Search for dissertations about: "Smartness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word Smartness.

  1. 1. In the age of IoT : exploring public sector smartness

    Author : Ott Velsberg; Katrin Jonsson; Ulrika H. Westergren; Ulf Melin; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Internet of Things; Smartness; Public sector; data- och systemvetenskap; computer and systems sciences;

    Abstract : Smartness, which is emerging as a desirable attribute of governments, cities, and communities, has received heightened attention from researchers and practitioners. Smartness is a technology-centric view in which it is postulated that the public sector can become more resilient by adopting emergent technologies that improve efficiency, equality, citizen-centricity, transparency, collaboration, and security, thereby shaping the public sector to meet new demands and expectations. READ MORE

  2. 2. Becoming a smart student. The construction and contestation of smartness in a Danish primary school: PhD dissertation

    Author : Ulla Lundqvist; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : When teachers and students interact in everyday academic activities, some students are ascribed social roles as “smart”, which lead other students to contest these roles. Such struggles around what it means to be smart and which students come to be viewed as smart are a pertinent problem for students, teachers and educational scholars, because they create social inequities in schools. READ MORE

  3. 3. Monitoring of a Timber Footbridge

    Author : Niclas Björngrim; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träproduktutveckling; Wood Products Engineering;

    Abstract : Alvsbacka Bridge was erected in the summer of 2011. During the planningof the construction researchers from LTU and SP Tr¨a designed ahealth monitoring system that constantly measures different parameterson the bridge. READ MORE

  4. 4. Interactive Textile Structures : Creating Multifunctional Textiles based on Smart Materials

    Author : Lena Berglin; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; textile actuators; conductive textiles; smart textiles; textile design; textile engineering; textile sensors; Design; Textiles and Fashion General ; Textil och mode generell ;

    Abstract : Textiles of today are materials with applications in almost all our activities. We wear clothes all the time and we are surrounded with textiles in almost all our environments. The integration of multifunctional values in such a common material has become a special area of interest in recent years. READ MORE

  5. 5. Interactive Textile Structures

    Author : Lena Berglin; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Textile Design; Smart Textile; Conductive Textiles; Textile Engineering; Textile Sensors; Textile Actuators;

    Abstract : Textiles of today are materials with applications in almost all our activities. We wear clothes all the time and we are surrounded with textiles in almost all our environments. The integration of multifunctional values in such a common material has become a special area of interest in recent years. READ MORE