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Dacheux, Eric, and Eric Agbessi. "The Digital Virus Against Democracy." Paragrana 30, no. 2 (December 20, 2021): 229–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/para-2021-0037.
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Abstract The notion of digital virus covers, in our view, two points: computer viruses that infect our computers and technological solutionism, the unreasonable passion that consists in considering that the solution to all social problems lies in the digital world. Yet the digital world is as vulnerable as the biological world. Moreover, it is dangerous because it pushes us into a digital bondage that undermines democracy. The solution to the crisis is not less democracy, but more democracy. More precisely, we will argue that digital devices do not strengthen democratic communication, they promote a digital connection that hinders deliberation and threatens the very idea of democracy
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Kuntsman, Adi. "From digital solutionism to materialist accountability: The urgency of new interventions." Journal of Environmental Media 1, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 15–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jem_00002_1.
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How to reconcile the usefulness of digital tools and their adoption into environmental initiatives and sustainability projects, with the extensive environmental damages of the digitization itself? Despite a growing number of critical voices, pointing to environmental footprints of digital communication and the systemic blindness towards those in media analysis, the subject still remains on the margins of media studies. This article suggests reorienting the field towards materialist accountability: placing the analysis of digital harms geographically and historically; examining the silences and erasures of our own scholarship; being attentive to which technologies, and where, are inflicting harm on who; and asking what is our own responsibility as privileged media users in industrialized nations.
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Sancho -Gil, Juana M. "Digital technology as a trigger for learning: promises and realities." Digital Education Review, no. 37 (June 30, 2020): 195–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1344/der.2020.37.195-207.
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In the last fitty years, the remarkable development of digital technology, that has permeated practically all social, economic and cultural, political and technological realms is producing several phenomena that have a direct impact in education. In this paper, I discuss first, the fact that more and more we refer to digital technology as just ‘technology”, as if the rest of the many organizational, symbolic, artefactual and biotechnological developments were something “natural”. Second, I refer to the rise and spread of technological solutionism in education and a growing discourse that sees every new digital technology as the arrival of the Promised Land, as the panacea to solve the problems of education. I go on analysing the collateral effects of this discourse in the educational practice, with an especial reference to persuasive technologies and Big Data. The article concludes with the request and the need for researchers, practitioners and education policy makers to avoid the temptation to solve a deeply "wicked" problem such as education with simple solutions.
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Hamilton Byrne, William, and Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen. "Digital Evidence in Refugee Status Determination." AJIL Unbound 118 (2024): 62–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aju.2024.6.
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Digital evidence is rapidly emerging as a tool for migration authorities in refugee status determination (RSD)—the procedure for determining whether a person meets the criteria for protection as a “refugee.” Its growing popularity may be seen as a response to the relative dearth of “hard” evidence in asylum procedures, where decisions often hinge exclusively on the applicant's personal narrative and assessment of her credibility. In this essay, we critically examine the growing use of digital evidence in RSD by authorities and the human rights concerns that arise from some of these practices. We then move to outline some examples of how digital evidence might also present new opportunities for scholars, practitioners, and asylum seekers themselves, helping to substantiate claims and document underlying inequities in existing RSD practices. In the process, we seek to navigate a balance between the techno-solutionism that hails digital evidence as a panacea and those a priori dismissing digitization as techno-hype and inherently problematic.
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Teräs, Marko, Juha Suoranta, Hanna Teräs, and Mark Curcher. "Post-Covid-19 Education and Education Technology ‘Solutionism’: a Seller’s Market." Postdigital Science and Education 2, no. 3 (July 13, 2020): 863–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42438-020-00164-x.
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Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic and the social distancing that followed have affected all walks of society, also education. In order to keep education running, educational institutions have had to quickly adapt to the situation. This has resulted in an unprecedented push to online learning. Many, including commercial digital learning platform providers, have rushed to provide their support and ‘solutions’, sometimes for free. The Covid-19 pandemic has therefore also created a sellers’ market in ed-tech. This paper employs a critical lens to reflect on the possible problems arising from hasty adoption of commercial digital learning solutions whose design might not always be driven by best pedagogical practices but their business model that leverages user data for profit-making. Moreover, already before Covid-19, there has been increasing critique of how ed-tech is redefining and reducing concepts of teaching and learning. The paper also challenges the narrative that claims, ‘education is broken, and it should and can be fixed with technology’. Such technologization, often seen as neutral, is closely related to educationalization, i.e. imposing growing societal problems for education to resolve. Therefore, this is a critical moment to reflect how the current choices educational institutions are making might affect with Covid-19 education and online learning: Will they reinforce capitalist instrumental view of education or promote holistic human growth? This paper urges educational leaders to think carefully about the decisions they are currently making and if they indeed pave the way to a desirable future of education.
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Eagle, Tessa. "Exploring Collective Medical Knowledge and Tensions in Online ADHD Communities." ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing, no. 135 (January 2023): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3584732.3584734.
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My proposed dissertation work highlights social media as digitally-mediated support for neurodivergent individuals. By adopting a critical disability theory lens, I critique the techno-solutionism currently present in digital mental health care. I argue that existing social media platforms can provide community support for neurodivergent individuals to step away from the individualistic approaches currently promoted by much digital mental health technology. These social media-based communities are providing an important service of care and collective knowledge for individuals going through similar experiences to find validation and a sense of agency regarding treatment options. My research will further explore the relationships neurodivergent individuals have had with diagnostic and care systems, as well as ongoing tensions with healthcare providers in both physical and digital spaces.
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Taffel, Sy. "Hopeful Extinctions? Tesla, Technological Solutionism and the Anthropocene." Culture Unbound 10, no. 2 (October 30, 2018): 163–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.2018102163.
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Over thirty years since Jean-Francois Lyotard declared the death of metanarratives, we currently find two apparently incompatible discourses that dominate imagined planetary futures. On the one hand, we encounter a metanarrative of technological progress has been fuelled by decades of advances in computational, networked, mobile and pervasive technologies. On the other, we find the apocalyptic discourse of the Anthropocene, whereby human activity is understood to be responsible for precipitating the sixth mass extinction of life in Earth’s geological record. This paper explores how the divergent futures of technological solutionism and ecological catastrophism encounter one another, focusing on Tesla as a case study where technological consumerism is posited as the solution to ecological catastrophe. Critically examining the materiality of digital technoculture challenges the immaterialist rhetoric of technological solutionism that permeates both neoliberal and leftist discourses of automation, whilst questioning the ‘we’ that is implicit in the problematic universalisation of Anthropocenic catastrophism, instead pointing to the deeply entrenched inequalities that perpetuate networked capitalism. Ultimately, the paper asks whether it is possible to move beyond bleak claims that we must simply “work within our disorientation and distress to negotiate life in human-damaged environments” (Tsing 2015: 131), to assemble the fragile hope that Goode and Godhe (2017) argue is necessary to move beyond capitalist realism. Hope suggests an optimism that sits uncomfortably with the reality of mass extinctions, however, the scale of the ecological crises means that we cannot afford the fatalism associated with losing hope.
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Kuhn, Eva, Maham Saleem, Thomas Klein, Charlotte Köhler, Daniela C. Fuhr, Sofiia Lahutina, Anna Minarik, et al. "Interdisciplinary perspectives on digital technologies for global mental health." PLOS Global Public Health 4, no. 2 (February 5, 2024): e0002867. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002867.
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Digital Mental Health Technologies (DMHTs) have the potential to close treatment gaps in settings where mental healthcare is scarce or even inaccessible. For this, DMHTs need to be affordable, evidence-based, justice-oriented, user-friendly, and embedded in a functioning digital infrastructure. This viewpoint discusses areas crucial for future developments of DMHTs. Drawing back on interdisciplinary scholarship, questions of health equity, consumer-, patient- and developer-oriented legislation, and requirements for successful implementation of technologies across the globe are discussed. Economic considerations and policy implications complement these aspects. We discuss the need for cultural adaptation specific to the context of use and point to several benefits as well as pitfalls of DMHTs for research and healthcare provision. Nonetheless, to circumvent technology-driven solutionism, the development and implementation of DMHTs require a holistic, multi-sectoral, and participatory approach.
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Thanhauser, Bartholomew. "A Prophet for the Digital Heretics: Evgeny Morozov’s Quest to Debunk Silicon Valley Solutionism." SAIS Review of International Affairs 34, no. 1 (2014): 161–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/sais.2014.0001.
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刘, 于思, and 文捷 闫. "An Eternal Paradox: The Innovation Dilemma of Digital Journalism and the Techno-Solutionism Trap of ChatGPT." 全球传媒学刊 11, no. 2 (April 2024): 3–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.26599/gjms.2024.9330013.
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2023年以来,ChatGPT 得到了中国新闻传播学者的广泛关注,但新闻业的专业工作及其对公共生活的承诺需要在多大程度上依赖于该技术应用才能兑现的问题始终未有解答。借鉴制度主义视角下的新闻业与数字新闻创新理论资源,结合对中国知网论文学术话语中ChatGPT与新闻业关系论述的系统综述,本研究发现,作为新技术的生成式人工智能与数字新闻业在根本目标上存在不一致的情况,而学术话语依然呼吁新闻业主要通过吸纳技术来解决社会问题。基于这种技术解决主义应许的经济增长神话与新闻业基本目标的背离,本研究进一步揭示了技术中心论视角下的新闻创新焦虑催生ChatGPT讨论热潮的内在结构性动因,对新闻业诉诸包括大数据、虚拟现实和元宇宙等在内的一系列技术行动元,以期自动解决行动者困境的逻辑悖论,为其可能带来的潜在危险提出了预警和未来建议。
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Khreiche, Mario. "The cost of labour and energy in digital media and automation technologies beyond the COVID-19 pandemic." Journal of Environmental Media 1, no. 2 (August 1, 2020): 8.1–8.8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jem_00029_1.
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The worldwide spread of COVID-19 accelerates the proliferation and reliance on automated, smart and digital technologies. Calls for digitally mediated assistance to contain the crisis itself coincide with broader changes to the ways that we live, learn and work with new platforms, screens and gadgets. From essential work robots to contact tracing apps to COVID-19 artificial intelligence challenges to virtual workplaces and classrooms, the key domains of the digital age are evidently thriving in the present moment. The technoscientific optimism and solutionism of the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution converge with reports about recovering ecosystems and revived urban, exurban and nonurban environments. This article cautions against an overly extenuating view of smart robotics, digital apps and online media platforms as means to effectively control the pandemic and mitigate anthropogenic climate change. Instead, policy approaches need to be informed by an extended understanding of labour relations and research on the environmental costs of various automation technologies and digital economies. To help steer post-coronavirus politics towards objectives of socio-economic and environmental justice, critical scholarship needs to address the practices and discursive strategies that continue historical legacies of extractivism and concealment.
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Alonso, Andoni, and Iñaki Arzoz. "The city of god revisited: Digitalism as a new technological religion." Environmental Values 33, no. 1 (February 2024): 42–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09632719231209743.
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A Religion of Progress has taken shape over the last 21 centuries, from the Enlightenment to present times. It is quite simple to follow a thread from Hermeticism to today, however, several facts have altered its content, therefore, reformulating some of its promises and vision of the world. This paper attempts to evaluate how that Religion of Progress has become a sort of Techno-Hermeticism 2.0. Digital technologies have redefined old hermetic myths into a high-tech religion with dire environmental consequencies. Some of those myths are the resurrection of the bodies, the construction of the City of God, the Adamic universal language and so forth. Now religion must confront the upcoming collapse, however, it is unable to provide satisfactory answers. This goes for all the different churches, from accelerationists (Nick Land) to extinctionists and believers of digital solutionism. That leaves possible imaginative responses to that sociecological crisis without any relevant proposals.
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Pischetola, Magda. "Re-imagining Digital Technology in Education through Critical and Neo-materialist Insights." Digital Education Review, no. 40 (December 27, 2021): 154–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1344/der.2021.40.154-171.
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Technological determinism, techno-solutionism and instrumental perspectives on technologies have populated educational research literature in the last decades, and even more since the pandemic crisis has started. This essay offers a critique about simplistic explanations of technology adoption in pedagogy by using insights from critical philosophy of technology and feminist new materialism. It rejects the assumption of teachers’ resistance to change and proposes a frame to expand future imaginaries of education. In this sense, critical studies provide a focus on human activity as interconnected with social and situated knowledges/practices. The emphasis is on recursive relations that allow educational researchers and practitioners to take into account the considerable complexity of digital technologies pedagogical adoption. On the other hand, feminist new materialism brings about a new focus on relational ontology, which adds to the critical theoretical framework the agentic element. By overcoming a binary way of seeing technologies through utopias and dystopias, new materialist studies focus on ethics and responsibility. We argue that we need both a critical and a neo-materialist view, in order to adopt technologies in education in meaningful, productive and creative ways. Building on small narratives and possible utopias can take us to re-design and re-interprete the future of educational technologies.
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Saha, Manika, Delvin Varghese, Tom Bartindale, Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, and Patrick Olivier. "Towards Sustainable ICTD in Bangladesh: Understanding the Program and Policy Landscape and Its Implications for CSCW and HCI." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6, CSCW1 (March 30, 2022): 1–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3512973.
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Historically, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Human-Computer Interaction for Development (HCI4D) researchers in the Global South have advocated for a community-based approach to technology design and development. However, even with this "bottom-up" emphasis, the sustainability and scalability of the resulting innovations remain major challenges, and are poorly understood. To address this gap, we take the case of Bangladesh as a typical Global South context in which development work is carried out by a complex intertwined network of stakeholders across governments, NGOs, donors, and industries. To better understand the current development landscape and its priorities for digital technologies, we conducted interviews with 14 influential decision-makers in Bangladesh who play significant roles in the development of nutrition strategies. Our findings highlight a disconnect between the Bangladesh government's "digital mandate" and the reality of digital innovation practice within the nutrition development sector. Our paper contributes to the debate on factors that affect decision-making processes. We explore the dynamics of diverse actors and institutions who are intended to participate in, but can act as obstacles to sustained bottom-up innovations. Our findings expand understanding of institutional priorities, the dynamics of intermediaries, techno-solutionism, postcolonialism, bureaucracy, competition, and other important topics in CSCW scholarship. We suggest understanding the factors that guide the decision-making process of digital innovation practices in terms of four dimensions: internal, external, vertical, and horizontal. Consequently, we recommend CSCW and HCI researchers become mediators to connect decision-makers and communities and bring their voices in ICT innovations for global development. Finally, we offer recommendations for proactive engagement with decision-making stakeholders, enabling researchers to design community-centered sustainable digital innovations for development.
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Jutel, Olivier. "Affective Media, Cyberlibertarianism and the New Zealand Internet Party." tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society 15, no. 1 (March 27, 2017): 337–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v15i1.781.
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The New Zealand Internet Party tested key notions of affective media politics. Embracing techno-solutionism and the hacker politics of disruption, Kim Dotcom’s party attempted to mobilize the digital natives through an irreverent politics of lulz. While an electoral failure the party’s political discourse offers insights into affective media ontology. The social character of affective media creates the political conditions for an antagonistic political discourse. In this case affective identification in the master signifier “The Internet” creates a community of enjoyment threatened by the enemy of state surveillance as an agent of rapacious jouissance. The Internet Party’s politics of lulz was cast as a left-wing techno-fix to democracy, but this rhetoric belied a politics of cyberlibertarianism. Dotcom’s political intervention attempted to conflate his private interests as a battle that elevates him to the status of cyberlibertarian super-hero in the mold of Edward Snowden or Julian Assange.
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Bulathwela, Sahan, María Pérez-Ortiz, Catherine Holloway, Mutlu Cukurova, and John Shawe-Taylor. "Artificial Intelligence Alone Will Not Democratise Education: On Educational Inequality, Techno-Solutionism and Inclusive Tools." Sustainability 16, no. 2 (January 16, 2024): 781. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16020781.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education claims to have the potential for building personalised curricula, as well as bringing opportunities for democratising education and creating a renaissance of new ways of teaching and learning. Millions of students are starting to benefit from the use of these technologies, but millions more around the world are not, due to the digital divide and deep pre-existing social and educational inequalities. If this trend continues, the first large-scale delivery of AI in Education could lead to greater educational inequality, along with a global misallocation of educational resources motivated by the current techno-solutionist narrative, which proposes technological solutions as a quick and flawless way to solve complex real-world problems. This work focuses on posing questions about the future of AI in Education, intending to initiate the pressing conversation that could set the right foundations (e.g., inclusion and diversity) for a new generation of education that is permeated with AI technology. The main goal of our opinion piece is to conceptualise a sustainable, large-scale and inclusive AI for the education ecosystem that facilitates equitable, high-quality lifelong learning opportunities for all. The contribution starts by synthesising how AI might change how we learn and teach, focusing on the case of personalised learning companions and assistive technology for disability. Then, we move on to discuss some socio-technical features that will be crucial to avoiding the perils of these AI systems worldwide (and perhaps ensuring their success by leveraging more inclusive education). This work also discusses the potential of using AI together with free, participatory and democratic resources, such as Wikipedia, Open Educational Resources and open-source tools. We emphasise the need for collectively designing human-centred, transparent, interactive and collaborative AI-based algorithms that empower and give complete agency to stakeholders, as well as supporting new emerging pedagogies. Finally, we ask what it would take for this educational revolution to provide egalitarian and empowering access to education that transcends any political, cultural, language, geographical and learning-ability barriers, so that educational systems can be responsive to all learners’ needs.
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Trilupaitytė, Skaidra. "Visual Control in Today’s Societies: (Non)Recognition of Faces and Emotions." Politologija 106, no. 2 (August 22, 2022): 131–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/polit.2022.106.4.
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By using a theoretical approach to the critique of surveillance capitalism, and by drawing on public discourse sources on facial recognition (FR) technology, this paper analyzes visual surveillance in contemporary societies. Currently, there are both numerous instances of a sudden development of FR capabilities on a global scale as well as efforts to prevent the development of what is called the “most dangerous technology.” This paper also questions the techno-solutionism that enables “perfect” mathematical human cognition. Overall, the paper sheds light on the global disagreement on the regulatory environment for FR technology, with different countries, states, or big cities treating biometric data protection differently. There is also a confluence of predicaments and legal concerns in the public sphere regarding FR. Nevertheless, it is possible to outline the typical narratives that emerge in media discourses, highlighted in this paper using three different examples. These are (1) concerns about human rights and privacy (the US case), (2) a “soft” indecisiveness about promoting unfettered innovation on the one hand, and preventing human rights abuses on the other (the EU case), and (3) the fear of digital data being collected by a hostile authoritarian state, namely China (the Lithuanian case).
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González de Canales, Francisco, Ramón Pico Valimaña, and José Manuel Almodóvar Melendo. "Architectural research facing the challenges of the 21st century: Criticality, creativity and diversity." VLC arquitectura. Research Journal 11, no. 1 (April 30, 2024): 191–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/vlc.2024.20608.
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As we enter the 21st century, a new era of digital technologies is offering increasing possibilities, but at the same time, posing serious challenges to architectural research. Therefore, the recovery of a critical approach is more necessary than ever. This should encompass not only the critical evaluation of the aforementioned technologies, but also counteract models of thought associated with them, such as the standardization of languages or the hegemony of solutionism. Likewise, it is also necessary to reclaim imagination and brilliance as attributes of a seriously threatened freedom. Working on the challenges of our time must emphasize the ideation, development and definition of mental processes and structures, mechanisms that are still outside the scope of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. Finally, it is still important to reassert that all architectural postulates should be understood in the cultural environment and physical surroundings in which they are produced, admitting their diversity and avoiding a Eurocentric view. Current environmental degradation can be understood as a symptom of a crisis of civilization, marked by a model of living that does not recognize the need to understand ourselves and our built environment in relation to nature.
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Nerland, Monika, Mervi Hasu, and Miria Grisot. "Discourses of Digitalisation and the Positioning of Workers in Primary Care: A Norwegian Case Study." Social Inclusion 11, no. 4 (November 15, 2023): 172–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i4.7121.
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Primary health services are subjected to intensified digitalisation to transform care provision. Various smart and assistive technologies are introduced to support the growing elderly population and enhance the opportunities for independent living among patients in need of continuous care. Research has shown how such digitalisation processes evolve at the intersection of different and often competing discourses, oriented towards service efficiency, cost containment, technological innovation, client‐centred care, and digital competence development. Often, increased technology use is presented as a solution to pressing problems. However, how discourses are negotiated in work contexts and their mechanisms of social inclusion/exclusion in evolving work practices have received less attention. This article examines how care workers in the primary health sector are discursively positioned when care technologies are introduced in the services. We employ a perspective on discourses and subject positions in analysing strategic documents and interviews with care workers in a large Norwegian city. We show how managerial discourses that focus narrowly on the implementation and mastery of single technologies provide limited spaces for workers to exert influence on their work situations, while discourses that emphasise professional knowledge or broader technological and organisational aspects provide a variety of resources for workers’ agency. The way care workers adopt and negotiate subject positions varies based on their tasks and responsibilities in the organisation. We discuss the need to move beyond “solutionism” in efforts to digitalise care work in order to provide inclusive spaces supporting the contributions of various worker groups.
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SANTI, Prof Ph D. Elena-Ancuța. "Book Review-EDUCAȚIA DIGITALĂ [DIGITAL EDUCATION]." Pro Edu. International Journal of Educational Sciences 3, no. 4 (January 27, 2021): 85–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.26520/peijes.2021.4.3.85-88.
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The volume Educația digitală [Digital Education] (2020), published by Polirom Publishing House (Iași), is the result of a new and necessary collective effort in the times when the Romanian school is going through the global pandemic context and is trying to identify the most efficient solutions to continue the teaching process and to realize it at higher qualitative standards. The coordinators of this work are well-known personalities in the domain of Educational Sciences, with vast experience, with vision and innovative spirit, authors of books, studies and research works, prize-winning, being appreciated by the academic community, actors with an important role in the process of elaboration of educational policies on a national level and vectors of the promotion and realization of quality in education: Univ. Prof. Ph.D. Ciprian Ceobanu - from the Teacher Training Department, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași; Univ. Prof. Ph.D. Constantin Cucoș - from the Teacher Training Department, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași; Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Olimpius Istrate - Teacher Training Department, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Bucharest; Univ. Prof. Ph.D. Ion-Ovidiu Pânișoară - Teacher Training Department, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Bucharest.
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Omorogiuwa, O., K. Ohiagu, and K. H. Lawal K. H. "Towards The Review of Artificial Intelligence Programme Curriculum and Effective Collaborations among Academia for AI Programme Development in Africa." Advances in Multidisciplinary and scientific Research Journal Publication 9, no. 1 (March 30, 2023): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.22624/aims/digital/v11n1p1.
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Abstract. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area of Computer Science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent systems that work, reasons and react like humans. In recent times information and computing solutions are leveraged on the concept of Artificial Intelligence with regard to Artificial Neural Network, Machine Learning, Fuzzy logic, Deep learning and Robotic Science. Applications of AI solutions have being highly effective in all sectors of human endeavors. During the Covid 19 pandemic, AI applications resulted in the rapid development and implementation of solutions which ordinarily would have taken years to achieve especially in the area of vaccine. Despite the gains of AI, we realized that less emphasis is placed in this trending area of computer science by the educational systems in Africa especially at university level. This research seeks to demand for an urgent need for a review of our educational curriculum to include AI and other trending disciplines in the frontiers of Information Technology. A multidisciplinary cloud based research model was also formulated which can be adopted in our educational system to foster multidisciplinary research. This will improve quality and efficient research outputs from universities in Africa. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Curriculum Review, AI Applications, academic-collaboration-models
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1Omorogiuwa, O., K. Ohiagu, and K. H. Lawal. "Towards The Review of Artificial Intelligence Programme Curriculum and Effective Collaborations Among Academia for AI Programme Development in Africa." Advances in Multidisciplinary and scientific Research Journal Publication 11, no. 1 (March 30, 2023): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.22624/aims/digital/v11n1p1x.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area of Computer Science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent systems that work, reasons and react like humans. In recent times information and computing solutions are leveraged on the concept of Artificial Intelligence with regard to Artificial Neural Network, Machine Learning, Fuzzy logic, Deep learning and Robotic Science. Applications of AI solutions have being highly effective in all sectors of human endeavors. During the Covid 19 pandemic, AI applications resulted in the rapid development and implementation of solutions which ordinarily would have taken years to achieve especially in the area of vaccine. Despite the gains of AI, we realized that less emphasis is placed in this trending area of computer science by the educational systems in Africa especially at university level. This research seeks to demand for an urgent need for a review of our educational curriculum to include AI and other trending disciplines in the frontiers of Information Technology. A multidisciplinary cloud based research model was also formulated which can be adopted in our educational system to foster multidisciplinary research. This will improve quality and efficient research outputs from universities in Africa. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, academic-collaboration-models, Curriculum Review, AI Applications
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GOHOREANU, Bogdan, Florin SANDU, and Dan-Nicolae ROBU. "SOLUTIONS FOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS IN DIGITAL NETWORKS." SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE AIR FORCE 19, no. 1 (July 31, 2017): 365–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.19062/2247-3173.2017.19.1.44.
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Ortega, Sabrina. "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act – In Need of a Major Software Update." Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review, no. 12.1 (2023): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.36639/mbelr.12.1.digital.
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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) unfairly discriminates against copyright holders by allowing online service providers to employ inadequate and outdated takedown protocols of copyright infringement. These protocols promote piracy resulting in illegal advertisement revenue streams. Congress must reform the DMCA to ensure online service providers are held properly accountable when copyright infringement occurs on their platforms. Specifically, the DMCA’s existing takedown protocols should be reformed to ensure online service providers cannot benefit from issues associated with advertisements attached to posts containing infringing material. This Note examines the pertinent sections of the DMCA; relevant caselaw concerning the DMCA, online service providers, copyright holders, and internet users; and recommendations for changes to be made to reconstruct the DMCA so that it may fulfill its original purpose. The proposed recommendations address rising tensions between copyright holders and online service providers. These proposed solutions involve revising existing takedown protocol requirements to give copyright holders more freedoms rather than limiting their remedies to a “band-aid” fix that only provides an illusory remedy. Efficient and updated procedures should be added to the DMCA, to ensure that copyright holders are protected from the issues presented by an ever-digital climate. We cannot continue to apply a law written in Short Code to a world living in the Metaverse.
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Morrison, Andrew, Nina Bjørnstad, Einar Sneve Martinussen, Bjørn Johansen, Bastien Kerspern, and Palak Dudani. "Lexicons, Literacies and Design Futures." Temes de Disseny, no. 36 (October 1, 2020): 114–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.46467/tdd36.2020.114-149.
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As the world in which we live becomes more complex and contested, economically and politically but also in terms of rapid and long-lasting environmental change, design education faces new demands and challenges. We frame and situate these in terms of what we call “design futures literacies.” At stake in such a framing is a rethinking of design’s priorities in the context of climate change and resource use and reuse in futures that are uncertain, contingent and emergent. The article positions design as having shifted away from a techno-modernist design solutionism and to how it may engage in shaping futures through experimentation and exploration in the critical and productive engagement with techno-cultural life. These arguments are located within the prior experience of the transdisciplinary team of co-authors as well as a European level project between four leading design universities. The article takes up their first work package on the co-creation of a Lexicon for Design Futures Literacies and early experimentation towards generating resources and experience for its wider use. The article addresses the largely under articulated relations between language and design (from lexis to discourse). First, we present the development of an alphabetic, lexical semantic set and core grouping of design and futures terms. This vocabulary, drawn from a range of sources and experiences, is linked to the design of a related lexically centred card game. Second, the focus on vocabulary was extended to a section on situating lexis in cultural historical contexts, 3-dimensional haptic form giving and the language of abstraction. This was achieved via reference to a design narrative fiction experiment on emerging technologies and a historical costume annotation project as a prompt for making connections between items from the lexicon and modelling abstract forms in clay. Third, in collaboration with a government ministry and a design council, students developed four future digital urban living scenarios with trust as their central focus. “Languaging” the future was embodied in physical scenarios open to the public, connected to a professional seminar and to international research events where verbal descriptions, explanations and reflections were voiced by the students alongside their educator-researcher. The article closes with suggestions that there is further opportunity for attention to lexis and multimodal discourse modes in shaping design futures literacies, within and across the project but also in practice, in policy and for and as design pedagogy.
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Hayes, Derren. "Digital Solutions." Children and Young People Now 2022, no. 5 (May 2, 2022): 27–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/cypn.2022.5.27.
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Oladunmoye, Oluranti Mobolaji. "Thermal Comfort In Recreational Facilities: Examining the Effect of Misting Systems." Advances in Multidisciplinary & Scientific Research Journal Publications 12, no. 2 (June 30, 2024): 61–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.22624/aims/digital/v11n2p6.
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This paper delves into the significance of misting systems in enhancing thermal comfort in indoor and outdoor environments, particularly in recreational facilities. It explores how misting systems regulate temperature and humidity to create optimal thermal conditions for users. The evolution of misting-cooling systems as integrated design solutions for outdoor spaces is also discussed, highlighting their benefits in achieving and maintaining thermal comfort. Thermal comfort plays a crucial role in the overall experience of individuals in recreational facilities. Misting systems have emerged as effective tools for regulating temperature and humidity levels, thereby enhancing the comfort of users. These systems have evolved over time to become integral components of indoor and outdoor design, offering a range of benefits in creating ideal thermal conditions. Misting systems operate by releasing fine water droplets into the air, which evaporate quickly, absorbing heat and lowering the surrounding temperature. This process helps to cool the environment and maintain optimal humidity levels, contributing to a more comfortable experience for individuals in recreational spaces. The use of misting systems in recreational facilities offers several advantages, including improved thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and enhanced user experience. By creating a pleasant microclimate, these systems contribute to increased satisfaction among visitors and can help attract more patrons to the facility. Misting-cooling systems have undergone significant advancements in recent years, with a focus on integrating them seamlessly into outdoor spaces. By considering factors such as site topography, vegetation, and daily shade patterns, designers can optimize the effectiveness of misting systems in controlling microclimatic conditions. Keywords: Thermal Comfort, Recreational Facilities, Misting Systems, Droplets, Vegetation
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Chandrasekaran Sriram Pollachi, Srividhya. "Greening the Digital Frontier: A Sustainable Approach to Software Solutions." International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) 12, no. 3 (March 5, 2023): 1820–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21275/sr24304114256.
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KURTULUŞ, Eda Merve, and Fatma Sıla AYAN. "Digital Flirting: Post-Digital Solutions to Post-Digital Problems." İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 10, no. 1 (March 31, 2023): 447–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.17336/igusbd.984369.
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Dijital uygulamalar; özellikle ergenlikte kişinin zamanı yönetme becerisiyle eleştirel ve çift düşünme (double-think) yetisi geliştirebilmeleri, toplumsal olaylara duyarlılığı arttırarak ergenlerin sosyalleşme süreçlerine pozitif katkı sağlayabilmeleriyle çoğu bilimsel çalışmaya istenen ve istenmeyen etkileri açısından konu olmuştur. İnternet/ sosyal medya bağımlılığının beden- kişilik algısı üzerindeki etkilerine dair tematik çalışmalar artarken dijital ilişki dinamik ve örüntülerini, özellikle de uzun süreli ilişkideki ya da evli çiftlerdeki dijital flörte bakış açısını inceleyen çalışmalar ise azınlıktadır. Sosyal bilim dalları; sosyal medya (SM) kaynaklı sorunları kültürler kodlarla çözümlemede bir anlamda hazırlıksız ve tecrübesiz yakalanmıştır. Sosyal medyanın özellikle de romantik ilişkilerdeki dijitalleşme sürecindeki etkilerine, siber psikoloji ve nöropsikofizyolojinin yanı sıra sosyoekonomik-iktisadi-siyasi-hukuki unsurları kapsayan iletişim sosyolojisinin, bilişim ve hatta siber kriminoloji bilimlerinin bütüncül odağını koruyarak temkin ve sağduyuyla yaklaşılması gerekliliği doğmuştur. Bu derleme literatür taramasına dayalı olarak konuyu ele almaktadır.
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Zhagypar, A. B., and G. Khussainova. "ВЛИЯНИЕ ЦИФРОВЫХ РЕШЕНИЙ НА ОРГАНИЗАЦИЮ ЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКОГО КОМПЛЕКСА." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 3, no. 4(12) (December 15, 2022): 84–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.54309/ijict.2022.12.4.007.
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The growth and adoption of digital and intelligent technologies, as well as their end-to-end integration into all facets of the economy and society, is steadily gaining momentum and changing the way that traditional industries are organized, how traditional businesses operate, and how global markets are organized. We may confidently discuss another technology revolution at this point since the changes are so significant and digitalization is nearly becoming synonymous with competitiveness. The experience of several regulatory measures by the governments is described in relation to companies that have the largest share in the process of creating digital solutions and platforms. The author's assessment of such a phenomenon is given. The article also touches on the experience of digitalization of the energy complex for a number of countries, highlights the most important areas of development of scientific and technological progress with classification by type of sources in terms of electricity production and supply. Incorporating lessons learned from other countries, a number of strategies and processes are put forth to hasten the Republic of Kazakhstan's economic digitalization.
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Van Tan, LE, NGUYEN Huy Bang, and NGUYEN Hoang Dung. "HỆ THỐNG QUẢN LÝ GIẤY ĐI ĐƯỜNG TRỰC TUYẾN: GIẢI PHÁP ỨNG DỤNG CÔNG NGHỆ SỐ CỦA TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC VINH." Vinh University Journal of Science 52, no. 4C (December 20, 2023): 46–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.56824/vujs.2023a053.
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Developing digital infrastructure and promoting the application of digital technology in the management of training institutions is currently an urgent issue for universities associated with the trend of digital transformation in the field of education and training towards building a smart university. Vinh University, with more than 1,000 officials, annually pays an average of more than 2,500 travel documents in many different fields of work. The manual issuance and approval process is a waste of time and resources, has posed the problem of applying digital technology in online travel document management, improving management efficiency. This article presents the results of research and application of the online travel document management system, one of the digital technology application solutions of Vinh University.
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Zhang, P., D. Hornig, D. Deemann, and S. Bauer. "Digitale Planung für schutzzaunlosen Robotereinsatz*/Digital Planning for fenceless Robot Operation." wt Werkstattstechnik online 108, no. 09 (2018): 568–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2018-09-4.
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Mit dem zunehmenden Einsatz von schutzzaunlosen Roboteranwendungen ist eine effiziente und durchgängige Planung erforderlich. Es entstehen dabei neue Planungsaufgaben und -aspekte, die bei den konventionellen Automatisierungslösungen bisher kaum berücksichtigt wurden. Die entsprechenden Anforderungen an die Planungsmethodik müssen zuerst identifiziert und beschrieben werden. Im Beitrag wird eine konzeptionelle Umsetzung der Anforderungen in einer Planungssoftware aufgezeigt. An efficient and consistent planning is necessary with the increasing applications of fenceless robot operations. There are new planning tasks and aspects to be considered, which are hardly be done so far for conventional automatic solutions. At first, the relevant requirements for the planning methodology must be identified and described. In this paper, a conceptual implementation of the requirements into a planning-software is shown.
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ILIESCU, Sergiu Stelian. "DIGITAL SOLUTIONS IN UTILITIES." EMERG - Energy. Environment. Efficiency. Resources. Globalization 5, no. 11 (2019): 68–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.37410/emerg.2019.11.06.
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Sklyar, A. V., and D. V. Gladin. "Digital Solutions for Poultry." Machinery and Equipment for Rural Area, no. 12 (December 16, 2022): 28–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.33267/2072-9642-2022-12-28-31.
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Digital solutions are given that underlie modern systems for managing and optimizing technological processes in poultry farming. They allow obtaining the information, which is necessary for making a decision, optimizing resource consumption and reducing product costs.
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Павлов, Е. А. "Commercialization of digital solutions." Russian Economic Bulletin 7, no. 3 (April 8, 2024): 141–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.58224/2658-5286-2024-7-3-141-147.
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крупные компании на протяжении последних вкладывают существенные ресурсы в цифровую трансформацию, целью которой является реорганизация внутренних бизнес-процессов с применением цифровых технологий. При этом они не являются ИТ-компаниями, но, как правило, создают отдельные Дочерние общества с целью разработки ИТ-продуктов для удовлетворения потребностей бизнеса. В результате этих действий появляются собственные решения, которые могут быть востребованы другими игроками рынка. При этом, продажа таких решений на внешний рынок должна иметь не только экономическое обоснование, но и серьезный анализ всех возможных рисков. В представленной статье изложена характеристика понятия «цифровая трансформация», ее отличие от цифровизации, перечислены стадии разработки цифровых продуктов в проектном подходе, его преимущества и риски, проанализированы вопросы маркетинга и продвижения цифровой продукции. Цель: анализ преимуществ и рисков коммерциализации цифровых решений. Методы: при написании статьи и проведении исследования использовался метод анализа нормативно-правовых актов, научной литературы, статистических данных и лучших практик, благодаря которым было осуществлено определение понятия «цифровая трансформация», получена статистика наличия стратегий цифровой трансформации у компаний, выявление преимуществ и недостатков коммерциализации цифровых решений. Вопросы цифровой трансформации регламентированы нормативно-правовыми актами РФ, а также так или иначе освещались в трудах следующих российских учёных и экспертов: Попов Е.В., Симонова В.Л., Черепанов В.В., Степанов А.А., Савина М.В., Степанов И.А., И.М. Зайченко, П.Д. Горшечникова, А.И. Лёвина, Грибанов Ю.И. и др. Результаты: проведён анализ понятия цифровая трансформация, выявлены преимущества и риски коммерциализации цифровых. Вывод: по итогу проведения исследования представлены варианты маркетинга и продвижения цифровой продукции. large companies have been investing significant resources in digital transformation over the past few years, the purpose of which is to reorganize internal business processes using digital technologies. At the same time, they are not IT companies, but, as a rule, create separate Subsidiaries in order to develop IT products to meet business needs. As a result of these actions, there are own solutions that can be demanded by other market players. At the same time, the sale of such solutions to the foreign market should have not only an economic justification, but also a serious analysis of all possible risks. The presented article describes the characteristics of the concept of "digital transformation", its difference from digitalization, lists the stages of development of digital products in the project approach, its advantages and risks, analyzes the issues of marketing and promotion of digital products. Objective: to identify the advantages and disadvantages of digital commercialization. Methods: when writing the article and conducting the research, the method of analyzing normative legal acts, scientific literature, statistical data and best practices was used, thanks to which the definition of the concept of "digital transformation" was carried out, statistics on the presence of digital transformation strategies, identification of advantages and disadvantages of commercialization of digital solutions. The issues of digital transformation are regulated by the normative legal acts of the Russia, and were also covered in one way or another in the works of the following Russian scientists and experts: Popov E.V., Simonova V.L., Cherepanov V.V., Stepanov A.A., Savina M.V., Stepanov I.A., I.M. Zaichenko, P.D. Gorshechnikova, A.I. Levina, Gribanov Yu.I., etc. Results: the analysis of the concept of digital transformation is carried out, the advantages and risks of commercialization of digital are revealed. Conclusion: based on the results of the study, options for marketing and promotion of digital products are presented.
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Guo, Wenqiang, and Xinli Li. "The Current Situation, Problems and Solutions of China's Basic Legal System of Digital Economy under the Background of Global Digital Governance." Asia Social Science Academy 4, no. 1 (April 30, 2024): 18–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.51600/isr.2024.4.1.18.
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当今数字经济逐渐成为了推动中国经济增长的新引擎。然而，数字全球化在为中国经济注入新动能的同时，也给中国带来了数据安全、数字鸿沟、数字平台无序竞争和产权保护机制缺失等一系列问题，凸显了中国对数字经济进行有效监管和系统性治理的能力不足。为此，本研究通过文献和实地调研的研究方法，梳理了中国数字经济基础法律制度的建设情况，并发现了中国数字经济基础法律制度存在着法律权威性不足、法律体系不健全、法律之间的协调性不够、立法模式不明确以及法律概念基础研究不足等问题。为了解决这些问题本研究认为，中国在进行数字经济基础法律制度建构时，应坚持系统、综合的立法思维，强化制度之间的整合，注重伦理与法治的结合研究，不断提升数字经济法律制度的前瞻性、科学性和权威性，从而不断提高中国数字经济的法治化水平，从而支撑数字经济健康、持续发展。
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Beuke, F., M. Vorderer, S. Junker, and S. Schröck. "Digitale Lösungsansätze für Montagesysteme von morgen*/Digital approaches for future assembly systems." wt Werkstattstechnik online 106, no. 09 (2016): 577–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2016-09-3.
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Die Digitalisierung ist gleichermaßen Chance und Herausforderung für die moderne Produktion. Vor allem in der industriellen Montage erlauben internetbasierte Technologien und Dienste die Entwicklung hochgradig wandlungsfähiger sowie einfach bedienbarer Systeme. Der Einsatz solcher Lösungen kann zu monetären und zeitlichen Einsparungen bei Engineering, Aufbau und Inbetriebnahme führen. Dieser Fachbeitrag stellt zwei Lösungsansätze zur Steigerung der Wandlungsfähigkeit von Montageanlagen mit der Anwendung von Informationstechnologien (IT) vor. The increasing digitalization is both opportunity and challenge for modern production. Especially in industrial assembly, internet-based technologies and services permit the realization of highly convertible and easy-to-use systems. The application of such solutions leads to cost and time savings in engineering, construction and ramp-up. This paper presents two approaches which support the adaptability of assembly systems by heavy use of digitization technologies.
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Mamanazarov, Sardor. "DATA OWNERSHIP RIGHTS: FEASIBLE? LEGAL AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS." Tsul legal report 4, no. 4 (December 15, 2023): 20–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.51788/tsul.lr.4.4./gvtj6320.
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"In the era of the digital economy, the concept of data ownership rights has emerged as a critical and complex issue. This research delves into the legal and technological dimensions surrounding the feasibility of establishing proprietary rights over digital artifacts. As data assumes heightened economic significance, questions arise regarding the applicability of traditional property laws to intangible, easily replicable digital representations. Scholars debate whether exclusive rights over non-rivalrous resources are meaningful in a landscape where multiple parties can simultaneously utilize data without depletion. The study employs a comprehensive methodology, analyzing legal frameworks globally and evaluating technological tools such as blockchain, homomorphic encryption, and digital watermarking. Legal barriers are explored, addressing challenges in establishing ownership over dynamically evolving data assets. The research also investigates emerging technological capabilities that facilitate usage controls, access management, and transparency. The focus then shifts to proposing a holistic data rights management framework, emphasizing the need for international accords, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and standardized metadata. The results highlight the tension between commercial data incentives and public access needs, emphasizing the importance of harmonizing legal and technological advancements. Despite challenges, the study recommends binding international agreements, context-aware permissions, and industry oversight bodies to construct responsible and transparent data ecosystems that balance public welfare with commercial interests. The findings underscore the complexities of ownership in the digital age, urging a nuanced approach that prioritizes stewardship, collaboration, and proportional privileges over absolute claims. "
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Kretschmer, V., A. Schier, and B. Mättig. "Digitale Assistenten für die Verpackungslogistik/Digital Assistants for the packaging logistics – Study on Cognitive Ergonomics of different digital packing instructions." wt Werkstattstechnik online 108, no. 07-08 (2018): 549–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2018-07-08-67.
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Zur Unterstützung der Beschäftigten bei manuellen Tätigkeiten in der Intralogistik werden zunehmend mehr technische Assistenzsysteme eingesetzt. Mithilfe digitaler Lösungen sollen Arbeitsprozesse effizienter und ergonomischer werden. In dieser Studie wurde eine Augmented Reality Brille, ein digitaler Packassistent und eine Papierliste beim Verpacken bezüglich Kognitiver Ergonomie verglichen. Die Ergebnisse geben Hinweise auf die mentale und körperliche Arbeitsbelastung, Usability und User Experience. To assist employees during manual activities in intralogistics, an increasing number of new technologies are deployed. With the help of digital solutions, work processes are expected to be more efficient and ergonomic. In this study an Augmented Reality device, a digital packaging assistant and a paper list during packaging were compared regarding cognitive ergonomics. Results give indications on mental and physical workload, usability and user experience.
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Hiestand, Gerald, and Todd A. Wilson. "Technē: Christian Visions of Technology." Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 75, no. 2 (September 2023): 148–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.56315/pscf9-23hiestand.
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TECHNĒ: Christian Visions of Technology by Gerald Hiestand and Todd A. Wilson, eds. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2022. 236 pages. Hardcover; $49.00. ISBN: 9781666704228. *The product of their 2019 conference of the Center for Pastor Theologians, Technē consists of fourteen contributed essays that seek to articulate important elements of the relationship between Christianity and contemporary technology. *The book is organized into two sections: Theological Reflections on Technology, and Technological Reflections on Theology. However, while one might expect a section of articles by theologians reflecting on technology, and then a section of articles by engineers and scientists reflecting on the implications of theology for their work, this is not what the reader will find. Instead, the sections are best understood as "theoretical," focusing primarily on questions about the nature of technology and its relationship to the church, and "applied," focusing on specific technologies, fields of study, or theological methodologies. *The "theoretical" section of the book illustrates the divide between thinkers who are optimistic about the potential for technology to advance the faith (chap. 4) and those who are concerned about the impact that technology might have on the church or the Christian life (chaps. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6). The book is relatively one-sided. Douglas Estes (chap. 4) and Jennifer Powell McNutt (chap. 14) both defend the adoption of digital technologies by the church, and while she does not make the argument in these terms, McNutt's article suggests that pastors should begin developing relationships with engineers working in information technology. However, Joel D. Lawrence (chap. 1), Nathan A. Brendsel (chap. 2), Andy Crouch (chap. 3), Christopher J. Ganski (chap. 5), Jonathan Huggins (chap. 6), Karen Swallow Prior (chap. 12), and Felicia Wu Song (chap. 13) are all much more cautious about the adoption of technology. *Estes claims that "the rot at the root [of Christian scholarship on technology] is the uncritical acceptance and appropriation of Martin Heidegger's ideas about technology" (p. 66). Certainly, Estes is correct that the discussion is heavily influenced by Heidegger's thought. However, this still allows for an array of views ranging from Lawrence's claim that we need to learn from the Amish (p. 13) to Crouch's distinction between technē as "the artful, cultural engagement in God's world" (p. 58) and technology (though perhaps "technologism" would be better) as a dream for a life of total ease and complete control brought about by near-magical technological artifacts. Certainly, we do need to critically interact with the Heideggerian roots of much contemporary writing on technology, and Estes's critique of Heidegger's thought is helpful, but perhaps we do not need to simply "exorcise Heidegger from our thoughts" (p. 74). *There is also a significant divide between two approaches that authors take to thinking and writing about technology. First, some want to speak of technologies or artifacts such as CRISPR, Digital Readers, or Virtual Reality Technologies. Second, others want to speak in terms of a technological worldview, social imaginary, culture, or society that shapes our motivations in interacting with technology. The concern of authors like Lawrence or Crouch is not primarily that eReaders are bad for our brains or that dishwashers are making us lazy. It is primarily that we have developed a milieu that prioritizes comfort, convenience, and ease as the highest good. The development of modern technologies has enabled a socio-culture perspective that enables and reinforces our idolatry of comfort, convenience, and ease. *The "applied" section addresses three specific contemporary technologies: AI (chap. 8 and 9), biotechnology (chap. 10 and 11), and social media (chap. 13). Neal D. Presa (chap. 8) defines AI as "a robot that functions autonomously" (p. 131) and focuses on the applications of AI in robotics. Missy Byrd DeRegibus (chap. 9) distinguishes between weak, strong, and super AI and focuses on the theological implications of strong and super AI. Nathan A. Barczi (chap. 10) and Jeff Hardin (chap. 11) both focus on applying theological insights to biotechnology. However, Barczi, a theologian, focuses on explaining the functional view of the image of God while Hardin, a scientist, focuses on explaining the process of embryonic development. However, their articles could both go much further in relating those subjects to the development of biotechnology. Song (chap. 13) provides a clear explanation of the ways in which social media is personally and morally deformative. *The three remaining articles are somewhat harder to categorize. Bruce Baker (chap. 7) provides a set of catechetical questions raised by new technologies and then attempts to answer them. Prior (chap. 12) argues for the importance of print reading over and against electronic mediums for reading. Finally, McNutt provides a detailed description of the important role that printers and the printing press played in the Reformation and claims that the same kind of relationship could be developed with the wide variety of digital technologies. *Some of the articles are excellent. For instance, Crouch and Wong both provide very persuasive and detailed arguments for their positions, and Estes gives an impassioned argument in defense of the adoption and use of technologies of many kinds by the church. However, some of the articles in the book miss the mark. As one example, Baker's catechism could be much more clearly organized. At the end of each question, he includes several scripture verses, but it is not always clear how they relate to his topic. This is perhaps most evident in question 8, which asks whether AI can be spiritual, but it is unclear how the passages he cites (Isa. 40:13, Job 5:9, and John 1:18, which appeal to the greatness of God) are related to the question. Further, the questions that he poses are good, but the answers he provides could be more clearly explained and supported. For instance, Baker argues against hard and soft materialism and dualism about the human person. He then endorses an "irreducible, intrinsic interdependence" of the human person, but if this is neither a version of soft materialism nor dualism, it is unclear what his position entails. *I was also surprised by what was not included in this book. The articles interact with two major streams of thought: (1) the Heideggerian analysis of a technological society read through a theological lens, and (2) what Evgeny Morozov labeled "technological solutionism," coming primarily through futurist writers and science fiction.1 It is important to note that neither Estes nor McNutt are technological solutionists insofar as they do not claim that all human problems can be solved through advanced technologies. However, significant movements in the philosophy of information and technology are entirely ignored. *Two directly relevant examples are worth mentioning here. First, in the study of information and computer ethics, there is an important push to consider this field within the model of environmental ethics. The Italian philosopher Luciano Floridi has been a primary proponent of this view and has, at times, explicitly connected it with the idea of stewardship prominent in Christian environmental ethics.2 Second, there is a turn toward the methodology of virtue ethics that is expressed both in scholarly and in professional work. Shannon Vallor has connected the ethics of technology with the Aristotelian virtue tradition, which has had many classical and contemporary Christian contributors.3 *Further, the code of ethics of the Association for Computer Machinery places an emphasis on the moral character of computer engineers and opposes this to the common emphasis on strict rules to be followed.4 There is, in turn, a strong Christian tradition of virtue thought, both Aristotelian and non-Aristotelian, that could be put into meaningful conversation with this turn to an ethic of virtue and character. *Finally, it is also worth noting that the book is preoccupied with digital and biotechnical technologies. While understandable, this preoccupation risks ignoring the significance of other areas of technological development such as transportation, energy, or construction technologies. This suggests to me that Christian theologians are, to some degree at least, overly focused on what we already know. We interact with important, but familiar, sources such as Jacques Ellul, Marshall McLuhan, and Neil Postman, but many of us are ignorant of the significant developments in both the philosophy and ethics of technology, and the actual potential of developing technologies. This book provides a helpful cross-section of current trends in Christian theological thought on technology, but it also suggests the need for Christian theologians to branch out. *Notes *1Evgeny Morozov, To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism (New York: PublicAffairs, 2013). *2Luciano Floridi, "Information Ethics," in The Cambridge Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics, ed. Luciano Floridi (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 95. *3Shannon Vallor, Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2016). *4Don Gotterbarn, Michael S. Kirkpatrick, and Marty J. Wolf, ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct: Affirming Our Obligation to Use Our Skills to Benefit Society (New York: Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Committee on Professional Ethics, 2018). *Reviewed by K. Lauriston Smith, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Theology, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ 85017.
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