Empirical Study About the Application of Knowledge Management in Selected Sector of Industry in Slovakia

This study focuses on the analysis of the application of knowledge management in companies in selected sector of industry in Slovakia after Slovakia entering into Euro area in 2009. Based on relevant experience, main conditions and problems associated with the implementation are analyzed through fundamental empirical survey. The necessity of utilization of information and communication technologies, management information systems innovation and long life education in companies are considered in knowledge-based company in knowledge-based society. Further possibilities of application and expected economic effects and benefits on growth and international competitiveness of companies in European Union, Euro area in many fields are outlined in the end of this article as the main aim of this study

WINDOWS下矿山测量信息管理系统的研制方案

讨论了在WINDOWS操作系统下 ,按照面向对象程序设计方法开发矿山测量信息管理系统的基本问题 ,包括面向对象思想的应用、建立系统的基本流程、系统的结构与功能、关键的技术问题等。

WINDOWS系统下矿山测量信息管理系统的研制

讨论了在WINDOWS操作系统下, 按照面向对象程序设计方法开发矿山测量信息管理系统的基本问题, 包括面向对象思想的应用、建立系统的基本流程、系统的结构与功能、关键的技术问题等。

Personal Information Self-Management:A Survey of Technologies Supporting Administrative Services

This paper presents a survey of technologies for personal data self-management interfacing with administrative and territorial public service providers.It classifies a selection of scientific technologies into four categories of solutions:Personal Data Store(PDS),Identity Manager(IdM),Anonymous Certificate System and Access Control Delegation Architecture.Each category,along with its technological approach,is analyzed thanks to 18 identified functional criteria that encompass architectural and communication aspects,as well as user data lifecycle considerations.The originality of the survey is multifold.First,as far as we know,there is no such thorough survey covering such a panel of a dozen of existing solutions.Second,it is the first survey addressing Personally Identifiable Information(PII)management for both administrative and private service providers.Third,this paper achieves a functional comparison of solutions of very different technical natures.The outcome of this paper is the clear identification of functional gaps of each solution.As a result,this paper establishes the research directions to follow in order to fill these functional gaps.

Views and attitudes of local people towards community versus state forest governance in Tehulederi District, South Wollo, Ethiopia

Introduction:Restoring the degraded sites with vegetation cover is an optimal solution to mitigate environmental disasters.Starting from the 1980s,donor-assisted land rehabilitation activities were taking place in Tehulederi District,South Wollo,Ethiopia.Meanwhile,majority of the forests were destroyed;part of the problem was associated with the top-down approach of forest management.The challenge is,therefore,to find a system of management that can enhance the combined effect of both the community and the state.The community forestry(i.e.a forest development activity which is practiced and managed collectively by the community members on their communal land)is one such alternative.The objectives of the study were to(1)examine the views and attitudes of local people towards community versus state forests governance and(2)evaluate the management practices implemented in the community versus state forestry and their implications on the forest status and the livelihood of local people.Methods:A structured questionnaire consisting of closed-and open-ended questions was developed to collect quantitative data from randomly selected households.Moreover,key informant interviews and focus group discussions were conducted to gather qualitative data.Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression were used to analyze and interpret the quantitative data.The data obtained through key informant interviews and focus group discussions were synthesized and narrated using a qualitative method.Results:Several socioeconomic variables significantly affected the views and attitudes of local people towards community versus state forests governance.Generally,local people had positive views and attitudes towards the community forestry.Over 83%of the respondents agreed to accept and practice community forestry.In contrast,about 70%of the respondents had negative views and attitudes towards the state forestry.The positive views and attitudes of local people towards the community forestry may be connected with the perceived benefits(e.g.infrastructure development,source of medicinal plants,wood products,and source of fodder)and the values(e.g.aesthetic and recreational)that local people expect from the community forest.However,the negative views and attitudes of local people towards the state forestry could be attributed to the fact that the community may have limited access to forests when they are exclusively managed by the government.Moreover,such forest management may aggravate antagonistic relationship between the government and local people and be manifested as forest use conflicts.The results obtained from key informant interviews and focus group discussions suggested that the community forest had a better status than the state forest.This may have resulted from the relative advantage of the community forestry to make better use of the community forest,manage it more sustainability,and contribute more equitably to satisfy local livelihoods than does the state forestry.The respondents also illustrated the dependence of local people on forests,utilization,protection,management,and silvicultural schemes implemented in the community versus state forests.Conclusions:The findings emphasize the importance of collective decisions in forest management and governance.The intervention for a legal framework and institutional development particularly through formal recognition of local people’s ownership and right over the use of forests is indispensable towards sustainable forestry.