26 research outputs found
Impact factor analysis: combining prediction with parameter ranking to reveal the impact of behavior on health outcome
Visions, Values, and Videos: Revisiting Envisionings in Service of UbiComp Design for the Home
UbiComp has been envisioned to bring about a future dominated by calm
computing technologies making our everyday lives ever more convenient. Yet the
same vision has also attracted criticism for encouraging a solitary and passive
lifestyle. The aim of this paper is to explore and elaborate these tensions
further by examining the human values surrounding future domestic UbiComp
solutions. Drawing on envisioning and contravisioning, we probe members of the
public (N=28) through the presentation and focus group discussion of two
contrasting animated video scenarios, where one is inspired by "calm" and the
other by "engaging" visions of future UbiComp technology. By analysing the
reasoning of our participants, we identify and elaborate a number of relevant
values involved in balancing the two perspectives. In conclusion, we articulate
practically applicable takeaways in the form of a set of key design questions
and challenges.Comment: DIS'20, July 6-10, 2020, Eindhoven, Netherland
Wild by Design: Workshop on Designing Ubiquitous Health Monitoring Technologies for Challenging Environments
Recent years have shown an emergence of ubiquitous technologies that aim to monitor a person鈥檚 health in their day to day. However, albeit focused at a real world setting and technically able, most research is still limited in its real-world coverage, suitability, and adoption. In this workshop, we will focus on the challenges of real world health monitoring deployments to produce forward-looking insights that can shape the way researchers and practitioners think about health monitoring, in platforms and systems that account for the complex environments where they are bound to be used
Administracja samorz膮dowa i instytucje kultury w wojew贸dztwie podlaskim. Podstawy regionalnej polityki publicznej
The subject of the analysis in the article is the participation of the local government administration in running a cultural institution. The situation in the Podlaskie voivodship has been analyzed on a nationwide basis. The main problems focus on the principles and methods of financing cultural institutions by regional self-government and various ways of obtaining additional, extra-budgetary funding for their activities, especially from Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the European Union. The author points to spatial, social, and financial diversification related to the access to cultural events and participation in them using the example of Podlaskie voivodship. He propounds greater professionalisation related to running cultural institutions at the level of the voivodship as well as conducting pro-development cultural policy by local government units. He also stresses the need for activating local and regional communities in connection with cultural events and participation in organizing them. Participation in culture at the local and regional level and prudent government policy in this area are the foundation for building a strong social and regional identity.Przedmiotem analizy w artykule jest udzia艂 administracji jednostek samorz膮du terytorialnego w prowadzeniu instytucji kultury. Na tle og贸lnopolskim przeanalizowana zosta艂a sytuacja w wojew贸dztwie podlaskim. G艂贸wne zagadnienia opracowania to zasady i metody finansowania instytucji kultury przez regionalny samorz膮d terytorialny oraz r贸偶ne sposoby pozyskiwania przez instytucje kultury dodatkowego, pozabud偶etowego dofinansowania ich dzia艂alno艣ci, szczeg贸lnie ze 艣rodk贸w pochodz膮cych z bud偶etu Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego oraz Unii Europejskiej. Autor wskazuje na zr贸偶nicowanie przestrzenne, spo艂eczne i finansowe zwi膮zane z dost臋pem do wydarze艅 kulturalnych i uczestnictwem w nich na przyk艂adzie wojew贸dztwa podlaskiego. Postuluje wi臋ksz膮 profesjonalizacj臋 zarz膮dzania instytucjami kultury na szczeblu wojew贸dztwa oraz prowadzenie prorozwojowej polityki kulturalnej przez jednostki samorz膮du terytorialnego. Akcentuje r贸wnie偶 konieczno艣膰 aktywizowania lokalnych i regionalnych spo艂eczno艣ci w zwi膮zku z wydarzeniami kulturalnymi i wsp贸艂uczestniczenia mieszka艅c贸w w ich organizowaniu. Uczestnictwo w kulturze na poziomie lokalnym i regionalnym oraz rozwa偶na polityka w艂adz w tym zakresie s膮 podstaw膮 budowania silnych wi臋zi spo艂ecznych i to偶samo艣ci regionalnej mieszka艅c贸w