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Park, A., Jun, J. H., & Lee, K. J. (2017). Customer-driven smart and sustainable interaction in convention. 한국지능정보시스템학회 학술대회논문집, 134-135. (link)

ABSTRACT

Services based on the IoT technologies have emerged in various business environments. To enhance service quality for convention, maximize experience of attendees and develop sustainable service, this study applies IoT technology for stakeholders of convention.

In this paper, we seek to answer the following research questions: (1) What is the notion of sustainability and smartness in tourism field? (chapter 2-1) (2) What is the customer-driven interaction? (chapter 2-2) (3) What are the appropriate technologies to meet sustainable/smart service and the needs of smart convention and how to apply the technology? (chapter 2-2 and 3) (4) What do stakeholders such as companies and customers gain from sustainable and smart service for smart convention? (chapter 4)

To accomplish the objectives of the study, we took five phases of action research framework. In diagnosing phase, through interviews, observations, and literature studies, there searchers identify current issues and requirements for convention. In action planning phase, through the discussion with the practitioners of the convention, we have selected and arranged services for solving the problems. In action taking phase, smart buttons were installed in the COEX (Interaction convention place), we collected data during the convention period. In evaluation phase, we present the results and value of data. Finally, in specifying learning phase, the researchers summarized the benefits of each stakeholder.

The contribution of this paper is in four ways. First, the notion of sustainability was redefined by including not only socio-cultural, economy and environmental thinking but also the realms of customer-driven! interaction.

Second, this study proposed and constructed a new type of smart service with IoT for smart convention. Third, this research verified that benefits of sustainable and smart service. Finally, this can be used as an example of how conventions can find opportunities using new technologies.

An application of the loT technology based smart button was conducted for convention service, and the development and evaluation results are aligned lo action research framework including diagnosing, action planning, action taking, evaluation, and specifying learning phases. At the first and two phases, various difficulties and problems of the smart convention were diagnosed through interview with practitioners and service models were designed for solving the problems. Mobile service and appropriate IoT technology were discussed and applied to the convention space by installing smart button at the third phase. At the fourth, we derived in the role of Internet of things based mobile technology for smart convention and evaluated results of smart convention service in the various perspective. Finally, we proved value of mobile technology as the omni channel service through data analysis.