Abstracts




Vyacheslav CHERKASOV

Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs


Abstract

There is a concept of civil society involvement that includes three main stages. The first stage most countries currently are undergoing is informing the citizens. The second stage – that of consulting – was reached mostly by developed and some developing counties, when the state starts listening to citizens’ opinion regarding certain projects and initiatives. The highest level implies direct involvement of civil society in decision-making, observing how the adopted decisions are performed, and an opportunity to provide recommendations while social, economic or other projects are deployed. Found at the initial stage, we are only approaching this level.

Results and achievements of Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Singapore show that the key in exercising this entire programme (e-citizen initiative) is political will. Not the level of industrial and political development, but political will, the desire to move in the right direction. Where there is a will, there is a way: with such intention in place, all other components are found close at hand.

Key words:

e-participation, e-citizen, civil society, Millennium Development Goals.



Argumentation Rationality in Modern Communication Contexts

ALEKSEEV Aleksandr Petrovich – Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Head of Philosophy Chair of Faculties of Humanities, Faculty of Philosophy of Lomonossov Moscow State University


Abstract

A human in the information epoch needs to be able to recognize and evaluate argumentation structures used in communication processes. In this context, classical ideals of argumentation articulated by Aristotle in the IV century B.C. gain new momentum. Interesting perspectives are opened by the idea of “argumentorics” defined by V.N. Bryushinkin in the beginning of the XXI century as the discipline that consolidated the possibilities of logics and rhetoric. In the environment, where verbal methods of information impacts are ever oftener used in combination with electronic images, “argumentorics” is to consistently include means required for reflexive critical perception of the latter.

Key words
Argumentation, “argumentorics”, classical ideals, information impact, reflexive critical perception


Existential Risks of the Information Age

BAYEVA Lyudmila Vladimirovna – Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Astrakhan State University


Modern human feels ever greater influence of the developing electronic culture that absorbs the most important spheres of his existence: communication, education, creation work, games, etc. The article considers basic existential problems of a personality that are transforming under influence of virtualization and technologization factors. It is substantiated that the electronic status of a human forms new possibilities and risks in terms of ontology, values and ethics, leads to new forms of freedom, needs and necessity’s dependences.

Key words: electronic culture, values, existence, virtualization, ethics


Mass Communication and Digital Divide in Russia

KURYAVSKY Alexey Yuryevich - Postgraduate Student, Lomonosov Moscow State University


Abstracts

The research analyzes the influence of the mass communication on the peculiarities of information consumption of Russians. It is stated that the implementation of Internet does not enhance the diversity of information but, on the contrary, leads to unification of information flows. Through the analysis of the factors influencing the distribution of non-terrestrial television in Russia the author comes to the conclusion that the emergence of this new mass medium contributes to the aggravation of social stratification.

Key words: mass media, information consumption, digital divide, disintegration.


New Step in Establishing the "Information Society": Reviewing Practices of Unified Multi-Purpose Electronic ID Implementation

SHVETSOV Alexander Nikolaevich

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor

Deputy Director of the Institute for Systems Analysis, Russian Academy of Sciences


The implementation of the unified multi-purpose electronic ID may not only be compared with any other direction of the informational society development by scope, cost and complexity but may easily overcome them. The card was initially supposed to be a kind of access key to electronic state and municipal services. Later its purpose went beyond the area of addressing solely to the government e-services and was extended for receiving a wider access to various services that come along with life in the informational society. The author gives his estimations of the intents and implementation of the Unified Multi-Purpose Electronic ID Implementation project.

Key words: information society, uniform electronic card, regions.


Internet of Things

ALGULIEV Rasim
Corresponding Member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences,
Doctor of Engineering,
Professor,
Director of the Institute of Information Technology of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

MAKHMUDOV Rasim
Senior Research Associate of the Institute of Information Technology of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

The article researches perspectives and issues of the Internet of Things. The other area of interest covered in the article includes measures taken by international organizations and leading countries to implement this concept. The article shows economic benefits of applying Internet of Things in various areas, describes issues to be resolved to successfully deploy this concept, including addressing standardization and security issues.

Key words:

Internet of Things, RFID technologies, radiofrequency identification, IPv6


Building an Energy Efficiency Information and Analytical System

EFREMOVA Lidia Ivanovna, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Assistant Professor, Chair of Information Systems in Economics and Management, Economic Faculty of Ogarev Mordovia State University


Abstract

The article describes creation of an energy efficiency information and analytical system at the municipal level. It specifies purposes of system development, describes four main information arrays that are included in the information database of the system, general-system and functional requirements, information processing stages. The article presents general concept of the information and analytical system. The author refers to the most widespread automated information systems operating in energy efficiency area.

Key words: information and analytical system, database, energy efficiency, information array, automated information system.


An Approach to Creating Knowledge Base of Memorial Signs, Monuments and Memorials on the Tambov Land



NEMTINOV Vladimir Alekseevich – Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Head of Chair of Automated Design of Technological Equipment, Tambov State Technical University

GORELOV Aleksandr Alekseevich – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Chair of Applied Geometry and Computer Graphics, Tambov State Technical University

OSTROZHKOV Pavel Alekseevich – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Chair of Applied Geometry and Computer Graphics, Tambov State Technical University

MANAENKOV Anton Mikhaylovich – Graduate Student, Chair of Automated Design of Technological Equipment, Tambov State Technical University

MOROZOV Vyacheslav Vladimirovich – Graduate Student, Chair of Automated Design of Technological Equipment, Tambov State Technical University


Abstract: The research deals with developing and enabling remote access to the knowledge base of 60 Tambov memorial signs, monuments and memorials. An approach based on comprehensive use of various software environments for simulating heritage sites is suggested for creating the knowledge base.

The core software environment is geo information system (GIS) that serves the main purpose of building virtual imagery. The approach advantage consists in using three information areas for data presentation. User screen is split in three information fields, each of which presents its own data type: 2D (3D) models of city plan supporting GIS layers functions; model or a set of photographs presented as a slide show of certain heritage sites; text info about the site in question.

The three information areas are laid out using frames supported by any Internet browser. With frames used, users can manually adjust sizes of information areas enlarging the one he / she is interested in at the moment.

Key words: knowledge base, memorial signs, monuments and memorials.

© Информационное общество, 2013 вып. 3, с. 65-67.