547 research outputs found
The Use of Return on Investment (ROI) in the Performance Measurement and Evaluation of Information Systems
No full textPerformance measurement and program evaluation are essential for accountable and transparent delivery of public services to Ontarians. Evaluation of the existing information systems and making investment decisions on new acquisitions should be based on a rigorous and quantifiable analysis of the benefits and costs. Return on Investment (ROI) is arguably one of the most popular metrics, and ROI analysis (when applied correctly) is a powerful tool in making informed decisions. This presentation explores a wide variety of the approaches to calculating ROI of an information management system. Attendees will find practical answers to the questions: What is ROI? What types of ROI exist? What are the benefits of using ROI metrics? What are the limitations of the ROI approach? In this session, several concrete examples of the application of the ROI will be reviewed. Although the focus of the presentation is made on the information systems/solutions, most considerations of ROI use are generic and applicable in any field
Selecting a Web Conferencing Solution. A Case Study for a Non-Profit Organization.
No full textWeb conferencing has been acknowledged as a valuable organizational resource. Diverse geographically dispersed project teams gain benefits from real time online collaboration, e-learning and document sharing. Web conferencing tools have entered the mainstream of business applications and multiple vendors offer over 100 different types and systems. This presentation is showcasing an approach to defining business requirements and selecting a web conferencing tool for a local chapter of a non-profit professional organization (IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
Ep. #072 - Alexei Yurchak
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of podcasts conducted by the Cultures of Energy at Rice University. Cultures of Energy brings writers, artists and scholars together to talk, think and feel their way into the Anthropocene. We cover serious issues like climate change, species extinction and energy transition. But we also try to confront seemingly huge and insurmountable problems with insight, creativity and laughter.To help us sort through a week dominated by spiraling Russo-American political intrigue, we welcome (13:01) to the podcast Berkeley anthropologist, Alexei Yurchak, analyst extraordinaire of all things late Soviet and post Soviet, and author of the award-winning Everything was Forever Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation (Princeton, 2005). We trace the connections between that project’s exploration of culture and politics at the end of state socialism and Alexei’s current research on the scientists who have been working to preserve Lenin’s body since 1924. We talk about the fascinating intersection of biopolitics and necropolitics involved in the effort to maintain Lenin’s body in a lifelike state for almost a century, how discursive hegemony of form in the late Soviet period also informed corporeal hegemony of form, the results of this science that you can find in your own pharmacy, and the network of political leaders’ bodies across the world that Soviet and now Russian scientists have worked to preserve. Alexei dispels the idea that cloning was ever on the table in this project; but explains that his interlocutors do believe that they can now keep Lenin’s body in a near-life state in perpetuity. We return from there to the contemporary political chaos and what Alexei makes of the Trump-Putin entanglement stories currently dominating the headlines. Alexei shares his concerns about the powerful return of Russophobia to the United States, about what popular characterizations of Russia get wrong, and about how anti-Russian sentiment may provide a convenient excuse to defer a serious examination of the root causes of Trumpism. Ready to take a break from the political hysteria? Then listen on
Mining Evidence in the Online Academic Journal Databases: Access and Performance in Public Sector
No full textAccess to the online academic journal databases is essential for evidence-informed decision making in developing Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) strategy and policy documents. In operation since 2008, the Journal Access Centre (JAC) is an online access tool supported by journal content selection and acquisition services. JAC provides access to articles published by more than 17,000 healthcare, medical, economics, business, social science and policy journals. The case study will show JAC within the MOHLTC information management framework. Content optimization, usage statistics and performance assessment issues will be described
Implementing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution in Public Sector: Success Factors and Lessons Learned
No full textAchieving excellence in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a cornerstone objective in the transformative efforts of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and its Health System Information Management and Investment (HSIMI) division. The implementation of the HSIMI division CRM solution is expected to enable increased control and accountability for the division’s services, and improved external and internal customer satisfaction. Find out what lessons the project team learned and success factors that facilitated the implementation of this information system
Informing Evidence Based Decisions: Usage Statistics for Online Journal Databases
No full textObjectives - The primary objective was to examine the 2009-2013 usage statistics of the Journal Access Centre (JAC) that is housed and powered by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care (MOHLTC) in the context of the evidence based decision making. In addition, the study highlights implementation of JAC and assesses availability and usage of high-quality research evidence to inform health systems’ policy making.
Design - Prospective case study.
Setting – A Canadian provincial ministry of health.
Methods - Descriptive analysis of the JAC usage statistics of journal articles from January 2009 to September 2013.
Main Results - MOHLTC’s broad area of responsibilities with dynamically changing priorities translates into diverse information needs of its employees: a total of 4,759 journal titles were accessed including 1,675 journals with full-text. Usage statistics indicates that MOHLTC information needs cannot be mapped to a reasonably compact set of “core” journals with a subsequent subscription to those.
Conclusion - JAC usage statistics for 2011 – 2012 calendar years provide evidence of high demand (sessions, searches) for the journals included in the JAC databases and intensive consumption of its content creating a significant value (full-text articles) for the MOHLTC staff. JAC usage statistics for the period 2009-2013 demonstrate availability and usage of high-quality research to inform health systems’ decision making. The current paper contributes to the understanding of the information needs and patterns of use of online academic journals within the framework of health system evidence based policy making
The First Name Alexei: a Motif in The Brothers Karamazov
No full textРассматривается проблема обоснования гипотезы автобиографической мотивировки имени Алексея Карамазова на уровне поэтики романа «Братья Карамазовы». Доказывается, что память о младшем сыне Достоевского в значительной степени определяет топику и ряд значимых мотивов романа, одним из которых является само имя «Алексей».The article studies the problem of the hypothesis foundation of the autobiographic motivation for Alexei Karamazov's name with reference to the poetics of the novel The Brothers Karamazov. The author argues that Dostoyevsky's memories of his younger son determine the topic and a number of the novel's most significant motifs to a considerable extent, one of the motifs being the name Alexei proper
Alexei Miller, The Romanov Empire and Nationalism
No full textA new imperial history of the Russian Empire hardly breaks new ground — reprints of older publications show that this paradigm shift is well established by now. However, Alexei Miller’s anthology demonstrates that this approach can still pose stimulating questions and provide complex and unexpected answers. The book presents more than a welcomed English collection of Miller’s main publications: some of the contributions are new, some have undergone “significant changes,” as the author puts it..
Alexei Miller, The Romanov Empire and Nationalism
No full textA new imperial history of the Russian Empire hardly breaks new ground — reprints of older publications show that this paradigm shift is well established by now. However, Alexei Miller’s anthology demonstrates that this approach can still pose stimulating questions and provide complex and unexpected answers. The book presents more than a welcomed English collection of Miller’s main publications: some of the contributions are new, some have undergone “significant changes,” as the author puts it..
Color Figures for: SPACE WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECAST IN USA article
No full textColor figures for article in Conference Proceedings of XX annual conference on solar and solar-terrestrial physics held at the Main (Pulkovo) Astronomical Observatory, 10-14 Oct. 2016, Author: A.A. Pevtso
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