Adoption of Internet Services in the Enlarged European Union: Lessons from the Internet Banking Case.

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Long-Term Care Challenges in an Ageing Society: The Role of ICT and Migrants Results from a Study on England, Germany, Italy and Spain

This report synthesizes and discusses the findings of a series of studies on the use of ICT to support caregivers providing Long-Term Care at home, with particular attention to migrant caregivers. The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for health and social care is playing an increasingly important role in the context of the demographic changes. As, on the one hand, people are getting older and the need for care is increasing, and, on the other hand, the number of formal and informal caregivers is decreasing, technical devices are seen as a possible solution to this dilemma. At the same time, people in need of care and their relatives have a tendency to informally employ private care assistants, often from migrant backgrounds, to assist those in need of care in their homes with daily tasks, so as to avoid and postpone their transferral into institutional care. To better understand the current and prospective use of ICT to assist informal caregivers, and in particular those of migrant origin, JRC-IPTS conducted a series of exploratory studies, assessing the situation in Italy, Spain, Germany and the UK. This report gives an overview on the situation of domiciliary care in each of these countries; investigates the opportunities for ICT in home care and identifies drivers and barriers for the deployment of ICT by caregivers with a particular focus on migrant care assistants.JRC.DDG.J.4-Information Societ

DigComp at Work: The EU's digital competence framework in action on the labour market: a selection of case studies

This report and its accompanying Implementation Guide (published separately) support stakeholders in the implementation of the European Digital Competence Frame work (DigComp) in contexts of employability and employment through the analysis and sharing of 9 existing inspiring practices and related resources of DigComp implementations. The list of examples provided in the Report´s Annex is not exhaustive and aims to illustrate the wide range of DigComp implementation practices.JRC.B.4-Human Capital and Employmen

Public Procurement for the Promotion of R&D and Innovation in ICT

This report discusses the findings of a study carried out by JRC-IPTS which aimed to assess the status of public technology procurement in the EU member states in terms of size, evolution, drivers and barriers. As the study was exploratory, it cannot be claimed that the results are conclusive. However, they have clarified several important points which are worth considering in the policy-formulation process. The public sector has the potential to positively influence innovation and R&D through public procurement. It provides a sufficient and stable demand for innovative products, thereby reducing the risks associated with innovation for suppliers. It also acts as the main or first user of new products or services. Thus, public procurement can be most influential in the early stages of the life-cycle of a product, promoting emerging industries.JRC.J.4-Information Societ

Sistema de gestión de calidad para incrementar la productividad del proceso Core en una empresa de seguridad electrónica Lima - 2022

El presente trabajo de investigación fue elaborado para determinar como objetivo principal si el sistema de gestión de calidad incrementa la productividad en el proceso core en una empresa de seguridad electrónica en el año 2022, la cual se encuentra ubicada en el distrito de San Borja. Para ello se empleó el tipo de investigación aplicada, puesto que, se encuentra basada en investigaciones previas, métodos y procedimientos con un enfoque cuantitativo, porque se analizaron datos numéricos, cuyo alcance fue de nivel explicativa transversal, con un diseño experimental debido a que se analizó el comportamiento tras la aplicación de la variable independiente con la variable dependiente. Para la recopilación de datos se empleó las fichas de registro, las cuales fueron validadas por jueces expertos, asegurando la confianza mediante el análisis estadístico. Asimismo, herramientas de ingeniería como diagrama de Ishikawa, Pareto, análisis FODA, DAP, mapa de procesos, flujograma, encuestas, tomas fotográficas, creación de formatos, software spss versión 25. Se obtuvo como resultado tras la implementación que el p valor en el pre y post test para la eficacia fue mayor a 0,05 por lo cual se aplicó T Student, mientras que para la eficiencia los datos fueron menor a 0,05 por lo que se evaluó con Wilcoxon, por otro lado, para la productividad se obtuvo que el p valor es mayor a 0,05, por lo tanto se empleó T Student. De este modo, se evidencio un incremento en la eficacia entre el pre y post de 23%, por su parte, para la eficiencia hubo un incremento de 13% y finalmente para la productividad aumento en 29%, concluyendo de esta manera, que el sistema de gestión de calidad si incrementa la productividad en la empresa

Envisioning Digital Europe 2030: Scenarios for ICT in Future Governance and Policy Modelling

The report Envisioning Digital Europe 2030 is the result of research conducted by the Information Society Unit of IPTS as part of the CROSSROAD Project - A Participative Roadmap on ICT research on Electronic Governance and Policy Modelling (www.crossroad-eu.net ). After outlining the purpose and scope of the report and the methodological approach followed, the report presents the results of a systematic analysis of societal, policy and research trends in the governance and policy modelling domain in Europe. These analyses are considered central for understanding and roadmapping future research on ICT for governance and policy modelling. The study further illustrates the scenario design framework, analysing current and future challenges in ICT for governance and policy modelling, and identifying the key impact dimensions to be considered. It then presents the scenarios developed at the horizon 2030, including the illustrative storyboards representative of each scenario and the prospective opportunities and risks identified for each of them. The scenarios developed are internally consistent views of what the European governance and policy making system could have become by 2030 and of what the resulting implications for citizens, business and public services would be. Finally, the report draws conclusions and presents the proposed shared vision for Digital Europe 2030, offering also a summary of the main elements to be considered as an input for the future development of the research roadmap on ICT for governance and policy modelling.JRC.DDG.J.4-Information Societ

ICT, Social Capital and Cultural Diversity: Report on a Joint DG JRC/IPTS-DG INFSO Workshop held in Istanbul (Turkey), 25 April 2007

This report presents the key results of an expert workshop jointly organized by the Information Society Unit at IPTS and DG Information Society and Media, Directorate H, eInclusion Unit, complemented by additional research. The objective of the workshop was to analyse the potential of ICT (in particular social computing) and social capital, for the social and economic integration and participation of Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities (IEM). This objective had been defined as a priority in the Riga Ministerial Declaration on eInclusion. The report also contains policy recommendations, based on the analysis presented, with a view to contributing to the preparation of the 2008 eInclusion Initiative.JRC.J.4-Information Societ

The Socio-economic Impact of Social Computing: Proceedings of a Validation and Policy Options Workshop

This report presents the major outcomes of a validation and policy options workshop on social computing, held at IPTS in Seville, on 26-27 February 2008. It points to a number of relevant issues (including methodological and conceptual ones) that need to be taken into account in a study of the socio-economic impacts of social computing. It argues that there is little room for direct policy interventions in social computing but that framework conditions and impacts at sector-level (e.g. education, government) need to be considered. The report also discusses the future of social computing and the opportunities it offers Europe.JRC.J.4-Information Societ

The Impact of Social Computing on the EU Information Society and Economy

This report provides a systematic empirical assessment of the creation, use and adoption of specific social computing applications and its impact on ICT/media industries, personal identity, social inclusion, education and training, healthcare and public health, and government services and public governance.JRC.J.4-Information Societ

GeoloGuías-BioloGuías: an University Complutense of Madrid website for learning and dissemination of Natural Science through self-guided tours

El sitio GeoloGuías-BioloGuías (www.geologuias-biologuias.org) nace de un proyecto de innovación de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y se estrena este verano. Es un espacio web dedicado a la divulgación y la formación en Ciencias Naturales a partir de actividades sobre el terreno y autoguiadas mediante dispositivos GPS; nos proponemos incluir actividades en campo, ciudad, yacimientos, espacios protegidos, etc. En la página GeoloGuías-BioloGuías usted puede encontrar o publicar guías de tres categorías: 1. Turismo Natural, para disfrutar de la Geología y la Biología para el aficionado a estas ciencias o para enriquecer los viajes. 2. Educación en Ciencias Naturales, para profesores de Ciencias Naturales de Educación Primaria y Secundaria. 3. Saber sobre la Naturaleza para profundizar: textos para profundizar en los avances recientes, guías para realizar experimentos, etc. Todas las publicaciones de las dos primeras categorías contienen un textoguía y uno o varios archivos de orientación y navegación (al menos uno en el. formato universal de intercambio *.gpx). Las publicaciones de la categoría 3 están abiertas a las ideas de los autores.The site GeoloGuías-BioloGuías (www.geologuias-biologuias.org) premieres this summer and derives from an innovation project of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. It is a website dedicated to dissemination and training in Natural Sciences based on field activities self-guided by GPS devices – country, city, sites, protected areas, etc. In GeoloGuías-BioloGuías you can find three categories of guides, or publish your own guides: 1. Natural tourism –to enjoy geology and biology for the science enthusiast or to enrich these trips. 2. Natural Science Education –Natural Science for Teachers of Primary and Secondary Education. 3. Knowledge About Nature –texts to deepen into recent advances, guides to preform experiments, etc. All publications of categories 1 and 2 have the same structure: A text guide and on or several navigation files. Guides in category 3 can adopt other structures