Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance: Volume 23 Issue 4

‘Big data’ patentometrics for R&D decision-making

Charu Verma, Pradeep Kumar Suri

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the use of big data through patentometric insights for R&D decision-making.

Local 5G services on campus premises: scenarios for a make 5G or buy 5G decision

Venkatesh Kulkarni, Jaspreet Walia, Heikki Hämmäinen, Seppo Yrjölä, Marja Matinmikko-Blue, Risto Jurva

The purpose of this paper is to build possible future scenarios for indoor connectivity in a venue such as a university campus and build alternative value network configurations…

Digital transformation with enterprise architecture for smarter cities: a qualitative research approach

Bokolo Anthony Jnr, Sobah Abbas Petersen, Markus Helfert, Hong Guo

Smart city services are supported by information and communication technologies (ICT) referred to as digital technologies which increasingly promise huge opportunities for growth…

Is COVID-19 threatening electoral democracy in Uganda? Readiness to accept “scientific voting” (electronic voting) amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Peter Dithan Ntale, Muhammed Ngoma

The purpose of this paper is to assess the readiness of Ugandans to accept electronic voting under the restrictive conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Re-defining open government data standards for smart cities’ websites: a case study of selected cities

Martin Lnenicka, Stuti Saxena

The purpose of this paper is to study the select Smart Cities of Czech and Indian counterparts and assess the extent to which open government data (OGD) standards are being…

Assessment of ICT policies for digital transformation in Colombia: technology readiness for IoT adoption in SMEs in the trading sector

Diana Teresa Parra-Sánchez, Leonardo Hernan Talero-Sarmiento, Cesar Dario Guerrero

This paper aims to assess information and communication technologies (ICT) policies for digital transformation in Colombia to determine their effectiveness in technology readiness…

Private Networks: A regular column on the information industries

Peter Curwen, Jason Whalley