{"title":"Analysing Dissenting Votes Through Electronic Justice From Online Posts to Streets: A Real Case","authors":"Lucana Estevez Mendoza, J. Cano","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734366","url":null,"abstract":"This paper brings us a vision of what dissenting votes mean in an eSociety, particularly linked to eJustice, and a real case in Spanish jurisdictional process. As soon as judicial decision has an increasing repercussion, our hyper-connected society and social networks on the Internet take a relevant influential role, giving a never before seen feedback to the Judiciary. Easy access to case law, jurisdictional texts and judicial decisions in electronic form are elements with great impact, surpassing traditional publicity. An interesting case of study related to electronic media, and particularly through social networks, has been the dissenting vote of the rape case called “The Wolfpack”, known as “La manada” in Spain, that has crossed the borders of electronic protests to the streets, with demonstrations and reactions against it, particularly from feminist movements. Our hypothesis is that dissenting vote as an eSociety conceptualization has an electronic-digital component whose easy diffusion through the Internet makes it different from the traditional concept. It changes from being an ordinary procedural mechanism within a restricted scope of decision, to opening a debate at citizenship level. It involves nuances on transparency in the digital society, and of course in the idea of Open Justice as part of Open Government initiatives. As a field experience and methodological system, we will use electronic justice ICT tools, such as web-based HJ of the Constitutional Court of Spain and others to explore these considerations analytically.","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"459 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123374363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Health Recommender Systems: A State-of-the-Art Review","authors":"Jhonny Pincay, Luis Terán, Edy Portmann","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734362","url":null,"abstract":"The use of information technologies in the health domain started decades ago, nevertheless there are still many issues that need to be addressed. Health Recommender Systems (HRSs) constitute a promising alternative when it comes to providing tools to assist doctors in the diagnosis of diseases, as well as to help patients with recommendations in regards of how to keep their wellness. This work provides insights about methods and techniques used in the design and development of HRSs, focusing on the areas or types of the recommendations these systems provide and the data representations they employ to build their knowledge base. For this effect, a number of articles published between January 2006 and August 2018, from five different scientific databases, were retrieved. After an examination and selection of publications, 249 articles were categorized by means of a classification framework which was built upon related works and the content of the studies analyzed. Furthermore, the results of the classification are presented and major findings are outlined and discussed.","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127745119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Reyes, C. Bone, Oswaldo Padilla-Almeida, Paola Ananganó, Sisa Guamán, E. Kirby, T. Toulkeridis
{"title":"Use of Multitemporal Indexes in the Identification of Forest Fires - A Case Study of Southern Chile","authors":"D. Reyes, C. Bone, Oswaldo Padilla-Almeida, Paola Ananganó, Sisa Guamán, E. Kirby, T. Toulkeridis","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734443","url":null,"abstract":"When mapping burned areas, the use of indexes such as: NDVI, NDII, SAVI, GEMI and IAQ (BAI)allow the classification of vegetation status, of which the IAQ index has been designed to clearer identification of areas affected by fires. Another alternative is the multitemporal analysis, which detects changes from one image already classified to another, corresponding to the same surface on different dates. The common denominator applies both techniques separately in order to take advantage of the characteristics of a classified image. Therefore, the current study aims to combine multi-temporality and different indexes to integrate both characteristics and facilitate the identification of burned areas. The study area is located in southern Chile with the corresponding dates from January 15 to 30,2017, where fires consumed much of the endemic forestation of the area. The methodology applied has been based on obtaining and correcting Landsat 8 satellite images prior and after the event. Following this, the different indexes have been calculated to apply the change detection. Thereafter, the results have been integrated to make a multitemporal RGB combination of the new bands where, in the red quill corresponds to the indexes before the event, the green quill to the indexes after the event and the blue quill to the multitemporal difference. As a result of the multi-temporal index combinations, the outstanding index is the SAVI-Multitemporal, which allows 93% visual discrimination of the areas affected by the fires, unlike the SAVI, BAI, GEMI, BAI indexes -Multitemporal and GEMI-Multitemporal with a percentage of discrimination of about 73.33%, 66.67%, 80%, 20% and 86.67%, respectively. Finally, we identified that 157,116,173 hectares of forest have been affected by the fires that occurred in Chile in the studied time period.","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"34 3-4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114031270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Priscila Cedillo, Jessica Camacho, Karina Campos, Alexandra Bermeo
{"title":"A Forensics Activity Logger to Extract User Activity from Mobile Devices","authors":"Priscila Cedillo, Jessica Camacho, Karina Campos, Alexandra Bermeo","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734298","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, mobile devices have become one of the most popular instruments used by a person on its regular life, mainly due to the importance of their applications. In that context, mobile devices store user's personal information and even more data, becoming a personal tracker for daily activities that provides important information about the user. Derived from this gathering of information, many tools are available to use on mobile devices, with the restrain that each tool only provides isolated information about a specific application or activity. Therefore, the present work proposes a tool that allows investigators to obtain a complete report and timeline of the activities that were performed on the device. This report incorporates the information provided by many sources into a unique set of data. Also, by means of an example, it is presented the operation of the solution, which shows the feasibility in the use of this tool and shows the way in which investigators have to apply the tool.","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"208 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124670923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai Kreos, Ermo Täks, Valentyna Tsap, Ingrid Pappel, D. Draheim
{"title":"On Facilitating Cross-Border E-Commerce Through an Automated VAT Declaration System","authors":"Kai Kreos, Ermo Täks, Valentyna Tsap, Ingrid Pappel, D. Draheim","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734347","url":null,"abstract":"While cross-border e-commerce aims at efficiency and speed, the area still faces problems that make crossing borders slow and administratively burdensome. The current paper looks into the problems cited by companies, tax boards, customers and other relevant stakeholders in VAT declarations in cross-border e-commerce and aims to solve them through creating an automated VAT declaration system in cooperation with various e-commerce platforms and aimed at non-EU small-and medium-sized enterprises. The paper defines the problems in todays system through analyzing of EU documents and interviews conducted with relevant stakeholders, and looks into the new legal VAT reform that will enable companies to declare their VAT in only one chosen EU Member State.","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124927563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Priscila Cedillo, Andrés García, Juan Diego Cárdenas-D
{"title":"Towards an Architecture for Electronic Notifications Services on the Cloud: A Model Driven Approach","authors":"Priscila Cedillo, Andrés García, Juan Diego Cárdenas-D","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734441","url":null,"abstract":"Cloud computing technology is being adopted by organizations driven by their need to reduce operational costs, and to deliver scalable and flexible services. Solutions deployed on the cloud are a great point of interest in the commercial and governmental area for e-commerce transactions. Here, electronic invoicing applications play a key role in commercial activities, being a branch of vital importance for the business activities. In order to accomplish certain tasks (e.g., collection of overdue invoices, notifications about payment plans) technological solutions have been proposed. Then, it is important to establish architectures that support developers in creating notification solutions in order to send messages about issues of interest for organizations in a proper manner. Moreover, due to the constant changes of laws, a model driven approach can help as a flexible and maintainable option for these solutions. Therefore, this paper proposes an architecture for the creation of electronic notifications, which allows a good communication between organizations and their clients. In this context, a case study is presented in order to demonstrate the instantiation of the proposed architecture in a real scenario.","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131189141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tutorial: How to Create an Ecosystem and Framework for Digital Public Sector Service Delivery","authors":"M. M. Nielsen","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734336","url":null,"abstract":"This half-day tutorial, to be delivered in English, provides a practical answer to the question: How do governments ensure a minimum level of usability in public service offers online?1 Two elements are of particular interest here: first, the tutorial focuses on usability guidelines and standards, which have emerged, in the last few years, as a directive tool with the aim of assisting governments in its implementation; second, the tutorial will streamline the governance model conceived to ensure compliance with the usability criteria as outlined in the usability guidelines. [1]-[4]","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125192504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Local E-Government Sophistication in Ecuador: The Case of the Manabí Province","authors":"G. Dias, M. Bruzza, M. Tupia","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734348","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734348","url":null,"abstract":"The present study aims to review the status of local e-government sophistication in the province of Manabi (Ecuador). Website content analysis and a three-dimensional maturity model (e-information, e-services, e-participation) are used to assess the state of maturity of the 22 cantons that compose the province. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and clustering technics are used to analyze results. The comparison of the results with previous studies in other countries allows the conclusion that there is still a significant margin for improvement in the studied cantons, namely in the dimensions related to electronic service delivery and citizen's participation. The results also show the existence of a hierarchy between the three dimensions of analysis and that different profiles of municipalities exist in what concerns the balance between those three dimensions. These last two findings are consistent with other studies that used the same methodology in other countries.","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115299968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Fuzzy Cognitive Map (FCM) as a Learning Model for Early Prognosis of Seasonal Related Virus Diseases in Tropical Regions","authors":"Enrique Peláez","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734354","url":null,"abstract":"Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs) and current developments in Machine Learning have been contributing in capturing human behaviors through data and learning models, which focus on predicting, interpreting or identifying behavioral patterns on systems and their relationships. In recent years seasonal diseases caused by vectors that transport viral pathogens in tropical regions, such as the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, have caused noticeable impacts both on public health and country's economies in Latin America. This work proposes a model for early prognosis based on FCMs for making a risk assessment of potential presence of seasonal virus-related diseases in a specific region of the Ecuadorian coast. The FCM is used as a knowledge representation strategy for the cause-effect relationships; and, learning models for gaining the identification of the underlying cause of symptoms. The model aims to improve the chances of proper prognosis of seasonal diseases, which could impact not only the prescription and correct decisions, but also the actions taken for preventing the spread of seasonal diseases.","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117146523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Keynote: Global Trade, Borders, and Technology","authors":"S. McKenna","doi":"10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2019.8734308","url":null,"abstract":"Borders demarcate boundaries between regions and serve two, often competing, goals: Facilitating the efficient trade of goods, services, and passage of individuals with minimal friction; and enforcing the policies and regulations of each region on either side of the border. The past twenty years have seen a continued increase in global trade, excepting the 2007-09 recession, and this increase has progressed through the development of policies that are increasingly favorable to cross-border trade. More recent political changes are modifying policies and challenging the minimal friction of globalization and existing border functions. Here, these challenges and the opportunities for technology to mitigate them are examined. Examples include the extension of distributed ledger technologies beyond application to digital assets to provide identifiability and security of physical assets during trans-shipment. Furthermore, AI techniques and low-cost imaging can be combined with distributed ledgers to distinguish the true physical assets from counterfeit goods along the segments of a supply chain. Other examples examine the role of machine learning and knowledge graphs in understanding human migration.","PeriodicalId":147979,"journal":{"name":"2019 Sixth International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG)","volume":"44 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120838667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}