Alta van der Merwe, PhD
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Title: Society 5.0 and Information Systems
Abstract:
We live in exciting times that present us with numerous new innovations and opportunities. However, as a society we also face many challenges, such as global warming and unequal resource distribution. In this era of challenges and opportunities, Japan has introduced a new concept, Society 5.0, which refers to a society that, ‘through the high degree of merging between cyberspace and physical space, will be able to balance economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by providing goods and services that granularly address manifold latent needs regardless of locale, age, sex, or language’ (Deguchi et al 2020). In this keynote the focus is on Society 5.0 and the question that will be brainstorm is: What will be different in Society 5.0 and how will it impact our teaching in Information Systems?
References:
Deguchi, A., Hirai, C., Matsuoka, H., Nakano, T., Oshima, K., Tai, M., & Tani, S. (2020). What is society 5.0. Society, 5, 1-23.
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Title: Society 5.0 and Information Systems
Abstract:
We live in exciting times that present us with numerous new innovations and opportunities. However, as a society we also face many challenges, such as global warming and unequal resource distribution. In this era of challenges and opportunities, Japan has introduced a new concept, Society 5.0, which refers to a society that, ‘through the high degree of merging between cyberspace and physical space, will be able to balance economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by providing goods and services that granularly address manifold latent needs regardless of locale, age, sex, or language’ (Deguchi et al 2020). In this keynote the focus is on Society 5.0 and the question that will be brainstorm is: What will be different in Society 5.0 and how will it impact our teaching in Information Systems?References:
Deguchi, A., Hirai, C., Matsuoka, H., Nakano, T., Oshima, K., Tai, M., & Tani, S. (2020). What is society 5.0. Society, 5, 1-23.
Maria Raffai, PhD
IFIP Honorary Secretary (2010-2013) and Councilor (2016-2019)
Széchenyi István University, Hungary
Maria Raffai is a professor of the Széchenyi István University (Hungary, Gyõr). She is an expert in information modeling, IS engineering methodology, in business process re-engineering improvement so far as in operation research and decision making. She has developed a wide and successfully used BPR (Business Process Re-engineering) methodology adapted for the Central and Eastern European business cultures. The methodology is copyrighted under No. 99220002T. As an acknowledged expert in information science she took part on several conferences, published papers and books. She obtained her Doctoral and PhD Degree in the field of Enterprise Requirements Planning and Business Information Systems. Beside fulfilling her educational duties she is playing very active role in scientific and professional public appearance: she is the founder and still now the chair of the Scientific and Educational Forum for Business Information Systems (SEFBIS), the chief editor of SEFBIS Journal, the former vice president of John von Neumann Computer Society (2000-2006), former honorary secretary (2010-2013) and councillor of IFIP (2016-2019), vice chair of the Enterprise Information Systems Working Group (WG 8.9), member/chair of several International Program Committees (e.g. IRMA, ISBIS, OGIK, SM, IDIMT, CONFENIS conferences). In recognition of her professional activity she was awarded by the "John von Neumann Award” (1999), two Publication Awards (2000, 2001), “Master Professor Medal” (2003), she became “IT Professor of the Year” in 2005, received an Award for activity performed in the filed of Information Science (2006), “IFIP Internal Service Award” (2010), acknowledgement for results achieved in education and developing talents (2013), Oeuvre-Award for the lifelong, committed activity and results (2020). More information about her professional activity: http://raffa6.wixsite.com/mariaraffai.
Title: Conference Series: CONFENIS--A Success Story of Enterprise Information System Events
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Abstract:
Conference Series: CONFENIS
A Success Story of Enterprise Information System Events
Mária Raffai – A Min Tjoa – Li Da Xu
Officers of IFIP WG 8.9 EIS Special Interest Group
At the beginning of 21st Century the Chinese professionals recognized the need for a professional community that internationally undertakes all the tasks and responsibilities of developing and applying Enterprise Information Systems. The first idea had come up to the surface in 2004 at the ICIIP Business Intelligence and Intelligent Enterprise Computing Workshop held in Beijing (China), where the participating experts on ERPs discussed the aims of an international community and decided to launch a new special interest group. Weighted up many opportunities, they found that the International Federation on Information Processing Association (IFIP) would be the best frame and even the Information Systems Committee would be the appropriate umbrella to support the required needs. The colleagues entrusted professor Li Da Xu with submitting the decision of establishing a new Working Group towards the IFIP TC8 Board. In 2005 at the 36th TC8 Business Meeting in Guimaraes (Portugal) professor Li Da Xu (Old Dominion University, USA) presented the proposal to start a new Working Group on Enterprise Information System (EIS). After a painstaking discussion the TC8 Board’s members decided to postpone the decision and left it open for the next TC8 meeting in autumn 2006. The main acceptance condition of establishing the new WG was the expectation to organize a successful international conference in the relevant topic.
The first conference was transacted in April in Vienna by A Min Tjoa, who reported at the regular annual TC8 meeting in 2006 (Santiago de Chile) that the first edition of CONFENIS was well attended with more than 80 participants. After this the aims and scopes were defined and the new Working Group of IFIP designated its board, the TC8 leadership made the decision and its Board voted and unanimously approved the establishment of the WG 8.9. The members of the WG 8.9 make studies of technical, organizational and social aspects of EIS with emphasis of the business impacts, the efficiency and the implications of the new technology. A new conference series, named CONFENIS was launched and after a 15 Years period we can announce that with great success 😊! The conferences were held in four continents, the papers were published in different books, proceedings and professional journals. It is a great pleasure for the WG 8.9 founders and officers that the CONFENIS conference has been keeping going on also in the difficult period of COVID pandemic, and now we are able to organize Confenis conference at least on-line.
On behalf of the founders, supporters and even of the leadership of WG 8.9 Working Group herewith we would like to express our thanks to the host Institutes, the supporters and all the colleagues who are taking part in organizing of our conference!
IFIP Honorary Secretary (2010-2013) and Councilor (2016-2019)
Széchenyi István University, Hungary
Maria Raffai is a professor of the Széchenyi István University (Hungary, Gyõr). She is an expert in information modeling, IS engineering methodology, in business process re-engineering improvement so far as in operation research and decision making. She has developed a wide and successfully used BPR (Business Process Re-engineering) methodology adapted for the Central and Eastern European business cultures. The methodology is copyrighted under No. 99220002T. As an acknowledged expert in information science she took part on several conferences, published papers and books. She obtained her Doctoral and PhD Degree in the field of Enterprise Requirements Planning and Business Information Systems. Beside fulfilling her educational duties she is playing very active role in scientific and professional public appearance: she is the founder and still now the chair of the Scientific and Educational Forum for Business Information Systems (SEFBIS), the chief editor of SEFBIS Journal, the former vice president of John von Neumann Computer Society (2000-2006), former honorary secretary (2010-2013) and councillor of IFIP (2016-2019), vice chair of the Enterprise Information Systems Working Group (WG 8.9), member/chair of several International Program Committees (e.g. IRMA, ISBIS, OGIK, SM, IDIMT, CONFENIS conferences). In recognition of her professional activity she was awarded by the "John von Neumann Award” (1999), two Publication Awards (2000, 2001), “Master Professor Medal” (2003), she became “IT Professor of the Year” in 2005, received an Award for activity performed in the filed of Information Science (2006), “IFIP Internal Service Award” (2010), acknowledgement for results achieved in education and developing talents (2013), Oeuvre-Award for the lifelong, committed activity and results (2020). More information about her professional activity: http://raffa6.wixsite.com/mariaraffai.
Title: Conference Series: CONFENIS--A Success Story of Enterprise Information System Events
Download: PDF Version; PPSX Version
Abstract:
Conference Series: CONFENISA Success Story of Enterprise Information System Events
Mária Raffai – A Min Tjoa – Li Da Xu
Officers of IFIP WG 8.9 EIS Special Interest Group At the beginning of 21st Century the Chinese professionals recognized the need for a professional community that internationally undertakes all the tasks and responsibilities of developing and applying Enterprise Information Systems. The first idea had come up to the surface in 2004 at the ICIIP Business Intelligence and Intelligent Enterprise Computing Workshop held in Beijing (China), where the participating experts on ERPs discussed the aims of an international community and decided to launch a new special interest group. Weighted up many opportunities, they found that the International Federation on Information Processing Association (IFIP) would be the best frame and even the Information Systems Committee would be the appropriate umbrella to support the required needs. The colleagues entrusted professor Li Da Xu with submitting the decision of establishing a new Working Group towards the IFIP TC8 Board. In 2005 at the 36th TC8 Business Meeting in Guimaraes (Portugal) professor Li Da Xu (Old Dominion University, USA) presented the proposal to start a new Working Group on Enterprise Information System (EIS). After a painstaking discussion the TC8 Board’s members decided to postpone the decision and left it open for the next TC8 meeting in autumn 2006. The main acceptance condition of establishing the new WG was the expectation to organize a successful international conference in the relevant topic.
The first conference was transacted in April in Vienna by A Min Tjoa, who reported at the regular annual TC8 meeting in 2006 (Santiago de Chile) that the first edition of CONFENIS was well attended with more than 80 participants. After this the aims and scopes were defined and the new Working Group of IFIP designated its board, the TC8 leadership made the decision and its Board voted and unanimously approved the establishment of the WG 8.9. The members of the WG 8.9 make studies of technical, organizational and social aspects of EIS with emphasis of the business impacts, the efficiency and the implications of the new technology. A new conference series, named CONFENIS was launched and after a 15 Years period we can announce that with great success 😊! The conferences were held in four continents, the papers were published in different books, proceedings and professional journals. It is a great pleasure for the WG 8.9 founders and officers that the CONFENIS conference has been keeping going on also in the difficult period of COVID pandemic, and now we are able to organize Confenis conference at least on-line.
On behalf of the founders, supporters and even of the leadership of WG 8.9 Working Group herewith we would like to express our thanks to the host Institutes, the supporters and all the colleagues who are taking part in organizing of our conference!