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ANALYSIS OF ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS IN A LEGAL DRAFTING SYSTEM

ADMINISTRACINĖS NAŠTOS ANALIZĖ TEISĖS AKTŲ RENGIMO SISTEMOJE

Author(s): Laima Paliulionienė / Language(s): Lithuanian / Issue: 50/2009

The use of artifi cial intelligence methods or other computer-based methods in legal drafting would raise the technological level of legal drafting process, and could remarkably improve the quality of legal documents. Nowadays, the issue of administrative burdens is considered one of the most important legislation problems in EU and Lithuania. Administrative burdens mean a demand on bussinesses to gather, process and provide information for state institutions. The European Commission has proposed a joint EU target for reducing the administrative burdens by 25% in 2012.The Lithuanian economy stimulation plan provides for reducing the administrative burdens by 30%. To measure administrative burdens, the Standard Cost Model (SCM) is used. The paper considers how the model can be implemented in a legal document drafting system.

Vernacular Psalters and the Early Rise of Linguistic Identities. International Conference June 27th-28th 2018, Museikon (Alba Iulia)

Vernacular Psalters and the Early Rise of Linguistic Identities. International Conference June 27th-28th 2018, Museikon (Alba Iulia)

Author(s): Ana Dumitran / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2018

Registry of Scientific Output in Institutional Repositories of Polish Universities

Rejestracja dorobku naukowego w instytucjonalnych systemach repozytoryjnych polskich uniwersytetów

Author(s): Agnieszka Adamiec / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1 (113)/2019

Keywords: Institutional open access mandate; Open access; Polish institutional repository; University

Cel/Teza: Artykuł przedstawia wyniki badań nad aktualnym stopniem rozwoju repozytoriów instytucjonalnych polskich uniwersytetów, w tym szczególnie nad stanem rejestracji dorobku naukowego i podstawami prawnymi regulującymi funkcjonowanie systemów repozytoryjnych. Celem badań było ustalenie poziomu otwartości polskich publikacji naukowych. Koncepcja/Metody badań: Autorka zbadała liczebność zasobów w różnych systemach rejestrujących dorobek naukowy pracowników uniwersytetów (repozytoriach, Archiwach Prac Dyplomowych (APD) oraz bibliografiach publikacji pracowników). Podstawą badań były informacje udostępnione na stronach internetowych tych systemów oraz bibliotek i uczelni odpowiedzialnych za ich prowadzenie, a także innych instytucji i organizacji wspierających otwartą naukę w Polsce. Badania empiryczne autorka uzupełniła krytyczną analizą piśmiennictwa przedmiotu. Wyniki i wnioski: Dzięki zastosowanym metodom badawczym wykazano, że funkcjonujące obecnie systemy repozytoryjne polskich uniwersytetów spełniają swoje zadania w niewystarczającym stopniu, a proces ich rozwoju jest wolniejszy od oczekiwanego. Potwierdza to niewielka liczba rejestrowanych w nich publikacji i znikomy procent umocowań prawnych instytucjonalnej polityki otwartego dostępu.Zastosowanie praktyczne: Wnioski z badań mogą przyczynić się do poprawy stanu polskich repozytoriów instytucjonalnych. Mogą też posłużyć jako punkt wyjścia do dalszych badań systemów repozytoryjnych. Oryginalność/Wartość poznawcza: Podjęcie tematu stanu rejestracji dorobku naukowego w instytucjonalnych repozytoriach jest istotne z uwagi na aktualność zagadnienia otwierania dostępu do publikacji naukowych oraz w szerszym zakresie – otwierania nauki.

Content, Document, Object, Resource - Not Only Terminological Issues

Zawartość, dokumeny, obiekt, zasób – problemy nie tylko terminologiczne

Author(s): Jadwiga Woźniak-Kasperek / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1 (97)/2011

Keywords: Librarianship; Document; Information Science; Information object; Digital object; Terminology; Resource; Content

The article presents reflections concerning a few transformations of the information society, as seen in terminology of modern library and information science in Poland. The authors discusses issues arising around terms: contents, document, information object, digital object, and resource.

Open Access - a New Model of Accessing Research Evidence

Open Access - nowy model dostępu do wyników badań naukowych

Author(s): Anna Wałek / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1 (95)/2010

Keywords: Open Access;Research;Copyright;Digital repositories;

The article presents the history and modern solutions to the new model of accessing research evidence - i.e. the open access (OA). Selected foreign and Polish activities being realized so far have been compared. Programs, declarations, as well as financial problems, quality of published materials, and OA popularization are discussed.

Public Libraries: Their Role in Smart City Strategies

Public Libraries: Their Role in Smart City Strategies

Author(s): Mariusz Luterek / Language(s): English / Issue: 2 (116)/2020

Keywords: Smart city; Digital city; Public library;Smart library;

Purpose/Thesis: This paper examines the position of public libraries in smart city strategies. To that end, I verify two hypotheses, H1: Cities analyzed employ strategic plans to define their path to “smartness”, and H2: Public libraries are a part of these strategies. Approach/Methods: Top 30 cities from the ranking of IESE Cities in Motion Index 2019 were selected. The hypotheses were tested through the analysis of strategy documents and Web portals. In most cases, the analysis relied on English versions of said documents/portals, occasionally compared with the national language version. Results and conclusions: The process of verifying the first hypothesis led to identifying four groups: G1, comprising cities with a general strategy, presumed to include smart initiatives (3 cities), G2: cities with a separate “smart city” strategy, published on their own portal, or a related website (15 cities); G3: cities with subsites/portals briefly summarizing their activities in the area of ‘smart’ development (10 cities), and G4: cities with many sectoral strategies, presumed to include smart initiatives (2 cities). The analysis allowed the identification of a number of areas in which public libraries already contribute to smart development: smart building, smart infrastructure, smart services, digital skills and life-long learning, sustainability, creativity, digital citizenship and smart business. Originality/Value: Although many library and information science scholars study smart cities, no similar study has been conducted, and therefore, this paper, with its unique approach, offers a new perspective on the discussion on smart libraries.

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Jolanta Bonar, Anna Buła, Edukacyjna wartość dziecięcych pytań

Author(s): Joanna Dobkowska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2020

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Development of Higher Education

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Development of Higher Education

Author(s): Leila Sultanova,Liudmyla Milto,Maryna Zheludenko / Language(s): English / Issue: 46/2021

Keywords: COVID-19; European higher education; instructor of higher educational institution; pandemic; student;

The main research directions of the situation in European higher education and Ukraine such as emergency transition to distance learning and teaching; problems related to internationalization and academic mobility; the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on research; the importance of cooperation with various organizations; strengthening of European higher education at the international level; and consequences of the crisis and prospects for higher education have been defined. The threats and potential emergence of destabilizing natural circumstances for the development of educational systems in a society, in particular higher education, have been described in global, European and national dimensions. Four groups of teachers that have been formed in forced transition to distance education. The groups have included the teachers of the subjects that required a significant amount of practical and laboratory work; teachers who actively used digital technology before the pandemic; teachers familiar with digital technologies; teachers who failed to master new tools for organizing learning, teamwork and expanded use of digital resources. The problems of the lack of professionally developed programs for online learning, insufficient funding, the need for methodological training of teachers to work with students online, which are common to most universities, have been identified.

Impact of the First and Second Waves of Coronavirus on Slovak Radio Audiences

Impact of the First and Second Waves of Coronavirus on Slovak Radio Audiences

Author(s): Andrej Brník,Miroslav Kapec / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Radio;Radio Communication;Listening;Coronavirus; COVID-19;

During the first and second waves of coronavirus, with the increase in new positive cases of COVID-19, the population of Slovakia had to get used to various restrictive mobility restrictions on several occasions. Among the most significant were the restrictions which closed bars, restaurants, sports grounds, and other cultural and social spaces and events. People were forced to stay more at home and devote their time to themselves and their families. Did this condition help increase radio listening or damage it? Does the main indicator of a pandemic –the number of new cases of disease detected by PCR tests affect radio listening? The paper maps the audiences of selected and the most listened-to Slovak commercial and public radio stations based on a comparison of listening data between March 2019 and January 2020, and between March 2020 and January 2021. We will use data obtained from two surveys bymedian.sk: MML-TGI and RADIOPROJEKT. The aim of the article is to provide the reader with a detailed analysis of the currently available radio stations Expres, Fun, Vlna, and Slovak public radio stations with regard to the effects of the corona crisis and aims to find out the impact on and possible connection with listening to selected radio stations.

EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO WHICH ROMANIA IS A MEMBER

EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO WHICH ROMANIA IS A MEMBER

Author(s): Ioana Nica / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Strategic partnership; cooperation; foreign policy; EU; Romania; security; defense; economic field; education; culture; sustainability; objectives; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO);

As part of the European Union, Romania is included in a series of strategic partnerships with other states, either in Europe or on other continents. These partnerships are extremely important for all states, regardless of their financial or human resources. Partnerships are the cooperation of the parties to achieve objectives that cover both the area of culture, education, and economic development or security and defense.

ŞTEFAN GABRIEL BURCEA (COORD.), VALENTINA IVAN, AND ANA-MĂDĂLINA POTCOVARU, STRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

ŞTEFAN GABRIEL BURCEA (COORD.), VALENTINA IVAN, AND ANA-MĂDĂLINA POTCOVARU, PLANIFICAREA STRATEGICĂ ÎN SECTORUL PUBLIC

Author(s): Miruna-Constantina Țuțuianu / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: Romanian local administration; participatory democracy; participatory budgeting; strategic management; strategic planning;

The book review presents the strategic planning concepts analyzed by the authors and their recommendations with regard to their implementation within the Romanian local administration so as to develop sustainable strategic planning and management methods. Thus, the paper will start by interpreting the authors’ arguments following the book structure, further emphasizing why the book notably contributes to Romanian literature in the field and why it should be required reading even for the general public.

“Proud girl in white”

„Dumna dziewczyna w bieli"

Author(s): Agata Włodkowska-Bagan / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: political participation of women; Belarus; methods and forms of protest

The article is part of the discussion on women’s political participation, their involvement in social movements and protests which are concentrated on the power shift and democratisation of the political system. The text focuses on the case study of Belarusian women’s participation in anti-regime and pro-democracy protests following the rigged presidential election of 9 August 2020. The aim of the article is to answer questions about the reasons for women’s involvement in the 2020 protests in Belarus and the methods of action used by them. The article also analyses the differences and similarities between the women’s protests in Belarus and pro-democracy protests oriented towards power change in other countries.

Regime-sanctioned oligarchs

Regime-sanctioned oligarchs

Author(s): Wojciech Konończuk / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Belarus; Russia; big business; oligarchy; corruption

No oligarchic system, similar to those in Ukraine or Russia, developed in Belarus after 1991, but the formation of a group of prominent regime-linked businessmen has accelerated in recent years. They owe their influence to informal concessions from the regime to do business in selected sectors of the economy. They often do not take over state property but act as intermediaries, earning a hefty commission for doing so. They also operate in the criminal sphere, primarily involving the large-scale smuggling of goods into Russia and the European Union. This article aims to show the evolution and specifics of big business in Belarus. The growing capital potential of big Belarusian businessmen, estimated at a dozen or so, and their rising influence on the economic decisions made by the authorities while maintaining total political loyalty, make it justified to call at least some of them oligarchs. The system emerging in Belarus bears certain similarities to some post-Soviet oligarchic systems while having its own distinctive features. The accumulated capital and contacts give at least some of the emerging Belarusian oligarchs a good starting position for taking a front seat in a possible future political transformation, should the conditions arise for that to begin.

The EU Global Strategy – 5 Years After. The Appropriateness in Face of the Dynamic Strategic Realities

The EU Global Strategy – 5 Years After. The Appropriateness in Face of the Dynamic Strategic Realities

Author(s): Piotr Śledź / Language(s): English / Issue: 14/2021

Keywords: European Union; CFSP; CSDP; EU Global Strategy; European security international security environment;

The objective of the article is to verify to what extent the European Union Global Strategy (EUGS) keeps up with the main global trends (at the level of international order as well as in relation to the global distribution of power) and the processes shaping the EU member states security environment of a regional scale which are perceptible from the perspective of five years following the EUGS adoption. This is also what the main research question concerns – to what extent do the diagnosis and postulates formulated inside the discussed document follow such processes in relation to the 2016–2021 period? For this reason too, the key research approach employed within the study is a critical analysis of source material.The EU Global Strategy mostly appropriately diagnoses and interprets the realities affecting the member states security – especially when it comes to enduring processes of a global scale regarding the erosion of the liberal international order as well as the roots of possible threats for international security in its military dimension – and formulates the postulates that are pragmatic and detailed. At the same time the document underestimates some of important occurrences or even does not refer to them at all. Examples of such omissions were given in the paper.

Scenario-based Planning of State Material Reserves: Case Study of Latvia

Scenario-based Planning of State Material Reserves: Case Study of Latvia

Author(s): Jan Stejskal / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2021

Keywords: Material Reserves; Emergency Reserves; Scenario-Based Planning; Crisis Preparedness; Hazard and Threat Assessment

The article deals with the issue of identifying required material reserves, also referred to as strategic or emergency reserves. These reserves are managed by state authority as part of national crisis preparedness. The article explores how scenarios can be used as a method for planning, i.e. determining adequate, realistic, and affordable material reserves. A scenario-based analysis, well proven in the defence planning domain, is identified as a method offering a high degree of analytical rigor and traceability of resulting requirements. Selected planning scenarios clearly must reflect national threat/hazard and risk assessments. They also have to reflect other important national policies, such as those governing economy, industry, health care, or environment. The illustrative conduct of the initial steps of the proposed method is demonstrated using Latvia’s security policy circumstances.

The Concept of China’s Peaceful Rise and Offensive Realism

The Concept of China’s Peaceful Rise and Offensive Realism

Author(s): Adam Araszkiewicz / Language(s): English / Issue: 14/2021

Keywords: USA; China; China’s peaceful rise; offensive realism

This article aims at adressing several research issues. Firstly, to present offensive realism as a proper research tool to analyse US-China rivalry. Secondly, the author discusses the theory of “China’s peaceful rise” and I argues that it smoothly overlapped with the US strategy of liberal hegemony. Thirdly, He presents and defends the argument that China does not rise peacefully. Fourthly, the author claims that China wants to became a regional hegemon in South-East Asia and the USA according to offensive realism cannot let it happen. Last but not least the author considers the arguments that are frequently used to support the theory of “China’s peaceful rise” and explains why they fail to depict the current and predict the future nature of US-China relations. In this article the author employed the following research methods: historical, descriptive and decision making methods.

Time management. Challenges in the pandemic period

Time management. Challenges in the pandemic period

Author(s): Ionela Roxana Urea,Carmen Adler / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: time management; teachers; pupils with deficiencies; special education;

The COVID 19 Pandemic has changed life to everybody. In current social context, marked by regulations and restrictions, each person, daily, shapes his/her time-table and approaches “time” from a new perspective.The current paper tries to reveal the time management’ difficulties that teachers faced in on-line activities with pupils with deficiencies.The conclusions that we found, based on a survey on 28 teachers first didactic degree, give the experts in special education the opportunity to a better: understanding of time – as educational resource; planning the educational activities; center on the utility, for pupils with deficiencies, of the taught information.

PUBLIC PERCEPTION ON THE WESTERN BALKAN STATES' ACCESSION TO THE EU. SOCIAL-CONSTRUCTIVIST INTERPRETATIONS

PUBLIC PERCEPTION ON THE WESTERN BALKAN STATES' ACCESSION TO THE EU. SOCIAL-CONSTRUCTIVIST INTERPRETATIONS

Author(s): Laura M. Herța,Delia Pop-Flanja / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: Western Balkans; EU accession; public perception; social constructivism;

The purpose of the article is to analyse, form a social constructivist perspective, public perception on the accession of Western Balkan States to the European Union. Public opinion is an important indicator of the current situation in the region, as well as of the level of preparedness, engagement, and availability of the society to the European project and to internalize European values. For a more comprehensive understanding of the evolution and dynamics of public opinion, and whether we can discuss enlargement or accession fatigue, we have made a comparative analysis of polls conducted in 2010 and 2020. Moreover, since general polls are sensitive barometers and cannot be properly understood without placing them in a wider context, we have extended our research to the factors that influence public perception and the exposure to disinformation.

Healthism: On Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of the So-called Healthy Lifestyle

Zdrowizm. O nierównym traktowaniu w stosunkach pracy ze względu na tzw. zdrowy styl życia

Author(s): Radosław T. Skowron / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: healthism; employment; stigmatization; healthy lifestyle; employer; employee

Activities being part of the so-called healthy lifestyle have been steadily becoming more and more popular in Poland. Staying fit, taking care of weight, attractive appearance, appropriate diet or non-smoking are now very often considered determinants of one’s life and may even bea ground for social stigma. At the same time, employers have realized the importance of relations between employees’ health and their lifestyles on the one side and safety and productivity of the employees on the other, as well as business image of employer’s undertakings. Both these trendscross in employment milieu and they may result in employers defining their job requirements byreferrals to healthy lifestyle. The article claims that circumstances pertaining to healthy lifestyle andappearance may constitute valid differentiating criteria in employment relations provided that theyare objectively grounded in the nature and manner of employee’s duties and that they rest underemployee’s control.

Challenges of cultural heritage management and financing: The ForHeritage project

Izzivi upravljanja in financiranja kulturne dediščine: projekt ForHeritage

Author(s): Nika Murovec,Damjan Kavaš / Language(s): Slovenian / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: Project Review; challenges; cultural heritage; management and financing; The ForHeritage project; The Interreg Central Europe Cooperation Programme;

Review of: Challenges of cultural heritage management and financing: The ForHeritage project. Reviewed by: Nika Murovec and Damjan Kavaš.