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Digital Transformation and Sustainability of Business
by Dimitrios A Karras Sai Kiran Oruganti Srinesh Singh Thakur Janapati Krishna Chaithanya Sukanya Metta Amit LathigaraIt explores the integration of digital technologies into business models, offering innovative approaches for sustainable growth. This comprehensive guide delves into case studies and strategic frameworks that align digital transformation with environmental and economic sustainability. It presents actionable insights on overcoming challenges, leveraging technology for efficiency, and fostering a competitive edge. Designed for industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers, the book provides evidence-based strategies supported by real-world applications, making it an essential resource for those looking to drive meaningful change in today’s evolving business landscape.
Digital Transformation and XAI in Healthcare (Biomedical and Robotics Healthcare)
by Ilhan Uysal, Román Rodríguez Aguilar, Jafar Ahmad Abed Alzubi, and Mehmet BilenThis book explores the pivotal role of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) in driving digital transformation within the healthcare sector, providing comprehensive insights into its applications, ethical and legal considerations, technological requirements, and future trends.Digital Transformation and XAI in Healthcare delves into the fundamental role of XAI in transforming healthcare, addressing critical issues such as data security, ethical considerations, and the integration of XAI into existing healthcare infrastructures. By offering a comprehensive overview of technological tools, infrastructure requirements, and legal frameworks, this book equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge to navigate the complexities of XAI applications. The book explores the future of healthcare education and the pivotal role of XAI in training the next generation of healthcare professionals. It discusses how XAI can enhance learning experiences and provide more personalized education, ensuring that future clinicians are well equipped to utilize advanced AI technologies. It also delves into the technological tools and infrastructure required for implementing XAI, as well as data management and privacy concerns. The exploration of global collaborations and innovative projects highlights the book's unique perspective on the international impact of XAI in healthcare.Intended for healthcare professionals, researchers, and students, this book will provide valuable insights into the future of healthcare technology. Readers will be equipped with the knowledge to harness the power of XAI, ensuring that AI systems are not only accurate but also transparent, trustworthy, and ethically sound.
Digital Transformation for Sustainability: ICT-supported Environmental Socio-economic Development (Progress in IS)
by Jorge Marx Gómez Maria Rosa LoriniThis book presents case studies to analyse the relationship between sustainability – environmental, social, institutional and economic – and digital innovation. The respective contributions offer a contextualisation of the main present and future trends concerning these two elements, and present analyses from economic, technical, managerial, and social perspectives alike. The individual sections of the book focus on interactions between sustainability and digital innovation in existing organisations and highlight the new opportunities, challenges and threats that may emerge as a result. The contributions are mainly based on case studies and research conducted in Europe and Africa, with a few focusing on Southeast Asia and Central America, and were prepared by experts in the fields of Information Systems, Computer Science, Social Development, and Economics.
Digital Transformation for a Sustainable Society in the 21st Century: 18th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2019, Trondheim, Norway, September 18–20, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11701)
by Yogesh K. Dwivedi John Krogstie Matti Mäntymäki Letizia Jaccheri Ilias O. Pappas Patrick MikalefThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2019, held in Trondheim, Norway, in September 2019. The total of 61 full and 4 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 138 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: e-business; big data analytics, open science and open data; artificial intelligence and internet of things; smart cities and smart homes, social media and analytics; digital governance; digital divide and social inclusion; learning and education; security in digital environments; modelling and managing the digital enterprise; digital innovation and business transformation; and online communities.
Digital Transformation for the Process Industries: A Roadmap
by Osvaldo A. BascurImagine if your process manufacturing plants were running so well that your production, safety, environmental, and profitability targets were being met so that your subject matter experts could focus on data-driven business improvements. Through proper use and analysis of your existing operations data, your company can become an industry leader and reward your stakeholders. Written in an engaging and easily understandable manner, this book demonstrates a step-by-step process of how an organization can effectively utilize technology and make the necessary culture changes to achieve operational excellence. You will see how several industry-leading companies have used an effective real-time data infrastructure for mission-critical business use cases. The book also addresses challenges involved, such as effectively integrating operational (OT) data with business (IT) systems to enable a more proactive, predictive management model for a fleet of process plants. Some of the things you will take away: Learn how a real-time data infrastructure enables transformation of raw sensor data into contextualized information for operational insights and business process improvement. Understand how reusing the same operational data for multiple use cases significantly impacts fleet management, profitability, and asset stewardship. See how a simple digital unit template representing production flows can be repeatedly used to identify critical inefficiencies in plant operations. Discover best practices of deploying real-time situational awareness alerts and predictive analytics. Realize how to transform your organization into a data-driven culture for continuous sustainable improvement. Find out how leading companies integrate operations data with business intelligence and predictive analytics tools in a corporate on-premises or cloud-enabled environment. Learn how industry-leading companies have imaginatively used a real-time data infrastructure to improve yields, reduce cycle times, and slash operating costs. This book is targeted for process industries production and operations leadership, senior engineers, IT management, CIOs, and service providers to those industries. Academics will benefit from latest data analysis strategies. This book guides readers to use the best, results-proven approaches to ensure operational excellence.
Digital Transformation in Education and Artificial Intelligence Application: First International Conference, MoStart 2023, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 18–20, 2023, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1827)
by Daniel Vasić Mirela Kundid VasićThis book constitutes selected papers presented during the First International Conference on Digitization in Education, MoStart 2023, held in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in April 2023.The 12 presented papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 30 submissions. The proceedings cover a diverse range of topics, including artificial intelligence and robotics in education, games and simulations, intelligent tutoring systems, augmented and virtual reality, natural language processing, computer vision, IoT and metaverse applications, learning analytics, deep learning, and ethical issues in AI applications in education and law.
Digital Transformation in Education and Artificial Intelligence Application: Second International Conference, MoStart 2024, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 24–26, 2024, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2124)
by Daniel Vasić Tomislav Volarić Boris CrnokićThis book constitutes selected papers presented during the Second International Conference on Digital Transformation in Education and Artificial Intelligence Applications, MoStart 2024, held in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in April 2024. The 17 papers were selected from the 32 submissions. The proceedings cover a broad range of topics, computer vision, natural language processing, and the latest advancements in the digital transformation of education. Notably, the application of artificial intelligence, the incorporation of gamification and robotics into learning processes, and innovative technologies such as IoT, have been thoroughly explored.
Digital Transformation in Healthcare Systems for Patient Care: Dedicated to Professor Dr. Gloria Phillips-Wren (Intelligent Systems Reference Library #279)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Chee Peng Lim Ajita JainThis book presents innovative solutions for disease management, elderly care, rehabilitation, surgical decision-making, and health data security. This book explores the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and smart technologies on modern healthcare. Addressing wearable devices, digital twins, assistive technologies, and ethical AI implementation, the book highlights how digital advancements enhance diagnostics, treatment personalisation, and patient outcomes. With contributions from leading experts, this collection serves as a vital reference for healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers shaping the future of patient-centred, data-driven medicine.
Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Silvana Secinaro Maria José Sousa Andreia de Bem Machado Francesca Dal Mas Davide CalandraThis book analyzes digital technologies being used in the teaching-learning process. The authors show how the use of AI in higher education can provide personalized education through the automation of administrative teaching tasks, software programs that favor the detection of topics that need reinforcement in the classroom, the guidance and support of students outside the classroom, and the use of data intelligently to teach and support students. In addition, the authors show how to further personalize education with the use of augmented reality, adaptive platforms, intelligent tutor systems, Chatbots, adaptive learning, computer aided instruction, MOOCs, and robotics. The authors answer questions such as: What sustainable educational technologies can be used in the teaching-learning process; How can Blockchain technology and AI be applied in higher education; How can the metaverse be applied in virtual learning environments? The book is relevant to researchers, professionals, andstudents interested in technology and education.
Digital Transformation in Higher Education. Empowering Teachers and Students for Tomorrow’s Challenges: First International Workshop, Back2Basics 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 10, 2024, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2247)
by Maria Perifanou Anastasios A. EconomidesThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop on Digital Transformation in Higher Education. Empowering Teachers and Students for Tomorrow’s Challenges, Back2Basics 2024, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on June 10, 2024. This workshop was part of the 20th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2024), which took place in Thessaloniki on June 10–13, 2024. The 06 full papers here were thoroughly reviewed and selected from a total of 09 submissions. This interdisciplinary event brought together researchers and educators from various European higher education institutions to address the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in higher education (HE).
Digital Transformation in Policing: The Promise, Perils and Solutions (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications)
by Anthony J. Masys Reza Montasari Victoria CarpenterThis book shares essential insights into how the social sciences and technology could foster new advances in managing the complexity inherent to the criminal and digital policing landscape. Said landscape is both dynamic and intricate, emanating as it does from crimes that are both persistent and transnational. Globalization, human and drug trafficking, cybercrime, terrorism, and other forms of transnational crime can have significant impacts on societies around the world. This necessitates a reassessment of what crime, national security and policing mean. Recent global events such as human and drug trafficking, the COVID-19 pandemic, violent protests, cyber threats and terrorist activities underscore the vulnerabilities of our current security and digital policing posture.This book presents concepts, theories and digital policing applications, offering a comprehensive analysis of current and emerging trends in digital policing. Pursuing an evidence-based approach, it offers an extraordinarily perceptive and detailed view of issues and solutions regarding the crime and digital policing landscape. To this end, it highlights current technological and methodological solutions as well as advances concerning integrated computational and analytical solutions deployed in digital policing. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of the technical, ethical, legal, privacy and civil liberty challenges stemming from the aforementioned advances in the field of digital policing; and accordingly, offers detailed recommendations supporting the design and implementation of best practices including technical, ethical and legal approaches when conducting digital policing. The research gathered here fits well into the larger body of work on various aspects of AI, cybersecurity, national security, digital forensics, cyberterrorism, ethics, human rights, cybercrime and law. It provides a valuable reference for law enforcement, policymakers, cybersecurity experts, digital forensic practitioners, researchers, graduates and advanced undergraduates, and other stakeholders with an interest in counter-terrorism. In addition to this target audience, it offers a valuable tool for lawyers, criminologist and technology enthusiasts.
Digital Transformation in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Proceedings of the 1st and 2nd European Advances in Digital Transformation Conference, EADTC 2018, Zittau, Germany and EADTC 2019, Milan, Italy (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #670)
by Rainer Lasch Sophia Keil Fabian Lindner Jacob LohmerThis open access book reports on cutting-edge electrical engineering and microelectronics solutions to foster and support digitalization in the semiconductor industry. Based on the outcomes of the European project iDev40, which were presented at the two first conference editions of the European Advances in Digital Transformation Conference (EADCT 2018 and EADTC 2019), the book covers different, multidisciplinary aspects related to digital transformation, including technological and industrial developments, as well as human factors research and applications. Topics include modeling and simulation methods in semiconductor operations, supply chain management issues, employee training methods and workplaces optimization, as well as smart software and hardware solutions for semiconductor manufacturing. By highlighting industrially relevant developments and discussing open issues related to digital transformation, the book offers a timely, practice-oriented guide to graduate students, researchers and professionals interested in the digital transformation of manufacturing domains and work environments.
Digital Transformation in Sustainable Value Chains and Innovative Infrastructures (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #443)
by Galimkair Mutanov Askhat SerikbekulyThis book includes 15 works by scientists of the Eurasian region, which reveal the various stages of the life cycle of digital transformation The creation of value propositions and their distribution chains is important for the sustainable development of society.This view of sustainable value chains on the part of public administration and business, considering modern scientific research, reveals the problems of education and science in the formation of chains sustainability and their infrastructure.Modern views on the actual problems of the digital service in the creation of value propositions with the participation of development institutions, new educational technologies, and state regulation both at the level of the world community and at the level of individual countries are revealed.The problems of digital transformation of economic actors and industries at different stages of the chain of value creation from a position of sustainable development, innovation in the infrastructure of public administration markets are considered.This book is useful to the academic community and a new generation of infrastructure creators to identify vectors to support the innovative development of value chains.
Digital Transformation in Your Manufacturing Business: A Made Smarter Guide
by Will KinghornAre you a manufacturing leader and unsure of which technology can help grow your business? Have you heard about 3D printing, Industry 4.0, robots, or artificial intelligence but don’t know how they can be used in manufacturing?This book gives a clear and practical guide to manufacturing technologies, providing examples of how they’re used, as well as the tools and techniques you’ll need to get started. Each technology is covered in a brief and simple way allowing you to understand it quickly and decide if it’s worth investigating for your business.In addition to this book, the online resources will provide you with templates and examples to help you get started. At every stage there are suggestions for the key terms you will need to find more information appropriate to your industry.This isn’t just about technology, it’s a roadmap for your digital transformation. Start with guidance on setting your company’s vision and direction, to getting the people in your business engaged and ready to adopt technology. Move on to exploring each of the technologies, and the tools and techniques you’ll find useful along the way. Finally, connect the technologies with the tools that are appropriate, and look at common issues in manufacturing businesses and how these can be resolved.Get started with making informed decisions, embracing technologies, and transforming your business.
Digital Transformation in a Post-Covid World: Sustainable Innovation, Disruption, and Change
by Roberto Dillon Adrian T. H. KuahThis book explores the innovations, disruptions and changes that are required to adapt in a fast-evolving landscape due to the extraordinary circumstances triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognized experts from around the world share their research and professional experience on how the working environment, as well as the world around them, have changed due to the pandemic. Chapters consider how different fields across technology and business have been affected by this new, dramatic scenario and the drastic consequences that the pandemic had on them. With diverse contributions stemming from public health, technology strategies, urban planning and sociology to sustainable management, this volume is articulated into four distinct but complementary sections of People, Process, Planet, and Prosperity influencing the post-COVID world. This book will be of great interest to those in the fields of computer science and information technology, as well as those studying the impact and effects that COVID-19 is having on society.
Digital Transformation of Education and Learning - Past, Present and Future: IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2021, Tampere, Finland, August 17–20, 2021, Proceedings (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology #642)
by Don Passey Mikko Ruohonen Lawrence Williams Denise Leahy Jaana HolvikiviThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2021, held in Tampere, Finland, in August 2021. The 22 full papers and 2 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. The papers discuss key emerging topics and evolving practices in the area of educational computing research. They are organized in the following topical sections: Digital education across educational institutions; National policies and plans for digital competence; Learning with digital technologies; and Management issues.
Digital Transformation of Industry: Continuing Change (Decision Engineering)
by John StarkThis graduate textbook is focused on digital transformation. It answers key questions regarding: which technologies can be used to transform an organisation, which activities within an organisation can be transformed, and what the aim of digital transformation should be.The content is divided into three main parts, the first of which offers an introduction to the topic, highlights fundamental examples of digital transformation, defines the terminology, and enables readers to quickly understand the main components of digital transformation. The second part of the book addresses examples of digital transformation from several industries, including:government; finance; health; manufacturing; and education. The third and final section of the book describes the activities and processes within a typical digital transformation programme. The pedagogical approach to the process makes the book beneficial to both students who have never been involved in such a programme and practitioners who plan to implement digital transformation in their organisation.
Digital Transformation of Industry: Continuing Change (Decision Engineering)
by John StarkThis graduate textbook is focused on digital transformation. It answers key questions regarding: which technologies can be used to transform an organisation, which activities within an organisation can be transformed, and what the aim of digital transformation should be. Now fully updated and expanded in this second edition, the content is divided into three main parts, the first of which offers an introduction to the topic, highlights fundamental examples of digital transformation, defines the terminology, and enables readers to quickly understand the main components of digital transformation. The second part of the book addresses examples of digital transformation from several industries, including: government; finance; health; manufacturing; and education. The third and final section of the book describes the activities and processes within a typical digital transformation programme. The pedagogical approach to the process makes the book beneficial to both students who have never been involved in such a programme and practitioners who plan to implement digital transformation in their organisation.
Digital Transformation of Learning Organizations
by Dirk Ifenthaler Sandra Hofhues Marc Egloffstein Christian HelbigThis open access volume provides insight into how organizations change through the adoption of digital technologies. Opportunities and challenges for individuals as well as the organization are addressed. It features four major themes: 1. Current research exploring the theoretical underpinnings of digital transformation of organizations. 2. Insights into available digital technologies as well as organizational requirements for technology adoption. 3. Issues and challenges for designing and implementing digital transformation in learning organizations. 4. Case studies, empirical research findings, and examples from organizations which successfully adopted digital workplace learning.
Digital Transformation of Multidisciplinary Design Firms: A Systematic Analysis-Based Methodology for Organizational Change Management (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Marcella M. BonanomiThis book analyzes the process-oriented and organizational changes related to the digital transformation of multidisciplinary design firms. Based on this it proposes a systematic analysis-based methodology for change management, which consists of two distinct, but complementary components: a framework and a set of analysis methods. It particularly focuses on the relationship between the new paradigms, perspectives, and context of change related to digital transformation. The proposed framework combines these three elements in order to identify and address areas of investigation concerning process-oriented and organizational changes in the context of digital transformation, and also quantitatively and qualitatively assesses these changes in practice. This book offers the first comprehensive review of change management and digital practice, and includes case studies to enhance readers’ understanding of change management in the context of the digitalization. As such it is of interest to both industry practitioners and researchers.
Digital Transformation of Regional Education in China (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Jian Xu Haijun Zeng Jingwen Pan Qiurui SunThis book presents the best practices of smart education in different regions across China. Each chapter addresses one or more of the following topics: smart learning environments, new education and teaching models, teaching platforms and digital tool applications, teacher professional development, smart education evaluation, education governance, and education digitization. This edited collection promotes digital integration and innovative development of education, improves regional education levels, and ultimately forms a new model to support and lead the modernization of education in China.
Digital Transformation of Socio-Economic and Technical Systems: Theory and Practice (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1309)
by Angi Skhvediani Mariana Mateeva Petrova Anastasia KulachinskayaIn the theoretical field, this book presents innovative concepts and models that elucidate the dynamics and implications of digitalization across diverse socio-economic systems. Additionally, from a practical perspective, the book offers real-world examples and case studies that illustrate successful strategies for implementing digital technologies and their contributions to the sustainable development of various industries. In recent years, digital economy has become a key driver, which fosters growth of various systems. The COVID-19 pandemic has additionally boosted this process and resulted in higher effectiveness of both formal and informal institutes, structural changes on labour market, new opportunities for social mobility, new markets, new forms of interaction between government, individuals, and enterprises. On the other hand, these processes entailed significant challenges among which are digital divide, cyber security, high costs of process digitalization, etc. This book is designed for researchers, educators, students, and practitioners interested in acquiring profound insights into the contemporary processes of digital transformation and their impact on socio-economic and technical systems.
Digital Transformation of the Chemical Process Industry: A Practical Guide for Professionals (Synthesis Lectures on Chemical Engineering and Biochemical Engineering)
by Subir Bhattacharjee Jimmy YuDigital transformation is an approach to improve industrial processes by employing digital technologies. This book describes the steps involved in planning and implementing a digital transformation process of chemical manufacturing organizations. The book emphasizes that implementation of digital solutions requires a combination of information technology and data science and efficient workflows, and often, changes in organizational cultures. Practical guidelines and relevant examples and case studies help clarify the digital transformation approach and in so doing make this book useful.
Digital Transformation of the Design, Construction and Management Processes of the Built Environment (Research for Development)
by Bruno Daniotti Stefano Della Torre Marco GianinettoThis open access book focuses on the development of methods, interoperable and integrated ICT tools, and survey techniques for optimal management of the building process. The construction sector is facing an increasing demand for major innovations in terms of digital dematerialization and technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, advanced manufacturing, robotics, 3D printing, blockchain technologies and artificial intelligence. The demand for simplification and transparency in information management and for the rationalization and optimization of very fragmented and splintered processes is a key driver for digitization. The book describes the contribution of the ABC Department of the Polytechnic University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano) to R&D activities regarding methods and ICT tools for the interoperable management of the different phases of the building process, including design, construction, and management. Informative case studies complement the theoretical discussion. The book will be of interest to all stakeholders in the building process – owners, designers, constructors, and faculty managers – as well as the research sector.
Digital Transformation on Manufacturing, Infrastructure & Service: DTMIS 2022 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #684)
by Tatiana Kudryavtseva Igor Ilin Mariana Mateeva PetrovaThis book contains theoretical, econometric, experimental, and policy-oriented contributions of the DTMIS conference participants. Every year the DTMIS conference brings together experts from academia and industry to uncover the challenges and solutions to ensuring digital transformation on manufacturing, infrastructure, and service. The DTMIS proceedings is distinguished by the fact that it contains works not only by scientists, but also by practitioners in the industry, and, of course, their collaboration works are of particular and undeniable value.This book is useful for experienced scientists and practitioners who seek to find something new for themselves and apply it in their work, as well as for students at the beginning of their scientific activity.