Blar i USN Open Archive på forfatter "Berntzen, Lasse"
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A predictive system based on structured and unstructured data to gather and tag overall mood about a company and use it to correlate and predict stock prices for the company
Singh, Manvir (Master thesis, 2022)The main goal of this research paper is to develop and enhance a model which predicts the base outcome the shares in the share market. The model is based on the inputs taken from the latest stock news, put it into the ... -
A review of the Norwegian plain language policy
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse; Ødegård, Ansgar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this paper, we examine the policy documents that define the Nor-wegian policies on language use in the public sector, with an emphasis on how ICT is mentioned as a tool for creating a public sector language citizens ... -
Blockchain for Smart Grid Flexibility - Handling Settlements Between the Aggregator and Prosumers
Berntzen, Lasse; Meng, Qian; Vesin, Boban; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Brekke, Thomas; Laur, Inessa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper shows how the Ethereum blockchain can register settlements between an aggregator and prosumers in a smart grid. By providing flexible use of electricity to the aggregator, customers get rewarded. The flexibility ... -
A Citizen-centric Public Sector: Why citizen centricity matters and how to obtain it
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Ødegård, Ansgar (Chapter, 2016)The paper discusses the concept of a citizen-centric public sector. Citizen centricity is often promoted in policy papers and political speeches, but is often overlooked in practice. Reasons are discussed, and practical ... -
Citizens as Sensors: Human Sensors as a Smart City Data Source
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Böhm, Stephan; Weber, Christian; Morales, Roberto (Chapter, 2018)This paper discusses how citizens can play the role of sensors, using their perceptions to discover and report problems using some kind of digital platform. The use of human sensors is connected to the concept of “smart ... -
A Decade of eParticipation Research - An Overview of the ePart Conference 2009–2018
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The first ePart conference was organized in Linz in 2009, co-located with the longer-running eGov conference, which at the time was in its 7th year. Since then, we have seen ten conferences focusing on eParticipation ... -
eParticipation for Lurkers and Stand-by Citizens? Evaluating a Norwegian Rapid Feedback eParticipation System
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper presents an evaluation of an eParticipation system for rapid feedback and dialogue between citizens and politicians. The system consists of a mobile application with survey-like functionality and a methodology ... -
Forward Value Creation and Digital Government: Solving the Cost-Benefit Paradox?
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Andersen, Kim Normann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)While adoption of new technologies and supply of online services are in focus of measuring uptake of online services in maturity models, measurement of direct and indirect outcome and value creation for the internal and ... -
Low Cost Mobile Embedded System for Air Quality Monitoring
Florea, Adrian; Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Stoica, Daniela; Naciu, Ionel Stelian; Cazan, Vlad (Chapter, 2017)This paper reports on a case study using a mobile platform for air-quality monitoring. This case study was done in Sibiu, Romania, and includes a description of related work, a survey, a summary of existing results regarding ... -
Parliamentary Open Big Data: A case study of the Norwegian Parliament´s open data platform
Berntzen, Lasse; El-Gazzar, Rania; Johannessen, Marius Rohde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The paper presents a case study on the use of open big data in the Norwegian Parliament. A set of policy documents was examined to find motivation for publishing open data. The case study was based on an examination of the ... -
Parliamentary Open Data in Scandinavia
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Andersen, Kim Normann; Crusoe, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article presents a case study on the use of open data in the Scandinavian parliaments (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark). While the three countries have all opened the gates and provided access to data—for example, on the ... -
Sensors and the Smart City: Creating a Research Design for Sensor-based Smart City Projects
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Florea, Adrian (Chapter, 2016)In this paper, we present a proposal for a research design, based on the argument that there is a connection between smart cities and the concepts of “smart buildings” and “smart users”. Smart cities refer to “places where ... -
Smart Cities Through Implicit Participation: Using Gamification to Generate Citizen Input for Public Transport Planning
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this paper, we present a case study of the mobile app and ecosystem Trafpoint. Trafpoint is a system for registering when and where people travel by public transport, using gamification in an attempt to convince more ... -
Smart Cities, Big Data and Smart Decision-making - Understanding "Big Data" in Smart City Applications
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; El-Gazzar, Rania (Chapter, 2018)Smart decision making is based on data combined with analytics to improve decision-making. This paper examines several application areas of smart cities, and related data sources used for decision-making. In many cases, ... -
Smart Cities: Challenges and a Sensor-based Solution A research design for sensor-based smart city projects
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Florea, Adrian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)In this article, we present a research design for smart city initiatives, based on the argument that there is a connection between smart cities and the concepts of “smart buildings” and “smart users”. Smart cities refer ... -
Stealth Democracy? Searching for a Democratic Middle-Ground
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In this paper, we present a reflection on the need for an in-between, low-threshold type of democracy for involving the so-called "silent majority" of citizens. Based on our findings from various cases, we find indications ... -
A Strategy for Drone Traffic Planning Dynamic Flight-paths for Drones in Smart Cities
Berntzen, Lasse; Florea, Adrian; Molder, Cristian; Bouhmala, Noureddine (Chapter, 2019)This paper presents a solution for creating dynamic flight plans for drones. The number of drones is expected to increase dramatically, and there will be a demand for drone traffic planning solutions. The approach used ... -
A Survey on Smart Cities, Big Data, Analytics, and Smart Decision-making. Towards an analytical framework for decision-making in smart cities
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse; El-Gazzar, Rania (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Smart decision making is based on data combined with analytics to improve decision-making. This paper examines several application areas of smart cities, and related data sources used for decision-making. Further, we present ... -
The Transparent Smart City - How City Councils and City Administrations Can Apply Smart Technology for Increased Transparency - With Case Evidence from Norway
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse (Chapter, 2017)Transparency is seen as one important property of open government. The growing importance of government transparency is shown through legislation being passed by most democratic countries during the last few decades. ... -
User Sentiments Towards Smart Grid Flexibility - A survey of early adopters' attitude towards allowing third parties to control electricity use in households
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse; Vesin, Boban; Meng, Qian; Brekke, Thomas; Laur, Inessa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this paper, we present the findings from a pilot survey on attitudes towards incentives for allowing third parties to control electricity use in households as part of the change to smart, green, and sustainable power ...