Rauno Pirinen

Towards Continuum-focused Methodology for Information Systems Research and development

The indent of this study is in the Continuum-focused Methodology of Information Systems Research and utilization of outcomes of research and development as continuums of subjects: understanding; innovating; demonstrating; building; testing; improving; transforming; experiencing; evaluating; implementing; and disseminating. The main research finding of this study is that continuums and path dependency of studies, entities and mechanisms, and sustain novelty analysis of research outcomes are imperative for high-value real-world impacts through: systematic research programs; integrative model; focused university strategy; multimethodological approach; and inheritance of research consortiums results. The study addresses to the realization and analysis of the research and development projects of European Union and Finnish Programmes for Research and Innovations.

Learning by research and development

The research question of this multiple case study is how research and development (R&D) related learning can be realized in externally funded R&D projects. In this study, an integrative learning approach called learning by R&D was implemented for regional-global research collaboration in externally funded R&D projects and to improve collaborative learning and practices by R&D that can be developed in integrative learning spaces such as shared work packages by international research consortiums.

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Towards a Design Theory for Resilient Software-Intensive Systems

Modern societies are highly dependent on different critical software-intensive information systems that support society. Designing security for these information systems has been particularly challenging since the technologies that make up these systems. Revolutionary advances in hardware, networking, information and human interface technologies require new ways of thinking about how these resilient software-intensive systems (SIS) are conceptualized, built and evaluated. Our research in this area is to develop a design theory (DT) for resilient SISs so that communities developing and operating different information technologies can share knowledge and best practices using a common frame of reference.

Samples of externally funded research and development projects in higher education: Case integration readiness levels

The research question of this cross-analysis of two cases is how the Integration Readiness Level (IRL) metrics can be understood and realized in information systems projects. The target of this study is to learn how the existing IRL metrics and their definition, criteria, references, and questionnaires can be realized and validated in information systems integration projects. The study addresses the integration of externally funded research and development (R&D) functions and the development of R&D-related collaborative learning in higher education institutions.

Integrative Action Process in the Perspective of Globalization

Transformations of knowledge and collaboration with international R&D experts are becoming increasingly common and an important part of international competitiveness. The object of Integrative Action is to integrate the three statutory tasks set for universities of applied sciences in Finland: education, research and development, and regional development. The constructive research question addressed in this article is: What are the constructions and models contributing to international and global activities, which are used in implementation and actualization by Finnish universities of applied sciences? The case in this article is Laurea University of Applied Sciences. The new proposition involves the Integrative Action model, with its elements and its applications from the perspective of globalization. The main contributions of the integrative action and process model are 1) the creation of a sustainable and linear framework for cyclic innovation activities and 2) the implementation of regional development and globalization perspectives Laurea University of Applied Sciencesâ?? everyday activities. The proposed models were applied and tested in higher education.

Mechanism of critical and resilient digital services for design theory

This study discusses design theory with focus on critical digital information services that support collective service design targets in international over border environments. Designing security for such digital systems has been challenging because of the technologies that make up the systems for digital information sharing. More specifically, new advances in hardware, networking, information, and human interface need new ways of thinking and realization to, for example, design, build, evaluate, and conceptualize a resilient digital service or system. This study focuses on the methodological contribution of design theory to resilient digital systems and further serves as a continuum to existing studies.

Utilization of the integration readiness level in operative systems

In this case study, the research question is: How can the Integration Readiness Level metrics be understood and realized in integration projects. The performed analysis was qualitative and included: interviews of experts in the case company (n=5 in which n=3 valid) representing experience in system integrations (n=121); literature reviewed for evidence (n=16); and documents (n=26) as research data.

Utilization of the integration readiness level in the context of industrial system projects

In this case study, Integration Readiness Levels (IRLs) is investigated in the perspective of its utilization in industrial systems projects. The research question is: how the IRLs can be understood and realized in industrial systems projects at Fifth Element Ltd? The analysis was qualitative and included interviews of experts (n=5). The main research finding is that: IRLs and the questionnaire were useful for validation of integration readiness in the industrial system context.

Towards Knowledge and Data Fusion Community - Knowledge Sources, Transfers and Co-Creation in Externally Funded Research and Development Consortiums.

One of the most important functions of every externally funded research consortium, e.g., FP and HORIZON, ACADEMY and TEKES, is to contribute to knowledge transfers and research and development related continuums between research programmes, higher education institutions, world of work, authorities, and actors of regional-national-union policy development and decision making. This empirical study is intended to the data and knowledge which can be transferred and co-created with participators as well as to the partnership relations of research consortium that can exploit parallel the data and knowledge sources, transfers, future continuums and high-value impacts in research-development-innovation processes. In this study, user and stakeholders needs, proactive views and operational scenarios stimulates the knowledge and data fusion user community to foster proactive involvement of stakeholders following a user-stakeholdercentric approach in the validation and utilisation of knowledge sources and transfers, addressing to: user and stakeholder needs and requirements, user experience, animated and interactive design, legacy systems connectivity, interdisciplinary and co-creativity over vary silos and mutual trust building.

Towards the cyber security paradigm of ehealth: Resilience and design aspects

Digital technologies have significantly changed the role of healthcare clients in seeking and receiving medical help, as well as brought up more cooperative policy issues in healthcare cross-border services. Citizens continue to take a more co-creative role in decisions about their own healthcare, and new technologies can enable and facilitate this emergent trend. In this study, healthcare services have been intended as a critical societal sector and therefore healthcare systems are focused on as critical infrastructures that ought to be protected from all types of fears, including cyber security threats and attacks. Despite continual progress in the systemic risk management of cyber domain, it is clear that anticipation and prevention of all possible types of attack and malfunction are not achievable for current or future cyber infrastructures. This study focuses on the investigation of a cyber security paradigm, adaptive systems and sense of resilience in a healthcare critical information infrastructure.Digital technologies have significantly changed the role of healthcare clients in seeking and receiving medical help, as well as brought up more cooperative policy issues in healthcare cross-border services. Citizens continue to take a more co-creative role in decisions about their own healthcare, and new technologies can enable and facilitate this emergent trend. In this study, healthcare services have been intended as a critical societal sector and therefore healthcare systems are focused on as critical infrastructures that ought to be protected from all types of fears, including cyber security threats and attacks. Despite continual progress in the systemic risk management of cyber domain, it is clear that anticipation and prevention of all possible types of attack and malfunction are not achievable for current or future cyber infrastructures. This study focuses on the investigation of a cyber security paradigm, adaptive systems and sense of resilience in a healthcare critical information infrastructure.