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Critical Theory Foundations of Digital Capitalism: A Critical Political Economy Perspective
Authors: Fuchs Christian
Published: April 2024

The overall task of this paper is to outline some foundations of a critical theory of digital capitalism. The approach of the Critique of Political Economy is taken as the starting point for theorising (digital) capitalism.
First, the paper discusses selected classical definitions of capitalism. Theories of digital capitalism must build on definitions and theories of capitalism. If capitalism is not only an economic order but a societal formation, the analysis of capitalism is the analysis of economic exploitation and non-economic domination phenomena and their interaction. Theories of digital capitalism should also address the question of how class, racism, and patriarchy are related in the context of digitalisation.
Second, the author introduces a notion of digital capitalism that is based on Marx’s approach of the Critique of Political Economy.
Third, the paper engages with one influential contemporary approach to theorising capitalism, Nancy Fraser’s Cannibal Capitalism. The author discusses what we can learn from Fraser’s approach to theorising digital capitalism.
Fourth, the author discusses existing understandings of digital capitalism that can be found in the academic literature. These definitions are compared to the understanding advanced in this article.
Fifth, the paper discusses the relationship of the notion of digital capitalism from a Critical Political Economy perspective in comparison to the notions of the network society/informational capitalism (Manuel Castells), surveillance capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff), and platform capitalism (Nick Srnicek).
Sixth, the paper reflects on the relationship between digital capitalism and violence as we live in a (digital) age where a new World War is all but uncertain.
Finally, some conclusions are drawn.
Critical Perspectives on Digital Capitalism: Theories and Praxis. Introduction to the Special Issue
Authors: Fuchs Christian , Arslan Sevda Can , Allmer Thomas
Published: April 2024

Digital capitalism matters. Digital capitalism shapes our lives. Digital capitalism needs to be better understood. We need critical theories of digital capitalism. We need to better understand praxes that challenge digital capitalism and aim at fostering digital democracy and digital socialism. tripleC’s special issue on “Critical Perspectives on Digital Capitalism: Theories and Praxis” wants to contribute to establishing foundations of critical theories and the philosophy of praxis in the light of digital capitalism. This article introduces the topic and provides an overview of the special issue.
Dynamics of physical qualities and formation of motor skills of cadets majoring in artillery reconnaissance
Authors: Babych M.
Published: April 2024

The Ukraine-Russia war has shown that physical training is closely related to the nature and method of warfare, which. The combat missions of artillery reconnaissance units' personnel involve tasks that vary in terms of physical exertion, nervous tension and accuracy of solutions, which are performed in any weather, terrain and time conditions, as well as provide close interaction and continuous support with missile strikes and artillery fire to general military units and subunits. In the current training programs for cadets of military higher education institutions (HEIs) that train specialists in artillery reconnaissance units, physical training classes are planned by sections and do not have a special focus, which does not fully prepare servicemen to perform assigned tasks.
To determine the real state of physical fitness of cadets studying in the specialty of artillery intelligence, we conducted a cross-section of physical exercise performance. The study involved 128 cadets of different years of study (first year - 31 cadets, second year - 29 cadets; third year - 34 cadets, fourth year - 34 cadets). The research was conducted in 2020 at the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy at the beginning of the academic year.
It has been determined that the level of development of general physical qualities of cadets studying in the specialty of artillery intelligence during their studies in higher education institutions significantly improves (p<0.01), but does not meet the standards of physical education; the level of special physical fitness of cadets in the senior years of study in higher education institutions does not significantly change relative to the indicators at the beginning of the second year of study (p>0.05); the subjective opinion of the respondents determines that the level of development of their physical fitness largely depends on the initial level of development of physical qualities of servicemen (43.2-2.9%) and the availability of means of stimulation (46.1- 18.6%).
Ways of increasing the efficiency of physical exercises of teenage school students with impaired health
Authors: Vasylchuk G.V. , Domina Zh.
Published: April 2024

The work is devoted to the definition of anatomical and physiological features of the formation of the movement culture of schoolchildren. The relevance of the issue of increasing the effectiveness of physical exercise classes for primary school girls with postural disorders is substantiated and is the formation of a culture of movements. It has been established that postural disorders are a prerequisite for the appearance of accompanying diseases and abnormalities in physical development and negatively affect the culture of movements, distorting the physique, plasticity of movements, gait, impair motor achievements during physical exercises, lead to a decrease in motivation for motor activity, negatively affect well-being children, lead to the emergence of psychological complexes and complicate socialization in the student body. According to the index method, which included the determination of the shoulder index, which characterizes the level of stooping (kyphotic posture), and the index of vertical curvature of the spine, which indicates the presence of scoliotic posture, it was found that 26.3% of schoolgirls have various posture disorders, while 82 of them .8% of girls have slouching (kyphotic posture), the other 17.2% of schoolgirls have scoliotic posture in various variants of vertical curvature of the spine. Since the level of some motor indicators indirectly determines the culture of girls' movements and affects the formation of a posture stereotype, pedagogical testing of various types of strength, coordination abilities and flexibility of elementary school students was conducted. At the same time, a significant difference was recorded between the motor development of schoolgirls with various postural disorders in the indicators of strength endurance of the muscles of the abdomen, back, flexibility, plasticity and static balance of healthy girls and schoolgirls with postural disorders. The conducted linear correlation analysis using the Pearson method between posture indicators and movement indicators showed a reliable relationship of moderate strength between the posture indicator and some movement indicators, which justifies the need to develop a methodology for teaching the movement culture of elementary school students with posture disorders in the process of physical education.
The philosophy of modern olympism through the eyes of Ukrainian and American athletes
Authors: Deineko Alfiіa , Krasova Inna , Stadnyk Svitlana
Published: April 2024

Many scientists in the field of history of physical culture, sports and the Olympic movement are concerned with the philosophy of modern Olympism and its main principles. The article focuses on the fact that the foundations of modern Olympism were laid at the end of the 19th century by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the initiator of the revival of the Olympic Games. It was he who first proposed the philosophical doctrine of Olympism, based on universal moral principles. Pierre de Coubertin believed that Olympism was due to his humanistic potential combines sport with culture and education, serves as a worldview and axiological basis for the upbringing of the younger generation. Ancient Greek philosophers understood that physical perfection, strength and health only in combination with spiritual and moral qualities and education through exercises and competitions formed a perfect personality. Pierre de Coubertin, having drawn inspiration from the Ancient Olympic Games and the principles of the Greek education system, was convinced that the philosophy that created Greek culture can serve the development of modern humanity. Today, Olympism has the status of universal value and is an important factor of culture in general and sports culture in particular. But, as it turned out, athletes on different continents perceive the philosophy of modern Olympism in different ways. Pole dance, a relatively new sport that is rapidly developing and gaining popularity all over the world, particularly in Ukraine, was chosen for the study. The impetus for the study was the fact that Cathy Coates, the founder of the international Pole dance federation, together with supporters of this bright sport, are fighting for it to be included in the Olympic Games program. As a result of the analysis of the extended guide interview of 14 Ukrainian and 16 American athletes, it became clear that their opinions regarding the philosophy of modern Olympism were divided. This is how Ukrainian sportswomen claim that the philosophy of modern Olympism glorifies and unites into a harmonious whole the highest qualities of spirit, will, soul, mind and body, forms respect for universal fundamental ethical principles and puts sport at the service of harmonious human development. American athletes think somewhat differently: they partially agree with the quotes philosophy of modern Olympism, but believe that it has many flaws that need to be corrected (doping, politicization and illegal betting).
Ukrainians in Italy fight for ukraine’s participation in the Olympic Games
Authors: Lyakh-Porodko O.O. , Shcherbashyn Y.S.
Published: April 2024

The article analyzes archival funds and primary sources to establish the peculiarities of the activities of the Ukrainian diaspora in Italy on the eve of the 1960 Olympic Games. Correspondence between Osip Zinkevich and Vasyl Fedorovych regarding the participation of Ukrainian athletes separately from the USSR in the Olympic Games in Rome was revealed. It was found that the Ukrainian Olympic Committee was active on the eve and during the Olympic Games, distributing memorandums to the International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committees, International Sports Federations, etc., printing newsletters, opening an information bureau in Rome. The activities of the information bureau of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee contributed to the distribution in Ukrainian and English of the newsletter «For the participation of Ukraine in the Olympic Games», the organization of a press conference in Rome for the foreign press, the organization of an exhibition of Ukrainian publications in the countries of the free world, the establishment of contacts with Ukrainian (Soviet) athletes , re-presenting the issue of Ukraine's participation in the Olympic Games at the Rome session of the IOC, promoting the Olympic idea among the Ukrainian community in Ukraine and abroad, publishing the book «Ukrainian Olympic Champions» in English. The idea of local participation of the Ukrainian team in the Olympic Games has little global support.
Peculiarities of adaptation of the cardiovascular system of combatants after exposure to combat stress and trauma
Authors: Sorokolit N. , Olkhovyi O. , Olkhovyi O. , Ivakin T. , Mitova E. , Homaniuk S. , Hunchenko V. , Zamaraiev M.
Published: April 2024

Abstract. Military operations are generally considered to be a pronounced psycho-traumatic situation due to specific factors that lead to persistent mental and somatic health disorders and a slowdown in the rate of further social adaptation of military personnel.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is described as a set of complex somatic, cognitive, affective, and behavioral effects of psychological trauma.
One of the essential features of combatants' PTSD is that after the end of the period of stay in the conditions of hostilities, a high incidence of chronic somatic diseases is manifested. There is a correlation in the neurotic symptoms (in all cases) of deterioration of the somatic condition, and exacerbation of somatic pathology aggravates mental disorders.
The problem of morbidity and mortality from circulatory system diseases, blood poisoning and injuries is of particular relevance to combatants, as the onset of cardiovascular disease is closely related to the traumatic impact of wartime or PTSD. Particular attention to the medical and psychological consequences of the effects of extreme factors associated with combat on the body of military personnel is associated with both the prevalence of PTSD, which reaches 70-85%, and the duration of its symptoms.
Study of the specifics of the physical training of National Guard servicemen in extreme conditions
Authors: Trachuk Sergii , Merkuriev Andrii , Ivanovska Olha
Published: April 2024

Depending on the professional duties of the National Guardsmen of different units, specific requirements for their professional readiness are established, including the necessary level of physical fitness for the effective performance of official tasks. Extraordinary circumstances caused by social, natural or man-made factors complicate activities and place high demands on the psychological stability and special physical fitness of employees. To improve the process of physical training of national guardsmen, it is important to take into account the peculiarities of their professional activity in extreme conditions. This involves the analysis of requirements for psychological, psychophysiological and physical readiness to perform official duties. The specifics of the activities of Ukrainian National Guard servicemen are associated with extreme factors, such as danger, extraordinary dynamics of events, lack of time and information, uncertainty of the situation, analysis of unstructured information, urgency of solving tasks and high responsibility for decisions. One of the components of the professional readiness of the soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine is physical fitness, which includes readiness for high-intensity physical exertion, control over weapons and equipment, readiness for specialized movements when shooting, and endurance in resisting negative factors of service-combat activity. The conducted study outlined directions for improving the process of physical training at the National Guard of Ukraine unit. The requirements for the professional readiness of fighters of various sections of the the National Guard of Ukraine have been determined. This made it possible to develop an algorithm for the formation of the physical training process depending on the specifics of the service of specialists of various profiles.
Content and Structure of Formation of Readiness of Future Physical Training and Sports Instructors for Professional activity
Authors: Ustilovskyi Roman , Kryvych Vitalii , Anatskyi Ruslan , Tomich Liliia , Kapliuk Dmytro , Tetiana Grom , Mazur Vasyl
Published: April 2024

Today's realities require high professional training from servicemen of institutions of the security and defense sector of Ukraine (SDSU). This is achieved by a balanced and step-by-step organization of the training system for representatives of the studied category. The leading link in the training of military personnel of various categories is played by instructors, who are carriers of the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills. In addition, the instructors for the types of professional training are carriers of combat experience, which significantly increases the quality of training of military personnel of various categories. In the context of theoretical research, it is appropriate to highlight that in the military units of the NGU, practical classes in physical and special physical training are in the vast majority provided by full-time instructors in physical training and sports (PTS). In view of the above, the importance of individual methodical and practical preparation of the representatives of the studied category in the direction of their organization of forms of physical training is monitored. According to the results of the monitoring of the scientific literature, it is appropriate to state that insufficient number of scientific works are devoted to the urgent issue of organizing the system of professional education of future instructors in PTS for the needs of the institutions of the SDSU.

Research methods: idealization, formalization, axiomatic, historical and logical, descent from concrete. As a result of the research, we determined the essential characteristics of the formation of the readiness of future instructors in PTS for professional activity.
PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM BIOMASS – RESEARCH AND PERSPECTIVES
Authors: Natela Khetsuriani  , Madlena Chkhaidze  , Elza Topuria  , Kakha Karchkhadze  , Irina Mchedlishvili
Published: April 2024

Production of bioethanol from biomass plays an important role in terms of improvement of environmental situation and reduction of greenhouse gases emission. Bioethanol is identified as a sustainable solution of fossil fuel problem and it has gained significant attention with global production of 29 billion tones per year. The research interest in bioethanol is focused not only on the issues of energy crises but also on the comprehensive diversification of the economy. Converting biomass to bioethanol provides combined benefits of waste-to-value conversion and alternative fuel production. The objects of our research were samples of petroleum-based gasoline (Regular, Premium and Super brands), as well as 10%, 20% and 30% mixtures of bioethanol with gasoline. We prepared the following test samples: E0 and ethanol/gasoline mixtures E5, E10, d E20, and then studied their physical, chemical and technical characteristics. The group composition of these samples was studied on IR spectrometer and their individual composition – on gas chromatograph. During idle running of engine the text mixtures showed a decrease in CO content in exhaust gases by 15%. In addition, since the obtained mixtures contain oxygen, complete combustion of the fuel takes place. Thus, adding of bioethanol additive causes improvement of ecological properties of fuel.
ENSURING INCREASED DURABILITY OF PAVEMENT ON REINFORCED CONCRETE ROAD BRIDGES
Authors: Mirchuk Iryna Olehivna  , Onyshchenko Artur Mykolayovych
Published: April 2024

The article contains the results of a study on increasing the durability of pavement on reinforced concrete road bridges by using rubber crumb. The pavement on reinforced concrete road bridges is one of the main structural elements of the structure, the technical condition of which affects the safety of the structures as a whole.

Given the constant increase in traffic intensity and load on the road network, as well as insufficient funding for major repairs or reconstruction, it is necessary to use materials that ensure reliable operation of the roadway of bridge structures to increase the durability of the asphalt pavement.

The asphalt concrete pavement of a roadway has a number of important factors that ensure the safety and comfort of vehicular traffic, namely: flatness, low noise and roughness, which provides the necessary grafting coefficient with the car tires while driving. However, it should be noted that during operation, such a coating is easily exposed to unfavorable factors, which leads to premature deformation in it.
BENCHMARKING OF HALAL FOOD PRODUCTS USING SIMILARITY MEASURES â€“ A CONCEPTUAL MODEL
Authors: Mohd Tamrin Mohd Izzuddin , Turaev Sherzod , Che Azemin Mohd Zulfaezal , Mohamed Razi Mohamed Jalaldeen , Mahamad Maifiah Mohd Hafidz
Published: April 2024

Muslims are concern with the Halal status of food products sold in the supermarkets. Many products that are imported from overseas are not certified by JAKIM. In this paper, we proposed a conceptual model for benchmarking food products against certified Halal products. Our motivation is to provide similarity measurement between certified and non-certified food products based on their ingredients. This model comprises of three main phases: ingredient acquisition, ingredient transformation and calculate similarity measure. In the first phase, web crawlers are employed to retrieve product information from JAKIM online database and supermarket web pages. In the second phase, an index structure will be constructed to allow faster ingredient retrieval which will be used for similarity calculation. In the last phase, Euclidian distance, cosine similarity measure and Jaccard correlation coefficient will be used to measure the similarities between two products. Our proposed model is to complement but not to replace the existing JAKIM procedure to verify food products by empowering Muslim consumers with informed decision making.
ON THE NATURAL LINK FROM ISLAM TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Ozkan Necmettin
Published: April 2024

While the use of information technology (IT) in the Islamic context is known, the use of Islam in or for IT is new. This study advocates that Islam should be involved in the production phase, long before the use, of IT. The study, with the aim of defining and introducing the subject within a general frame and specific examples, elaborates the subject with the human, process and technology dimensions. The study promotes the possibility of establishing a connection from Islam to IT for the following two (or more) reasons: 1) everything about human beings who are the common concern of Islam and IT is the focus of Islam. 2) The human beings, the caliph of the Creator, Who has created the universe in the best way, are bound to create IT by inspiring Him. Considered the perfect creation is already available, IT and human organizations will not be better or different from this perfection. In this manner, there is a lot to guide and teach to the new invention of mankind, by the Creator and religious Islam, which leaves no single untouched place in the universe so far and at the future.
Evaluation of The Cyber Religious Education Media with PIECES Framework
Authors: Danuri Muhamad , Suistiyo Heru , Wahyono
Published: April 2024

Community users of digital technologies in  the Internet and various facilities such as social media, internet, games and various other applications provide a variety of positive and negative effects. efficiency, safety, comfort and effectiveness are positives of this technology but there are also negative impacts such as the decline of social behavior, crime and moral vulnerability. Although there have been internet ethical guidelines such as Cyber Ethics but have not been able to play a maximum role to be able to control the negative impact.  Cyber religious is a model of internet user control of amoral and criminal acts, which can be applied to various elements related to the internet world. One of the applications of cyber religious for user control internet with applications that can detect immoral behavior or crime on the internet through detection on the browser used. It's so easy for someone to access internet information resulting in Uncontrolled Internet users. This can lead to problems such as dangerous access to cysts, pornography, crime, cruelty, abnormal behavior and committing criminal acts to others. Cyber religius proccesing is check the internet access of a person, if found any indication of immorality or crime then the system will provide warning and or provide other information more useful.             This research provides various models of cyber religus achitecture  with adoptation from some research about  connection control  with internet network. Each model influences different communities access from small office (LAN), large office (MAN), Access from any country and access to the world.
Hospital Information System at Lahore Pakistan
Authors: Ujan Imran Anwar
Published: April 2024

Effective healthcare interoperability is associated with the capability of the service to offer a platform for data distribution between healthcare Professionals, process, procedures, and policies. This includes the way the health data of patient are stored and allows healthcare professionals to effectively access and interpret patientâ€™s conditions. The Survey be targeted healthcare professionals in selected hospitals of Lahore Pakistan to investigate factors affecting health care professionalâ€™s adoption of health information systems. The study factors are Behavioural Intention, Usability, Perceived usefulness, Cost Effectiveness, Facilitating Conditions, and Performance Expectancy. Some demographic information also included in it.
Digital Transformation of Business Challenges and Issues in Developing Countries
Authors: Conde Mamady Aissata , Wasiq Shafiullah
Published: April 2024

The digital transformation of business is now part of the strategic concerns and challenges of all companies in developing countries, regardless of their size: their activities, their human resources, their production processes, and their IT systems, as well as their marketing. The purpose of this digitization is to enable companies to integrate into technology, transform their economic environment, their business relationships, their working methods and their business prospects. These transformations necessarily impose new challenges on leaders, government and businesses. This study focuses on the true meaning of digital transformation, the difference between digitization, digitalization and digital transformation. In addition, we will provide some details on the challenges and issues, digital transformation of business plans and how to achieve the objective of digital transformation of businesses.
Examining the Factors Influencing The Success of Mobile Money In Afghanistan
Authors: MANSSOORI JALATKHA , IBRAHIM SALEH AL HUSSAINI ABULFATHI , ABUBAKAR IBRAHIM ADAMU
Published: April 2024

The advancement and rapid development of mobile money has created extraordinary opportunities for poor people in developing countries to help contribute in the development of the economy. Mobile money has formed an effective and efficient mechanism for the electronic transaction of money. Regardless of the remarkable improvement in the recent decades, the economy of Afghanistan has stills not improved. Citizens of the country are the poorest in the world. There is very limited accessibility to basic financial services due to the lack of e-transaction and banking services. The introduction of mobile money as an electronic transfer of money can be a partial solution to the problems being faced in Afghanistan. However, a lack of system quality, information quality and service quality assurances is an essential problem for the success and usage of mobile money which need to be improved. This research aims to determine the impact and influence of system, information, and service qualities on the use of mobile money. DeLone and McLean IS Success Model has been adapted as the theory to evaluate the success of mobile money services based on four influencing factors. Data collection through an online survey questionnaire was performed. The data has been analyzed and the finding indicate that, system quality, information quality, service quality and customer value have significant and positive impact on the success of mobile money services in Afghanistan.
MOBILE MONEY: CONCEPT AND BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH MOBILE MONEY
Authors: Al Sousi Amjad
Published: April 2024

Mobile money could be a recent innovation that gives money dealings services via transportable, as well as to the unbanked international poor. The technology has unfolded speedily within the developing world, “leapfrogging” the availability of formal banking services by finding the issues of weak institutional infrastructure and also the value structure of typical banking. Mobile money may be a technology for grouping, saving, and pocket money on a mobile phone. Mobile cash may be a common various to cash and banks as a result of a transportable signal is simple to use, safe, and use anyplace. These users can win monetary lives, magnified monetary inclusion, economic direction, and economic process. This review provides a summary of the processes and impacts of mobile cash transfers in the developing world as well as the advantages and challenges facing this new technology. Over the past decade, mobile cash services have become a current tool in some developing economies, allowing people to interact with cash digitally while they do not have formal bank accounts.
COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ADDRESSING DIGITAL DIVIDE IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Sayed Umar Sayed Mohammad Reza Yamani
Published: April 2024

The recent Covid-19 pandemic outbreak has caused a significant surge in the access and use of digital technology due to the nationwide lockdowns and social distancing norms. The surged move to digitalisation during Covid-19 pandemic is a double-edge sword. Many significant benefits, such as online activities and education, have been provided by the digital transition. However, it has likewise uncoated old bruises of digital divide that are too familiar in information, management and economics research. Covid-19 pandemic has abruptly forced students and youths to engage in online schooling, studies, other virtual social interactions. In this study we address the issues of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) access and use among urban and rural youths in Malaysia, knowledge-based economy (K-economy) and the possible implications for research and practice. We argue that despite the recent Malaysia’s digital progress, the digital divide still persists in many aspects of economy. Yet, some fragments of societies are not able to transcend their limitations of lacking technological devices and skills due to socioeconomic motives. As a result of these limitations, it susceptibly affects youth education attainments, type of jobs and income generations. Therefore, introducing appropriate ICT skills and digital literacies during their lower education will give the better opportunity to them. In summary, it ascribes the inequality factors of digital divide to their motivational and usage accesses. Malaysia need to ensure the economic and potential benefits of the emergence of digital economy. The digital economy helps forwards Malaysia to achieving sustainable and productivity growth, and greater inclusivity.
CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MOBILE APPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: LETSECURE
Authors: Jafri Azma Melia , Jamaluddin Nur'ain Zulaikha , Zulkifli Zahidah
Published: April 2024

As our world is connected through information technology, home internet users, including school students, are threatened by cyber-attacks. It leads to an increase in cybersecurity issues and cases. This proves that cybersecurity is receiving insufficient awareness. The most worrying part is when the pandemic Covid-19 outbreak occurred, more people spent their time working from home using the internet and filling their time by browsing the internet. More concern is for the people who did not have any idea how bad and dangerous cybersecurity threats could happen to them. The objective of this paper is to study the current problem and awareness on cybersecurity of secondary school students that focuses on form 4 and 5 students in Malaysia. As part of the results, LetSecure is developed, which is a mobile application that can help to spread awareness about cybersecurity and cybersecurity as a career. In order to develop this system, surveys and interviews have been conducted. The data for surveys that have been collected are from secondary school students and interviews with counselors of SMK Sungai Pusu. The methodology that is being used for this application is System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the Object Oriented. LetSecure is developed focusing on the beginners level, which are secondary students and also for people who do not have any basics on cybersecurity or advanced technology. As a conclusion, this application will give a lot of benefit for secondary school students in terms of increasing their awareness on cybersecurity and to choose cybersecurity as a career for their future.
EXPLORING THE ROLES AND LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS (CIOS)
Authors: Waheed Hussain
Published: April 2024

Chief Information Officer (CIO) plays a very important role in an organization as CIO is the IT leader who ensures effective IT employment in organizations. The aim of this study was to explore the roles and leadership behaviors of the CIO in HEIs in Malaysia. This study, which employed semi-structured one-on-one interviews, was conducted with former and current CIOs of two public universities of Malaysia. The interviews were transcribed, and the interview data were analyzed thematically. The results indicated that the main role of CIOs is managing IT infrastructure, handling HEI’s IT requirements, governance of IT in HEIs and strategic planning. It is also found that CIOs should have interpersonal skills, IT knowledge, managerial knowledge and skills and knowledge about HEIs’ requirements. Furthermore, CIOs should exhibit Transformational and Transactional leadership behaviors to be effective IT leaders.
MAKING MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY-OF-THE-FUTURE SUSTAINABLE AND RELEVANT IN THE POST-PANDEMIC AND DIGITAL ERA
Authors: Wani Bilal Ahmed , QANDAGHA SAFI  , DAHLAN ABDUL RAHMAN AHMAD
Published: April 2024

Long before the pendamic struck in 2020, digital transformation would have been a strategic goals in making future universities relevance and sustainable in the post-pandemic and digital era. In recent years, however, the progressive roll-outs that constituted the basis of these programmes have been abandoned, with universities embracing online learning and digital student services at an alarmingly fast rate. This study investigates the digitisation of teaching & learning (T&L), Research & Innovation (R&I) and Community Engagement (CE) as both an external process affected by government and worldwide trends, as well as an internal activity occuring inside educational establishments in Malaysian Current Universities (MCU). Malaysian Universities need new business models in order to remain relevant and viable. Driving factors such as technological advancement, financial assistance and market developments are forcing the higher education sector to rethink its business model. The post-pandemic, 4IR and digital changes are dynamic and complex. We use a design thinking approach in which business modelling tools such as the Environmental Map (EM), Business Model Canvas (BMC), and Value Proposition Design Canvas (VPC) are used to establish, layout, and consider different business models to humanize education for higher education institutions, as well as for other universities in Malaysia and Globally. These technologies enable Universities to create value and give value propositions and advantages to their customer segments. Finally this paper amis to establish a conceptual Malaysian University of the Future (MuotF) business model that is continuously relevance in the post-pandemic and IR4.0 era.
DATA GOVERNANCE FOR SME: SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Alsousi Amjad , Asadullah Shah
Published: April 2024

Data management is the practice of authority and supervision of data management. Data governance plays an important role in increasing data value and reducing data risks and costs. In the recent era, the interest in data governance has increased significantly, and it provides a comprehensive view of data management that can be directed to decision-makers in small and medium-sized companies. Data governance is a growing issue requiring additional research and improvement. This paper aims to bridge the gap around adopting data governance in small and medium-sized companies by building a model for adopting data governance, and after reviewing Papers We found six factors on the following: Technology Context, Organizational Context, External Task Environment Context, Technology Use, and Data Quality.
RELEVANCY OF MALAYSIAN UOTF IN THE POST-PANDEMIC AND DIGITAL ERA: BALANCED AND DIGITAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING OF THE B40 GROUP
Authors: Safi Nurulakmal Wahida , Sumaia Binti Shikh Nasir  , Dahlan Abdul Rahman Ahmad
Published: April 2024

COVID-19 crisis has further driven low-wage or poor B40 metropolitan Malaysian families into destitution. The destitution pace of these B40 metropolitan families in 2020 is higher than in 2019, with half of the families living in outright neediness. Seventy percent of these families' capacity to meet essential everyday costs had been impacted. Thirty-seven percent said that they are battling to buy sufficient nourishment for their families, while 35% cannot pay their bills on schedule. This conceptual paper is to propose an initiative or project for Malaysian Universities of the Future (UotF) to remain relevant by enhancing the well-being of the B40 group through a balanced education, community engagement, and digital platform in the office and home cleaning services based on Maqasid Shariah principles. This paper is applying the design thinking approach to develop a conceptual business model using Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Value Proposition Canvas (VPC) framework. The objectives of this project are to provide (a) a lifelong learning programme opportunity for the B40 community, (b) providing job employment, while reskilling & upskilling, empowering, and nurturing B40s as skilled workers, and entrepreneurs in cleaning services based on Maqasid Shariah principles, In this proposed project, hopefully, the B40s needs, and problems, poverty, and the unemployment rate will reduce in Malaysia.
INFORMATION SECURITY GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT SECTOR
Authors: TALIB SHUHAILI , ABDUL MUNIR RUFIZAH , ABDUL MOLOK NURUL NUHA , AHMAD MOHD RIDZUAN
Published: April 2024

Top-level management’s commitment and involvement in information security governance are essential in today’s interconnected environment. Cyber-attacks are on the rise in this post-pandemic era where organizations rely heavily on the Internet and online transactions. Without proper governance of information security initiatives, information assets could easily be exposed to various cyber threats, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizations' valuable information. Thus, we present four (4) case studies that explore the issues related to the top management of the Malaysian government in information security governance. Drawing on these case studies, we present the real challenges that top management and organizations face when it comes to driving and implementing information security in their respective public sector organizations. We found that top management constraints, resource constraints, challenges in employees’ acceptance of information security, and the organization’s culture are the major concerns surrounding the security governance and the implementation of information security initiatives in the Malaysian government. Hence, this paper proposed a few solutions to the issues.
A CONCEPTUAL CLEANSOLUTION BUSINESS MODEL: EMPOWERING LOW-INCOME B40 COMMUNITIES AS ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH HOUSEKEEPING AND SERTU CLEANING SERVICES
Authors: AMER SHARIFFUDIN NURRDINAN SERENA , WAN AHMAD SAYUTI WAN MAIZATUL AKMAL , MHD KAMIL NUR FAIZAH , YASLAM BABATAT ZAKARYA AHMED , AHMAD DAHLAN ABDUL RAHMAN
Published: April 2024

This paper discusses a conceptual business model of  housekeeping service, called CleanSolution that aims to provide property care and cleaning management services through the use of a digital platform for business operations. The platform is intended to improve connectedness between housekeeping and sertu cleaning service companies and their workers, aligned to the first, third and eighth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of no poverty (SDG1), good health and well-being (SDG3) as well as decent work, and economic development (SDG8). The critical challenge for CleanSolution is to focus on creating work opportunities for B40s and nurturing B40 cleaning entrepreneurs through sertu cleaning services that will benefit potential customers in terms of creating decent work & economic growth (SDG8) for individuals and the country. On top of that, the business provides a sustainable cleaning service including Sertu cleaning which is a Shariah compliance cleaning method for Muslim customers, through a trusted online platform as a medium of communication between customers, workers and the sertu cleaning service companies. CleanSolution is designed, tested, and established as a multi-sided platform business, after conducting surveys in understanding the problems faced by the various customer segments (CS) - customers, workers and the housekeeping & sertu cleaning service companies. Design thinking methodology has been adapted in this paper including empathising, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing. The paper outlines the creation of both a Business Model Canvas (BMC) and a Value Proposition Canvas (VPC) to guide the development and implementation of the digital platform.
On trends of criminal and legal policy for countering extremist crime in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Authors: Kalguzhinova А.М. , Amanzholova B.A. , Uаliyeva Zh.B.
Published: April 2024

To determine the current state of counteraction to this negative phenomenon, the authors conducted a comparative study of the norms of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 1997 and the Criminal  Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 2014. The study object is the effectiveness of countering extremist  crime based on the analysis of official statistics for the period 2015–2019. The study subject is the signs of  extremist crimes. On the basis of the analysis of trends and amendments made to the Criminal Code of the  Republic of Kazakhstan aimed at countering criminal extremist structures, the necessity to ensure stable criminal law prohibitions in this area is concluded. In order to develop anti-criminal measures, it is proposed to  apply an approach based on continuous monitoring of both: criminal situation and criminal law policy trends,  building appropriate criminological models using quantitative and qualitative indicators. The significance of the formation of a scientifically based forecast of extremism as a negative social and legal phenomenon,  which should be the basis for the planned activities, is separately indicated. It is noted that not all methods for analyzing time series and statistical tables make it possible to ensure the necessary accuracy of the forecast  formed.
Patient in health scale validation and self-management among Omani patients with mental health problems
Authors: Aldiabat Khaldoun M. , Alshammari Muna , Musa Mohamad , Alsrayheen Enam
Published: April 2024

The literature contains insufficient data relating to different approaches used by adults for managing their mental disorders, particularly in Oman. Most of the studies have been conducted in Western parts of the world, focusing on managing physical chronic illnesses. Therefore, this study aimed to assess adult Omani mentally ill patients' self-management behavior and to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the Partners in Health (PIH) Scale. Quantitative data were collected from 246 eligible adult participants who were diagnosed with different mental health illnesses from Oman's largest psychiatric and mental health hospital- Al Masarra Hospital. Data were collected using 12 items on the Arabic-translated PIH scale. While descriptive data analysis was used for quantitative data, content validity, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were used to measure the validity and reliability of the PIH scale, respectively. Results showed that the Arabic version of PIH is valid (I-CVI was greater than 0.79 for all items, and S-CVI was found to be higher than 0.80) and reliable (0.92); Omani mentally ill patients have moderate self-management behavior in general, but specifically, they showed a lower level of knowledge and recognition of the symptoms and management of their mental illness. However, they also showed a moderate adherence to treatment and coping with the disease. It is concluded that the Arabic valid and reliable PIH can be used to measure self-management behavior among the mentally ill Arab population. Healthcare providers in Oman are recommended to integrate health literacy, self-management assessment, and education in their clinical care.
Keywords: Partners in health; mental health; self-management; mental illness; instrumentation testing
A preliminary study of ecosmart intra venous system on patients’ comfort
Authors: Astarini Made Indra Ayu , Manungkalit Maria , Agustine Lanny , Pranjoto Hartono
Published: April 2024

Intravenous fluid therapy may cause discomfort to patients most of the time. More research and innovation are needed to develop infusion devices to provide a more comfortable feeling for patients receiving the therapy. This preliminary study analyzed the effect of economical and smart (ecosmart) infusion systems on comfort in healthy adults. The one-group post-test-only design was used in this pre-experimental investigation. A range of ages, gender, body weight, body temperature, and normal blood pressure selected participants. An independently created, valid, and reliable tool was used to measure comfort. Data analysis employed a t-test on a single sample. Fifteen nursing students are participating as sampling objects. The average comfort score for the study's participants was 11.2 (SD = 2.5967; p < 0.05). The result indicates that the participants are at ease using the ecosmart system. The respondents' sense of comfort related to the instrument showed comfort or relaxation.
Keywords: Nursing care; ecosmart; comfort; patient-centered care; hospital; fluid therapy