Luis Amaral

University of Minho · Department of Information Systems (DSI)

Background: Present the relevance of the study and highlights the key points of literature overview. Purpose: As of May 25, 2018, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has become mandatory for all organizations, public or private, that handle personal data of European citizens, regardless of their physical location. Higher education institution...

Purpose On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became mandatory for all organizations that handle the personal data of European Union citizens. This exploratory study aims to determine the critical success factors (CSFs) related to implementing the GDPR in Portuguese public higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/metho...

À semelhança das pessoas, e por analogia com o conceito de nativos digitais de Prensky, podemos atualmente classificar as organizações como imigrantes digitais e nativas digitais. As imigrantes digitais têm-se adaptado ao longo dos anos, passando por um processo evolutivo de adoção e exploração das tecnologias de informação. As nativas digitais são...

A importância dos SI em entidades públicas é incontornável. E sendo a Administração Pública um dos maiores produtores de informação do país, tais sistemas são decisivos na concretização da sua missão. A partir do trinómio organização, tecnologias e pessoas, pilares essenciais dos SI, enumeram-se elementos críticos, nomeadamente, a falta de uma visã...

A nova centralidade da informação nas organizações leva a questionar a evolução do papel do Gestor de Sistemas de Informação (CIO), sendo este um tema recorrente. Quais são os elementos desta mudança, em particular com a emergência disruptiva de empresas nativas digitais? Sem dúvida que a rápida evolução tecnológica e o aumento da utilização das Te...

Given the current trend for digitalisation, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been playing a central role in institutional performance and development. This centrality impacts local e-government plans and strategies, with consequences for service delivery and interaction and engagement with citizens. This work provides a charac...

The compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is mandatory since May 25, 2018 for any organization dealing with personal data of European citizens. For the success of the GDPR implementation to be a reality, it is important to guarantee the existence with an adequate level of performance, of a set of Critical Success Factors (CS...

With the publication of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union gives a clear signal that Data Protection is a key issue that needs proper regulation, and it is therefore important to identify a set of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) associated with the implementation of the GDPR in Portuguese Public Higher Education Insti...

Electronic public procurement (EPP) has been considered an important tool for promoting competition, simplifying procedures, and ensuring transparency in decision-making processes. In Portugal, EPP replaced paper-based pre-contractual procedures for communication and processing. Addressing this general issue, the authors designed and proposed TrivP...

This paper has the goal to present and discusses the internationalization process of a university starting by the engineering programs that the engineering school offers. The objective is to make it more attractive and promote the double diploma in order to higher the quality of the programs.

Enterprise Architectures are being used by many organizations as a strategic tool for framing and managing key business and IT initiatives and activities. However, given the complexity and costs associated with building an Enterprise Architecture, there is a growing need to demonstrate the importance and usefulness in terms of the value that it rep...

One of the most common dilemmas faced today by organizations and their leaders is how to guarantee value from high level IT investments, i.e. how organizations ensure expected benefits from growth in IT investments. Knowledgeable about this reality, organizations seek solutions to solve this problem, either through the adoption of frameworks develo...

Bad decisions in public procurement processes have two negative effects: price increase of public goods and services with an impact on public expenditure, and adversely effects on competition, with the negative result of loss of efficiency and social welfare. Electronic public procurement (EPP) has been considered an important tool for promoting co...

Many Engineering colleges have been facing the retention issue because of difficulties and lack of knowledge about what really means being an engineer. The first 3 years are particularly intense and hard. A possible way to overcome this period is to implement a new kind of course, more enticing and dynamic, which is the idea of COPEC’s engineering...

Buildings and bridges are often the first constructions that come to mind, as they are the most visible creations of structural engineering. Civil engineers design roads, railways, subway systems and airports. And there are also less visible designs, just like every time people turn on a water tap waiting for the water to flow, without thinking tha...

Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) is the Portuguese authority responsible for the management of science and technology that deals with a large part of governmental funds to be allocated to researchers, in terms of grants and research projects financing. FCT owns DeGóis, a Portuguese academic CV platform derived from Lattes, the Brazilian syst...

One of the most common dilemmas faced today by organizations and their leaders is how to guarantee value from the high level IT investments, i.e. how organizations ensure expected benefits from this growth in IT investments. A superior understanding of how to deliver value to the business from IT initiatives is critical. Value should not be view on...

The growth in IT investments increases the concern of organizations and their leaders to ensure the expected business value from these investments. Business value derived only emerges through business changes and innovations, i.e., organizational transformation. Organizational change through digital transformation is a fundamental component for bus...

Organizational knowledge becomes a crucial element for any organization, as a resource which must be managed and as a support for development, sustainability and innovation. Organizational Knowledge promotes Human Resources’ pro activity by its acquisition and sharing. The following study presents the selective coding results of the empirical mater...

A discovery adventure! This is the program that has been developed by the Education Research Team of COPEC – Science and Education Research Council – a K12 School program for a city, with the goal of providing better and effective knowledge for young students, especially those who do not think about to enter a University. The main goal is to encour...

The objective of this paper is to describe the engineering program designed by COPEC – Science and Education Research Council’s education research team, in which the so called ‘Working with Communities’ course is included early in the third year of engineering program. It provides students the chance to work as consultants to foster an entrepreneur...

One of biggest issues that the managers of the Enterprise Architecture projects are facing is to justify the investments made in its construction and maintenance. Assessing the value of Enterprise Architectures is an increasingly important issue, however, it is not an easy task. Firstly, it is widely accepted that is very difficult for the organiza...

Retention is an issue that has been faced by many engineering colleges due to the difficulties and lack of knowledge about what it really is to be an engineer. The first 3 years of the course are particularly intense and hard. A way to overcome this period might be achieved by implementing a new kind of course, more enticing and dynamic. That is th...

Public procurement represents the largest part of public expenditures and, for that reason, is one of the most sensitive areas regarding the risk of corruption. There are several governmental investments in this area to accomplish the principle of integrity and to achieve more transparecy. In Portugal, in the e-government context, the strategy was...

In a networked economy, ‘Organizational Knowledge’ has become critical to every organization, as a resource, which should be managed, and as a support for development, sustainability and innovation; enhancing also Human Resources pro-activity by its acquisition and sharing. Following Strauss and Corbin’s guidelines, this paper presents the outcomes...

This research aims to initially address the Digital Mourning concept under the Digital Heritage Management, investigating to what extent we can “Managing the Digital Heritage”, namely the content we create on a daily basis on social networks and the Internet. The ultimate goal is to understand to what extent this issue is important for users and pr...

Public purchase is an implementing tool of public policy that promotes the public value. Framed by a policy and management strategy, it focus the economic efficiency, but also improves the social promotion of socio-economic reality. In the context of governance, the challenge is to monitor, manage and evaluate the impacts of public purchase in the...

Lifelong learning has become a fundamental element in any organization, as a tool for managing development, sustainability and innovation of knowledge capabilities. In this paper, we start by describing the combination of two phenomena—Shared Service Centre (SSC) and E-Learning—that expand knowledge capabilities. Also this intentional combination p...

A Governança Corporativa das Tecnologias de Informação é uma temática primordial reconhecida pela comunidade académica e profissional. A necessidade de obter valor, seja financeiro ou estratégico para a organização, resultante dos investimentos realizados em TI implica uma Gestão do Valor das TI adequada. No contexto das Universidades Públicas Naci...

This paper shows the course designed by COPEC — Science and Education Research Council education research team, for engineering students what is called “working with communities course”, which provides the students of engineering in 3rd year the chance to work with consultancy for the entrepreneurial community, in the region. It is for an engineeri...

In the face of growing global competition, the ability of organizations to effectively use information technologies better with respect to innovation and creativity is widely recognized today, as important. In this context, the chance to resort-in a practical way-to known creativity techniques or adaptations of these to help innovation in the Infor...

A construção da Sociedade da Informação que todos ansiamos - uma sociedade justa, inclusiva, participada, igualitária e democrática - é uma responsabilidade coletiva. Necessita, portanto, não só de ações concretas e objetivas por parte de todos os cidadãos, mas também de ser empenhadamente promovida e gerida por quem tem responsabilidades na govern...

This research work addresses the Digital Mourning and the Digital Heritage Management concepts. It tries to explain what is Digital Heritage and what are its constituents. It also provides a Survey on the platforms and systems for Digital Heritage Management currently available undertaking a detailed comparison between the different platforms.

Governments and organizations are creating Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) to follow the growth of the amount of research data, providing tools to collect, preserve and disseminate that data. At the same time, we are facing the appearance of standards designed to regulate CRIS development. Common European Research Information Format (CE...

Literature has highlighted the potential of information and communication technology (ICT) in building new models of public governance that promote fairness and accountability, which are key requirements in the fight against corruption. In this context, it is worth mentioning the sector of public procurement, since it is one of the most sensitive c...

A aprendizagem continua, tornou-se num elemento fundamental em qualquer organizacao como instrumento de gestao, desenvolvimento, sustentabilidade e inovacao a partir de recursos de conhecimento, incentivando os Recursos Humanos para que se mantenham pro- ativos, adquirindo, criando e partilhando conhecimento fundamental a organizacao. Neste trabalh...

Utilizing emerging technologies to provide expanded learning opportunities is critical to the success of future generations. So teachers have to be prepared to motivate and entice the students about getting knowledge pertinent for their formation as engineers. This paper describes the "International Engineering Educator" developed by the engineerin...

In a scientific research project is important to define the underlying philosophical orientation of the project, because this will influence the choices made in respect of scientific methods used, as well as the way they will be applied. It is crucial, therefore, that the philosophy and research design strategy are consistent with each other. These...

DOI: 10.14684/intertech.13.2014.177-180 The School of Engineering of the University of Minho adapted to the requirements of the Bologna Process through various measures. Among these, the adoption of the methodology of teaching and learning Project-Led Engineering Education is to be highlighted, where the active role of the learner and the tutor's r...

DOI: 10.14684/intertech.13.2014.1-5 Education is the core of any nation development, of a community or personal. It is for sure a society that is depending on technology for deployment of information, communication, and network in real time. In a short period of time, social technologies have given social interactions the speed and scale of the Int...

The information system and technology (1ST) scholarly field emerged during the 1960s with the establishment of academic degree programs and research centers focusing on the use of computers to support management — particularly management information systems -MIS.

Information systems interoperability is one of the main concerns and challenges of information systems managers and researchers, most of whom perceive and approach it on a pure or predominantly technological perspective. In this paper, we argue that a sociotechnical perspective of information systems interoperability should be adopted and we set ou...

Following the new trend in education, more focused on a global perspective, COPEC - Science and Education Research Council is offering an MBA, online, in Social Engineering for all Countries of CPLP - Portuguese Language Countries Community. The goal is to cover these countries' engineers, which are also seeking for opportunities, as the majority a...

Knowledge in Basic Sciences, Basic Sciences of Engineering and Specifics of Engineering are fundamental for the education of an engineer. However the insertion in labor market demands sometimes some practice or experience that should also be provided by the engineering schools. Taking this into account, the Engineering Education Research Team of CO...

The Portuguese-speaking countries are home to more than 240 million people located across the globe but having cultural similarities and a shared history. The CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries) nations have a combined area of about 10,742,000 square kilometers (4,148,000 sq. mi), which is larger than Canada. The proposal of this pape...

The Engineering Education Research Team of COPEC - Science and Education Research Council has designed and is implementing a program for an engineering school which main goal is to offer a PhD program of high quality in order to fulfill the work market demand for a high qualified environmental engineer. It is an interdisciplinary environmental engi...

Following the new trend in education, more focused in a global perspective COPEC - Science and Education Research Council is offering an MBA, on line, in Social Engineering for all Countries of CPLP - Portuguese Language Countries Community. The goal is to cover these countries engineers that also are seeking for opportunities, as the majority are...

Engineering plays an important role in this “brave new world” and it is in fact crucial for the development of science and technology. More importantly, it is responsible for the delivery of such technologies on the service of the betterment of humanity. Engineering must be aware of not only environmental but also social impacts of the outcomes of...

The value of Enterprise Architectures is undoubtedly an issue that is of particular importance in organizations. In the current context of strong economic constraints and the need to justify the usefulness and investments on Enterprise Architectures are increasingly demanding an assessment and demonstration of its value. However, it is recognized t...

Engineers create, design and build, bringing solutions to problems and transforming the environment for betterment of life. Engineers are responsible for the development of science and technology once they design tools, systems and instruments that make possible the acquisition of knowledge in a vast amount of fields. Engineering is responsible for...

Considering the global competitiveness the organizations ability to effectively use information technologies and bet on innovation and creativity are today commonly recognized as important. In this context, research on creativity in information systems has assumed special importance. This paper illustrates the use of Action-Research Method " in res...

In order to develop effective policies for the development of the Information Society, with principles based on territorial cohesion, it is essential to know the existence and extent of regional asymmetries that may be occurring in the construction and consolidation of the Information Society in Portugal. This article proposes a model that involves...

Over the last few years, many different definitions for the e-government term have appeared in the literature. This diversity of definitions created a conceptual multiplicity and divergence. While being understandable, taking into consideration the newness of the e-government field, this may be prejudicing the e-government research and development....

Nowadays, the Information Systems Function has a vital importance for the competitiveness of many organizations. At the core of the Information Systems Function is the Chief Information Officer, the main responsible for the planning, structuring, leadership and control of this function. Therefore, the success of an organization is directly dependen...

The information systems outsourcing presents itself as a strategic option for companies and continues to evolve in size and in type of contracts. In order to identify the most frequently outsourced services and aiming to get a better comprehension on the hiring process, a study was made based on a survey sent to information systems managers of larg...

The flow of information in the current globalized world has been strongly enhanced by the rapid development of the Information and Communication Technologies. In a short time span, high speed Internet has become fundamental to modern economies, allowing access to increasingly comprehensive and sophisticated services; thus, it is important to monito...

Nowadays, the Information Systems Function has a vital importance for the competitiveness of many organizations. At the core of the Information Systems Function is the Chief Information Officer, the main responsible for the planning, structuring, leadership and control of this function. Therefore, the success of an organization is directly dependen...

In this work a new strategy is proposed for online training of members of medium and large organizations, based on the sharing and exchange of knowledge among them. The strategy is supported with the creation of intra-enterprise online communities, where all members assume, simultaneously, the role of trainer and trainee. The interaction in the com...

The design of any complex products, such as information systems (IS), involves the coordination of different activities and knowledge. The systematisation of that knowledge must be considered in order to achieve IS levels of efficiency and effectiveness and to make organisations answers in turbulent times more agile. This paper presents an architec...

The global competitiveness and the organizations ability to make effective use of information technology and to focus on innovation and creativity are recognized as being important. The perspective of using creativity techniques or some adaptations, to help innovation in the area of information systems seems to be promising. In this article we prop...

The public and private organizations, taking advantage of Internet based tools, have adopted new models of economic and social innovation, supporting the interaction with the environment and enhance the management of organizational knowledge. This paper aims to define a context in which the E-learning as a process of organizational communication ma...

The global competitiveness and the organizations ability to make effective use of information technology and to focus on innovation and creativity are recognized as being important. The perspective of using creativity techniques or some adaptations, to help innovation in the area of information systems seems to be promising. In this article we prop...

Information Systems (IS) interoperability in Public Administration (PA) is a main goal and a major challenge for PA professionals. Achieving interoperability among IS that are technologically disparate and that exist in different organizational contexts is a complex task, being affected by multiple aspects, not yet satisfactorily known and characte...

The public and private organizations, taking advantage of Internet based tools, have adopted new models of economic and social innovation, supporting the interaction with the environment and enhance the management of organizational knowledge. This paper aims to define a context in which the E­ learning as a process of organizational communication m...

.pt Abstract - The organizations ability to make effective use of information technology and to focus on innovation and creativity are recognized as being important. The perspective of using creativity techniques or some adaptations, to help innovation in the information systems area seems to be promising. In this article we propose a strategy for...

This article reports the results of a study about the tools and services that students at a higher education institution used during the previous academic year (2009/10) to share files and collaborate online. The study aims to find out what tools and practices were used by students in activities related to learning and day-to-day (leisure and socia...

In last two decades a significant number of organizations began to build Enterprise Architectures in order to deal with complexity and change, to align business and IT, to cut costs and several other objectives. The current economic pressures and the significant investment that Enterprise Architectures represents are increasingly demanding an asses...

What is the Enterprise Architectures value and how it can be assessed and demonstrated has been a topic subject to an interesting discussion among practitioners and researchers. Although this discussion has some years, there is still no consensus about what the value of an Enterprise Architecture is and how it can be demonstrated. The lack of a cle...

Information Systems Function is an organisational area of major importance in the context of the competitive development of organisations. At the centre of the Information Systems Function we find the Chief Information Officer (CIO), who is the main responsible for the organisation and leadership of this function. Given the nature of the duties ass...

The use of P2P applications in universities has been mainly focused on questions related to file sharing and copyright violation, and little attention has been given to the development of secured and authenticated P2P applications, specially conceived to academic environments. In this paper, we describe Bumerang, an authenticated campus P2P network...

A nova geração de e-learning, denominada comummente, por e-learning 2.0 ou por social e-learning promete a eliminação das barreiras físicas, sociais e culturais levando o conhecimento para qualquer lugar, quer seja na empresa ou em casa, proporcionando maior gosto e motivação pela aprendizagem e aproximando as pessoas pela criação de comunidades de...

In the past two decades, in order to obtain a description of the current business and IT (Information Technology) state and/or to establish the desired future state, a significant number of organizations began to build Enterprise Architectures. Similar to what has occurred with the IT, currently, there is a growing desire to effectively demonstrate...

Information Systems Technology (IST) has an increasingly central role in today's globalised information society. In this regard it is imperative to recognise the impossibility of a technological life without ethics. As typical components for an ethics program, the authors use Codes of Ethics/Conduct/ Practices (CE/CC/CP) as some professions (physic...

The increasing complexity of organizations and the environment around them are increasingly demanding for a better and deeper knowledge about how to organize and use IT in order to fulfil the organizations mission, strategies and goals. In the past two decades, in order to obtain a description of the current IT and business state and/or to establis...

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is an important organization issue. The EA, resulting from a development process, is an important tool in different situations. It is used as a communication tool between the systems stakeholders. It is an enabler of changes. More importantly, the EA definition allows the build of unifying or coherent forms or structure...