There is a great worldwide desire to launch new technology-based business. In this sense, and increasingly, entrepreneurship courses have arisen in several universities and many of the courses in the management, administration and engineering areas already offer entrepreneurship curricular units. Throughout those programs, the teams develop key integrated competencies in innovation, entrepreneurship and technology that will ultimately enable the students to create and develop new technolog...

In addition to capital infrastructure and consumers, digital information created by individual and corporate consumers of information technology is quickly being recognized as a key economic resource and an extremely valuable asset to a company. Organizational, Legal, and Technological Dimensions of Information System Administration recognizes the importance of information technology by addressing the most crucial issues, challenges, opportunities, and solutions related to the role and res...

This volume contains the proceedings of the 2023 iteration of the ISPGAYA conference, titled “Digital Sustainability: Inclusion and Transformation” and held in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The conference and resulting book intend to explore the involvement of Portugal, a country on the semi-periphery of the world system, in developments regarding the understanding of and progress toward sustainability. The conference was organized by ISPGAYA, an institution belonging to the private polytec...

This volume presents the proceedings of the 2024 ISPGAYA conference. The papers in this book deal with business sustainability, with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The publication of this proceedings intends to increase and dynamize investigation linking theory and practice, always pointing to innovative approaches. The conference and this resulting book intend to involve a wide variety of stakeholders in the direction of a "smart" national and global development model that co...

“This enlightening book provides unique insights into the governance of the digital world, and the impact of that digital world on governance of the economy and society.”—B. Guy Peters, Maurice Falk Professor of American Government, Pittsburgh University, USA, and Former President of International Public Policy Association (IPPA)“Well-researched, this book is insightful and constructive. Broadly defining institutions as an ecosystem of relationships, reader...

Maintaining ideal fish health and production, both of farmed and wild fish populations, requires continuous infrastructural and process upgrades to avoid significant losses as well as to facilitate seafood safety. Aquaculture is multidisciplinary in nature, combining knowledge from biology, veterinary medicine and food technology.Practical Notions on Fish Health and Production brings an integrated approach concerning practical aspects of ichthyology, fish health and aquaculture systems. Th...

This book addresses complex real-world problems with recent techniques. It comprises selected papers from the XX. congress APDIO held in Tomar, Portugal, in July 2019. The subject of the book is the application of operational research methodologies and techniques to address complex real problems.Readers will find interesting results and applications of operational research methods and techniques in the wide variety of the addressed problems. Of particular interest are the applicati...

This proceedings book presents selected contributions from the XVIII Congress of APDIO (the Portuguese Association of Operational Research) held in Valença on June 28–30, 2017. Prepared by leading Portuguese and international researchers in the field of operations research, it covers a wide range of complex real-world applications of operations research methods using recent theoretical techniques, in order to narrow the gap between academic research and practical applications. Of particula...

Collection of 120 peer-reviewed papers that were presented at the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, held in Leiria, Portugal in September 2007. Essential reading for all those working on V&RP, focused on inducing increased collaboration between industry and academia. In addition to key

This book offers a roadmap to the future, addressing pressing challenges such as energy sustainability, environmental preservation, and advancements in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. From the exploration of novel perovskite materials for environmental NO reduction to the development of game-changing biotechnological strategies for simultaneous CO2 capture and H2S conversion, this book spans a diverse range of topics. The content dives into the realms of artificial intelligence, nanotec...

This volume presents the proceedings of the 2024 ISPGAYA conference. The papers in this book deal with business sustainability, with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The publication of this proceedings intends to increase and dynamize investigation linking theory and practice, always pointing to innovative approaches. The conference and this resulting book intend to involve a wide variety of stakeholders in the direction of a "smart" national and global development model that co...

This volume contains the proceedings of the 2022 iteration of the ISPGAYA meeting, titled “Multidimensional Sustainability: Transitions and Convergences” and held on September 29 and 30th, 2022 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The conference and resulting book intend to explore the involvement of Portugal, a country on the semi-periphery of the world system, in developments regarding the understanding of and progress toward sustainability. The conference was organized by ISPGAYA, an institu...