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Internet of smart things, a study on embedding agents and information as a service

From the article: "The term Internet of Things (IoT) is used for situations where one or more devices are connected to a network or possibly the Internet. Most studies focus on the possibilities that arise when a device is capable to share its data with other devices or humans. In this study, the focus is on the device itself and what kind of possibilities an Internet connection gives to the device and its owner or user. Also the data the device needs to participate in a smart way in the IoT are part of this study. Agent technology is the enabling technology for the ideas introduced here. A proof of concept is given, where some concepts proposed in the paper are put into practice."

Schuivende panelen in het juridische werkveld: functie- en beroepsvorming HBO-Jurist

full text via link met HU account. Met de introductie van de opleiding HBO-Rechten is begin 21ste eeuw beoogd een waaier van juridische beroepen te creëren. Dit artikel beschrijft in hoeverre dat op dit moment is gelukt. Hiertoe is onderzoek (vragenlijst en casestudy) uitgevoerd naar de functievorming voor en werkervaring en ambitie van de afgestudeerde HBO-jurist. We keken hierbij ook specifiek naar de functies en beroepen die traditioneel door academisch gevormde juristen worden vervuld. Vanuit beroepsvormingstheorieën van onder meer Mok en de onderzoeksresultaten wordt de vraag beantwoord of zich een eigenstandige functie HBO-jurist ontwikkelt (als voorloper van een eigen beroep), zoals oorspronkelijk de bedoeling was. Dat levert verrassende inzichten op. Anders dan beoogd blijkt de HBO-jurist zich met name te meten aan de academisch gevormde jurist. Dat wordt enerzijds zichtbaar doordat zij er massaal voor kiezen om door te studeren aan de universiteit. Anderzijds blijkt dat uit het feit dat de eerste crossovers zich aandienen in het bedrijfsleven, waar HBO-juristen niet meer geweerd lijken te kunnen worden uit voorheen aan academische juristen (niet-toga) voorbehouden functies. Een volwaardige HBO-juristfunctie of -beroep zien wij derhalve op korte termijn niet ontstaan.

Not dead yet – the changing significance of newspapers worldwide

Paper prepared for the Future of Journalism Conference, Cardiff, September 2011 Newspapers, particularly in the Western world, have seen paid circulation decline in the last decade. Online news is abundantly available, but at the same time newspapers – in print and online - often serve as sources for other media. Their position is definitely weaker than before, but it would be an exaggeration to write their obituary right now. In this research we track the significance of newspapers in 160 countries worldwide by calculating how many people use daily newspapers and how this changed over the last decade. We compare countries and continents, and distinguish between paid and free newspapers. Results show that newspapers are particularly significant – with more than 50% of the population reading a newspaper on a daily basis - in sixteen countries in Europe (mainly in Nordic and Western Europe) and ten countries in Asia (Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Macau and some Gulf states). Most African, Asian and South American countries show a very low penetration of newspapers. Free dailies, however, have increased the presence of newspapers in Europe and some Asian and American countries. When shifts over the years are analyzed, the decline of newspapers mainly shows in Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand although newspapers are still very well read in those areas. In Asia newspaper penetration has increased over the last decade. Latin America shows a stable penetration with population growing fast. In Africa there are only two copies of newspapers distributed per 100 inhabitants, a number that has not changed over the last decade.

A comparison of travel by western professional migrants in Hong Kong and Macau.

A comparison of travel by western professional migrants in Hong Kong and Macau.

Travel as learned behaviour: Western migrants in Hong Kong and Macau

This paper examines travel by western migrants who have moved to the Hong Kong or Macau Special Administrative Regions of China. Previous research suggests travel patterns are a form of learned behaviour. New migrants initially exhibit patterns learned from their home countries, but over time their patterns change and reflect more those of residents of their new countries as they learn and adopt new behaviours. This situation was not observed among western migrants. Instead, they exhibited patterns that were internally consistent, regardless of the migrant's origin, but different from those of the local Chinese populace. The paper argues that western migrants, who generally live in a parallel expatriate bubble to those host community, have learned travel patterns from others who also live in that bubble