Introducing a PFI Business into Local Government

The Context of Introducing IT/IS-Based Innovation into Local Government in Colombia

This paper examines the dynamics of introducing IT/IS into local municipalities in Colombia. It addresses the factors that drive the introduction of geographical information systems into public organizations. The analysis is based on data generated from documents and direct interviews in two local municipalities. The findings indicate that technological innovations are introduced by middle mana...

Impact of introducing neurology into a local hospital in Andalusia

Impact of introducing neurology into a local hospital in Andalusia.

INTRODUCTION The stroke mortality rate in Andalusia is twice that of other autonomous communities. This could be associated with the absence of neurologists in most local hospitals in this community, unlike in the rest of Spain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of incorporating a neurologist to evaluate and monitor stroke patients in a local hospital in Andalusia. METHOD...

Introducing Business Method Patents into the Is Curriculum

Business method patents are a viable strategic weapon when used to protect intellectual property. At the same time, studies have shown that coverage of intellectual property in the IS curriculum is lacking. This paper suggests the use of a research assignment in IS courses that can help students understand the use of patents as a competitive strategy. Background material is provided for instruc...

Introducing Configurability into Scenario-Based Specification of Business Processes

Process model configuration is an approach to model highly similar variants of a process. In a configurable process model, events can be hidden or blocked to characterize variants. However, it may be difficult to model large processes consisting of many interacting units. To this end, one may use scenario-based specification, specifying the process in comprehensible, reoccurring parts that desc...