Digital Citizenship and the Right to Identity in Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-584
Author(s):  
Clare Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
System Failure ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Digital Identity ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Right ◽  
Formal Recognition ◽  
New System

Australia has announced the need to review the distribution of responsibility among individuals, businesses and governments, as a consequence of the move to digital citizenship. Australia has formally framed the issues in these terms and has opened dialogue between government and citizens regarding responsibilities for the use and protection of digital identity. This article examines digital citizenship in Australia and considers the implications for individuals, government and the private sector of the requirement for an individual to use his/her digital identity for transactions. The features and functions of digital identity are examined, and the consequences for individuals, business and government of system failure are considered. The analysis shows that, while there are consequences for all, individuals are most affected. The author argues that the traditional approach of relying on privacy for protection is inadequate in these circumstances. Privacy, by its nature, cannot adequately protect the part of digital identity which is required for transactions. The argument presented is that, unlike privacy, the right to identity can protect the set of digital information required for transactions. Considering the new system is literally being imposed by government, the inherent vulnerabilities of the system, and the consequences of system failure for individuals, formal recognition of the right to identity is an essential element of accountable and responsible governance. Whilst in time the right to identity in this context may be recognised by the courts, the author argues that legislative recognition and protection of an individual's right to digital identity is needed now as a key component of the distribution of responsibility in this new digital era.

scholarly journals Who are the citizens of the digital citizenship?

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Antonio De Moraes ◽  
Eloísa Benvenutti De Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Digital Identity ◽  
Hybrid Identity ◽  
Citizenship Status ◽  
Hybrid Identities ◽  
Cultural Globalization ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Digital Era

We live in the Digital Era, where national frontiers are vanishing. In light of cultural globalization and digital identity, a contemporary re-interpretation of classical notions like citizenship is imperative. What does it mean to be a citizen in the Digital Era? To whom can we assign digital citizenship status? In order to discuss these questions we introduce the notion of hybrid beings. Our hypothesis is that the dynamical feedback relation between the physical and digital individual’s experience promotes the embodiment of a hybrid identity from which the hybrid being emerges. It is important to stress that the hybrid identities of hybrid beings are not just alter egos or avatars created in the digital world, but that they express a new dynamic around the impossibility of distinguishing between “physical” and “digital” sides of an individuals’ actions. It is precisely because of a hybrid being’s participation in a merged physical/digital world that we believe the notion of hybrid beings is the most suitable paradigm to exemplify the role of the digital citizen and digital citizenship.

Who are the citizens of the digital citizenship?

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Antonio De Moraes ◽  
Eloísa Benvenutti De Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Digital Identity ◽  
Hybrid Identity ◽  
Citizenship Status ◽  
Hybrid Identities ◽  
Cultural Globalization ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Digital Era

We live in the Digital Era, where national frontiers are vanishing. In light of cultural globalization and digital identity, a contemporary re-interpretation of classical notions like citizenship is imperative. What does it mean to be a citizen in the Digital Era? To whom can we assign digital citizenship status? In order to discuss these questions we introduce the notion of hybrid beings. Our hypothesis is that the dynamical feedback relation between the physical and digital individual’s experience promotes the embodiment of a hybrid identity from which the hybrid being emerges. It is important to stress that the hybrid identities of hybrid beings are not just alter egos or avatars created in the digital world, but that they express a new dynamic around the impossibility of distinguishing between “physical” and “digital” sides of an individuals’ actions. It is precisely because of a hybrid being’s participation in a merged physical/digital world that we believe the notion of hybrid beings is the most suitable paradigm to exemplify the role of the digital citizen and digital citizenship.

Deriving managerial implications through SERVQUAL gap elasticity in UAE banking

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 940-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukesh Kumar ◽  
K.S. Sujit ◽  
Vincent Charles
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Right

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose the microeconomics concept of elasticity to estimate the SERVQUAL gap elasticity to derive important insights for service providers to develop the right strategies to bridge the overall gap in service. Design/methodology/approach The dimensions of SERVQUAL adopted from Parasuraman et al. (1988) and Kumar et al. (2009) are first verified for their unidimensionality using structural equation modeling and reliability in the context of United Arab Emirates banking industry. Furthermore, the technique of dominance analysis is used to derive the relative importance of dimensions for different groups of banks. Finally, the stepwise log-linear regression models are used to estimate the gap elasticity to measure the responsiveness of the overall SERVQUAL gap to a change in customers’ perception on different dimension. Findings The results reveal that the dimension which is prioritized as the most important dimension need not to be the one to be targeted under the resource constraint to react faster to the changes of customers’ banking behavior. Originality/value This is probably the first attempt to examine the service quality through gap elasticity. This method is especially useful when the traditional approach to measure relative importance of critical factors fails to clearly discriminate between two or more dimensions, which, in turn, may lead to failure in decision making to choose the right strategies to bridge the overall gap in the service.

scholarly journals Environmental degradation of composites for marine structures: new materials and new applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 374 (2071) ◽  
pp. 20150272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Davies
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Mechanical Test ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Structural Testing ◽  
Marine Structures

This paper describes the influence of seawater ageing on composites used in a range of marine structures, from boats to tidal turbines. Accounting for environmental degradation is an essential element in the multi-scale modelling of composite materials but it requires reliable test data input. The traditional approach to account for ageing effects, based on testing samples after immersion for different periods, is evolving towards coupled studies involving strong interactions between water diffusion and mechanical loading. These can provide a more realistic estimation of long-term behaviour but still require some form of acceleration if useful data, for 20 year lifetimes or more, are to be obtained in a reasonable time. In order to validate extrapolations from short to long times, it is essential to understand the degradation mechanisms, so both physico-chemical and mechanical test data are required. Examples of results from some current studies on more environmentally friendly materials including bio-sourced composites will be described first. Then a case study for renewable marine energy applications will be discussed. In both cases, studies were performed first on coupons at the material level, then during structural testing and analysis of large components, in order to evaluate their long-term behaviour. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Multiscale modelling of the structural integrity of composite materials’.

scholarly journals EVERY CLICK YOU MAKE: ALGORITHMIC LITERACY AND THE DIGITAL LIVES OF YOUNG ADULTS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Jean Henderson ◽  
Leslie Regan Shade ◽  
Katie Mackinnon
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
Popular Discourse ◽  
Document Type ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Algorithmic Bias

Critical digital literacy comprises subsets of medium- and content-related skills necessary for digital privacy and digital citizenship. Frameworks for defining and evaluating digital literacy proliferate in academia and policymaking; however, in a networked climate subsumed by dataveillance, algorithmic bias, political bots, and deep fakes, these frameworks need to be updated. Algorithms may be the greatest determinant in sociopolitical online interactions and information gathering, and without a multivalent literacy of algorithms, nuanced understandings of digital privacy and digital citizenship may be unachievable. We therefore propose ‘algorithmic literacy’ become an essential element for digital literacy in young adult media education. Researchers have highlighted how intersectional aspects of gender, ability, and socioeconomic status are stronger predictors of low digital literacy than age. Following a tradition of participatory (rather than protectionist) research about youth privacy online, our research foregrounds young adults’ practices and perspectives on algorithmic culture in order to co-develop a framework for algorithmic literacy. Our paper shares findings from a participatory project co-designing an algorithmic literacy toolkit with young adults as co-researchers and participants. We created a curriculum focusing on reviewing the current critical scholarly literature, policy, and popular discourse on algorithms. After two weeks of intensive research, our student co-researchers met amongst themselves to devise a sustainable, ‘living-document’ type of toolkit, comprising a website, an Instagram page, and a Medium blog. Reflected in the toolkit's name, The Algorithmic You uses an intersectional lens to facilitate peer-oriented ‘self-discovery’ of how algorithms shape and produce interactions in the everyday lives of young adults.

scholarly journals The Right to Nonparticipation for Global Digital Citizenship

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Iliadis
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Right

This article argues for the right to nonparticipation for Global Digital Citizenship (GDC). It recuperates the notion of political nonparticipation in the context of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and GDC in order to show that nonparticipation can operate effectively in non-State spheres, particularly online. The paper begins with a discussion of nonparticipation in the context of Nation States and non-Statal Organizations before offering a brief survey of the terms Global Citizenship (GC), Digital Citizenship (DC), and GDC. Nonparticipation in an online context is then explained, followed by a discussion of practical concerns, such as who might enforce GDC rights among global digital citizens.

THE ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH RESULTS OF STUDENT EVALUATIONS WHEN CONSIDERING THE SECTION "ELECTROMAGNETISM" IN UNIVERSITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-90
Author(s):  
A.A. Kaliyeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Modern System ◽  
New System

This article is devoted to the analysis of the results of students ' assessment studies when considering the section of electromagnetism in Universities. The urgency of introduction of modern system of control of knowledge is shown. The main purpose of the educational work of these universities is to implement a comprehensive system of professional training of highly qualified specialists, allowing them to be in demand in any of the above areas of engineering. It is proved that the quality of education is one of the priorities in Universities. Based on the results of the study, a new system of knowledge control is proposed. The comparison of system and traditional approach of mastering by students ' materials is considered, the analysis of research results is carried out. Also, as a result of the research, a comparative analysis of the evaluation results for different Universities in different countries was carried out.

Internet Identity and the Right to be Forgotten

2015 ◽  
pp. 32-46
Author(s):  
Valentina Amenta ◽  
Adriana Lazzaroni ◽  
Laura Abba
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Digital Identity ◽  
Right To Be Forgotten ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Right ◽  
Regulatory Trends

In this chapter, the analysis will focus on the concept of digital identity which is evolving and changing, based on the experiences that every individual lives. The chapter further highlights how the digital identity includes the fundamental human rights such as the right to a name, the right of reply, the right to protection of personal data and the right to an image. In translating the right to personal identity to our digitalized era, with its massive use of social networks, we have added to the related decalogue of rights the right to oblivion, equally called right to be forgotten. Given the complexity of the subject, the chapter develops an analysis of the actual international regulatory trends.

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