Goals for algorithmic genies

First Monday ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Masum ◽  
Mark Tovey
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Basic Human Needs

Algorithmic genies built from growing computational capabilities bring risks like automating well-paying jobs, yet we suggest that if supplied with suitable goals and supporting infrastructure they can help in meeting many human needs. We argue that algorithmic genies can be harnessed to raise the baseline experience of people worldwide (raising the floor), especially if such harnessing is informed by wide consensus and deep evidence. Examples show how algorithmic genies could raise the floor for widely agreed human needs like health, education, and other components of the Social Progress Index. Ensuring that both the least well off and the majority share in the benefits of progress can help to ensure the floor is raised for all (floored progress). Floored progress can apply beyond basic human needs to problems that people across the economic spectrum struggle with (shared floors). We include three tables with illustrative opportunities, and conclude by summarizing the value of raising floors individually and in concert.

scholarly journals The Empirics of Social Progress: The Interplay between Subjective Well-Being and Societal Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 477-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fehder ◽  
Michael Porter ◽  
Scott Stern
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Relative Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Basic Human Needs ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Direct Measures

Though economists have long recognized that GDP is not by itself a measure of societal well-being, most GDP alternatives incorporate direct measures of economic performance. We propose instead an independently constructed measure, a social progress index, focusing exclusively on noneconomic dimensions of societal performance, highlighting three core dimensions—basic human needs, foundations of well-being, and opportunity. GDP and social progress are correlated but distinct, the social progress dimension least related to GDP (opportunity) is strongly related to subjective well-being, and the relationship between social progress and well-being is greater for individuals at lower relative income and educational attainment.

scholarly journals Social Progress Index for Urban and Rural Areas of a Region: Evidence from Peru

2021 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-435
Author(s):  
Maylee Inga-Hancco ◽  
Adamari Indigoyen-Porras ◽  
Sergio Parra-Alarcón ◽  
Juan Cerrón-Aliaga ◽  
Wagner Vicente-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Middle Range ◽  
The Social ◽  
Global Organization ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

The present study describes the methodological process proposed by the Social Progress Imperative Global Organization to calculate the Social Progress Index in urban and rural areas of the province of Huancayo, Peru, in 2020. The survey was based on 229 observations regarding basic human needs, foundations of well-being and opportunities. The result produced an index of 56.04 for urban areas and 53.98 for rural areas; results that are in the low and low middle range respectively, identifying deficiencies in the quality of economic policies, with respect to the sanitation service, where more than 30% do not have access to drinking water, and others. It was concluded that the index showed no improvement with respect to 2019, likewise the social gaps still persist and the well-being of the aforementioned population was not increased.

scholarly journals SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF BRAZILIAN ORGANIZATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF ISOMORPHISM MECHANISM

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Adelaide Maria Bogo ◽  
Alan Christian Schmitt ◽  
Elisa Henning ◽  
Margarete L.A. Menegotto
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Basic Human Needs ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
Mimetic Isomorphism

Human's behavior is determined by variables that are commonly understood as needs and motives and, in general, it is motivated by a desire to achieve some goal. According to Maslow, these needs are construct on a hierarchy composed of five groups - physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem and self-actualization. In order to fulfill these needs, organizations have social behavior to address the issues of human beings, individually or collectively way. Therefore, identifying the types of actions performed and then analyzing them in the context of basic human needs, will allow us to understand isomorphic features in the social behavior of these organizations. In this sense, this study aims to analyze the social behavior of Brazilian organizations and the existence of isomorphism in these practices. The sample consists of companies listed on the ISE-BOVESPA stock market and the data were collect in the Sustainability Reports. The methodology utilize Content Analysis technique to define the categories and descriptive statistics to understand the isomorphic behavior. The findings indicate a concentration of actions on the need for ‘Safety’ and the existence of coercive and normative isomorphism in social activities for internal audiences and mimetic isomorphism in actions aimed at external audiences.

scholarly journals Nursing diagnoses from ICNP® for people with metabolic syndrome

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 467-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuno Damácio de Carvalho Félix ◽  
Natana de Morais Ramos ◽  
Maria Naiane Rolim Nascimento ◽  
Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira ◽  
Célida Juliana de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
International Classification ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Nursing Diagnosis ◽  
Basic Human Needs ◽  
Nursing Diagnoses

ABSTRACT Objective: To construct nursing diagnosis statements based on the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®) for people with metabolic syndrome, settled on the theoretical framework of Basic Human Needs. Method: Descriptive study developed in four stages: 1) Identification and validation of terms relevant to care with health priority; 2) Cross-mapping of the terms identified with ICNP® terms; 3) Construction of the nursing diagnosis statements; and 4) Cross-mapping of constructed statements with the ones in ICNP®. Results: Regarding terms extracted, 370 were validated based on the consensus (100%) among specialists, subsidizing the elaboration of 52 nursing diagnosis statements from ICNP® version 2015, distributed among the Basic Human Needs proposed by theoretical framework. Conclusion: It was possible to construct nursing diagnoses for people with metabolic syndrome based on the terms extracted from the literature, with a predominance of the need for “Health education and learning”.

The Double-Edged Sword of Gender Equality

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia C. Lo ◽  
William Ash-Houchen ◽  
Heather M. Gerling
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Routine Activity ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
The World ◽  
Neighborhood Disorganization ◽  
Basic Human Needs

Objectives: While the literature confirms the applicability of routine activity/lifestyle theory in studying individual crime victimization, this study asks whether neighborhood disorganization as well as—on the level of the nation—income inequality, attitudes about gender equality, and the meeting of citizens’ basic human needs are associated with opportunity for crime and so might contribute to the explanation of victimization. The study measures demographic variables that could indicate the presence of motivated offenders and likely crime targets, as well as the absence of effective guardians. Methods: The data come from the sixth wave of the World Values Survey (collected 2010–2014), from the Social Progress Index Report, and from information compiled by the World Bank. The present sample numbers 64,861 respondents, representing 46 countries. Results: The data analysis suggests that risk of victimization increases in the presence of income inequality and gender equality, and decreases where people’s basic human needs are met. The relationship between neighborhood disorganization and one employed victimization measure was found to be moderated by attitudes about gender equality. Conclusions: Further investigation of the role of opportunity and routine activity/lifestyle factors (macro- and individual-level) could improve understanding of victimization, particularly related to the complex interplay between structural and cultural predictors of victimization.

scholarly journals Islamic Social Security

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 246-258
Author(s):  
Syufaat Syufaat
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The Social ◽  
Basic Human Needs

Public welfare is one of the ideals that Islam wishes in order to realize the physical and spiritual prosperity. Efforts to realize it is to bring social welfare into reality through the principles of solidarity to achieve a sense of security for all human life, by which then it is known as the social security system (SSS). One of the issues of today’s urban society is the availability of social security to meet basic human needs which covers the needs of food, clothing, housing, education, health, energy sources, sanitation, transportation and information. Islamic social security is not limited merely to meet the materialistic and hedonistic basic needs, but it meets spiritual needs that are more essential.

scholarly journals A New Theory of Human Behavior and Motivation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 365-364
Author(s):  
Igor Kopsov
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Comprehensive Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Basic Human Needs ◽  
Definition Of

We introduce a novel and comprehensive theory of human behavior and motivation, which incorporates within it both the laws of biology and core aspects of the social sciences. In continuation of the governing postulates of natural sciences we formulate the principle of preservation as the primary law of psychology; provide precise criteria for the definition of basic human needs and uncover their origin; explore the relation between body and mind; and show correlations between individual and social perspectives of life. Subsequently, we integrate these concepts into a unified model of human behavior. We reevaluate the place of psychology within the overall domain of social science and postulate the key role of psychological drives in formation of social processes both in the current and historical perspectives. The paper signifies a step towards establishment of a common paradigm of psychology.

Современный образ войны и проблема ее трасформации

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
D. A. Abgadzhava ◽  
A. S. Vlaskina
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
The Political ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
The Past ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Boundaries ◽  
Modern War

War is an essential part of the social reality inherent in all stages of human development: from the primitive communal system to the present, where advanced technologies and social progress prevail. However, these characteristics do not make our society more peaceful, on the contrary, according to recent research and reality, now the number of wars and armed conflicts have increased, and most of the conflicts have a pronounced local intra-state character. Thus, wars in the classical sense of them go back to the past, giving way to military and armed conflicts. Now the number of soldiers and the big army doesn’t show the opponents strength. What is more important is the fact that people can use technology, the ideological and informational base to win the war. According to the history, «weak» opponent can be more successful in conflict if he has greater cohesion and ideological unity. Modern wars have already transcended the political boundaries of states, under the pressure of certain trends, they are transformed into transnational wars, that based on privatization, commercialization and obtaining revenue. Thus, the present paper will show a difference in understanding of terms such as «war», «military conflict» and «armed conflict». And also the auteurs will tell about the image of modern war and forecasts for its future transformation.

Developing the Social Progress Index for Tamil Nadu

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabhakar Krishnamurthy ◽  
Catherine I. Anita ◽  
Maria Patricia Peeris
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
The Social

THE IMPACT OF THIRD WORLD DEFENSE BURDENS ON BASIC HUMAN NEEDS

1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Rosh
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Basic Human Needs ◽  
The Impact
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