Identifying mechanisms for achieving voluntary data sharing in cross-sector partnerships for public good

It has been advocated that sharing business data can generate public value. Still this information sharing often needs to be done on voluntary basis and that often poses major challenges. The main research question addressed in this paper is: How is voluntary information sharing to create public value achieved and what are the drivers and...

Public sector innovativeness and public values through information and communication technologies

In public administration (PA) literature, there are a number of big questions regarding institutional and organizational factors. Competency formation, availability of resources and citizen empowerment [1] are among them. The importance of big questions must not rely on instrumentality; rather should focus on how and whether they have...

Theory and practice of linked open statistical data

The number of Open Statistical Data available for reuse is rapidly increasing. Linked open data technology enables easy reuse and linking of data residing in different locations in a simple and straightforward manner. Yet, many people are not familiar with the technology standards and tools for making use of open statistical data. In this...

Methods & tools for publishing & reusing linked open statistical data

The number of open data available for reuse is rapidly increasing. A large number of these data are numerical thus can be easily visualized. Linked open data technology enables easy reuse and linking of data residing in di.erent locations. In this workshop, we will present a number of technologies and tools that are currently under...

Designing an ICT tool platform to support SME business model innovation: Results of a first design cycle

Business model innovation (BMI) is becoming increasingly relevant for enterprises as they are faced with profound changes like digitalization. While business model thinking in academia has advanced, practical tooling that supports business model innovation for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is still lacking. In this paper, we design,...

Mobile communication tools for a South African deaf patient in a pharmacy context

This paper presents a case of iterative community-based co-design to facilitate the emergence of an innovative mobile system to address a potentially life-threatening scenario for Deaf people in South Africa. For Deaf people who communicate in South African Sign Language, miscommunication due to language barriers, under-education and under...

Building information modelling and the culture of construction project teams: A case study

The collaborative use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) across a temporary project organisation (TPO) may represent the future of construction project delivery through greater design coordination, reduced conflict, efficiency savings, and a valuable information stream for use throughout...

Exploring the influence of design culture on ICT healthcare product and service design for rural China

Design culture is usually considered as one of the important aspects that influence designers’ decisions and actions, especially in Design for Base of the Pyramid projects including ICT Healthcare Product Design in Rural China (IHDRC). There are two research questions in this issue: what are the cultural factors and how these factors influence...

Exploring the influence of design culture on ICT healthcare product and service design for rural China

Design culture is usually considered as one of the important aspects that influence designers’ decisions and actions, especially in Design for Base of the Pyramid projects including ICT Healthcare Product Design in Rural China (IHDRC). There are two research questions in this issue: what are the cultural factors and how these factors influence...

Top-expertise for education in sustainability: Innovative ICT-approaches to connect students and experts

High schools are increasingly concerned about educating and engaging their students in sustainability issues. Consequently, curricula in many schools are being redesigned in order to focus upon these issues and their consequences. The project ‘Scholen voor Duurzaamheid’ (Schools for Sustainability, SvD), for example, is being used as a...

Top-expertise for education in sustainability: Innovative ICT-approaches to ‘connect’ students & experts

High schools are increasingly concerned about educating and engaging their students in sustainability issues. Consequently, curricula in many schools are being redesigned in order to focus upon these issues and their consequences. The project ‘Scholen voor Duurzaamheid’ (Schools for Sustainability, SvD), for example, is being used as a...

Strategic position model Geo-ICT function: Facing the challenge of organizational alignment

This paper focuses on organizational aspects and aims to explain the dynamic alignment between the development of the internal Geo-ICT function, including the corporate SDI, of an organization and the interest of this organization in an SDI. It is proposed that a better understanding of the topic of alignment provides an insight into the...

Accessibility and ICT: A review of literature, a conceptual model and a research agenda

Over the past two decades many papers are published in the area of ICTs impact on travel behaviour. Literature focusing on the impacts of ICT on accessibility is relatively scarce. In this paper we give an overview of impacts of ICT on four components of accessibility as distinguished by Geurs and Van Wee (2004): (1) the land-use component, (2)...

That’s the way we want to learn!” ICT workshop at a primary school

Education is a key ingredient of any knowledge-based society, and ICT will be a key enabling factor to cope with the new strains on our education system. Recently TNO, the Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, experimented with different existing ICT technologies in a real-life primary classroom. Our ICT for education project had...

The role of ICT as a partner in Architectural Design Education

Tools of an Integrated Software Environment for the Architectural Design Process - Concepts, Technologies and Added Value