Essays about: "data society"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 2462 essays containing the words data society.

  1. 1. A qualitative study of foreign aid and China’s role in economic and human development in Zambia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Sue-Ellen Njekwa Ryberg; [2024-01-26]
    Keywords : Zambia; foreign aid; development; dependency; debt trap; Chinese loans;

    Abstract : The precedent of unrivaled lending in Zambia, to a great degree, and courtesy to the World Bank, has generated a normative and financial frame that puts forward economic prosperity as only being made manifest through lending in perpetuality. Zambia has in recent decades found itself in between both West and East spheres of power in terms of foreign aid and this has had an impact on its development. READ MORE

  3. 2. Holistic Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Resilience during Disasters (HACIRD) - A case study of the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Erik Kimblad; [2024]
    Keywords : Critical infrastructure; Lifeline; Resilience; Interdependencies; Earthquake; Natural hazards; Turkey; Holistic; Disaster; Framework; Assessment; Empirical; Case study; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes (7.8MW and 7.7MW) struck Turkey within nine hours, resulting in over 50,000 fatalities and significant damage to critical infrastructures (CI) which provide services essential for the functioning of society. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Environmental and Health Benefit and Cost analysis of Renewable Energy in Nigeria : A comparison between the investment in solar energy plant and hydropower plant

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Ruth Ashibuogwu; [2024]
    Keywords : Environment; Health; Solar Energy and Hydropower;

    Abstract : This study analyses the environmental and health benefits associated with the use of renewable energy sources, focusing on the costs and savings involved. The research employs a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis approach, comparing the costs associated with generating energy from a 10 megawatts solar energy power plant versus a 10 megawatt hydropower plant. READ MORE

  5. 4. Comparison between CRUD and CQRS in an event driven system

    University essay from KTH/Hälsoinformatik och logistik

    Author : Rasmus Jansson; [2024]
    Keywords : CQRS; CRUD; Event Driven Architecture; Event Sourcing; EventStoreDB; Kafka; CQRS; CRUD; Händelsedriven Arkitektur; Händelsekällor; EventStoreDB; Kafka;

    Abstract : In todays digitalised society, effective solutions to manage huge amount of data is needed. An established design pattern that are used in many systems are CRUD. To handle data in events have become more popular over the years, but CRUD is not optimised for it. A possible replacement is CQRS, it is designed with events in mind. READ MORE

  6. 5. Echoes of Democracy : Assessing Democratic Values in African Civil Society

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Signe Andersson; [2024]
    Keywords : Civil society; Democratic values; Democracy;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how the level of democratic values differs between active members of different civil society organizations. Civil society has been considered a fundamental aspect of democracy and research have highlighted that some organizational characteristics are associated with democratization and sustainable democracy. READ MORE