The IEEE ISTAS 2023 Programme incorporates three professional development workshops:
IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board Best Practices on Technological Innovation based engagement with Local Communities
14:45 – 15:45, 13 September 2023, Room: GH043
Facilitator: Miriam Cunningham, IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board; Chair, IEEE HTB Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices
Description | The IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board Best Practices Workshop will showcase lessons learnt and best practices from successful technological interventions with local communities undertaken by IEEE Special Interest Groups on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHTs) in Region 8.
Indigenous Knowledge and Information Technology
11:00 – 12:30, 13:45 – 15:15, 14 September 2023, Room: GH014
Facilitators: Jacqueline Corbett, Ransome Bawack, Sian Roderick
Description | Indigenous knowledge refers to knowledge unique to people living or evolving in a particular geographical area resulting from historical behaviors and resource-use practices in complex ecological systems in their localities. A growing global debate is how combining such knowledge with information technology (IT) can accelerate contextual development processes and contribute to building strong partnerships between communities and development institutions at local, national, and international levels.
This workshop aims to support practitioners, academics, and policy-makers by
(i) expanding knowledge on the opportunities and challenges of conducting indigenous knowledge research;
(ii) developing research and practice papers with strong contributions to the topic; and
(iii) providing feedback to authors who intend to submit their research to the Special Issue (SI) on Indigenous Knowledge and Information Technology for Sustainable Development in the Information Technology for Development Journal.
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Innovation Strategy Development and Implementation
11:00 – 12:30, 13:45 – 15:00 15 September 2023, Room: GH014
Facilitators: Roderick Thomas, Daniel Rees, Gareth Davies, Ciara Heavin
Description | Innovation strategy and implementation is crucial to the continuing success of any organisation. Strategy development refers to the systematic approach of identifying and defining an organization’s goals, objectives, and priorities. It involves analysing internal and external factors, assessing opportunities and risks, and formulating strategies to achieve desired outcomes. This process often involves considering various perspectives, gathering relevant data, and conducting thorough research to inform decision-making.
Once strategies are developed, they need to be effectively implemented to bring about the desired results. Implementation involves translating the strategic plans into actionable steps, allocating resources, assigning responsibilities, and setting timelines. It requires effective coordination and communication among individuals and teams involved in executing the strategies at local, national, and international levels.
This workshop aims to support practitioners, decision makers, policymakers, and academics by
(i) expanding knowledge emerging practices and processes involved in the development of innovation strategies and its implementation in real-world organisational settings.
(ii) developing research and practice papers with strong contributions to innovation practice
(iii) providing feedback to authors who intend to submit their research to the Special Issue on Innovation Strategy Development and Implementation in the Journal of Decision Systems.
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Practice Workshop: Innovation Strategy Development and Implementation
Paper 1: VBHC as a system has the potential to cross the Western borders: Pillars of Success in Qatar
Babiker Ibrahim Abdelfadil1, Roderick Thomas2 and Daniel Rees2
1College of Business and Economics, Qatar University
2i-Lab Research & Innovation Centre, School of Management, Swansea University, UK
Paper 2: Developing models for VBHC Implementation through public-private sector collaboration in UK & Qatar: An Interpretive Structural Modelling Approach
Daniel Rees2, Roderick Thomas2, Babiker Ibrahim Abdelfadil1, Emily Bacon2, Laurie Hughes2, Victoria Bates4, Gareth Davies2 and Yogesh Dwivedi3
1College of Business and Economics, Qatar University
2i-Lab Research & Innovation Centre, School of Management, Swansea University, UK
3School of Management
4Pfizer, UK
Paper 3: Using an Action Research Approach to Develop the Health and Social Care Component of an Innovation Strategy for Wales
Thomas James1, Dr Daniel Rees2, Dr Roderick Thomas2, Prof Gareth Davies2
1 Life Sciences & Innovation Division, Health& Social Services Group, Welsh Government, UK
2 i-Lab Research & Innovation Centre, School of Management, Swansea University UK
Paper 4: Adopting Automation in the Public Sector: An In-depth Analysis of Employee Perceptions
Edward Miller1, Joesph Doyle1, Dr Daniel Rees1, Alexandra Doherty2, Ruth Smith2
1 i-Lab Research & Innovation Centre, School of Management, Swansea University UK
2Automated services, Liberata UK
Paper 5: The Case for the Healthcare Technology Centre in a Post-Brexit Era
Dr. James Bourne1, Katie Gibbs1 and Dr. Natalie De Mello1,2
1 Swansea University Healthcare Technology Centre
2 Swansea Bay City Deal Campuses Project
Paper 6: Development of a Digital Transformation Strategy Framework for Aquaculture
Arif Anwary2, Edward Miller1, Dr Daniel Rees1, Roderick Thomas1
1 Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
2 i-Lab Research & Innovation Centre, School of Management, Swansea University UK
Paper 7: Development and Implementation of an Innovation Programme for Social Care Wales
Stephanie Griffith1, Dr Daniel Rees2, Roderick Thomas2; Gareth Davies2
1 Social Care Wales, Social Care Wales, South Gate House, Wood Street, Cardiff, UK
2 i-Lab Research & Innovation Centre, School of Management, Swansea University, UK
Paper 8: Burnout of Clinical Staff in the NHS: a pressing but under recognised and under explored problem (and opportunity) for healthcare innovation?
Dr Mick Button1, Dr Roderick Thomas2, Dr Tom Howson3, Prof Nick Rich2
1 Velindre University NHS Trust, Cardiff
2 School of Management, Swansea University UK
3 Bevan Commission
Paper 9: Recommendations for the Normalization of Ambient Assistive Living Technologies in Elderly Care
Oteng Ntsweng1, Martin Kodys2, Antoine de Marasse-Enouf3, Ong Zhi Quan1, Zhou Fang4, Hamdi Aloulou5, Sharon Tan Swee Lin1 and Mounir Mokhtari5
1Information Systems & Analytics, National University of Singapore.
2Cybersecurity, ST Engineering, Singapore
3Agence du Numerique en Sante, Paris France
4Data Science, Lazada, Singapore
5Institut Mines-Telecom, Region de Montpelier, France
Paper 10: Clinical Perspectives on AI Integration: Assessing Readiness and Training Needs Among Healthcare Practitioners
Tinotenda Masawi1, Edward Miller1, Dr Daniel Rees1, Dr Roderick Thomas1
1i-Lab Research & Innovation Centre, School of Management, Swansea University UK
Public Interest Technology (PIT) for Innovation in Global Development, Virtual Co-Located Workshop
Timing: Sydney, Australia (AEST): 20:00; London, UK (BST): 11:00; New York, USA (EDT): 06:00, 12 September
Duration: 4 Hours
Organisers: Roba Abbas, Katina Michael, Dinara Davlembayeva, Savvas Papagiannidis, Jeremy Pitt
Description | Public Interest Technology (PIT) can be defined as both a philosophy of design and development, and an outcome (e.g., product, process, procedure, policy) that entails exploiting technological potential in the interest of justice and or the public good (Abbas et al. 2021). PIT project and program examples include digital inclusion charters that seek to provide free access to information and the Internet (Basic Internet Foundation 2022), digitalised health education resources for rural communities (Holst et al. 2022; Holst et al. 2021), and the co-design of location services in the dementia context (Abbas and Michael 2022), among many other examples that advance the public interest and are highly sensitive to corresponding dangers (Abbas et al. 2022).
PIT for innovation in global development (Michael 2021) and other settings, must acknowledge the significance of context, the local community, and additional stakeholders, among other considerations. These include lived experience, collective action, accountability, professional expertise, transdisciplinarity as a change agent, the existing and potential technological landscape and the public policy setting to the design and development of democratic and open socio-technical systems (Abbas et al. 2021; Pitt et al. 2021). The corresponding projects and programs specifically require unique and diverse perspectives that endeavour to establish new and nurture existing collaborations, frameworks, models, and approaches that support contemporary challenges. This workshop welcomes empirical, theoretical, and conceptual research that furthers the emergent field of public interest technology for innovation, as it specifically applies to global development and the need for collaboration toward transdisciplinarity in addressing local, regional, national, international, and grand societal challenges.
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