Sociedad Digital en España 2017

Sociedad Digital en España 2017
Author: Fundación Telefónica
Publisher: Lectura Plus
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2018-02-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 8408185586

No estamos viviendo una era de cambios, sino un cambio de era, el comienzo de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial. Los desarrollos en Internet de las Cosas (IoT), genética, inteligencia artificial, realidad aumentada y virtual, robótica, nanotecnología, coches autónomos, impresión 3D y biotecnología, por citar algunos ejemplos, avanzan a un ritmo sin precedentes. Son tecnologías muy diversas pero que tienen algo en común, la digitalización. Es imprescindible seguir impulsando el desarrollo de las infraestructuras. El 5G transformará radicalmente el acceso móvil y la arquitectura de las redes, permitiendo un uso más eficiente de los recursos. Se vislumbra la inteligencia cognitiva que permitirá solucionar problemas de salud, educación, energía y transporte, con impacto positivo en la vida de las personas. Cambiaremos el modo de relacionarnos entre nosotros y con nuestros clientes.

Digital Transformation and Social Well-Being

Digital Transformation and Social Well-Being
Author: Antonio López Peláez
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2022-09-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000654893

This is the first book to show how digitalisation and the better provision of information and communication technologies (ICTs) can improve access to a wide-range of social services, as well as make them more inclusive. Overcoming disparities across social groups using contemporary digitalisation models will have lasting consequences on social well-being and human welfare. Reflecting on current trends the authors vividly illustrate the collective, global nature of the challenge that digitalisation represents for providers, administrators and users of welfare services. It is important, therefore, to bear in mind the following for research design and practice: Citizens' rights must be protected Consideration should be given to how the services provided can be improved by more effective use of ICTs Digital interventions require better service coordination in the setting of priorities and specific training in digital skills for service providers and service users The chapters in this book address these problems and challenges in great depth, analysing the role of ICTs in promoting social inclusion and social welfare, drawing on examples of successful ICT applications around the world. The book contains country case-studies from the United States, Brazil, India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong (China), Zimbabwe, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Singapore and will be of interest to all scholars and students of social policy, to social work educators, and social care providers.

AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report.

AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report.
Author: Javier Celaya
Publisher: Acción Cultural Española, AC/E
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 8415272936

The AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report is a publication which looks at the impact of the internet on our society. Its aim is to delve into the transformation happening within the arts and culture sector and to help entities and professionals create experiences that are in line with the expectations of 21st century consumers. The first part of the 2018 edition brings together texts from professionals in the arts and culture sector as well as from experts in the digital field, in order to get up to speed on important issues regarding main trends. Every year the second part of the edition (Focus) looks at the changes happening among readers and reading material. The aim is to outline a map of digital reading material. Mario Tascón takes a close look at our most connected cities that have been created by the latest interconnected devices and the Internet of Things. He then analyses the role that cultural spaces are destined to perform within these cities. Next, JosО Manuel MenОndez and David Jimeno Bermejo describe the latest challenges faced by immersive technologies and its growing role within the ecosystem of digital content. The Experimental UNIT of the University of Valencia reviews its experience with the use of digital design and analyses how the latest possibilities of mobile devices can offer resources for the construction of the museography debate. Jovanka Adzic discusses a burning issue. In her analysis on the evolution of social networks and their continuously expanding influence on our way of life, she also takes a look at the problem of fake news on the internet. Jovanka goes on to refl ect on the competitive advantage of FANG obtained through large volumes of social data, within an economy driven by Big Data. Elena Neira takes a look at the impact of consumption of on-screen culture and the business models that are based on subscriptions— the so-called “Netfl ix model”. And Emma Rodero – in line with this year’s central theme of Focus – examines the theme of orality and analyses the growing influence of sound and voice in the digital era. Pablo GervЗs builds on the concept of computational creativity and its impact on literary creation. We have a total of seven articles by renowned experts to help us learn and reflect on the changes affecting our society as a whole and to give us a glimpse of new opportunities for the sector of arts and culture. Every year the second part of the edition (Focus) reflects and explains – through the use of best-practice examples both nationally and internationally – the biggest changes happening among readers and reading material in the digital era. The main objective of this section is to present a unified view on the matter. Authors Luis Miguel Cencerrado, Elisa Yuste and Javier Celaya outlines a map to help us navigate with ease through all types of texts; highlighting the role of the reader in the current context of hybrid literature (paper, digital, audio, visual, transmedia, etc.) which is favoured by the digital era we live in. The annual review is published in both Spanish and English, in PDF and EPUB format and can be downloaded for free under the licence of Creative Commons. The publication can be downloaded on the AcciЧn Cultural EspaЦola website in the section digital publications. A copy can also be obtained from major distributors of national and international digital books.

Perspectives on Human-Computer Interaction Research with Older People

Perspectives on Human-Computer Interaction Research with Older People
Author: Sergio Sayago
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2019-02-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030060764

This book promotes a critical reflection about the research conducted so far in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) with older people, whose predominant perspective focuses on decline, health, and help. It introduces a new (or different) perspective, which is grounded in interdisciplinary research on older people and digital technologies. Key elements are to (i) address topics that include, but also go beyond decline, health, and help, such as leisure, fun, creativity and culture, to delve more deeply into the role of digital technologies in multiple facets of older people’s lives; (ii) focus on doing research and designing technologies with and for older adults, and their communities, to avoid and fight against negative social conceptions of ageing; and (iii) examine older people’s life course, strengths, interests, and values, as well as their limitations and needs, to design technologies that not only help but also empower them, extending their abilities and acquiring new knowledge, beyond technology use. This perspective aims to help us better understand, design, and evaluate older people’s interactions with digital technologies in the early 21st century.

Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories

Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories
Author: Michael Butter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1043
Release: 2020-02-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429840586

Taking a global and interdisciplinary approach, the Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories provides a comprehensive overview of conspiracy theories as an important social, cultural and political phenomenon in contemporary life. This handbook provides the most complete analysis of the phenomenon to date. It analyses conspiracy theories from a variety of perspectives, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. It maps out the key debates, and includes chapters on the historical origins of conspiracy theories, as well as their political significance in a broad range of countries and regions. Other chapters consider the psychology and the sociology of conspiracy beliefs, in addition to their changing cultural forms, functions and modes of transmission. This handbook examines where conspiracy theories come from, who believes in them and what their consequences are. This book presents an important resource for students and scholars from a range of disciplines interested in the societal and political impact of conspiracy theories, including Area Studies, Anthropology, History, Media and Cultural Studies, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.

The Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work

The Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work
Author: Antonio López Peláez
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2023-06-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000878686

This handbook provides an authoritative and cutting-edge overview of current research and trends related to the emerging field of digital technology and social work. This book is divided into six sections: Reframing Social Work in a Digital Society Shaping a Science of Social Work in the Digital Society Digital Social Work in Practice The Ethics of Digital Social Work Digital Social Work and the Digitalization of Welfare Institutions: Opportunities, Challenges and Country Cases Digital Social Work: Future Challenges, Directions and Transformations This book, comprised of 40 specially commissioned chapters, explores the main intersections between social work theory and practice in an increasingly digitized world. Bringing a critical focus to how social work as a profession is adapting exponentially to embrace the benefits of technology, it gives specific consideration to the digitalization of the social work profession, including the ways in which social workers are using different forms of technology to provide effective services and innovative practice responses. With chapters on big data, digital archiving, e-citizenship and inclusion, gerontechnology, children and technology, and data ethics, this book will be of interest to all social work scholars, students and professionals as well as those working in science and technology studies more broadly.

Sociedad Digital en España 2022

Sociedad Digital en España 2022
Author: Fundación Telefónica
Publisher: Fundación Telefónica
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2022-09-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 8430625593

La transformación digital está cambiando nuestras vidas, desde el trabajo al ocio, de la forma de consumir a cómo nos relacionamos o nos formamos. Muy pocas facetas del mundo actual quedan fuera del alcance de la tecnología, pues la digitalización ha trastocado en mayor o menor medida las formas tradicionales de operar, y la pandemia ha impulsado con fuerza este proceso. En un escenario de incertidumbre respecto a la recuperación global, agravado por la crisis derivada del conflicto en Ucrania, la economía digital mantiene su fortaleza y su papel como palanca del crecimiento. España se encuentra en una posición de ventaja internacional en aspectos como el despliegue de infraestructuras, si bien todavía tiene margen para mejorar en temas como la capacitación digital de la población o la modernización de las pequeñas y medianas empresas. Igualmente, nuestro país se enfrenta al reto de eliminar las brechas digitales para construir una sociedad digital inclusiva. El informe Sociedad Digital en España 2022 ofrece una panorámica sobre el grado de adopción y uso de tecnología de la sociedad española, haciendo especial hincapié en la ciudadanía y en el tejido productivo, y también presenta las últimas tendencias de vanguardia, como blockchain o la inteligencia artificial, así como fenómenos emergentes, como puede ser el metaverso. Siguiendo la metodología de ediciones anteriores, el presente estudio utiliza principalmente tres fuentes de información: la que emana de los principales indicadores sobre el ecosistema digital, tanto nacionales como internacionales, otra procedente de las encuestas a clientes de las unidades de negocio de Telefónica y, por último, una visión regional desde las comunidades autónomas. Sociedad Digital en España constituye un retrato vivo de los cambios que está experimentando nuestro país y de las iniciativas institucionales que tratan de encauzar dicha transformación, para que contribuya de forma efectiva al bienestar de las personas, sin dejar a nadie atrás.