LEADER 12916nam 22008295 450 001 9910847081603321 005 20240330115744.0 010 $a3-031-56478-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-56478-9 035 $a(CKB)31253178100041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31233441 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31233441 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-56478-9 035 $a(OCoLC)1428449150 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31574260 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31574260 035 $a(EXLCZ)9931253178100041 100 $a20240329d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInformation Systems $e20th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 11-12, 2023, Proceedings, Part I /$fedited by Maria Papadaki, Marinos Themistocleous, Khalid Al Marri, Marwan Al Zarouni 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (317 pages) 225 1 $aLecture Notes in Business Information Processing,$x1865-1356 ;$v501 311 $a3-031-56477-4 327 $aIntro -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents - Part I -- Contents - Part II -- Metaverse -- Pros and Cons of Integrating the Metaverse into Education: A Comprehensive Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 The Systematic Literature Review -- 3 Results from Systematic Literature Review -- 3.1 Benefits of Metaverse in Education -- 3.2 Challenges of Metaverse in Education -- 3.3 Limitations of the Study -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Voice Assistants - Research Landscape -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Method of the Systematic Literature Review -- 2.1 Data Collection -- 2.2 Paper Categorisation -- 3 Results: Themes of VA Research -- 3.1 The Use of Voice Assistants -- 3.2 Interactions with Voice Assistants -- 3.3 Privacy and Security Considerations -- 3.4 Increasing User Satisfaction -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Blockchain Technology and Applications -- Web Mining for Estimating Regulatory Blockchain Readiness -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Model: Regulatory Stance Hypothesis -- 4 Pilot Experiment -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Reviewing the Role of Secret Sharing Schemes in Electronic Payment Protocols -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Foundations of Secret Sharing, DKG and DMKG -- 3 Application of Secret Sharing in Electronic Payment Protocol -- 4 Impact of Secret Sharing in Electronic Payment Protocols -- 4.1 Advantages -- 4.2 Limitations -- 5 Other Cryptographic Schemes Based on Secret Sharing -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Decentralization of DAOs: A Fundamental Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Relevant Work -- 3 Fundamental DAO Decentralization Analysis Framework -- 3.1 Uniswap -- 3.2 Compound -- 3.3 ApeCoin -- 3.4 Synthetix -- 4 Conclusion and Future Work -- References. 327 $aBlockchain-Powered NFTs: A Paradigm Shift in Carbon Credit Transactions for Traceability, Transparency, and Accountability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Challenges of Carbon Credit Systems -- 3 Non-Fungible Tokens as Carbon Credits -- 4 Carbon Credit Trading System -- 4.1 NFT Structure -- 4.2 System Functionalities -- 4.3 System Architecture -- 4.4 Smart Contract -- 5 Case Study -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- A Blockchain Framework for Digital Asset Ownership and Transfer in Succession -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Research Methodology -- 3 Literature Review -- 3.1 Blockchain Technology -- 3.2 Key Blockchain Characteristics -- 3.3 Smart Contract -- 3.4 Digital Assets -- 3.5 The Benefits and Challenges of Blockchain in the Inheritance Process -- 4 Conceptual Framework for Digital Assets Transfers via e-will -- 5 Proposed Framework for Digital Assets Ownership and Transfer -- 5.1 Digital Assets Ownership and Transfer via a Trust -- 5.2 Proposed Framework for Structuring an e-will -- 5.3 Legal and Technical Considerations for Digital Asset Transfer -- 6 Further Research -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Perspectives of Merchants Regarding Bitcoin's Role as a Currency and Its Utility as a Payment System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Technical Factors -- 2.2 Regulatory Factors -- 2.3 Economic Factors -- 2.4 Sociocultural Factors -- 2.5 Studies on Digital Currency Adoption -- 2.6 Technology Adoption Models -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Problems Encountered During Data Collection -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Data Analysis -- 4.2 Limitations of the Study -- 5 Key Findings and Recommendations -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Digital Governance -- A Chatbot Generator for Improved Digital Governance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Project Requirements -- 2.1 Functional Requirements -- 2.2 Technical Requirements -- 3 Platform Architecture. 327 $a3.1 The PYTHIA Platform Architecture -- 3.2 Chatbot Generator -- 3.3 Natural-Language Understanding -- 3.4 Dialogue Management -- 3.5 Information Retrieval System -- 3.6 Backend -- 3.7 Response Generation -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- A Structured Analysis of Domain-Specific Linked Open Vocabularies (LOV): Indicators for Interoperability and Reusability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Linked (Open) Data -- 2.2 Domain Knowledge Representation -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Domain-Specific Vocabularies in LOV per Theme -- 4.2 Core (Basic) Vocabularies in LOV -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- Predicting Digital Winners and Losers in Economic Crises Using Artificial Intelligence and Open Government Data -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background - AI in Government -- 3 Proposed Methodology -- 4 Application -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix - Dependent Variables' Questions -- References -- Chatbot Technology Assessment: 40 Cases from Greece -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Chatbots in Greece -- 1.2 Subject and Objectives of the Research -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Evaluation of Chatbots -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Selected of Questions -- 3.2 Presentation of the Interview Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Analysis Presentation of the Interview Methodology -- 4.2 Comparative Analysis -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- The Effects of Economic Crisis on the Digitalization of the Greek Social Security -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 The Greek Social Security Landscape -- 2.2 Effects of Economic Crises on Organizations -- 2.3 Resource-Based View of the Firm -- 3 Method and Data -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Food Price Monitoring Tool for Supporting Data Journalists -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Open Data Journalism Tools. 327 $a2.2 The DeLone and McLean Information Systems Success Model -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Understanding the Needs -- 3.2 Software Development -- 3.3 Evaluation -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Software Development: Challenges and Solutions -- 4.2 Evaluation -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Healthcare Information Systems -- Smartphone Apps for Parents of Preterm Infants from NICU to Home: A Quality, Evidence-Based Content and Data Protection Assessment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Supporting Parents Through Discharge - What Works and What Research Says -- 2.1 Overview of Existing Guidelines and Interventions -- 2.2 NICU Parents and Digital Solutions -- 3 Switzerland (French Speaking) App Landscape - What Currently Exists -- 3.1 Step 1: App Selection -- 3.2 Step 2: App Evaluation -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Step 1: App Selection -- 4.2 Step 2: App Evaluation -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Quality Assessment -- 5.2 Evidence-Based Content (EBC) Assessment -- 5.3 Data Protection Assessment -- 5.4 Limitations and Future Research Directions -- 6 Conclusion and Perspectives -- References -- Assessing the Progress of Portuguese Hospitals' Online Services -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Findings -- 3.1 Content -- 3.2 Service Provision -- 3.3 Community Interaction -- 3.4 Technology -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- ? Cross-Sector Data Space for Correlating Environmental Risks with Human Health -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ambition and Related Challenges -- 2.1 Environmental Impacts on Human Health -- 2.2 Cross-Sector Data Space Challenges -- 3 Visionary Cross-Sector Data Space -- 3.1 Overall Concept -- 3.2 Cross-Sector Data Space Architecture -- 4 Discussions, Limitations and Next Steps -- References -- Using Computational Knowledge Extraction Approach to Assess Three Decades of Health Management Information Systems for Informed Actions -- 1 Introduction. 327 $a2 HMIS for Informed Actions -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Result -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix - Acronyms -- References -- Artificial Intelligence -- The Role of Artificial Ethics Principles in Managing Knowledge and Enabling Data-Driven Decision Making in Supply Chain Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 AI and Data-Driven Decision Making in Supply Chain Management -- 2.2 Artificial Ethics Principles in Supply Chain Management -- 2.3 Ethical Implications of AI and Data-Driven Decision Making -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion and Recommendations -- 6 Limitations and Areas of Future Research -- References -- Fine-Tuning Large-Scale Project Scheduling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Dual-Annealing -- 2.2 Utilization of a Customizable Cost Function -- 2.3 Overlap Calculation -- 2.4 Objective Function -- 3 Pilot -- 3.1 Project Overview -- 3.2 Key Adjustable Parameters -- 3.3 Project Contract -- 3.4 Project Milestones -- 3.5 Crucial Activities -- 4 Experimental Results and Analysis -- 4.1 Case 1: Weight - {Budget=0.8, Weather=0.2} -- 4.2 Case 2: Weight - {Budget=0.5, Weather=0.5} -- 4.3 Case 3: Weight - {Budget=0.2, Weather=0.8} -- 5 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Integrating LLMs in Higher Education, Through Interactive Problem Solving and Tutoring: Algorithmic Approach and Use Cases -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Preliminary Formulation and ChatGPT's Capabilities -- 3 Algorithmic Approach -- 3.1 Framework Text -- 3.2 Question Answering and Feedback -- 3.3 Assess the Level of Understanding -- 3.4 Interactive Problem Solving -- 4 Analyzing the Modules -- 5 Further Educational Uses -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Author Index. 330 $aThis book constitutes selected papers from the 20th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2023, which was held in Dubai, UAE, during December 11-12, 2023. EMCIS covers technical, organizational, business, and social issues in the application of information technology and is dedicated to the definition and establishment of Information Systems (IS) as a discipline of high impact for IS professionals and practitioners. It focuses on approaches that facilitate the identification of innovative research of significant relevance to the IS discipline following sound research methodologies that lead to results of measurable impact. The 43 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 126 submissions. 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