The International Conference on ICT Innovations was held in September 2016, in Ohrid, Macedonia, with the main topic “Cognitive Functions and Next Generation ICT Systems”. We live in the era where technologies are intimately woven into virtually all aspects of daily life and are becoming almost invisible. While these technologies have considerable benefits, they also have a number of shortcomings and unforeseen consequences. For example, on the one hand, bodily sensors that track physical activity, physiological parameters and sleep patterns can help promote healthy habits and can enable early detection of problems. On the other hand, attention spans are becoming shorter and shorter due to constant interruptions by notifications, emails, and instant messages being delivered to cell phones or watches, and similar disturbances. Moreover, the privacy issues involved in storing and manipulation of these data must not be neglected. The technological convergence of sciences that were considered separate in the past, like information and communication technologies, cognitive sciences, nanotechnologies and biotechnologies, determines not only our society, health and economy, but also our education and culture. The conference gathered academics, professionals and practitioners involved in developing solutions and systems in the industrial and business arena, especially innovative commercial implementations, to discuss novel applications of these next-generation, emerging technologies in the context of human cognitive functions.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Data-Driven Innovation, ICT Innovations 2017, held in Skopje, Macedonia, in September 2017. The 26 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. They cover the following topics: big data analytics, cloud computing, data mining, digital signal processing, e-health, embedded systems, emerging mobile technologies, multimedia, Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, software engineering, security and cryptography, coding theory, wearable technologies, wireless communication, and sensor networks.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International ICT Innovations Conference, ICT Innovations 2018, held in Ohrid, Macedonia, in September 2018. The 21 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. They cover the following topics:sensor applications and deployments, embedded and cyber-physical systems, robotics, network architectures, cloud computing, software infrastructure, software creation and management, models of computation, computational complexity and cryptography, design and analysis of algorithms, mathematical optimization, probability and statistics, data management systems, data mining, human computer interaction (HCI), artificial intelligence, machine learning, life and medical sciences, health care information systems, bioinformatics.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International ICT Innovations Conference, ICT Innovations 2020, held in Skopje, North Macedonia, in September 2020. The 12 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. The focal point of the volume is machine learning and applications in spheres of business, science and technology.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International ICT Innovations Conference, ICT Innovations 2019, held in Ohrid, Macedonia, in October 2019. The 18 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. They cover the following topics: sensor applications and deployments, embedded and cyber-physical systems, robotics, network architectures, cloud computing, software infrastructure, software creation and management, models of computation, computational complexity and cryptography, design and analysis of algorithms, mathematical optimization, probability and statistics, data management systems, data mining, human computer interaction (HCI), artificial intelligence, machine learning, life and medical sciences, health care information systems, bioinformatics.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on ICT Innovations 2022. Reshaping the Future Towards a New Normal, ICT Innovations 2022, held in Skopje, Macedonia, during September 29–October 1, 2022. The 14 full papers and 1 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: theoretical foundations and distributed computing; artificial intelligence and deep learning; applied artificial intelligence; education; and medical informatics.

The data revolution is helping us make better decisions in all areas of our lives, and farmers are no exception. However, the smallholder farmer is being left behind as more data applications are developed for commercial farming. There is a need to better empower smallholder farmers to leverage information and communications technology (ICT) innovations for greater productivity and efficiency.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th IFIP World Information Technology Forum, WITFOR 2016, San José, Costa Rica, in September 2016. The 16 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions. Within the general theme ICT for Promoting Human Development and Protecting the Environment the papers are organized in the following topical sections encompassing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recently adopted by the United Nations: ICT and cross-cutting development issues; ICT and environmental problems: ICT and human development problems; and ICT and economic development problems.

The United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is hosted and led by UNESCO. WWAP brings together the work of 31 UN-Water Members as well as 38 Partners to publish The United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) series. The annual World Water Development Reports focus on strategic water issues. UN-Water Members and Partners - all experts in their fields - contribute with latest findings on a specific theme. This edition of the World Water Development Report focuses on Water and Jobs and seeks to inform decision-makers, inside and outside the water community, about the importance of the water and jobs nexus for the social and economic development and environmental sustainability of countries, rich and poor. The importance of water for jobs across economies is such that this report could be subtitled No water - No jobs. Indeed, a great majority of jobs are dependent upon water, and therefore increasingly at risk under conditions of water scarcity. T