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17
Jun
2008

Attitudes toward ICT of Law Enforcement Officers: A Case of the Royal Malaysia Police

Communications of the IBIMA
One of the primary characteristics of policing of the next century will be the proliferation of technology as an important component of law enforcement. The successful law enforcer or policeman of the future will be marked by an ability to incorporate and directly apply a…
16
Jun
2008

COPnets: Cooperative Internet Security Systems

Communications of the IBIMA
In this paper we introduce the concept of COPnets. A COPnet refers to a network of security systems (agents) that cooperate to form a collaborative defence system. COPnets give answer to the growing complexity and sophistication of attacks, like DDOS and other botnets. In a…
15
Jun
2008

Nigeria’s Economic Growth: Emphasizing the Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Transfer of Technology

Communications of the IBIMA
The growth and development of Africa and indeed Nigeria’s economy depends largely on foreign direct investment (FDI), which has been described as the major carrier for transfer of new scientific knowledge and related technological innovations. The need to step up Nigeria’s industrialization process and growth,…
14
Jun
2008

Mobile Phones: The Intersection of Technology, Policy and Social Issues

Communications of the IBIMA
In recent years, we have seen an explosion of mobile phone use, with an estimated 3.3 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide.  Among this number a significant portion of users are children.  This is a group that has embraced mobile phone technology more than any other.…
13
Jun
2008

Towards an Educational Model for the Knowledge Economy

Communications of the IBIMA
The rapid transformation of the modern economies reveals the significance of knowledge, innovation and technology for economic growth. In Europe, the Lisbon Strategy set the very ambitious goal to “become the more competitive knowledge economy in the world by 2010” Besides public policies, the development…
12
Jun
2008

A Traffic Advisory System for Islamabad

Communications of the IBIMA
Traffic congestion is an increasing problem in urban environments. As cities develop, more traffic is featuring on the roads.  However, adequate and timely measures are required in terms of infrastructure development to facilitate smooth flow of traffic.  In this research we have designed and implemented…
11
Jun
2008

The Psychological Impact of Advertising on the Customer Behavior

Communications of the IBIMA
Advertising plays a major role in modern life. It shapes the attitudes of the society and the individual and inevitably influences customer behaviour. The customer has to contend with a huge amount of information and be able to make a choice, draw conclusions and make…
10
Jun
2008

Multimedia Broadcasting System: An Implementation of GRUM With Recommended Technical Improvements for GRUM Communication Models

Communications of the IBIMA
Multimedia Broadcasting System (MBS) is a distributed media software system that provides reliable broadcasting services using GRUM over the Internet. The proposed Multimedia Broadcasting System ensures that all media files broadcasted by the sender will be received by the receivers through copper-based public switching network…
09
Jun
2008

Investigating the Optimal Number of Attributes to Manage Knowledge Performances

Communications of the IBIMA
Rules are the most important element in knowledge extraction. The performance or strength of rules will determine how good a model is.  Higher accuracy implies that a model is good and vise versa.    However, the strength of rules depends on the attributes.  The number of…
08
Jun
2008

As a Human Factor, the Attitude of Healthcare Practitioners is the Primary Step for the e-Health: First Outcome of an Ongoing Study in Morocco

Communications of the IBIMA
In the healthcare area, information and communication technologies (ICT) cannot improve performance of the involved stakeholders if they aren’t completely accepted and used. The resistance to end-user ICT by professionals in this area is a well-known matter. To help raise their acceptance in Morocco, we…