digitalsociety
Using e-health to support the challenges of an ageing population: The University of Warwick
Using e-health to support the challenges of an ageing population
This University of Warwick article finds that a lack of in-depth research on how e-health interventions can be deployed to support ageing populations is blocking the effective deployment of these technologies.
The article systematically reviewed available literature on using e-health to support ageing populations and found that little is known regarding system-wide changes required in implementing transformative active ageing interventions.
Tagged: digitalhealth, digitalsociety
Online talent platforms : World Employment Confederation - Europe
Online talent platforms, labour market intermediaries and the changing world of work
World Employment Confederation - Europe
This report maps the economy of online talent platforms and makes comparisons between them and temporary agency work.
The report covers a broad range of factors including by not limited to the structure and size of online platforms, the regulatory frameworks used to govern them and skills development.
Tagged: connectivity, digitalskills, digitalsociety
Internet users in the UK: 2018 : Office for National Statistics
Internet users in the UK: 2018
The Office for National Statistics releases figures on internet use in the UK by individuals aged 16 years and over.
The report presents estimates for internet use by sex, age, geographical location and disability and shows that 90% of people over the age of 16 were recent internet users in 2018.
Tagged: connectivity, digitalsociety
Government approach to facial imaging unacceptable : House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Government approach to facial imaging unacceptable
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
This report, published by the Science and Technology Committee, discusses the Government's approach to biometrics and forensics.
The report suggests that the Government has an unacceptable approach to deleting images of innocent individuals due to lack of a system to automatically delete such images and those individuals not knowing that they have the right to request that an image of them is deleted. The report also highlights the ethical issues surrounding the use of facial images.
Tagged: dataprotection, digitalsociety, ethics, identity, privacy
DESI 2018 : European Commission
Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2018
This fact sheet describes what the Digital Economy and Social Index is, how Member States perform against the five aspects included in the index, how EU states compare to other countries, and what has changed since 2017. It also provides information on the DESI methodology, including where the data comes from, how the scores are calculated and how EU countries are clustered.
Tagged: economy, digitalsociety
Protecting digital consumers : OECD
Toolkit for protecting digital consumers
The OECD has produced this toolkit for G20 leaders to ensure their citizens are able to safely and securely conduct online transactions. This includes an overview of how e-commerce has changed over the last 25 years, six principles to guide e-commerce policies and the required regulations to put these principles into action.
2018 Corporate Accountability Index : Ranking Digital Rights
2018 Corporate Accountability Index
Ranking Digital Rights
This report ranks companies in the mobile, telecommunications and internet sector using 35 indicators within three categories: Governance, Freedom of Expression and Privacy.
Although there have been improvements in disclosures made by the 22 companies evaluated since last year, the report highlights that it is still not clear to users how their personal data is used by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter or how they safeguard personal information.
Tagged: dataprotection, digitalsociety, privacy
National Crime Agency publishes 2018 analysis of serious and organised crime threats : National Crime Agency
National Crime Agency publishes 2018 analysis of serious and organised crime
The NCA publishes its Report on The National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2018.
The report highlights the significant use of technology in organised crime and indicates that technology such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems will continue to act as enablers for those involved in serious crime.
Source: http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1347-national-crime-agency-publishes-2018-analysis-of-serious-and-organised-crime-threats
Tagged: digitalsociety, iot
Trends in Online Child Sexual Exploitation : Internet Watch Foundation
Trends in Online Child Sexual Exploitation: Examining the Distribution of Captures of Live-streamed Child Sexual Abuse
This report from the Internet Watch Foundation shows that children are being groomed, coerced and blackmailed into live-streaming their own sexual abuse over webcams, tablets and mobile phones.
Over 90% of the identified material were of children aged 13 and under, 28% were aged 10 or under. The report also found a large degree of material being re-hosted to third-party websites.
Tagged: connectivity, digitalsociety, safety
Launch of DATA.GOV.IE Version 3.0 : European Data Portal
Launch of DATA.GOV.IE Version 3.0
The third version of the national data portal, which publishes Irish Public Sector data, is launched in Ireland.
The updates to the national Open Data portal have improved user experience and have made the system more responsive, with greater security than earlier versions.
Tagged: digitalsociety, opendata
12 Questions for the Future of Europe : European Commission
12 Questions for the Future of Europe: Commission Launches Online Citizens' Consultation
Published, 9 May 2018
The European Commission launches an online survey consisting of 12 questions drafted by a group of citizens to enable them to decide what should be asked of their fellow citizens.
The survey is part of a wider discussion on the Future of Europe with the aim of allowing citizens to be at the centre of debates about the direction that the European Union takes as it moves forwards.
Tagged: digitalsociety
Adults' media use and attitudes : Ofcom
Adults' media use and attitudes
This Ofcom report describes the need for more critical skills in the way that adults engage with online content and other media.
This report details changing online and media usage habits such as the increase in negative experiences online and the amount of time adults spend online, which creates a growing requirement for skills to make critical judgement about media content.
Tagged: digitalskills, digitalsociety, digital_living
Using alternative data to understand violent crime : Observatory
Using alternative data to understand violent crime
Published 30, April 2018
When it comes to dealing with crime, it seems as though everyone has an opinion about what needs to be done. But crime statistics are an area where governments are not moving with the times: official statistics for crimes are typically generated through reports to police, as they have been for more than a century in the UK.
This means that there is not a full picture of crime, which in turn means efforts to prevent or reduce crime might be misdirected. But there are ways to improve understanding of where and when crimes occur through combining existing, routinely collected data from other public services and even further afield.
This new analysis piece from the Observatory explores how alternative data can be used to better understand violent crime.
Tagged: crime, safety, innovation, data, digitalsociety
Blockchain for Social Impact : Stanford Graduate School of Business
Blockchain for Social Impact
Stanford Graduate School of Business
193 organisations or initiatives using blockchain were analysed as part of a study by Stanford University's Centre for Social Innovation.
The report highlights potential benefits of using blockchain to drive social impact such as individuals without formal documents being able to create digital identities.
Tagged: blockchain, innovation, digitalsociety
Copyright Protection on Digital Platforms : Cyber Data Coalition
Copyright Protection on Digital Platforms: Existing Tools, Good Practice and Limitations
Cyber Data Coalition
The French High Council for Literary and Artistic Property (CSPLA) releases an English translation of its 2017 report on the upcoming Article 13 of the EU's Proposal for a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market, which concerns technologies that can detect copyright infringement.
This Article is particularly relevant for platforms like YouTube where a substantial proportion of the content is not uploaded by the copyright owner (particularly music), thereby limiting the revenue and protections of the artist.
The Article outlines the problems with the current approach of taking down content identified as violating copyright and outlines the proposed automated system to provide safeguards for copyright on online platforms.
Tagged: dataprotection, digitalgovernment, digitalsociety, economy, ethics