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This is the documentation hub of the ĸ-SDSS.

Here you can find manuals, information on where to find tutorials and how to use them, and theoretical and general information regarding the use of the ĸ-SDSS.

To access all the features of these MediaWiki pages of the Symsites Project, please request authorisation.
Simply send an e-mail to the following address: symsistes-mediawiki@klink.it. Your credentials will be sent within 48 hours.

The SYMSITES Project

The SYMSITES project aims at developing new technologies and solutions based on the Industrial and Urban symbiosis (I-US) concept, for local and regional collaborations among diverse actors (Citizens, Municipalities and Enterprises) and sectors, improving the sustainability of the use of industrial and societal resources, starting from wastewater and waste materials. SYMSITES scope of action is Industrial Urban symbiosis and its social, economic and environmental impact on different European regions.

SYMSITES pillars are

to enable new technology
to develop the EcoSite model for regional implementation of I-US
to enable High Value New Resources (HVNR) capability to leverage I-US adoption
to develop an IT based Regional Management Platform (ITRMP) to conceive, check feasibility, plan and manage I-US Eco-Sites
to involve Social Actors as part of the social, economic and environmental bottom line.

(Consult the official SYMSITES website for more information about the project.)

The ĸ-SDSS in the IT based Regional Management Platform (ITRMP)

The ITRMP is an advanced tools for decision and management support to foster replication and ease implementation during each phase of an I-US system evolution (scoping and feasibility, planning and development, ramp-up management and upgrade) for all key actors and stakeholders.

The DSS (Decision Support System) component helps the process of assessment, adoption, implementation and ramp-up of EcoSite based I-US.

The ĸ-SDSS is the DSS component for improving I-US policymaking by explicitly including the social dimension in decision-making.

ĸ-SDSS Documentation

ĸ-SDSS User’s Manual

This documentation is provided by KlinK within the scope of the SYMSITES project and is intended to help SYMSITES partners and users in the use and improvement of the k-SDSS module.

If you already know what to do, you can access the k-SDSS module of the ITRMP platform.

Otherwise, please keep on reading!

If you are planning to get the most out of this application, the k-SDSS User's Manual contains detailed information on the approach, its application, and best practice. Following this guidance you will understand and successfully utilise the system.

Videos about the ĸ-SDSS and the ITRMP

Video of the ĸ-SDSS operations is a guided tour through the ĸ-SDSS and its functions.
Video of ITRMP operations is a guided tour through the entire ITRMP platform and its functions.

Comprehensive Knowledge Base and Full Documentation (Registered Users Only)

Registered Users have access to the Comprehensive Knowledge Base and Full Documentation

Dissemination Level: PU

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-This is the documentation hub of the ĸ-SDSS. Here you can find manuals, information on where to find tutorials and how to use them, and theoretical and general information regarding the use of the ĸ-SDSS.
+This is the '''documentation hub of the ĸ-SDSS'''.
+Here you can find manuals, information on where to find tutorials and how to use them, and theoretical and general information regarding the use of the ĸ-SDSS.
+ '''To access all the features of these MediaWiki pages of the Symsites Project, please request authorisation.'''
+ Simply send an e-mail to the following address: [mailto:symsites-mediawiki@klink.it symsistes-mediawiki@klink.it]. Your credentials will be sent within 48 hours.
 == The SYMSITES Project ==
-The SYMSITES project aims at developing new technologies and solutions based on the Industrial and Urban symbiosis (I-US) concept, for local and regional collaborations among diverse actors (Citizens, Municipalities and Enterprises) and sectors, improving the sustainability of the use of industrial and societal resources, starting from wastewater and waste materials. SYMSITES scope of action is Industrial Urban symbiosis and its social, economic and environmental impact on different European regions. SYMSITES pillars are
+The '''SYMSITES project''' aims at developing new technologies and solutions based on the Industrial and Urban symbiosis (I-US) concept, for local and regional collaborations among diverse actors (Citizens, Municipalities and Enterprises) and sectors, improving the sustainability of the use of industrial and societal resources, starting from wastewater and waste materials. SYMSITES scope of action is Industrial Urban symbiosis and its social, economic and environmental impact on different European regions.
+'''SYMSITES pillars are'''
 * to enable new technology
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 * to involve Social Actors as part of the social, economic and environmental bottom line.
-(Consult the [https://symsites.eu official SYMSITES website] for more information about the project.)
+('''''Consult the [https://symsites.eu official SYMSITES website] for more information about the project.''''')
 == The ĸ-SDSS in the IT based Regional Management Platform (ITRMP) ==
-The ITRMP is an advanced tools for decision and management support to foster replication and ease implementation during each phase of an I-US system evolution (scoping and feasibility, planning and development, ramp-up management and upgrade) for all key actors and stakeholders.
+The '''ITRMP''' is an advanced tools for decision and management support to foster replication and ease implementation during each phase of an I-US system evolution (scoping and feasibility, planning and development, ramp-up management and upgrade) for all key actors and stakeholders.
 The DSS (Decision Support System) component helps the process of assessment, adoption, implementation and ramp-up of EcoSite based I-US.
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 === ĸ-SDSS User’s Manual ===
-For those short of time, the  [[Five Minutes Guide to the k-SDSS|<u>''Five Minutes Guide to the k-SDSS''</u>]]  offers a quick-start tutorial and essential instructions to help users navigate and utilize the k-SDSS.
+This documentation is provided by KlinK within the scope of the SYMSITES project and is intended to help SYMSITES partners and users in the use and improvement of the k-SDSS module.
-If you are planning to get the most out of the ĸ-SDSS, the [[k-SDSS User Manual|'''<u>k-SDSS User's Manual</u>''']] contains detailed information on the ĸ-SDSS approach, its application, and best practice. Following this guidance you will understand and successfully utilise the system.
+If you already know what to do, you can access the [https://symsksdss.ufuture.eu/ k-SDSS module of the ITRMP platform].
-=== Journey of a Policy Maker through the k-SDSS ===
+Otherwise, please keep on reading!
-The journey of a Policy maker (PM) through the k-SDSS follows the reference decision flow.
-# A user playing the role of a policy maker (PM) conceptualises a social concern about an I-US project and a decision to be made about it. The I-US project concerns an implementation territory, i.e. an urban location that hosts (or is planned to host) it.
-# PM conceives her intervention as modifications of some parameters about the I-US project social impact. The decision regards what intervention (treatment) performs better in terms of social impact. The I-US project (or the part of it) to which is applied an intervention is the experimental unit under consideration.
-# PM uses the k-SDSS to get support about the social impact of the decision at hand. The context outlined above constitutes the Decision Case Study.
-# The PM starts by narrowing down the key questions about the situation s/he is dealing with, consulting the terminology service and thesaurus to formulate the focus question with unambiguous terms (as far as possible). Furthermore, the PM may wish to verify the semantic and logical consistency of the focus questionby consulting the k-SDSS ontology using the ontology navigator.
-# The next step is for the PM to set the do-nothing baseline, which is essentially a description of the situation in which the decision will be applied without any intervention. The  do-nothing baseline (a.k.a. the baseline) may reflect any stage of evolution phases of an I-U S (conceiving & scope, feasibility & planning, ramp-up & upgrade). Thus it may describe either a situation without an I-US in place (consequently the intervention coming from an I-US instalment), as well as a situation where an I-US is already in place (consequently the intervention being a change in the I-US social patterns).  In providing the Do-nothing Baseline data, PM is guided by a questionnaire presented as a form in the k-SDSS.The information gathered is necessary to run simulations about the baseline, that is the scenario resulting from the evolution of the social dimensions starting from the baseline situation. The baseline includes information about :
-#* social variables influenced by existing forces (drivers) and mutual relations;
-#* factors external to the agents that affect agents' behaviour;
-#* agent behaviour (the behaviour of actors in the context observed).
-# Altering the baseline is an intervention (or treatment). Multiple interventions can be applied to a baseline, and their respective impact observed. The planned and organized sequence of interventions designed to test an hypothesis, answer a question, or discover new facts about social questions in I-US implementation constitutes an experiment.
-# PM can keep track of all experimental steps and of their outcomes in order to compare each intervention impact.
-# Through the k-SDSS the user has access to two kind of simulations:
-#* the fuzzy cognitive map (FCM) simulation to investigate the influences linking some patterns of the experimental unit to the social outcomes;
-#* the agent based model (ABM) simulation to investigate how some social impacts of an intervention may affect the social agents (Workers, Households, Enterprises private,  Urban enterprises, Town managers) interactions and the resulting social outcomes.
+If you are planning to get the most out of this application, the  [[k-SDSS User Manual|'''<u>k-SDSS User's Manual</u>''']] contains detailed information on the approach, its application, and best practice. Following this guidance you will understand and successfully utilise the system.
 === Videos about the ĸ-SDSS and the ITRMP ===
-*[https://symsites.eu Video of the ĸ-SDSS operation] is a guided tour through the ĸ-SDSS and its functions.
+*'''[https://symsksdss.ufuture.eu/video_ksdss/video.html Video of the ĸ-SDSS operations]''' is a guided tour through the ĸ-SDSS and its functions.
-* [https://symsites.eu Video of ITRMP operation] is a guided tour through the entire ITRMP platform and its functions.
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92k0IHr8V8w Video of ITRMP operations] is a guided tour through the entire ITRMP platform and its functions.
-== Using and contributing to this place ==
+=== Comprehensive Knowledge Base and Full Documentation (Registered Users Only) ===
-This documentation hub is based on the Mediawiki software. Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents Mediawiki User's Guide] for information on using it.
+Registered Users have access to the [[SEN:Comprehensive Knowledge Base and Full Documentation|Comprehensive Knowledge Base and Full Documentation]]
 Dissemination Level: PU
 [[Category:PU]]