scholarly journals Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 303-307
Author(s):  
Alfonso Fuggetta
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Profound Impact

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic is having a tragic and profound impact on our planet. Thousands of lives have been lost, millions of jobs have been destroyed, and the life of billions of people has been changed and disrupted. In this dramatic turmoil, digital technologies have been playing an essential role. The Internet and all its services have enabled our societies to keep working and operating; social networks have provided valuable channels to disseminate information and kept people connected despite lockdowns and the block of most travels; most importantly, digital technologies are key to support researchers, epidemiologists, and public officers in studying, monitoring, controlling, and managing this unprecedented emergency.After more than a year, it is possible and worthwhile to propose some reflections on the strengths and weaknesses we have experienced and, most importantly, on the lessons learned that must drive our future policies and roadmaps. This is unavoidable not just to improve our ability to react to these dramatic situation, but, most importantly, to proactively design and develop a better future for our society.

Where the Imaginary Meets the Virtual

2020 ◽  
pp. 161-198
Author(s):  
Neville Bolt
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Network Effect ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Slow Moving ◽  
Mobile Phone Networks

Chapter 6 examines how the insurgent landscape has been transformed by the digital revolution; how migrant disaporas and social networks have been brought closer together by digital technologies in the Information Age, and how social movements, once below the radar of states or emergent states, affect and outmaneuver slow-moving bureaucracies. This begs the question: is Propaganda of the Deed active or reactive, truly strategic or opportunistic? The answer lies closer to strategic opportunism, offering a strategy of fluidity able to capitalize on the switch from a one-to-many model of historic communications to a many-to-many model of contemporary communications. Indeed, it exploits to the full the network effect across the Internet and mobile phone networks.

scholarly journals DEPENDÊNCIA DA INTERNET: SINAL DE SOLIDÃO E INADEQUAÇÃO SOCIAL?

polemica ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-132
Author(s):  
Maria Vittoria Maffei Manno ◽  
Carlos Mendes Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Inadequacy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Resumo: Este artigo objetiva caracterizar prováveis motivos e apontar algumas consequências da utilização exagerada da internet como veículo de agenciamento das subjetividades na atual cultura. Procura mostrar como as relações interpessoais e as formas de interagir se modificaram com o advento das tecnologias digitais, transformando de forma significativa a expressão das individualidades; como um sentimento de inadequação social pode facilmente levar à procura de uma forma de socialização mais fácil, através do espaço virtual, arcando, porém, com o risco de tornar o sujeito dependente das redes sociais. Reflete acerca da motivação que leva à superexposição dos sujeitos no cenário contemporâneo e as mudanças que tais comportamentos ocasionam nos relacionamentos sociais e afetivos.Palavras-chave: Internet. Solidão. Relacionamento. Psicanálise.Abstract: This article aims to characterize likely reasons and point out some consequences of excessive use of the internet as a vehicle for brokering of subjectivities in the current culture. It seeks to show how the interpersonal relations and ways to interact have changed with the advent of digital technologies, alteringconsiderably the expression of individuality; as a feeling of social inadequacy can easily lead to the search for a form of socializing easier, through the virtual space, bearing, however, with the risk of becoming dependent on the social networks. It reflects about the motivation that leads to the overexposure of the subjects in the contemporary setting and the modifications that these behaviors cause in social and affective relationships.Keywords: Internet. Loneliness. Relationship. Psychoanalysis.

Managing Fear in a Post-Factual Era

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Forst
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Vicious Cycle ◽  
Internet Abuse ◽  
Downward Spiral

Fear is dangerous because of its tendency to cause our instincts to overrule our ability to think; get us to behave against our self-interests; make us more easily exploited by politicians, terrorists, and others with harmful intentions; create enemies; and feed on itself in a vicious downward spiral. The problem is worsened by irresponsible media, politicians who exploit fear by distorting facts about threats to security, social networks that spread hatred and misinformation on the Internet, and cyberattacks. This paper describes these forces and argues that the vicious cycle of fear and the exploitation of fear can be broken by electing responsible leaders, using fear management programs at the national and state levels, applying lessons learned from community policing programs to reduce fear at the local level, and by instituting stronger sanctions against Internet abuse, including defenses against cyberattacks.

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CREATION AND APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.V. Zakharov
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Rule

The review presents the debatable positions of scientists on the influence the digital technology spread on the international law and international relations. The review describes transformations in international law influenced by algorithms in international decisionmaking. The author reveals the impact the Internet and social networks platforms has on international rule.

scholarly journals Tan lejos, tan cerca. Apuntes para pensar un duelo colectivo en Facebook

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agustina Triquell
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Death Ritual

El artículo se propone reflexionar en torno a una modalidad específica de duelo colectivo que tiene lugar en Internet. Se trata de el perfil de un usuario de Facebook alrededor del cual amigos y familiares utilizan el espacio para recordar, homenajear y canalizar el dolor de la ausencia. Accedemos al relato conformado por retazos con los que los sujetos construyen en este santuario doblemente plural: pluralidad de actores, pluralidad de soportes que son utilizados para llevar adelante un duelo público y dialogado, en el que se comparten sus recuerdos y se mantiene funcionando una especie de santuario virtual.Si el cambio en los ritos en torno a la muerte implica un cambio en la concepción misma del fenómeno (van Gennep, 1992a) nos encontramos aquí ante una nueva modalidad de ritualidad, en la que las tecnologías digitales vienen a dar un lugar a la ausencia física, generando otro tipo de presencias.Palabras Clave: Duelo. Redes sociales. Muerte. Ritual. Fotografia. So far, so close. Notes around Facebook collective mouringAbstract This article proposes reflect on collective mourning on the Internet social networks. The particular case we work with is a Facebook user´s profile which, after her death, remains active with the postings of her relatives and friends. They use this online space to remember and to honor her as well as canalizing their pains and sorrows. Our analysis is based on the reading of the images and texts that live together in this virtual sanctuary, doubly plural: a plurality of actors and a plurality of visual and textual elements used to carry out a public and collective mourning, where memories and anecdotes are shared. If the changes in the rites around death entail a modification in the conception of the phenomenon itself (van Gennep, 1992a), we find ourselves in front of a new modality of ritualism, where digital technologies take up with physical absence, creating other kind of presences.Keywords: Mourning. Social Networks. Death. Ritual. Photography.

Update of the last 2 years on the impact of the internet and social networks on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: simple review. (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayli Lañas-Navarro ◽  
Jose Ipanaque-Calderon Sr ◽  
Fiorela E Solano
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Research on the use of the Internet in the medical field is experiencing many advances, including mobile applications, social networks, telemedicine. Its implementation in medical care and comprehensive patient management is a much discussed topic at present. OBJECTIVE This narrative review aims to understand the impact of the internet and social networks on the management of diabetes, both for patients and medical staff. METHODS The bibliographic search was carried out in the databases Pubmed, Virtual Health Library (VHL) and Lilacs between 2018 to 2020. RESULTS Multiple mobile applications have been created for the help and control of diabetic patients, as well as the implementation of online courses, improving the knowledge of health personnel applying them in the field of telemedicine. CONCLUSIONS The use of the Internet and social networks brings many benefits for both the diabetic patient and the health personnel, offering advantages for both.

Digital Technologies and Sex

2020 ◽  
pp. 240-250
Author(s):  
Shane W. Kraus ◽  
Marc N. Potenza
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Casual Sex ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
Adolescents And Adults

The Internet has revolutionized the way in which we consume and participate in sexual activities. Digital technologies are shaping the ways in which people interact with one another romantically and sexually. This chapter reviews some of the ways in which digital technologies are potentially shaping sexual behaviors, especially those of adolescents and young adults. Evidence suggests that technologies are facilitating increasingly more sexual activities among young people and adults, yet our understanding of these remains incomplete. The Internet has made pornography highly accessible to most individuals around the world, but the effects of frequent pornography use on individuals’ sexual beliefs and practices remain largely unknown. Sexting is also common among adolescents and adults, with some initial evidence finding that sexting was a partial mediator between problematic alcohol use and sexual hookups. More work on sexting behaviors is needed, particularly among vulnerable populations or groups at risk for exploitation. The wide use of smartphone applications designed to help users find casual sex partners are becoming more common, mirroring the increasing acceptability of having relationally uncommitted sex among young adults. More research is needed to investigate the influences of digital technologies on shaping the sexual practices of adolescents and emerging adults who may be spending increasingly more time online. Furthermore, more research is needed to examine both the potential benefits and risks associated with digital technologies that may facilitate sexual behaviors.

scholarly journals Tangibly understanding intangible complexities: Designing for distributed autonomous organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Nissen ◽  
Ella Tallyn ◽  
Kate Symons
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Systems ◽  
Interaction Design ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Collaborative Practice ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Face ◽  
Future Technologies ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Abstract New digital technologies such as Blockchain and smart contracting are rapidly changing the face of value exchange, and present new opportunities and challenges for designers. Designers and data specialists are at the forefront of exploring new ways of exchanging value, using Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, smart contracting and the direct exchanges between things made possible by the Internet of Things (Tallyn et al. 2018; Pschetz et al. 2019). For researchers and designers in areas of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Interaction Design to better understand and explore the implications of these emerging and future technologies as Distributed Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) we delivered a workshop at the ACM conference Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) in Edinburgh in 2017 (Nissen et al. 2017). The workshop aimed to use the lens of DAOs to introduce the principle that products and services may soon be owned and managed collectively and not by one person or authority, thus challenging traditional concepts of ownership and power. This workshop builds on established HCI research exploring the role of technology in financial interactions and designing for the rapidly changing world of technology and value exchange (Kaye et al. 2014; Malmborg et al. 2015; Millen et al. 2015; Vines et al. 2014). Beyond this, the HCI community has started to explore these technologies beyond issues of finance, money and collaborative practice, focusing on the implications of these emerging but rapidly ascending distributed systems in more applied contexts (Elsden et al. 2018a). By bringing together designers and researchers with different experiences and knowledge of distributed systems, the aim of this workshop was two-fold. First, to further understand, develop and critique these new forms of distributed power and ownership and second, to practically explore how to design interactive products and services that enable, challenge or disrupt existing and emerging models.

Social Exclusion and Transport in the UK: A Role for Virtual Accessibility in the Alleviation of Mobility-Related Social Exclusion?

2003 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSAN KENYON ◽  
JACKIE RAFFERTY ◽  
GLENN LYONS
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Physical Mobility ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Virtual Mobility ◽  
The Uk

This paper reports findings from research into the possibility that mobility-related social exclusion could be affected by an increase in access to virtual mobility – access to opportunities, services and social networks, via the Internet – amongst populations that experience exclusion. Transport is starting to be recognised as a key component of social policy, particularly in light of a number of recent studies, which have highlighted the link between transport and social exclusion, suggesting that low access to mobility can reduce the opportunity to participate in society – a finding with which this research concurs. Following the identification of this causal link, the majority of studies suggest that an increase in access to adequate physical mobility can provide a viable solution to mobility-related aspects of social exclusion.This paper questions the likelihood that increased physical mobility can, by itself, provide a fully viable or sustainable solution to mobility-related aspects of social exclusion. Findings from both a desk study and public consultation suggest that virtual mobility is already fulfilling an accessibility role, both substituting for and supplementing physical mobility, working to alleviate some aspects of mobility-related social exclusion in some sectors of society. The paper incorporates an analysis of the barriers to and problems with an increase in virtual mobility in society, and concludes that virtual mobility could be a valuable tool in both social and transport policy.

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