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Evaluative practices and performance indicators for digital platforms

Dec

16

2020

Photo by Erik Lucatero on Unsplash By Christos Begkos and Katerina Antonopoulou Rankings, ratings and reviews permeate digital platforms. They frame what we buy, where we eat, how we travel, how we consume. Their function is simple yet powerful. They streamline complex structures, quantify qualitative traits, place things in hierarchical orders and popularise their subject ...

The agential potential of digital technology in health: emerging forms of citizenship and activism in digital health

Sep

24

2020

Thanks to Artur Łuczka for sharing their work on Unsplash. By Dimitra Petrakaki The potential of technology to open up forms of agency has been contemplated for decades by social scientists. In the context of healthcare, this question becomes even more prominent following years of policy discourse around the digitalisation of healthcare and the set of rights ...

Digitally disconnecting in a world of ubiquitous connectivity

Jul

23

2020

Photo by Lucian Alexe on Unsplash By Brad McKenna In a world of ubiquitous connectivity, digital health has become an important topic as many of us are suffering from unbalanced lifestyles. A digital detox holiday has been proposed and promoted as a solution, but many of us are not sure if they can travel digital-free. Perceptions ...

Key factors for working effectively online

Apr

9

2020

Photo by Ali Yahya on Unsplash By Niki Panteli In the current lockdown due to Covid-19, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become our saviour. They are our window to the outside world giving us the opportunity to have frequent online meetings, continue to work on joint projects regardless of where our co-workers and collaborators are, continue to teach ...