1) The document discusses how introducing monetary incentives can "crowd out" intrinsic motivation for contributors to open source software projects. It provides examples of incentive systems used and discusses factors that influence their success or failure.
2) The Debian/dunc-tank example, where two release managers were paid to complete a release on time, is analyzed as potentially crowding out intrinsic motivation and causing issues. In contrast, Google Summer of Code is seen as generally positive for attracting new community members.
3) The conclusion is that the effect of incentives depends on the perception of participants and is context-specific. More empirical research is needed on incentive systems and how they interact with group dynamics and community characteristics in open source projects.
This presentation by Bureau of Health Information New South Wales CEO, Dr Jean-Frederic Levesque looks at the topic of incentives for quality improvement in the health system, specifically:
- drivers of quality improvement and change in the health system
- a structured way to look at incentives to improve performance
- the challenges of attribution and monitoring.
This presentation by Bureau of Health Information New South Wales CEO, Dr Jean-Frederic Levesque looks at the topic of incentives for quality improvement in the health system, specifically:
- drivers of quality improvement and change in the health system
- a structured way to look at incentives to improve performance
- the challenges of attribution and monitoring.
Where to Turn Resource Fair, September 2016, American HealthCare GroupMary Hagan
Erin Hart from American Healthcare Group discusses Healthcare Basics and How to Choose Your Health Plan. Navigating through deductibles, out-of-pocket expenses and coverage benefits can be overwhelming; get guidance from experienced and independent healthcare professionals.
Engaging the hard_to_engage_through_innovative_channelsGeorge Van Antwerp
A presentation from the Care Continuum Alliance (CCA) that I gave with Aetna 2 years ago. I found it posted online and decided to share it.
http://www.carecontinuumalliance.org/theforum11/Presentations/Engaging_the_Hard_to_Engage_Through_Innovative_Channels.pdf
Exploring the International Frontiers - Dr. Richard Migliori, UnitedHealth Gr...Jill Gilbert
While infectious diseases have long ranked among the biggest health challenges for people in developing nations, a confluence of factors has sparked a quiet epidemic of chronic illnesses previously associated with richer countries. This trend has been driven in part by the world’s growing elderly population, which is more prone to chronic disease. To counteract that, technology can play a role in preventing and better managing chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, which collectively rank as the leading causes of mortality in the world and represent 60 percent of all deaths. As smartphones, tablets and internet access become more widespread in regions worldwide, new resources will play an integral role in addressing the prevalence of chronic conditions.
orthodontists & surgeons opinion on the role of third molars as a cause of de...Indian dental academy
The Indian Dental Academy is the Leader in continuing dental education , training dentists in all aspects of dentistry and
offering a wide range of dental certified courses in different formats.for more details please visit
www.indiandentalacademy.com
Invoice Automation: Key Component of Digital Transformation for PO and Contra...SAP Ariba
When the power of digital transformation spreads to invoice processing, businesses can move from managing transactions to improving business performance and enforcing compliance. Come hear industry leaders discuss how they have transformed invoice processing with support from SAP Ariba solution enablement as part of a larger source-to-settle/procure-to-pay program, and the results they have achieved with automation and compliance.
What Is the ROI of Investing in a Healthcare Data AnalystHealth Catalyst
Making the most of a healthcare data analyst’s knowledge is a key component to getting the best ROI from a hospital improvement project. But all too often, analysts serve merely as data validators — they justify the data that leadership wants validated. Because analysts aren’t decision makers, they don’t have the authority to ask the questions that can save a health system millions. Empowering analysts, however, enables them to ask the right questions — and find the right answers — that will lead to significant savings.
Is Value-Based Healthcare Here to Stay? Looking for Answers in New PoliciesHealth Catalyst
Healthcare leaders are eager for a modicum of clarity when it comes to the industry’s shift to value-based healthcare given the uncertainties of Congress and the new Administration.
Fortunately, an analysis of three key pieces of information tells us value-based healthcare is likely here to stay:
The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures).
The Executive Order on reducing the “burden” of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Tom Price’s comments at his confirmation hearings.
It is a relatively safe bet that value-based healthcare delivery and payment programs will continue to be supported by federal law and regulation for several reasons:
Bipartisan support: The success of Cures indicates that bipartisan cooperation will continue on key healthcare issues.
Market-based innovation: The emerging evidence is that Congress and the Administration will support innovation in payment and delivery models.
Support for Existing ACA Innovation programs: Although highly uncertain, there are some indications that not all of the ACA will be scrapped.
Top 7 Healthcare Trends and Challenges for 2015 - From Our Financial ExpertHealth Catalyst
As the healthcare industry moves closer to value-based care, there are a lot of projections about the changes that will occur in 2015. This article discusses seven of the top trends the industry is focused on: (1) physicians start to feel the financial impact of CMS’s rules; (2) the use of technology in healthcare is exploding; (3) financial viability is a key concern for CEOs; (4) reducing exposure to risk performance is becoming more important; (5) interest in population health management continues to grow; (6) outcomes improvements will continue to increase; and (7) collaboration between providers and payers will increase.
Best-in-Class in Methodologies for Putting a Monetary Value on Social ImpactSustainable Brands
Bea boccalandro, SROI Thought Leader, Georgetown university
Witold Henisz, Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management, The Wharton School, Univeristy of Pennyslvania
Lise Laurin, Director & Founder, EarthShift
What are the most pragmatic methodologies for converting various measures of social impact into monetary terms? Why have 'Social ROI' models seen both ups and downs over the last several years? How are smart brands turning SROI results into powerful communications pieces?
Measuring Social Enterprise Impacts and Benefits:Emerging Approaches and IssuesKarim Harji
Presentation at the CASC/ANSER conference, Ottawa, May 27, 2009
For many social enterprises, the important issues of accountability and performance often get funneled into a discussion around metrics and measurement. Yet the measurement of the “blended value” (financial, social and environmental) that is created by social enterprise is a relatively under-developed facet of the social finance marketspace. This session will present emerging approaches and methods to assess, manage and communicate the complexity of social and financial value creation. Drawing on Canadian and international examples, the potential contributions of these approaches to the broader debate around social impact measurement will also be examined.
Where to Turn Resource Fair, September 2016, American HealthCare GroupMary Hagan
Erin Hart from American Healthcare Group discusses Healthcare Basics and How to Choose Your Health Plan. Navigating through deductibles, out-of-pocket expenses and coverage benefits can be overwhelming; get guidance from experienced and independent healthcare professionals.
Engaging the hard_to_engage_through_innovative_channelsGeorge Van Antwerp
A presentation from the Care Continuum Alliance (CCA) that I gave with Aetna 2 years ago. I found it posted online and decided to share it.
http://www.carecontinuumalliance.org/theforum11/Presentations/Engaging_the_Hard_to_Engage_Through_Innovative_Channels.pdf
Exploring the International Frontiers - Dr. Richard Migliori, UnitedHealth Gr...Jill Gilbert
While infectious diseases have long ranked among the biggest health challenges for people in developing nations, a confluence of factors has sparked a quiet epidemic of chronic illnesses previously associated with richer countries. This trend has been driven in part by the world’s growing elderly population, which is more prone to chronic disease. To counteract that, technology can play a role in preventing and better managing chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, which collectively rank as the leading causes of mortality in the world and represent 60 percent of all deaths. As smartphones, tablets and internet access become more widespread in regions worldwide, new resources will play an integral role in addressing the prevalence of chronic conditions.
orthodontists & surgeons opinion on the role of third molars as a cause of de...Indian dental academy
The Indian Dental Academy is the Leader in continuing dental education , training dentists in all aspects of dentistry and
offering a wide range of dental certified courses in different formats.for more details please visit
www.indiandentalacademy.com
Invoice Automation: Key Component of Digital Transformation for PO and Contra...SAP Ariba
When the power of digital transformation spreads to invoice processing, businesses can move from managing transactions to improving business performance and enforcing compliance. Come hear industry leaders discuss how they have transformed invoice processing with support from SAP Ariba solution enablement as part of a larger source-to-settle/procure-to-pay program, and the results they have achieved with automation and compliance.
What Is the ROI of Investing in a Healthcare Data AnalystHealth Catalyst
Making the most of a healthcare data analyst’s knowledge is a key component to getting the best ROI from a hospital improvement project. But all too often, analysts serve merely as data validators — they justify the data that leadership wants validated. Because analysts aren’t decision makers, they don’t have the authority to ask the questions that can save a health system millions. Empowering analysts, however, enables them to ask the right questions — and find the right answers — that will lead to significant savings.
Is Value-Based Healthcare Here to Stay? Looking for Answers in New PoliciesHealth Catalyst
Healthcare leaders are eager for a modicum of clarity when it comes to the industry’s shift to value-based healthcare given the uncertainties of Congress and the new Administration.
Fortunately, an analysis of three key pieces of information tells us value-based healthcare is likely here to stay:
The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures).
The Executive Order on reducing the “burden” of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Tom Price’s comments at his confirmation hearings.
It is a relatively safe bet that value-based healthcare delivery and payment programs will continue to be supported by federal law and regulation for several reasons:
Bipartisan support: The success of Cures indicates that bipartisan cooperation will continue on key healthcare issues.
Market-based innovation: The emerging evidence is that Congress and the Administration will support innovation in payment and delivery models.
Support for Existing ACA Innovation programs: Although highly uncertain, there are some indications that not all of the ACA will be scrapped.
Top 7 Healthcare Trends and Challenges for 2015 - From Our Financial ExpertHealth Catalyst
As the healthcare industry moves closer to value-based care, there are a lot of projections about the changes that will occur in 2015. This article discusses seven of the top trends the industry is focused on: (1) physicians start to feel the financial impact of CMS’s rules; (2) the use of technology in healthcare is exploding; (3) financial viability is a key concern for CEOs; (4) reducing exposure to risk performance is becoming more important; (5) interest in population health management continues to grow; (6) outcomes improvements will continue to increase; and (7) collaboration between providers and payers will increase.
Best-in-Class in Methodologies for Putting a Monetary Value on Social ImpactSustainable Brands
Bea boccalandro, SROI Thought Leader, Georgetown university
Witold Henisz, Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management, The Wharton School, Univeristy of Pennyslvania
Lise Laurin, Director & Founder, EarthShift
What are the most pragmatic methodologies for converting various measures of social impact into monetary terms? Why have 'Social ROI' models seen both ups and downs over the last several years? How are smart brands turning SROI results into powerful communications pieces?
Measuring Social Enterprise Impacts and Benefits:Emerging Approaches and IssuesKarim Harji
Presentation at the CASC/ANSER conference, Ottawa, May 27, 2009
For many social enterprises, the important issues of accountability and performance often get funneled into a discussion around metrics and measurement. Yet the measurement of the “blended value” (financial, social and environmental) that is created by social enterprise is a relatively under-developed facet of the social finance marketspace. This session will present emerging approaches and methods to assess, manage and communicate the complexity of social and financial value creation. Drawing on Canadian and international examples, the potential contributions of these approaches to the broader debate around social impact measurement will also be examined.
Healthcare X PRIZE - Executive Summaryscottshreeve
This is the executive summary of the Initial Prize Design which was released for public comment on April 14, 2009. These draft provides an overview of what the Healthcare X PRIZE is, some of the detail of the competition, and how you can get involved in to help create a Prize that moves us toward a new health paradigm focused on individual vitality and increasing the health care value in communities.
Play the game change the rules - change the gameRockwool Fonden
A presentation at the ROCKWOOL Foundation Interventions Unit's conference "Bryd Mønsteret" on ”Bryd mønstret” on 31 january 2019 by Lars Jannick Johansen, Den Sociale Kapitalfond.
Social Finance and Impact Investing in CanadaKarim Harji
Presentation at OISE - November 21, 2012
• An overview of the state of social finance and impact investing across Canada
• An analysis of why Canada is well positioned to become a leader globally
• A participatory discussion on the key issues such as:
-- The perceived trade-offs between social impact vs. financial return;
--- How philanthropy can complement social finance;
--- Measurement of social value creation;
--- Legislation and public policy; and
--- Bridging silos between sectors and organizations.
Alan Barrell, Entrepreneur in Residence at Judge Business School, spoke in the 'Alternative funding strategies' panel at the Cambridge Rare Disease Summit 2015.
Putting “Impact” at the Center of Impact Investing: A Case Study of How Green...The Rockefeller Foundation
More than ever before, investors are looking to put their money where their values are. As a result, impact investing has burgeoned into an over $100 billion industry in just over ten years. But how do impact investors know whether their money is truly having a positive impact on people and
the planet? How can these investors better manage their results, and use material data – both positive and negative – about social and environmental performance to maximize their impact?
This case study documents the journey of one organization, Green Canopy Homes – and its financing arm, Green Canopy Capital – toward more systematically thinking about, measuring, and managing its impact. While developing the impact thesis for its resource-efficient homes, Green Canopy applied a theory of change tool, an approach common within the social sector, to systematically map the causal pathways between its strategies and intended impact. Its rationale for adopting this approach was simple: use it to maximize impact, and understand and minimize possible harm. The tool also effectively positioned Green Canopy to measure and communicate about its social and environmental performance, and to make client-centric adaptations to its business.
The case study provides an illuminating example of how investors can adapt theory of change to serve their impact management needs. By demonstrating the relevance and transferability of this tool for articulating, measuring, and managing impact, the hope is that this case study can contribute to strengthening other investors’ approaches, in turn contributing to building the evidence base for the “impact” of impact investments.
Open Source ist trotz seiner über 20-jährigen Geschichte immer noch top aktuell. Das Referat blickt zurück auf die letzten 15 Jahre Open Source Aktivitäten, zeigt auf was funktioniert hat und was nicht, und fasst die Learnings zusammen. Ausserdem wird ein Ausblick auf die Open Source Aktivitäten im 2021 gegeben wie beispielsweise die neue Open Source Studie, der Open Source Benchmark und das neue OSS Directory.
Data Colonialism and Digital Sustainability: Problems and Solutions to Curren...Matthias Stürmer
The global datasphere is growing from 60 Zettabytes today to 175 Zettabytes in 2025. Much of this data and software is privately controlled by American and Chinese corporations with enormous market power. Only the seven largest big tech companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, Alibaba or Tencent already have a market capitalization of over USD 8700 billion, which is almost three times India's GDP. This trend is called data colonialism of the cyber space. What problems arise from this and how can they be solved? The concept of digitale sustainability addresses this challenge by presenting a new pathway towards greater data sovereignty.
Fachveranstaltung «Nachhaltiges Finanzmanagement für Städte» der Konferenz der städtischen Finanzdirektorinnen und –direktoren 18. September 2020, Bern
PD Dr. Matthias Stürmer
Forschungsstelle Digitale Nachhaltigkeit
Institut für Informatik
Universität Bern
IntelliProcure - Nutzer, Medienecho, Features und PreiseMatthias Stürmer
IntelliProcure ist eine praktische Analyse- und Daten-Plattform für Unternehmen und Behörden im öffentlichen Beschaffungsumfeld. Mittels tagesaktuellen Daten und Dokumente von Simap.ch werden Informationen zu allen aktuellen und vergangenen Ausschreibungen, Zuschlägen und weiteren Meldungen zugänglich gemacht. Bei laufenden Beschaffungen können potentielle Anbieter identifiziert werden und alle verfügbaren Unterlagen (Pflichtenhefte, Excel-Sheets etc.) mittels Volltextsuche durchsucht werden.
Durch intelligente Filter- und Gruppierungsmöglichkeiten von Beschaffungskategorien (mittels Common Procurement Vocabulary CPV-Codes) können alle Aufträge an bestimmte Anbieter oder alle Ausschreibungen von gewissen Beschaffungsstellen untersucht werden. Tägliche Email-Benachrichtigungen von neuen Ausschreibungen und Zuschlägen finden alle Stichworte sowohl Meldungstext als auch innerhalb der gesamten Ausschreibungsunterlagen.
Vorstellung DINAcon, Parldigi, Forschungsstelle Digitale Nachhaltigkeit und C...Matthias Stürmer
Kurze Vorstellung am Netzpolitik-Frühlingstreffen 2020 der Konferenz für digitale Nachhaltigkeit DINAcon, der Parlamentarische Gruppe Digitale Nachhaltigkeit Parldigi, der Forschungsstelle Digitale Nachhaltigkeit der Universität Bern und dem Open Source Förderverein CH Open durch Francesca Giardina und Matthias Stürmer
Der Begriff der nachhaltigen Entwicklung stammt aus einer Zeit ohne Internet und Digitalisierung. Darum braucht es dringend eine Erweiterung des Nachhaltigkeitsbegriffs: Nicht mehr nur die physische Welt mit ökologischen, sozialen und ökonomischen Ressourcen ist schützenswert, sondern auch die virtuelle Welt mit dem digitalen Wissen muss im Interesse unserer Gesellschaft besser geschützt werden.
Matthias Stürmer, Leiter Forschungsstelle Digitale Nachhaltigkeit der Universität Bern und Geschäftsführer der Parlamentarischen Gruppe Digitale Nachhaltigkeit
Vortrag am Donnerstag, 21. November 2019 im PROGR in Bern
Alle sprechen von künstlicher Intelligenz. Was ist das genau und wo wird sie eingesetzt? Was sind unsere Hoffnungen und Erwartungen diesbezüglich? In Zusammenarbeit mit Apropos_ eine Initiative der Stiftung Risiko Dialog sucht die SATW und die Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz das Gespräch mit der Bevölkerung zum Thema „künstliche Intelligenz“. Eine Bevölkerungsumfrage ergänzt eine Expertenbefragung der TA‑SWISS und liefert eine Diskussionsgrundlage für die Veranstaltungsreihe “Künstliche Intelligenz in unserem Alltag”.
Ringvorlesung an der HSLU zu Nachhaltigkeit in Design und Kunst
Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung werden intensiv diskutiert und erforscht, aber nur wenige kümmern sich um eine Verbindung dieser zwei aktuellen Entwicklungen. Wie stehen diese beiden wichtigen Themen zu einander in Relation? Sollte die digitale Transformation nachhaltiger werden oder sollte die nachhaltige Entwicklung stärker die Digitalisierung berücksichtigen?
Der Begriff der nachhaltigen Entwicklung stammt aus einer Zeit ohne Internet und Digitalisierung. Darum braucht es dringend eine Erweiterung des Nachhaltigkeitsbegriffs: Nicht mehr nur die physische Welt mit ökologischen, sozialen und ökonomischen Ressourcen ist schützenswert, sondern auch die virtuelle Welt mit dem digitalen Wissen muss im Interesse unserer Gesellschaft geschützt werden. Im Referat werden das Konzept der digitalen Nachhaltigkeit sowie aktuelle Beispiele aufgezeigt, wie das digitale Wissen besser genutzt und vor Firmeninteressen geschützt werden kann.
Digital Open World - Vortrag an der 11. Büroautomationskonferenz der SIKMatthias Stürmer
«Digital World»– Chancen und Gefahren des technischen Wandels erkennen und die Zukunft mitgestalten
11. September 2019, Luzern
Dr. Matthias Stürmer
Forschungsstelle Digitale Nachhaltigkeit
Institut für Informatik
Universität Bern
Nachhaltige Digitalisierung und digitale Nachhaltigkeit: Die zwei Seiten eine...Matthias Stürmer
Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung werden intensiv erforscht, aber nur wenige kümmern sich um eine Verbindung dieser zwei aktuellen Entwicklungen. Wie stehen diese beiden wichtigen Themen zu einander in Relation? Sollte die digitale Transformation nachhaltiger werden oder sollte die nachhaltige Entwicklung stärker die Digitalisierung berücksichtigen? Ja und Ja! Das Referat zeigt die zwei Seiten der Münze auf und versucht eine Verbindung herzustellen. Dabei wird einerseits erläutert, wie die Digitalisierung besser zu Gunsten der nachhaltigen Entwicklung genutzt werden kann. Und andererseits wird anhand aktueller Beispiele aufgezeigt, wie das digitale Wissen im Interesse unserer Gesellschaft besser geschützt werden kann. In der anschliessenden Diskussion sollen die angesprochenen Thesen mit den Anwesenden diskutiert und konkrete Handlungsoptionen entwickelt werden.
Spirit of Bern 2018: Wie YouTube die Lehrkräfte und Uni-Dozierenden ablöstMatthias Stürmer
Video und Slides des Vortrags: http://www.stuermer.ch/maemst/2018/02/inverted-classroom/
Kurzvortrag von Dr. Matthias Stürmer am The Spirit of Bern 2018 – Bildung 4.0
Digitalisierung der öffentlichen Verwaltung - Ziele, Chancen, Perspektiven, R...Matthias Stürmer
Vortrag an der 12. wissenschaftlichen Tagung der SVVOR (Schweizerische Vereinigung für Verwaltungsorganisationsrecht) am 19. Januar 2018 an der Universität Fribourg
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
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- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
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JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and Grafana
Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
1. Crowding Effects:
How Money Influences Open Source Projects
and its Contributors
LinuxTag 2007 Berlin, Track „Building and Management of Communities“
June 1st 2007, Matthias Stuermer, ETH Zürich & /ch/open, mstuermer@ethz.ch
2. Content
1. Different Perspectives on Community Building
2. About Economics, Motivation and Crowding-Out
3. Incentive Systems in Open Source Communities
4. Debian/dunc-tank and Google Summer of Code
5. Conclusions
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3. Content
1. Different Perspectives on Community Building
2. About Economics, Motivation and Crowding-Out
3. Incentive Systems in Open Source Communities
4. Debian/dunc-tank and Google Summer of Code
5. Conclusions
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4. Macro and Micro Perspective on Communities
Macro
Best practices of successful OSS projects
Some hints based on anecdotal evidence
Micro
Interaction between actors: social behavior
Human behavior: Crowding-out of intrinsic motivation
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5. Best Practices of Successful OSS Projects
Modular structure of the code
Documentation for different stakeholders
Controlled release management
Efficient collaboration platform
Regular physical meetings
Real-world organization such as a foundation
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6. Some hints based on anecdotal evidence
Structure follows problems → re-act, not pro-act
Openness for newcomers, new ideas, new leaders
Do provide incentives for writing documentation
→ More about OSS leadership and preconditions for new OSS
projects: Stuermer, 2005
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7. Content
1. Different Perspectives on Community Building
2. About Economics, Motivation and Crowding-Out
3. Incentive Systems in Open Source Communities
4. Debian/dunc-tank and Google Summer of Code
5. Conclusions
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
8. Standard Economic Model
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supply curve
Working Effort
⊕
Extrinsic Incentive
Source: Frey & Jegen 2001
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
9. Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic Motivation (from within the person)
Enjoyment-based
Obligation-based
Extrinsic Motivation (underlying preferences)
Non-monetary: reputation, career options...
Monetary: employment, rewards, sponsoring...
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
10. Importance of Intrinsic Motivation
Basis for uncompensated voluntary work
→ foundation of OSS contributions
When results cannot be observed and attributed
(complex tasks)
Necessary in all knowledge-intensive tasks
Relevant for team work
Source: Weibel et al. 2007
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
11. Crowding-out effect:
Experiment 1 of Gneezy & Rusticini (2000)
Voluntary collection: 180 pupils divided in 3 groups
1: Motivation speech and no reward
2: Motivation speech and 1% of collected sum
3: Motivation speech and 10% of collected sum
Who collected the most money?
Group 1: Highest intrinsic motivation
Who collected the least money?
Groups 2: Crowding-out of intrinsic motivation
Conclusion: “Pay Enough or Don't Pay at all“
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
12. Crowding-Out with a Negative Net Effect
⊕
supply curve
new supply curve
Working Effort
crowding-out
effect shifts supply
curve, e.g. because
of introduction of
money
⊕
Extrinsic Incentive
Source: Frey & Jegen 2001
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
13. Experiment 2 of Gneezy & Rusticini (2000)
Parents come late to pick up their child from day-care
Deterrence theory: Penalty reduces bad behavior
Results from introducing fine for coming late:
Parents arrive even later!
After withdrawing fine, parents still come later
Conclusions from experiment:
Incomplete contracts become preciser with fine
New perception of the situation: “A fine is a price”
Outcome of intervention depends on initial perception
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
14. Crowding-in and -out of Intrinsic Motivation
External intervention has two opposite effects:
Price effect
Crowding-out effect
Big question: Which effect is stronger?
→ Determines if net effect of intervention is
positive or negative
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
15. Combining Standard Economic Model and
Crowding-Out Effect of Intrinsic Motivation
Effort
standard economic model fails to standard economic model predicts
predict correctly correctly
proportion of intrinsic motivation
Incentive
nonobservable crowdingout effect observable behaviour (total effect)
nonobservable price effect
Source: Weibel et al. 2007
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16. Effects of Motivational Incentives on Effort
Decision Making Self-Determination
⊕
(Perceived Internal Control)
Goal Setting ⊕
Self-Esteem
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Constructive Feedback (Appreciation of Involvement)
⊖
motivational crowding-out
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Intrinsic Motivation
Performance-
Contingent Rewards
⊕
⊕ ⊕
Extrinsic Motivation Work Effort
Source: Weibel et al. 2007; Frey and Jegen, 2000
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
17. Content
1. Different Perspectives on Community Building
2. About Economics, Motivation and Crowding-Out
3. Incentive Systems in Open Source Communities
4. Debian/dunc-tank and Google Summer of Code
5. Conclusions
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
18. The Motivation Mix of OSS Contributors
Intrinsic motivation
Fun, curiosity
Ideology („Software must be free.“)
Responsibility, commitment (maintainer's fate)
Extrinsic motivation
Reputation
Career options (learning effect, student projects)
Employment, contracts, own business
→ How much are we really intrinsically motivated?
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
19. Unattractive Tasks in Open Source Projects
What gets done? → Itches of developers
Unattractive tasks 1: Usability
High quality documentation for different target groups
GUI design
End user features
Unattractive tasks 2: Quality
Code review
Bug fixing
→ Tasks of „The Last Mile“ are often neglected.
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
20. Why introducing incentive system?
1. Gaps of contributions: Solve unattractive tasks
2. Motivate new people getting into the community
3. 'Weed-out' old, inactive people
→ Who should be attracted with incentive system?
Long-term vs. short-term contributors
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
21. Examples of Extrinsic Incentives in OSS
Monetary
Employment of contributors
Bounty system
Sponsoring of projects
How does it affect
Awards, competitions
self-determination?
Near-Monetary (performance-
Flight and hotel for conference
contingent or fixed)
Non-Monetary
Acknowledgments
Credit point system
Activity ranking
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
22. Controlling Effect of Extrinsic Incentives
Theory predicts crowding-out
⊕
→ Performance-contingency
Perceived external control
Credit point
system Contingent-Reward
Bounty system
Employment
Activity
ranking
Sponsoring
Flight and hotel
for conference
Awards
Fixed-Salary
Employment
Acknowledgments
⊕
„Extrinsicy“
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
23. Content
1. Different Perspectives on Community Building
2. About Economics, Motivation and Crowding-Out
3. Incentive Systems in Open Source Communities
4. Debian/dunc-tank and Google Summer of Code
5. Conclusions
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24. Unhappy example: Debian/dunc-tank
Disclaimer: Highly controversial topic in Debian community
Google “Debian dunc tank”: ≈ 10'100 entries... (and much more 'private')
About Debian/dunc-tank
Paying 2 release managers to get out Debian 4.0 on time (Dec 4th)
Started Sept 2006, goal of Dec 4th not reached because of...?
Preliminary conclusions
Impossible to measure crowding-out of intrinsic motivation
Envy because of selection process → Why not silently employed?
Payment from Debian itself vs. from external entity
Don't experiment with money – or at least don't declare it as this!
Employment issues depend on community characteristics
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25. Successful example: Google Summer of Code
About GSoC
2007: Accepted 905 students for 136 OSS projects
Projects sign up, students apply for tasks, mentor supervises
Student receive 4500$ on completion, mentoring orgs 500$
Preliminary conclusions
Highly successful: Everybody seems happy, just little chaotic...
Positive because of funding new community entrants
Participating in GSoC becomes level of 'certification'
Focus only on code, documentation is secondary
Implementation of new code in projects?
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26. Other Influences on Success of Extrinsic
Incentive Systems in OSS communities
Group effects
Crowding-out occurs only on individual level
Envy between contributors → fair/unfair intervention
Literature on group dynamics → no data in OSS so far
Community characteristics
Target group of software
Project age and activity level
Software complexity, programming language, OS
Working situation of contributors (paid vs. voluntary)
Dominant ideology (Free Software vs. OSS)
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June 1st 2007 Crowding Effects: How Money Influences Open Source Projects and its Contributors
27. Content
1. Different Perspectives on Community Building
2. About Economics, Motivation and Crowding-Out
3. Incentive Systems in Open Source Communities
4. Debian/dunc-tank and Google Summer of Code
5. Conclusions
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28. Conclusions
What intervention is definitively positive? → Moral call
„Make them feel the pain“ (Kasper Skårhøj, TYPO3)
Increase identification to elevate importance of certain tasks
No penalties
New insights and future research
Differentiation between personal motivation (=not knowing
what others do or receive) and social behavior (fair/unfair)
Extrinsic incentives in OSS sometimes positive, sometimes
negative → perception of participants is relevant
Economists often oversimplify, empirical tests are necessary
No empirical studies in OSS environments so far
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29. Discussion, Acknowledgments
What are your experiences in this area?
To OSS project leads: Interested in collaboration
on research about crowding-out?
Thanks to
Kasper Skårhøj
/ch/open - www.ch-open.ch
LinuxTag
Matthias Stuermer, mstuermer@ethz.ch
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30. References
Frey, B. S. & Jegen, R. (2001). 'Motivation Crowding Theory', Journal of
Economic Surveys, 15, 589-611.
Gneezy, U. & Rustichini, A. (2000a). 'Pay Enough Or Don't Pay At All', The
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 115, 791-810.
Gneezy, U. & Rustichini, A. (2000b) 'A fine is a price', Journal of Legal Studies,
29, 1-18.
Stuermer, M. (2005). 'Open Source Community Building', master thesis,
University of Bern, http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/sturmer.pdf
von Krogh, G.; Spaeth, S. & Lakhani, K. R. (2003). 'Community, Joining, And
Specialization In Open Source Software Innovation: A Case Study', Research
Policy, 32, 1217-1241.
Weibel, A., Rost, K. & Osterloh, M. (2007). 'Crowding-Out Of Intrinsic
Motivation – Opening The Black Box', Working Paper, University of Zurich.
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