Best practice guide on creating an IT architecture that supports smart mobility services. Joint work of Karlstad University and Hanze University of Applied Sciences within the Interrg IVb project ITRACT.

In September 2010, Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen (the Netherlands) started a 20-week international program titled GameOn! The object of this program is for students to develop serious games, that aim to help the youth become aware of social and/or health related issues. Since the …

In the psychological field, a lot of progress has been made in values theory. In marketing theory, however, the use of values has been undervalued. Despite the widespread managerial use of brand values, attention has remained focused on the brand personality concept. This book intends to provide a new …

Background: Activity trackers can potentially stimulate users to increase their physical activity behavior. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of ten consumer activity trackers for measuring step count in both laboratory and free-living conditions. Method: Healthy adult …

Purpose: To facilitate the design of viable business models by proposing a novel business model design framework for viability. Design: A design science research method is adopted to develop a business model design framework for viability. The business model design framework for viability is demonstrated …

Designers have grown increasingly interested in social consequences of new technologies. As social impacts become increasingly important it might be fruitful to understand how social impacts develop and how a designer can anticipate these consequences. In health care practices, for instance, it is important …

Summary with good practices from the Interreg ITRACT project on smart mobility in rural areas.

In areas where aging and shrinking, there are problems in the labor market and (care) facilities. Which constitute a threat to regional economy and quality of life in these areas. Not problems only Netherlands has regions which suffer, similar problems occur in other regions of the North Sea. iAge is …

Uitgave, onder verantwoordelijkheid van het Lectoraat New Business & ICT, met bijdragen van onder andere lector Hugo Velthuijsen (onder andere voorwoord) en Franz Josef Gellert. Tekst van Bureau Brouwers. Dit boekje biedt een overzicht van de projecten die het lectoraat New Business & ICT gedurende de …

Quantified Self werd in 2007 geïntroduceerd als naam voor de mens die op zoek is naar persoonlijk betekenis uit persoonlijke data. Het is een beweging die sindsdien wereldwijd mensen bij elkaar brengt voor een dialoog over zelfkennis door getallen. In dit artikel wordt de zelfmetende mens geïntroduceerd …