Leveraging big data for agile transformation in technology firms: Implementation and best practices DOI Creative Commons

Bayode Dona Simpson,

E.S. Johnson,

Gbenga Sheriff Adeleke

и другие.

Engineering Science & Technology Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(6), С. 1952 - 1968

Опубликована: Июнь 13, 2024

The rapid pace of technological advancements and the increasing demand for innovation have compelled technology firms to adopt Agile methodologies, which promote flexibility, speed, customer-centric development. Concurrently, explosion Big Data has provided these with unprecedented opportunities enhance their decision-making processes, optimize operations, gain deeper insights into market customer behaviors. This review explores integration transformation in firms, emphasizing implementation strategies best practices maximize benefits both paradigms. involves shifting from traditional, linear development processes iterative incremental methodologies that facilitate continuous improvement adaptation. Data, characterized by its volume, velocity, variety, veracity, offers valuable can drive more informed strategic within frameworks. significantly product cycles, improve satisfaction, streamline operations. requires a well-defined strategy includes setting clear objectives, building robust data infrastructure, ensuring quality security. Establishing success metrics aligned business goals is crucial measuring impact initiatives. Building scalable infrastructure deploying advanced collection, storage, processing solutions handle diverse voluminous typical firms. Ensuring integrity essential deriving accurate inform processes. Integrating incorporating analytics ceremonies such as sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives. facilitates real-time feedback delivery, allowing teams respond swiftly changes products iteratively. Developing competency another critical aspect, requiring investments training, upskilling employees, hiring science talent interpret leverage effectively. Best leveraging include cultivating data-driven culture encourages literacy promotes transparency collaboration across organization. Advanced artificial intelligence (AI) play pivotal role harnessing predictive enabling proactive decision-making. Implementing visualization tools helps understand complex patterns trends, enhancing ability make decisions. An approach recommended, starting pilot projects test refine initiatives before scaling them Regularly monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) ensures remain objectives allows timely adjustments based on results. Collaboration stakeholders, including cross-functional customers, vital are effectively integrated efforts align needs. future looks promising, emerging technologies Internet Things (IoT), blockchain, AI poised further capabilities. However, must also navigate ethical legal considerations, privacy compliance, ensure responsible use analytics. Leveraging powerful combination adaptability, insights. By adopting adhering practices, achieve significant operational efficiencies, enhanced development, improved positioning themselves sustained rapidly evolving landscape. Keywords: Transformation, Technology Firm, Practices.

Язык: Английский

Legal accountability and ethical considerations of AI in financial services DOI Creative Commons

Ngozi Samuel Uzougbo,

Chinonso Gladys Ikegwu,

Adefolake Olachi Adewusi

и другие.

GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 19(2), С. 130 - 142

Опубликована: Май 12, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the financial services industry, offering unparalleled opportunities for efficiency, innovation, and personalized services. However, along with its benefits, AI in raises significant legal ethical concerns. This paper explores accountability considerations surrounding use of services, aiming to provide insights into how these challenges can be addressed. The revolves around allocation responsibility AI-related decisions actions. As systems become more autonomous, questions arise about who should held liable errors, misconduct, or regulatory violations. examines existing frameworks, such as data protection laws, consumer regulations, liability assesses their adequacy addressing issues. Ethical implementation are paramount, impact individuals' well-being access Issues algorithmic bias, transparency, fairness critical ensuring practices. discusses importance guidelines frameworks development deployment emphasizing need accountability, fairness. also role bodies industry standards associated It proposes recommendations policymakers, regulators, stakeholders promote responsible practices, including clear guidelines, enhanced transparency measures, mechanisms accountability. Overall, this highlights complex interplay between AI, industry. By challenges, harness full potential while that it deployed a manner, benefiting both businesses consumers.

Язык: Английский

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Regulatory Frameworks for Decentralized Finance (DeFi): Challenges and opportunities DOI Creative Commons

Ngozi Samuel Uzougbo,

Chinonso Gladys Ikegwu,

Adefolake Olachi Adewusi

и другие.

GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 19(2), С. 116 - 129

Опубликована: Май 12, 2024

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has emerged as a disruptive force in the financial industry, offering innovative solutions such smart contracts, decentralized exchanges, and lending protocols. However, regulatory landscape for DeFi remains uncertain fragmented, posing challenges opportunities its development adoption. This abstract provides an overview of frameworks DeFi, highlighting key opportunities. The is complex varies significantly across jurisdictions. While some countries have embraced blockchain technology, others adopted cautious approach, citing concerns money laundering, consumer protection, stability. lack harmonized framework created uncertainty projects users, hindering mainstream One facing clarity regarding compliance. often operate borderless manner, making it difficult to determine which regulations apply. ambiguity led scrutiny enforcement actions cases, need clear comprehensive guidelines. Despite these challenges, there are also significant thrive within regulated framework. Regulatory can provide legitimacy credibility attracting institutional investors users. Moreover, help protect consumers ensure integrity protocols, fostering trust confidence ecosystem. To address leverage opportunities, stakeholders ecosystem, including regulators, policymakers, developers, must collaborate develop balanced should prioritize innovation while addressing related security, privacy, By working together, industry navigate unlock full potential finance global inclusion economic empowerment.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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International enforcement of cryptocurrency laws: Jurisdictional challenges and collaborative solutions DOI Creative Commons

Ngozi Samuel Uzougbo,

Chinonso Gladys Ikegwu,

Adefolake Olachi Adewusi

и другие.

Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(1), С. 068 - 083

Опубликована: Май 12, 2024

The rise of cryptocurrencies has presented new challenges for regulators around the world, particularly in terms enforcement across international borders. This abstract explores jurisdictional faced by authorities enforcing cryptocurrency laws and proposes collaborative solutions to address these challenges. Cryptocurrencies operate on a decentralized network, making them difficult regulate within traditional legal frameworks. Jurisdictional issues arise when transaction involves parties different countries, as it is often unclear which jurisdiction's apply. ambiguity can lead regulatory gaps challenges, allowing illicit activities such money laundering terrorism financing flourish. To are needed. International cooperation between regulators, law agencies, industry stakeholders essential ensure effective laws. take various forms, including information sharing, joint investigations, development common standards. One example successful collaboration Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organization that sets standards combating financing. FATF's guidance virtual assets asset service providers helped clarify expectations promote consistency efforts jurisdictions. Another Joint Chiefs Global Tax Enforcement (J5), coalition tax from five countries work together combat evasion. J5's focus cryptocurrency-related crimes highlights importance cross-border tackling activities. In conclusion, while remain significant hurdle laws, offer path forward. By working together, benefits realized mitigating their risks.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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Cybersecurity compliance in financial institutions: A comparative analysis of global standards and regulations DOI Creative Commons

Ngozi Samuel Uzougbo,

Chinonso Gladys Ikegwu,

Adefolake Olachi Adewusi

и другие.

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(1), С. 533 - 548

Опубликована: Май 14, 2024

Cybersecurity is a critical concern for financial institutions worldwide, given the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks. This paper conducts comparative analysis global standards regulations governing cybersecurity compliance in institutions. By examining regulatory frameworks key jurisdictions, including United States, European Union, Asia-Pacific countries, this study aims to identify common trends, differences, best practices compliance. The begins by outlining landscape institutions, highlighting objectives principles underlying these regulations. It then compares different regions, focusing on areas such as data protection, incident response, risk management. specific requirements guidelines set forth each jurisdiction, identifies strengths weaknesses current offers recommendations enhancing resilience. One findings convergence standards, driven interconnected nature sector need harmonized approaches. While differences still exist, particularly protection breach notification, there growing recognition international cooperation information sharing combat cyber threats effectively. also highlights challenges faced achieving compliance, resource constraints, evolving threats, complexity requirements. underscores importance implementing robust measures, encryption, multi-factor authentication, regular security audits, mitigate challenges. In conclusion, provides valuable insights into identifying trends practices, assist policymakers, regulators, their posture effectively addressing threat landscape.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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Enhancing consumer protection in cryptocurrency transactions: Legal strategies and policy recommendations DOI Creative Commons

Ngozi Samuel Uzougbo,

Chinonso Gladys Ikegwu,

Adefolake Olachi Adewusi

и другие.

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(1), С. 520 - 532

Опубликована: Май 14, 2024

Enhancing consumer protection in cryptocurrency transactions presents a critical challenge due to the decentralized and often opaque nature of market. This abstract explores legal frameworks mechanisms aimed at safeguarding consumers engaging transactions, focusing on key issues, challenges, recommendations for improvement. Consumer is pressing concern prevalence fraud, hacking, market manipulation. The lack regulatory oversight pseudonymous make it challenging seek recourse cases fraud or misconduct. To address these have been developed both national international levels. At level, some countries implemented laws that apply such as requiring exchanges comply with anti-money laundering (AML) know-your-customer (KYC) regulations. However, effectiveness limited by global difficulty enforcing regulations across borders. Internationally, organizations like Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued guidelines combat money terrorist financing sector. These recommend implement AML KYC measures wallet providers. While are step right direction, implementation remains challenge, particularly capacity political will. enhance several can be considered. include increased collaboration between regulators industry stakeholders, development standards cryptocurrencies, establishment framework balances innovation investor protection. Additionally, education awareness campaigns help individuals informed decisions when transactions. In conclusion, enhancing requires multi-faceted approach addresses gaps, promotes cooperation, empowers through awareness. By implementing recommendations, policymakers stakeholders work together create safer more transparent

Язык: Английский

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Advanced risk management solutions for mitigating credit risk in financial operations DOI Creative Commons

Anwulika Ogechukwu Scott,

Prisca Amajuoyi,

Kudirat Bukola Adeusi

и другие.

Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(1), С. 212 - 223

Опубликована: Май 29, 2024

Advanced risk management solutions are essential for mitigating credit in financial operations, particularly today's volatile economic environment. This Review explores the innovative approaches and technologies being utilized to enhance safeguard institutions against potential losses. Credit risk, possibility that a borrower will default on their obligations, poses significant threat stability. Traditional methods of assessing managing such as scoring historical data analysis, no longer sufficient address complexities modern markets. offer more robust dynamic tools identifying, assessing, risk. One key advancements this field is integration big machine learning algorithms. By analyzing vast amounts from diverse sources, can gain deeper insights into behavior, market trends, indicators. Machine models predict probabilities with greater accuracy, allowing proactive mitigation strategies. Additionally, real-time monitoring systems have become increasingly prevalent. These provide continuous oversight portfolios, enabling detect early warning signs defaults take timely action. analytics visualization facilitate identification emerging risks implementation targeted interventions. Another crucial component advanced use stress testing scenario analysis. techniques simulate various conditions assess impact helping prepare adverse scenarios develop contingency plans. Furthermore, blockchain technology promising tool enhancing transparency reducing fraud transactions. providing secure immutable record histories transactions, improve trust reliability assessments. In conclusion, transforming way mitigate leveraging data, learning, monitoring, testing, technology, achieve accurate assessments implement effective innovations not only stability resilience operations but also contribute trustworthy system.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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AI-enhanced healthcare management during natural disasters: conceptual insights DOI Creative Commons

Samira Abdul,

Ehizogie Paul Adeghe,

Bisola Oluwafadekemi Adegoke

и другие.

Engineering Science & Technology Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(5), С. 1794 - 1816

Опубликована: Май 21, 2024

Natural disasters often lead to significant disruptions in healthcare delivery, exacerbating the already formidable challenges faced by systems. Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) offers a promising approach mitigate these and enhance management during after natural disasters. This conceptual paper aims propose framework for integration of AI into disaster response efforts, with focus on optimizing resource allocation, improving patient triage, enhancing overall system resilience. Through comprehensive review existing literature, this identifies gaps current practices explores potential address shortcomings. By analyzing case studies examples from previous disasters, highlights transformative impact that technologies such as predictive analytics, machine learning, robotics can have delivery crisis situations. The objectives are twofold: define strategic incorporating protocols outline expected outcomes implementing framework. Expected benefits include expedited triage processes, more accurate improved communication systems, ultimately leading better enhanced efficiency. proposed emphasizes importance interdisciplinary collaboration between professionals, technologists, policymakers, experts. It also addresses ethical considerations associated implementation settings. In conclusion, underscores critical role bolstering capabilities leveraging technologies, systems become adaptive, responsive, resilient face unforeseen challenges, saving lives minimizing communities. Keywords: AI-Enhanced Healthcare Management, Disasters, Conceptual Insights.

Язык: Английский

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Strategic implications of carbon pricing on global environmental sustainability and economic development: A conceptual framework DOI Creative Commons

Peter Simpa,

Nko Okina Solomon,

Olubunmi Adeolu Adenekan

и другие.

International Journal of Advanced Economics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6(5), С. 139 - 172

Опубликована: Май 13, 2024

This study critically evaluates the strategic implications of carbon pricing mechanisms on global environmental sustainability and economic development. Employing a systematic literature review content analysis, research synthesizes recent findings from peer-reviewed articles, reports, policy documents published between 2010 2024. The study's objectives include analyzing effectiveness in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, assessing its impacts, exploring benefits, understanding role international cooperation enhancing efficacy policies. methodology hinges structured search strategy, applying rigorous inclusion exclusion criteria to ensure relevance quality reviewed. analysis reveals that pricing, encompassing both taxes cap-and-trade systems, serves as pivotal tool for mitigating climate change while fostering growth structural transformation. Key highlight potential drive innovation green technologies, importance addressing social equity concerns, critical coordination cross-border leakage competitiveness issues. concludes mechanisms, when effectively designed equitably implemented, can align with development goals. Recommendations policymakers emphasize need comprehensive strategies integrate broader policies, underscore cooperation, advocate continued refine models strategies. contributes ongoing discourse offering insights into cornerstone governance sustainable policy. Keywords: Carbon Pricing Mechanisms, Environmental Sustainability, Economic Development, International Cooperation.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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Sustainable nanomaterials' role in green supply chains and environmental sustainability DOI Creative Commons

Nko Okina Solomon,

Peter Simpa,

Olubunmi Adeolu Adenekan

и другие.

Engineering Science & Technology Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(5), С. 1678 - 1694

Опубликована: Май 13, 2024

The review explores the pivotal role of sustainable nanomaterials in promoting green supply chains and advancing environmental sustainability. Nanotechnology has emerged as a promising field for developing innovative materials with enhanced properties reduced impacts. Sustainable nanomaterials, characterized by their eco-friendly synthesis methods, biodegradability, low toxicity, offer transformative opportunities enhancing sustainability across diverse industries. This examines potential applications chains, encompassing areas such renewable energy, water purification, waste management, packaging. By leveraging unique high surface area-to-volume ratio, catalytic activity, tunable properties, businesses can develop solutions to address pressing challenges. Case studies examples highlight successful integration into chain practices, showcasing ability reduce resource consumption, minimize generation, mitigate also discusses challenges considerations associated adoption including regulatory compliance, risk assessment, ethical considerations. Strategies responsible nanotechnology practices fostering collaboration among stakeholders are proposed, emphasizing importance interdisciplinary approaches stakeholder engagement achieving goals. In conclusion, holds immense driving sustainability, innovation, long-term prosperity. Keywords: Nanomaterials, Green Supply Chains, Environmental Sustainability, Circular Economy, Nanotechnology, Chain Optimization

Язык: Английский

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Nanotechnology's potential in advancing renewable energy solutions DOI Creative Commons

Peter Simpa,

Nko Okina Solomon,

Olubunmi Adeolu Adenekan

и другие.

Engineering Science & Technology Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(5), С. 1695 - 1710

Опубликована: Май 13, 2024

Nanotechnology has emerged as a promising frontier in the quest for sustainable energy solutions, offering transformative opportunities to address pressing challenges renewable generation, storage, and conversion. This review explores potential of nanotechnology advancing encompassing wide range applications spanning solar energy, wind fuel cells. By leveraging unique properties nanomaterials, such high surface area-to-volume ratio, tunable optical electronic properties, enhanced catalytic activity, researchers engineers can develop innovative materials devices with unprecedented performance efficiency. Nanotechnology-enabled advancements photovoltaics include development next-generation cells incorporating nanostructured materials, quantum dots, nanowires, perovskite-based cells, enhance light absorption, charge transport, overall power conversion In realm nanomaterials hold promise improving longevity batteries, supercapacitors, other storage through electrode electrolytes, architectures. Furthermore, nanotechnology-driven innovations lightweight durable nanocomposite turbine blades, cell technologies, including catalyst nanoparticles efficient hydrogen production conversion, exemplify diverse energy. Through comprehensive analysis recent research efforts, this abstract underscores critical role accelerating transition future. Keywords: Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy, Solar Wind Energy Storage, Nanomaterials.

Язык: Английский

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