In response to the Covid-19 epidemic, more than 50 countries have developed tracing applications to help alert citizens and authorities when outbreaks occur. But the process is anything but simple.
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South Africa would benefit greatly from the rich beneficiation experience of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Businesses need to develop their cyber-resiliency by examining their business practices, and stopping, continuing or starting cybersecurity measures.
Women are underrepresented in technology fields, but especially so in cybersecurity. It’s not just a matter of fairness. Women are better than men at key aspects of keeping the internet safe.
Technology has made life under coronavirus workable and bearable for a great many. But will it mean further intrusions into our privacy that normally would be unacceptable?
Australia is falling behind other countries in digital skills and infrastructure, but smarter planning and investment can turn things around.
In the midst of the information technology revolution, Australia’s productivity growth has been slowing. It ought to have been the other way around.
Accessing the right information in a timely manner is essential, but difficult for newly arrived refugees. Information varies, plus there are language barriers and geographical complications.
Important programs helping older adults learn how to use the internet are effective but limited.
Outside IT projects managed without the knowledge of IT departments are on the rise. What are the risks and possible consequences?
More students must acquire IT skills in order to secure jobs with upward mobility, according to a researcher who developed an index that shows a dramatic growth in ‘IT intensive’ jobs.
Maps can be an invaluable tool in a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis. A pilot project trained Syrian refugees at a Jordan camp to create their own.
Americans’ widespread belief that they live in a meritocracy where anyone can get ahead actually makes inequality even worse, particularly in terms of gender.
Cloud services became popular due to the benefits they can offer to users, but their adoption can be opposed by IT departments.
The printing press, like the internet, has been revolutionary. But technology alone is not enough – access to to it must be open to ensure its benefits are felt.
Cloud computing is on the rise, but so are questions about its security. This is why we need systems where the data itself enforces security, not just the cloud system within which it is contained.
Large numbers of veterans hold misconceptions about IT work that discourage them from pursuing careers in the field.
The cyber-attack hit 200,000 computers and a number of big global organisations. But it hasn’t made much in ransom money.
The more often Americans used their phones to obtain information, the less they trusted strangers. How can this be, and what does it mean?
More data isn’t necessarily better unless it’s properly collected, curated and analysed.
Top contributors
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Assistant Professor in Management of Information Sytems, Propedia
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Open Research Communications Specialist, University of Sheffield
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Postdoctoral research associate, Technical University of Munich
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Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at Altoona campus, Penn State
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External Research Professor at Santa Fe Institute, USA & Professor, Head of the Center for Fundamental Living Technology (FLinT), Head of Science Board, Initiative for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP), University of Southern Denmark
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Professor and Co-Lead of the Sexual and Family Violence Program at the Department of General Practice & Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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ESRC Future Research Leader Fellow, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Information Sciences & Technology, and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Penn State
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Futurist at Next Scandinavia, associate at Initiative for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) and Research Associate, University of Southern Denmark
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Associate Professor of Sociology, La Trobe University