Plenary Lecture
Use of Functional Analysis for Increasing the Efficiency of the Information Systems in the Romanian South East Region Farms
Associate Professor Liliana Mihaela Moga
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Department of Economics
Dunarea de Jos University of Galati
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Postdoctoral Researcher
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Romania
E-mail: liliana.moga@gmail.com
Abstract: Agriculture is one of the economic activities which benefits in Romania by natural resources which can turn it into a driver of the national economy. An information system, designed to support the farmers’ informational needs may lead to the improvement of agricultural farms management and may contribute to transforming agriculture from subsistence agriculture in an efficient economic activity. Therefore, the research proposes the development of management information systems accessible to small and medium farms, to respond their informational needs. For their development is introduced the use of a design method focused on the needs and requirements of end users. By using the Function Analysis as the working tool of the Value Analysis are written the specifications for a computer system for small and medium farms. The requirements are acquired through interviewing the farms managers located in the Romanian South Eastern Region and collaboration with professionals in the information technology sector.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Liliana Moga graduated from Dunarea de Jos University of Galati in 1997 with a degree in Food Economics and in 2001 with a degree in Informatics for Business. In 2004, she obtained a Master’s degree in Management of European Programmes and Politics and in 2010 in Financial and Banks Management. As a fellow of DiploFoundation, in 2006 she completed her studies in Internet Governance and Policy. She has defended her PhD thesis on Value Based Software Engineering at The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and she is a postdoctoral researcher in the same university with a project focused on information technologies role in regional development. She has professional experience as an academic and a researcher. Her interests are related of the use of information technologies in business, as a reflection of her work experience with Software Company and as an Associate Professor for Dunarea de Jos University of Galati in Financial Information Systems and Software. Her research activity is focused on Knowledge Management, Management Information Systems, Information Technologies for Quality Safety Traceability, and on ICT adoption in banks, enterprises and farms with application in Regional development. She is author or co-author of more than 80 papers published in international journals or presented at international conferences. Also, she is a member of Association for Technology and Internet, Alumni DiploFundation, Giganet, and Romanian Regional Science Association.