Formation of Digital Skills of Personnel in the Cooperative Sector of the Economy in the Face of New Challenges

Industry 4.0 is the central topic of numerous publications by foreign and Russian scientists, most of which are conceptual in nature. The current labor market requires the formation of new competencies and skills demanded in the digital economy. Digital reality dictates the need to develop new competencies—digital skills. Knowledge of computer technology, the use of software, and programming have become essential. For most organizations worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization and adoption of digital ways of working. The development of new forms of employment (remote and combined) using digital technology will contribute to positive changes in the labor market. Based on these trends in the digital transformation of current society, the research aims to examine the digital skills of employees in the cooperative sector of the economy and their demand in the labor market in the context of Industry 4.0. The authors use descriptive statistical methods to process official data from the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation and the Higher School of Economics. The research indicates that the transformation of the labor market and forms of employment requires the development of new competencies demanded in Industry 4.0. In the digital economy, employment opportunities increasingly depend on a person's digital skills and competencies. This paper is one of the first comprehensive studies of the changing labor conditions, working environment, and the emergence of new competencies in Industry 4.0. This research contributes to the problem of studying digital skills as a component of human capital and can be the basis for further research in this subject area. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Uses of Social Media and Computer Technologies for Guest Satisfaction and Recommendation Analysis using Machine Learning in Hotels Industries

Guest loyalty has great effect on their satisfaction as well as it helps to increase the efficiency, and it leads to improved profit and sale of hotel and create positive impact on customers. Loyalty is a long-Term commitment which helps to stand the business in market for a long time and make business successful. Hospitality industry is the one of the fastest and largest job generating and revenue generating industry in among all sectors. In hospitality industry, employees come with the contact with guest either in front of the house (Front Office F and B service) or back of the house (Food Production Housekeeping) and perform their duties in the best professional way. Customer satisfaction is one of the important objectives to sustain the guest loyalty for repetition. In this research primary data was collected and it belongs to empirical research. Data were collected from the UttrakahndGarhwal region and the major cities covered are Mansoori, Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar. The findings of this study are how customer retention/loyalty relates to the recommendation to the others in addition with the overall outlets performance. The study defines the impact of the overall behavioral variables related to F and B outlets in relation to the satisfaction. The research was conducted with the help of online offline filled questionnaires with the population size of 110. The population covered the regular travelers who have visited any of the Hotels and stayed at least for one night. The data was analyzed by using correlation, ANOVAs and T-Test. The study has reflected the Gap in constraint of the data collection and the COVID-19 Government guidelines. © 2022 IEEE.

Cybersecurity Concerns Under COVID-19: Representations on Increasing Digital Literacy in Higher Education

The COVID-19 brought several new challenges for the students and lecturers, particularly in higher education. The conventional physical classroom was almost instantly pushed into a new environment: a remote session class. And this lecturing paradigm shift occurred, necessarily, in a short period of time. The lecturing players suffered the pressure of using different learning tools and methodologies while exposing themselves to, in most part of cases, unexpected cybersecurity threats. The purpose of this article is to clarify all the new menaces that arose during this period. Also, to understand the level of exposure and impacts on the lecturer and student to this quick but necessary paradigm shift. Methodologically: two focus groups were undertook to capture representations of students about uses of computer technology;differences in exposure to threats before and during the pandemic and impacts on society;student's needs regarding the topic and suggestions about strategies for increasing overall knowledge about it. Answers were treated recurring to software webQDA®—Qualitative Data Analysis Software for analysis of qualitative data. Results depict the exposure to cybersecurity issues and some level of knowledge about them, inducing preventive practices when using informatics technology. Sense of increasing insecurity in society is associated with the statement of increasing activity regarding cybercrime, giving way to the assumption of the need of awareness and knowledge of general public regarding this issues, and rise suggestions on teaching approaches directed to the subject. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Design and Implementation of Smart Air Catering Distribution System under Tourism Contactless Scenes

The development and progress of computer technology has profoundly changed the way people understand and adapt to the world. With the increasing maturity of computer technology, both people's production and life enjoy the improvement of quality, efficiency and convenience brought by the development and progress of computer technology. The global outbreak of COVID-19 in 2019 further highlighted the importance of R&D and application of computer technology in contactless scenarios. This paper attempts to put forward the concept of Intelligent Air Catering Distribution System, innovation realize the optimization and upgrading of the distribution system in the contactless catering scenes. It has practical significance for restoring residents' normal life, ensuring public health safety, promoting the recovery and transformation of tourism, catering, hotel and other service industries, and promoting employment. At the same time, it can be further extended to many other contactless distribution scenarios in production and life services. © 2022 IEEE.

Online Peer Feedback and Critical Thinking Skills: An Investigation from Students' Perspectives in a Private University in Vietnam

The prevalence of computer technologies has grown the perception of online peer feedback as an effective instrument for developing critical thinking abilities in higher education generally, and ESL classrooms specifically, as a tool for improving critical thinking abilities. The efficiency of this activity was most clearly proved during the Covid 19 pandemic when educational systems around the world were pushed to transition from traditional courses to online learning. The current study looked into how Vietnamese students perceived online peer feedback and its connection to critical thinking abilities. A mixed-methods strategy was adopted in this project, which integrated both quantitative and qualitative techniques. The perspectives of 91 students enrolled in an English General Preparation Course at a private university in Vietnam on online peer feedback were effectively communicated through quantitative surveys for objective data, followed by qualitative interviews with three English lecturers and six students for in-depth information about their experiences. This study demonstrated that offering online peer feedback to students enables them to enhance their critical thinking skills, notably in examining one another's work and, as a result, proposing a viable solution. However, to ensure that students are able to reap the benefits of online peer feedback and get more active in such a practical activity, instructors must provide explicit guidance. © 2022 IEEE.

Digitization of Accounting: The Premise of the Paradigm Shift of Role of the Professional Accountant

The current pandemic crisis has led to a paradigm shift in the economy. Expressions such as digital transformation and digitalization of business are common in the communication channels of economic entities, which want to benefit from the advantages of information technology (artificial intelligence, software robots, and blockchain) to streamline their business. The aim of this research is to highlight the impact of the digitalization of accounting on the business environment, the work style, and the role of professional accountants: the paradigm shift. The study is based on theoretical research as well as empirical research based on a questionnaire applied in economic entities, and respondents are both decision makers and professional accountants. The results obtained by the statistical analysis of the questionnaire (Chi-square, Crosstabulation, Friedman test) suggest that digitization is more than a conventional change, being equally about technology and people. The orientation towards digitalization implies, in addition to a well-organized implementation plan, a change in the mentalities of the human factor corroborated with the evolution of the organizational culture of economic entities. At the same time, we are witnessing a change in the accounting paradigm, and the role of professional accountants is evolving from “transaction logger” to analyst and consultant for entrepreneurs. Research confirms that the digitalization of accounting is proving to be not only a modern solution, imposed by technological progress, but also timely, necessary, and even mandatory given the difficulty of anticipating the economic and social context due to the pandemic crisis. This study stands out both because of the innovative character of the approached subject, the digitalization of accounting, which represents a concept in full expansion, and because of its practical utility. This is proven by the analyses performed and the conclusions drawn in the context of an economic environment that is constantly looking for solutions. All operations can be moved to a controlled and accessible digital environment that can be accessed from any location.

Digital Ecosystem Model for the Initial Education of Children with Psychomotor Deficit

In this paper we review the change that the educational and child rehabilitation system of children with psychomotor deficits has had to further adapt due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, explaining the importance of early care with the support of computer technologies. Because of the health emergency, many patients with a motor disability couldn't assist to the places that provided therapy services of various kinds, joined to the fact that therapists also had to avoid crowds in their rehabilitation centers and thus not spread the virus in this population so vulnerable. A solution is shown creating a digital ecosystem that allows interaction between all the actors in the process, such as children, parents or guardians, therapists, doctors, and specialists, and also some related works are mentioned that offer a broader perspective of the scope that this technological approach has been generating. The proposed solution is tested in a study case at the APPAC Association incorporating an agile methodology approach disclosing important results with the use of technologies and to work on in the future. © 2021 IEEE.

An Investigation of Malaysian Secondary School Teachers and Students' Perspectives towards Computer Technology in Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic

The present study aims at investigating the perspectives of Malaysian secondary school teachers and students towards computer technology in education during the Covid-19 Pandemic. A questionnaire adapted from Christensen and Knezek (1998) was used as a data collection instrument in this study. The participants included 49 secondary school teachers, 63 student teachers and 125 secondary school students. The main result of the study indicates that teachers have the most positive perspectives towards computers than that of student teachers and senior high school students. In contrast, senior high school students do not have positive perspectives towards the use of computer technology. In addition, they have different perspectives concerning different constructs including enthusiasm, email, vocation, aversion and enjoyment. The results of this research offer an understanding of Malaysian secondary school teachers' and students' perspectives to computer technology in education. Therefore, it can help promulgate computer usage in secondary education. In addition, the findings will inform policy-makers and stakeholders of secondary schools to prepare particular strategies for diverse targeted groups to enhance computer applications.

Facial Recognition using the OpenCV Libraries of Python for the Pictures of Human Faces Wearing Face Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this research paper, we are going to see the profound scientific use of computer technology applied in the fields of AI and Machine Learning primarily focused on Image Processing and Pattern recognition. Techniques such as ours are widely used to recognize real life objects including human faces etc. Thus, using such techniques, we can recognize a person from pictures. Using face recognition modules from python's huge collection of libraries, we are able to train the model to recognize people while wearing masks. Since when masks are worn, half of the facial features are lost, therefore developing a technique to recognize faces in such way is crucial. This specific technology of face detection is used in biometrics, video surveillance, etc. Therefore it's at utmost importance to increase the security as well as efficiency whilst making the recognition faster. © 2021 IEEE.

Digital Ecosystem for Children’s Rehabilitation with Psychomotor Deficit

Introduction. In this paper we review the change that the psychomotor deficit’s children rehabilitation system has had to further adapt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining the importance of early care with the support of computer technologies. Because of the health emergency, many patients with a motor disability couldn’t assist to the places that provided therapy services of various kinds, joined to the fact that therapists also had to avoid crowds in their rehabilitation centers and thus not spread the virus in this vulnerable population. Methodology. The approach used is a mixed approach, with children of 0 to 5 years old diagnosed with psychomotor deficit due to a development disorder which are coursing initial education as the objects of study. The instruments used have been observation with action research. Results. A solution is shown creating a digital ecosystem model that inserts Scrum agile methodology for the children’s rehabilitation process, that allows interaction between all the actors in the process, such as children, parents or guardians, therapists, doctors, and specialists. Some related works are mentioned that offer a broader perspective of the scope that this technological approach has been generating. The proposed solution is tested in a study case at the APPAC Association. Discussion-Conclusion. The proposed model needs a lot of iterations to consider his value and get more detailed information about user experience and the perceived benefits at psychomotor deficit. It discloses important results with technologies’ use to work in the future. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Scale-Up Study Protocol of the Implementation of a Mobile Health SBIRT Approach for Alcohol Use Reduction in Mozambique.

BACKGROUND: Hazardous drinking imposes a major public health burden worldwide, especially in low-income countries such as Mozambique. Implementation of the Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) approach to address problem drinking is recommended. However, evidence regarding the best strategies to implement SBIRT at scale is needed. METHODS: Guided by the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance model, the authors will conduct a 2-year, cluster-randomized, hybrid type-2 implementation-effectiveness trial in 12 districts in Mozambique evaluating implementation, clinical effectiveness, outcomes, and cost. Eight districts will be randomly assigned to a mobile application-based health SBIRT condition and four to SBIRT-Conventional Training and Supervision. Interventions will be delivered by clinic-based community health workers. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research will guide the authors' mixed-methods assessments throughout the study. RESULTS: The study arm showing better cost-effectiveness will be scaled up in the other arms' districts. During this 12-month scale-up phase, Ministry of Health personnel will be charged with providing training, clinical activities, and supervision in all 12 districts without research team support. The SBIRT scale-up phase is critical to identify facilitators and barriers for tracking internal and external factors in clinics that continue using the superior arm and those that switch to it. NEXT STEPS: In a multistep process with stakeholders from multiple sectors, outcomes and lessons learned from this study will inform the development of an implementation tool kit to guide SBIRT scale-up of community services addressing hazardous drinking in other low- and middle-income countries and low-resource settings in high-income countries.