A structured methodology for assessing and improving e-services in digital cities

Pazalos, Konstantinos; Loukis, Euripidis N.; Nikolopoulos, Vassilios

doi:10.1016/j.tele.2010.05.002

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“…Additionally, resource allocation, establishing appropriate educational standards, and any other learning opportunities and facilities with close ties with other universities, and proper technical support system throughout learning system and other key aspects of distance education must be considered if this system is to be evaluated effectively. Similar findings were reported by previous studies (17,23,25,27,34,(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44). In all learning theoretical foundations, the instructors were considered as major players, the role of whom in learning processes must be evaluated based on the relevant goals and objectives.…”

Section: Educational Approachessupporting

confidence: 78%

A Critical Reflection of the Appraisal Indicators of Distance Education Systems: A Meta-Synthesis

Shahmohammadi

Taghipourzahir

Azizi

et al. 2018

Interdiscip J Virtual Learn Med Sci

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Context: Promoting the quality of learning and teaching processes at the tertiary level, including distance education, has been considered as a strategic approach by policy makers in higher education, throughout the world. For this reason a reliable and comprehensive evaluation mechanism can play an important role in assessing the current situation and identifying the needs and problems from one hand and identifying the most important appraisal indicators on the other hand. This study aimed at critically reviewing the literature and theoretical frameworks of previous relevant researches to highlight the most important components and indicators that must be applied in appraising distance education. Methods:Due to the importance of using the findings of previous studies as a foundation for extracting the most important appraisal indicators, 42 national and international research studies relevant to the evaluation of distance education were selected and analyzed, which were published in refereed journals during year 2006 to 2015. The eligibility criteria for selecting these studies were their relevance to any aspect of distance education. For this reason and in order to identify indicators, the content of these studies were analyzed based on the open coding method. Later on, all findings were categorized, outlined, and summarized according to the main components, which may form a comprehensive evaluation system for distance education at the higher education level. Results:The findings of this meta-synthesis showed that pedagogical knowledge, technology, learning organization, educator, learner, learning content, teaching models and strategies, time, place and space were the most important components of a comprehensive appraisal system that should be considered in evaluating distance education systems and its mechanisms and processes, continuously. Conclusions:The rise of distance education in Iran's higher education sector has urged that new comprehensive evaluation system has to be applied as a platform for improving and guaranteeing the quality of learning and teaching processes, curriculum and learning materials, and even the way by which these institutions are managed. Consequently, it is important to be assured that our policies and practices in higher distance education are on the right pathway. Therefore, based on the theoretical frameworks and studies performed before, the outcome of this meta-synthesis however, has highlighted some critical components which are necessary to be taken into account if this system has to be evaluated comprehensively.

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Section: Educational Approachessupporting

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A Critical Reflection of the Appraisal Indicators of Distance Education Systems: A Meta-Synthesis

Shahmohammadi

Taghipourzahir

Azizi

et al. 2018

Interdiscip J Virtual Learn Med Sci

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“…Mais como realidades presentes que visões futurísticas e com trajetórias sedimentadas tanto na utilização de tecnologias de comunicação e informação quanto na constituição de sistemas de governança, já são consideráveis os quantitativos e as configurações sociotécnicas de cidades digitais intencional mente planejadas e executadas a partir das bases de políticas públicas (CONVERGENCIA RESEARCH 2009;FEDOROWICZ e DIAS 2010;CDG 2011;LOUKIS et al 2011;PAZALOS et al 2012; PEREIRA e PROCOPIUCK 2018). Apesar de tais avanços, persistem grandes desafios tanto para teóricos quanto para praticantes para desenvolver novas bases de planejamento para tornar cada vez mais concreta a ideia de cidade digital estratégica.…”

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“…Nessa linha, é notória a capacidade que as tecnologias da informação (TI) e as tecnologias de comunicação e informação (TICs) têm para influenciar a dinâmica socioeconômica urbana (BOLAY e KERN 2011) e, consequentemente, os debates sobre cidades digitais (ISHIDA 2000;SHIN 2005;PROCOPIUCK e FREY 2009;LOUKIS et al 2011). Esses debates se intensificam na medida em que as TICs ganham força como instrumentalização de atividades políticas, econômicas e sociais locais (BAILEY e NGWENYAMA 2011;REZENDE et al 2015; PEREIRA e PROCOPIUCK 2018) para impulsionar do desenvolvimento local (PFEIFER 2007;PAZALOS et al 2012) e, ao mesmo tempo, ampliar a influência das cidades em âmbito global (FREY et al 2010).…”

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Projeto de cidade digital estratégica como política pública: o caso de Chicago, EUA

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2018

R. Tecnol. Soc.

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Os projetos de cidade digital podem ser considerados como política pública com diferentes abordagens da administração pública quando formalizam estratégias em cidades como premissa para fortalecer processos de gestão pública, a cidadania e o potencial de desenvolvimento da sociedade em geral, por meio de planejamento, estruturação, guarda e disponibilização de informações e serviços públicos. O objetivo é analisar o projeto de cidade digital estratégica de Chicago/EUA como uma política pública e contextualizá-lo frente a iniciativas que se desenvolvem nas esferas federal, estadual e municipal brasileiras. A metodologia da pesquisa enfatiza um estudo de caso construído com base em informações e análises qualitativas. Os resultados indicam que Chicago desenvolveu um projeto estratégico tecnológico como uma política pública e que, conceitualmente, há aproximação das intencionalidades expressas em políticas públicas brasileiras. A conclusão reitera a importância da adoção de estratégias em cidades como base para concepção de projetos tecnológicos abrangentes para elevar a efetividade da gestão pública, ampliar a participação social e a qualidade de vida dos cidadãos e contribuir com a política pública municipal.

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“…2009). Pazalos (2012) has presented a structured method for the evaluation and correction of electronic cities (Pazalos, K, 2012).…”

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An Analysis of Iranian Electronic Cities Case Study: Uremia City (Challenges and Opportunities)

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Zarrabi²,

Taghvaei³

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Electronic cities result from the implication of information and communication technology (ICT) in the contemporary era. Significant ICT development and internet network expansion as well as the need of urban management to new ideas in managing cities lead us toward a new strategy called "electronic cities". The current study aims at investigating the strategic planning of Iranian electronic cities, case study of the metropolitan uremia, Iran. Research method is documentary and survey. Research Statistical population consists of all experts located in Uremia, selected through Morgan Table. To collect data, Likert spectrum is employed. Findings indicate that the most important challenges in the way of establishing an electronic city include the lack of strategic document for urban development, high number of decision-making centers and administrative extra parallel works among them, the inclination of the urban managers toward traditional methods, low-speed, high-cost internet connection, the lack of infrastructures for ICT, the lack of digital literacy among citizens and so on. ISSN 2164-7682 2015 www.macrothink.org/emsd 124 According to the findings, some strategies have been recommended, which they need the serious care of urban managers and planners in the metropolitan Uremia. -This paper has been extracted from PhD dissertation Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

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A structured methodology for assessing and improving e-services in digital cities

Cited by 21 publications

References 45 publications

A Critical Reflection of the Appraisal Indicators of Distance Education Systems: A Meta-Synthesis

A Critical Reflection of the Appraisal Indicators of Distance Education Systems: A Meta-Synthesis

Projeto de cidade digital estratégica como política pública: o caso de Chicago, EUA

An Analysis of Iranian Electronic Cities Case Study: Uremia City (Challenges and Opportunities)

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