Computer-Based National Information Systems: Technology and Public Policy Issues

National Technology Policy and Computer Production in Asia-Pacific Countries

Pnm-25: Nursing Information Systems: Issues and Challenges

Background: The nursing process is often considered as core of the nursing care delivery and guides the care documentation. Currently, with rapid advance in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) this process can be supported electronically. Applying information systems improves care health processes. Nursing Information Systems (NISs) deal with nursing process. Materials and Methods: E...

lnstituitional and Policy Issues in Adopting Advanced Public Transportation Systems Technology

This paper examines implementation issues associated with the Inter-modal SurfaceTransportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA). In particular, it discusses whether ISTEA ismore a truly revolutionary change in policy, or a continuation of the status quo. The articleconsiders these issues in the context of a legislation battle that did not produce clear winners andlosers, where bo...

Human Identification in Information Systems: Management Challenges and Public Policy Issues

Many information systems involve data about people. In order to reliably associate data with particular individuals, it is necessary that an effective and efficient identification scheme be established and maintained. There is remarkably little in the information technology literature concerning human identification. This paper seeks to overcome that deficiency, by undertaking a survey of human...

Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems: Technology and Policy Issues

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