Digital transformation outcomes in higher education: pilot study in Latvia

Verina, Natalja; Titko, Jeļena; Shina, Inga

doi:10.1504/ijlc.2021.116661

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“…It should be noted that previous studies [76,77] also confirmed the U-curve relationship between e-Governance and affordable and clean energies. In this case, the government should provide active policies on digital infrastructure development to increase countries' readiness for digitalization [17,64,65]. It is necessary to implement educational programs to enhance the digital skills and competencies of all stakeholders and workers at all government levels (local, regional, and national) [63,66,106,109].…”

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“…It should be noted that snowballing expansion of IT and its penetration throughout all sectors require digitalization of governance at all levels [19,[61][62][63][64][65][66][67]. In this case, the level of governance's digitalization impacts the energy sector [19,61,[67][68][69] and energy security [70][71][72][73][74][75] and, consequently inclusive economic growth.…”

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Inclusive Economic Growth: Relationship between Energy and Governance Efficiency

2023

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The ambitious goal of the European Union (EU) countries is to achieve carbon neutrality by providing inclusive economic growth, which requires the development of relevant incentives and initiatives. Furthermore, such incentives and initiatives should guarantee the achievement of the declared goals. Energy sectors are the core determinant of inclusive economic growth. Traditional energy resources (coal oriented) have a higher negative impact on nature and people’s well-being than on economic and social benefits. However, the transition to renewable energy raises new issues in achieving goals of inclusive economic growth: affordable and clean energy, responsible energy consumption, and energy infrastructure. The analysis of the theoretical framework found that the digitalization of government could be a core instrument for handling the abovementioned issues. The paper aims to justify the role of green energy in achieving inclusive economic growth empirically. The study applies the following methods: fully modified Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and canonical cointegrating regression. The findings allow concluding that institutional quality passively affects inclusive economic growth and that the digitalization of government has a U-shaped impact on inclusive economic growth. In this case, countries should boost the digital transformation of public services and continuously increase the quality of institutions.

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Inclusive Economic Growth: Relationship between Energy and Governance Efficiency

2023

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“…The role of digital transformation in higher education (Verina, et al, 2021), in the banking sector (Japparova, Rupeika-Apoga, 2017; Vasiljeva, Lukanova, 2016; Mavlutova, Volkova, 2019), in SMEs (Rupeika-Apoga, et al, 2022) and the impact of Covid-19 on digital transformation (Bikse, et al, 2021) has been studied so far.…”

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23rd International Scientific Conference. “Economic Science for Rural Development 2022” No 56 Circular Economy: Climate Change, Environmental Aspect, Cooperation, Supply Chains, Efficiency of Production Process and Competitive of Companies, Integrated and Sustainable Regional Development, New Dimensions in the Development of Society, Rural Development and Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Bioeconomy

2022

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Today, more than 70% of people live in and around cities. Existing urban and regional food systems are unsustainable and society expects and demands change. In order to help prevent and reduce food waste, reduce the environmental impact of food production and food waste, and promote access to healthy food for all, it is essential to design and develop smart, food-oriented food chains. Therefore, the involvement of local entrepreneurs, municipalities and citizens in the development of the food security ecosystem of cities and regions is important. Involvement in local food supply chains allows businesses to increase the added value of their products and make farmers less vulnerable to market risks by reducing the number of intermediaries through diversification and better price control, guaranteeing less asymmetric relationships with customers. Municipalities promote the consumption of quality products through green public procurement of food and thus reduce the risk of obesity and chronic diseases, but in the long run the costs of health care. In Latvia, according to the data of 2019, only 3% of biologically certified farms sold their products through public procurement, incl. purchase of school catering. The aim of this study is to identify barriers and possible solutions for increasing the share of local organic food purchased by mainstream schools. The study finds that the role of local organic food in green public procurement and its impact on territorial development is linked to environmental, social and economic benefits. The main obstacles to participating in GPP tenders and winning the tender were: 1) the quantity and range of products required (division of goods into lots), as well as the purchase prices of organic products; 2) high bureaucratic burden for "small" producers, complex Electronic Procurement System and tender submission criteria; 3 cal organic food is more expensive than imported; 4) limited financial resources; 5) insufficient amount of food produced.There were significant communication gaps between stakeholders regarding GPP, as well as a lack of knowledge about the organic market and how to implement GPP.

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“…Thus, the issues of educators' training and professional development can also be seen here. The digital transformation of education progressed rapidly as a result of the pandemic, increasing the competitiveness of higher education institutions globally as well as optimising internal processes (Verina et al, 2021). Certainly, the optimisation of these processes also has benefits at other levels of education.…”

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Changes of assessment in remote learning: educators' perceptions and findings

Brēmane¹

2022

IJLC

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In the spring of 2020, the learning process globally was reorganised using online technologies that support a new strategy 'emergency remote learning'. At present, it is unclear how long emergency remote teaching and learning will need to be in place. As a consequence of recent health safety measures the teaching and learning activities have changed, including student assessment. The aim of this paper is to explore educators' perceptions of the changes in assessment and feedback. A survey of educators in Latvia was conducted, as well as two focus group discussions. The main findings examine such important aspects as the importance of feedback, the possibilities and use of technology, and well-designed assignments. One initial finding of this review is that Latvian educators have reviewed, supplemented and developed assignments to deal with this new situation. In summation, this study aims to strengthen the understanding of learning and assessment when emergency remote teaching and learning is utilised.

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Digital transformation outcomes in higher education: pilot study in Latvia

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Inclusive Economic Growth: Relationship between Energy and Governance Efficiency

Inclusive Economic Growth: Relationship between Energy and Governance Efficiency

Changes of assessment in remote learning: educators' perceptions and findings

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