This paper provides a framework for information assurance within collaborative design, based on a technique we call role-based viewing. Such rolebased viewing is achieved through integration of multi-resolution geometry and security models. 3D models are geometrically partitioned, and the partitioning is used to create multi-resolution mesh hierarchies. Extracting an appropriately simplified mo...

Adequate actions have to be taken to assure sustainably that all employees are sufficiently qualified for their respective working fields. To implement the principle of Life Long Learning in a company and thus enhance a process of continuous improvement, it is necessary to provide a solid base to start from. Therefore, an assistance system has been developed which supports the adequate selectio...

The present paper presents a study that seeks the antecedents of inter-agency information sharing systems adoption and the effects of using such systems on the information sharing practice among anti/counter-terrorism and disaster management agencies. Based on traditional IT acceptance theory, social exchange theory, and distributional justice perspective, the study presents a set of potential ...

2 Advanced cyber threats present a challenge to established engineering and strategic analysis processes: established processes, to facilitate cost-effective risk management.

1 1 This is an updated version of the guidelines presented to the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) at its meeting in September 2009 [CCSA, 2009]. It takes into account comments received from members of the CCSA and as well recent developments on quality. The aim of the document is to further support the work of the CCSA for enhanced quality assurance of statistica...