Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the protocol backing the core routing decisions on the Internet. It maintains a table of IP networks or 'prefixes' which designate network reachability among autonomous systems (AS). Point of concern in BGP is its lack of effective security measures which makes Internet vulnerable to different forms of attacks. Many solutions have been proposed till date to combat BGP security issues but not a single one is deployable in practical scenario. Any security proposal with optimal solution should offer adequate security functions, performance overhead and deployment cost. This paper critically analyzes the deployment issues of best three proposals considering trade-off between security functions and performance overhead.

Comparative analysis of

The paper considers major principles of application of the multi‐attribute systems to solve legislative tasks. In order to assess dispute resolution methods from economic, social and other points of view, it is necessary to apply methods for assessing solutions according to multiple attributes. All known multi‐attribute methods cannot value the atribute weights as one weight of attribute is higher or lower significant than the other attribute. The new step‐wise weight assessment ratio analysis method (SWARA) allows including experts, lawyers or dispute parties opinion about significance ratio of the attributes in the process of rational decision determination. SWARA method could be applied in practical implementation of specialised decision support systems and alternative dispute resolution in virtual environment. Starting with principles and established approaches, a problem‐structuring methodology was developed which would condition the problem to allow a more thoughtful application of existing...

Selection of rational dispute resolution method by applying new step‐wise weight assessment ratio analysis (Swara)

Smart meter data: Balancing consumer privacy concerns with legitimate applications

This article defines Active Citizenship within a European context as a broad range of value based participation. It develops a framework for measuring this phenomenon which combines the four dimensions of Protest and Social Change, Community Life, Representative Democracy and Democratic values. The European Social Survey 2002 is used to populate the framework as this survey provided the best data coverage available and covered 19 European Countries. In total 61 indicators were selected. A composite indicator (CI), The Active Citizenship Composite Indicator (ACCI), is built using the framework provided and using experts’ weights. In addition, the robustness of the results is tested using sensitivity analysis. The limitations to the ACCI are explained in terms of the limitation of the data availability in particular concerning the new forms of participation and less organised forms of participation. Nevertheless, ACCI proved to be statistically robust and reliable and proved to be a useful tool for monitoring levels of citizenship in Europe. The results of ACCI exhibit interesting and quite distinct regional patterns. The results showed that the Nordic countries, and in particular Sweden, have the highest rate of Active Citizenship, followed by Central Europe and Anglo-Saxon countries. Mediterranean countries are next followed by Eastern European countries that close the ranking.

Measuring Active Citizenship through the Development of a Composite Indicator

As the age of Big Data emerges, it becomes necessary to take the five dimensions of Big Data - volume, variety, velocity, volatility and veracity - and focus these dimensions towards one critical emphasis - value.The Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization confronts the challenges of information retrieval in the age of Big Data by exploring recent advances in the areas of knowledge management, data visualisation, interdisciplinary communication and others. Through its critical approach and practical application, this book will be a must-have reference for any professional, leader, analyst or manager interested in making the most of the knowledge resources at their disposal.

Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization

Evropska konvencija o ljudskim pravima je prvi međunarodni ugovor i prva regionalna kodifikacija u toj oblasti. Konvencija sadrži kako osnovna ljudska prava i slobode tako i mehanizam nadzora od strane Evropskog suda za ljudska prava i Komiteta ministara Evropskog saveta. Iako su Konvencijom države prihvatile određene dužnosti one su zadržale veliku slobodu u zakonskom uređivanju uslova za uživanje prava i sloboda, ukljucujuci znatna ovlascenja u pogledu uvođenja ogranicenja u opstem drustvenom interesu kao i pravo da stavljaju rezerve na pojedine odredbe Konvencije i protokola u slucaju njihove nesaglasnosti sa zakonom, Uprkos tome Evropska konvencija doprinosi ujednacavanju standarda ljudskih prava. Ona je poslužila kao uzor Americkoj konvenciji o ljudskim pravima (l969) i Africkoj povelji o ljudskim pravima i pravima naroda (l981).

Momir Milojević

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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms