SYMPOSIUM ON GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS: LOCAL LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM: GIS IN BELFAST DEREK BOND*, MARK HART** AND PAULA DEVINE Northern Ireland Regional Research Laboratory

Identifying barriers to the adoption of new technology in rural hospitals: a case report.

The purpose of this study is to identify barriers to the adoption of new technology in rural settings. Specifically, this paper focuses on identifying and overcoming barriers to the adoption of a medication error reporting system in eight rural hospitals. Prior research has generally focused on barriers to the adoption of new technology in urban areas, medical centers, or large hospitals. The l...

Learning from experience.

A four-year project to build capacity in developing and transition countries to participate effectively in the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) has resulted in a well-trained and effective team of BCH Regional Advisors, an extensive and continually improving body of training materials, and a growing number of participating countries. Throughout the project, the training and the materials have inc...

BiLAT: A Game-Based Environment for Practicing Negotiation in a Cultural Context

Negotiation skills are essential in everyday life, whether in a professional or personal context. Negotiation enables two parties to address misunderstandings and avoid conflicts through an exchange that depends as much on the interpersonal skills of the negotiators as the tactics employed. Acquiring these skills requires not only sound conceptual knowledge but also practice and mentoring. This...

Expanding A General Platform for Inquiry Learning CSCL ’ 02 Workshop : Learning Environments for Inquiry Skills

Creating a Semantic Integration System using Spatial Data

Data integration is complex often requiring much technical knowledge and expert understanding of the data and its meaning. In this paper we investigate the use of current semantic tools as an aid to data integration, and identify the need to modify these tools to meet the needs of spatial data. Illustrating the benefits of exposing the semantics of integration through creation of a demonstrator.