais obtidos em testes de qualidade de cabos LAN. / This study consists of a comparison between two system identification modeling techniques applied to predict two important performance parameter involved on a LAN telecommunication cable, which are Insertion Loss and Attenuation Crosstalk Ratio Far End. This work focused on representing the relation between two different ways of measuring a cable by modeling techniques using Parametric Models, which are based on techniques of polynomial comparison performing output models comparison considering Akaike, Bestfit and Residuals analyses criteria and in sequence the Artificial Neural Network, which is an artificial intelligence technique inspired on nature that can identify standards and knowledge, performing a comparison between the real output and the model output. All of that using the Matlab system identification and neural networks toolboxes. On this work were presented the main concepts involved on modeling using parametric models and Neural Networks and was performed a comparison between the obtained results with the adopted criteria and the applied techniques pointing to each advantage and disadvantage for the solution of this problem.