Emerging technologies: Challenges and opportunities for community psychology.

2017 ◽  
pp. 469-483
Author(s):  
Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera ◽  
Bárbara González Hilario
Keyword(s):  
Community Psychology ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

The Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Law of Armed Conflict

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Law Of Armed Conflict ◽  
Legal Challenges ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Impact

Emerging technologies have always played an important role in armed conflict. From the crossbow to cyber capabilities, technology that could be weaponized to create an advantage over an adversary has inevitably found its way into military arsenals for use in armed conflict. The weaponization of emerging technologies, however, raises challenging legal issues with respect to the law of armed conflict. As States continue to develop and exploit new technologies, how will the law of armed conflict address the use of these technologies on the battlefield? Is existing law sufficient to regulate new technologies, such as cyber capabilities, autonomous weapons systems, and artificial intelligence? Have emerging technologies fundamentally altered the way we should understand concepts such as law-of-war precautions and the principle of distinction? How can we ensure compliance and accountability in light of technological advancement? This book explores these critical questions while highlighting the legal challenges—and opportunities—presented by the use of emerging technologies on the battlefield.

scholarly journals New risks related to emerging technologies and reputation for corporate governance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-74
Author(s):  
Hugh Grove ◽  
Mac Clouse ◽  
Tracy Xu
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Research Question ◽  
World Intellectual Property Organization ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Management Issues

Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from theory into the global marketplace. The United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization released the first report of its Technology Trends series on January 31, 2019. It considered more than 340,000 AI-related patent applications over the last 70 years. 50 percent of all AI patents have been published in just the last five years. The challenges, potential risks, and opportunities for business and corporate governance from emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, have been summarized as whereby machines and software can analyze, optimize, prophesize, customize, digitize and automate just about any job in every industry. Boards of directors and executives need to recognize and understand the new risks associated with these emerging technologies and related reputational risks. The major research question of this paper is how boards of directors and executives can deal with both risk challenges and opportunities to strengthen corporate governance. Accordingly, the following sections of this paper discuss key risk management issues: deep shift risks, global risks, digital risks and opportunities, AI initiatives risks, business risks from millennials, business reputational risks, and conclusions.

scholarly journals Community Psychology at a Regional University: On Engaging Undergraduate Students in Applied Research

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amie R McKibban ◽  
Crystal Nicole Steltenpohl
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Community Psychology ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Service Learning Projects

Engaging students in service learning projects grounded in community psychology values and practices when working in a rural, conservative area provides several challenges and opportunities for faculty members. The authors share processes and outcomes from three case examples taking place between 2010 and 2013: (1) running focus groups and survey development with a local YMCA branch that predominantly serves people of color in low income housing, (2) the development of a strategic plan for the implementation of an art crawl in the local downtown community, and (3) the development and execution of an asset map evaluating supportive resources and spaces available to the local LGBTQA community. The authors reflect on feedback from students and community partners. These case examples highlight the complexity of balancing students’ skillsets, work and other life obligations, and desire to use classroom knowledge in community settings. It also highlights the importance of preparing community partners for working on applied research. We provide recommendations based on each project’s challenges and successes for universities and communities of similar demographics. Working in rural, conservative settings provide their own challenges and opportunities, but are well worth it if implemented in an intentional way, and more research is needed to strengthen our understanding of how best to engage students from a variety of social and political backgrounds.

Establishing a career in community psychology: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Meyer Chilenski ◽  
Zermarie Deacon ◽  
Scotney D. Evans ◽  
Susana Helm ◽  
Eduardo A. Lugo Hernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Psychology ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Emerging Technology Trends and Implications for Diversity Management

2014 ◽  
pp. 1419-1432
Author(s):  
Mike A. Guest ◽  
Elizabeth Culhane ◽  
Daniel P. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Parallel Evolution ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Current State ◽  
Efficient Communication ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Rapid Pace

The rapid pace of globalization around the world is associated with profound changes to how individuals and organizations communicate. Emerging technologies and applications in recent years, such as social networks and virtual workspace tools, are dramatically opening communication, collaboration, and learning opportunities. Such technologies provide a platform for efficient communication among individuals around the world. In parallel, evolution of simulation technologies (e.g., Virtual Environments [VE] and online gaming) over the last decade has resulted in cost-effective, widely-accessible interactive environments that provide rich user experiences (e.g., 3-dimensional). These technology developments represent significant changes in the way that individuals interact with one another, and bring new challenges and opportunities for diversity management. This chapter discusses the current state of emerging technologies and implications for diversity management.

Continuous Audit Implementation at Cia. Hering in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Codesso ◽  
Marcelo Machado de Freitas ◽  
Xinxin Wang ◽  
Alecsandra de Carvalho ◽  
Aldori Acácio da Silva Filho
Keyword(s):  
Information Quality ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Tax Compliance ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
Continuous Data ◽  
Continuous Control ◽  
Continuous Auditing ◽  
Internal Auditors ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

ABSTRACT This paper details the implementation of continuous audit at Cia. Hering, a large Brazilian clothing retailer, including challenges and opportunities that occurred during the process. Internal auditors used emerging technologies to improve the firm's audit procedures and implement continuous auditing in the firm's tax compliance system for its manufacturing division. By comparing internal invoice information to an exogenous tax dataset extracted directly from the State's Tax and Finance Office, internal auditors were able to review all electronic invoices for manufacturing in a timely way, improving information quality and internal controls. Continuous audit provided continuous control monitoring (CCM) and continuous data assurance (CDA) and reduced tax compliance risk in its manufacturing division.

scholarly journals A Review of Emerging Technologies for an Assessment of Safety and Seismic Vulnerability and Damage Detection of Existing Masonry Structures

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 5060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mislav Stepinac ◽  
Mateo Gašparović
Keyword(s):  
Damage Detection ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Masonry Structures ◽  
Seismic Safety ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
Seismic Engineering ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Condition Assessments

The construction sector has proven to be one of the slowest sectors to embrace technology—a problem that must be addressed. This problem can be quickly and efficiently addressed in certain aspects of seismic engineering: from seismic risk assessment to damage detection, as well as condition assessments existing structures before or after an earthquake. In this paper, the literature review of assessment methods and damage detection technologies for existing (mainly) masonry structures is presented. Traditional methods are briefly explained, and modern are critically discussed. Special focus is given to unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as, photogrammetry and close-range remote sensing as a technology that can complement traditional ways of assessment and give us data about a structure that is often different to obtain. Graphical interpretation of one post-earthquake case study is provided. Open challenges and opportunities of emerging technologies for faster and easier assessment of seismic safety and vulnerability are presented.

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