SmarTV Care. Smart TVs and Health Care – Applications and Implications

Sciarretta, E., Benedetti, F., Ingrosso, A., Grimaldi, R. - The chapter investigates the impact that new television sets, called Smart TV, can have on the e- Health and Telemedicine area. The potential of this technology makes possible to be directly connected to users and patients at home with a wide range of information and services.

Rethinking Public Transport Services for the Elderly through a Transgenerational Design Approach

Grimaldi, R., Opromolla, A., Parente, G. A., Sciarretta, E., Volpi, V. - In discussing the city suitability to people’s needs, generally a special attention has been given to people with special needs, e.g. the elderly. In this sense, most of the research about accessible cities has focused on the architectural design of public spaces, aiming at ensuring the access to urban places through the removal of architectural barriers.

EU Overview

Gianluca Faella, Marco D'Ostuni, Manuela Becchimanzi - The paper provides an extensive analysis of the main developments in (i) the regulatory framework and (ii) competition law enforcement, in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.

Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain: an Introduction to Competition Issues

Gianluca Faella, Valerio Cosimo Romano - Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are disruptive technologies, which are taking the lead in economic discourse at the international level and promise to reshape entire industries. These technologies offer an unrivalled potential to improve efficiency levels and benefit consumers, also through lower production and transaction costs, more innovation, and the introduction of new and better products and services.

Sanità digitale tra organizzazione e innovazione. Un caso di studio.

Stefania Capogna - Le tecnologie digitali hanno trasformato radicalmente la nostra quotidianità. Tali tecnologie appaiono ormai come protesi fisiche e cognitive che danno senso e continuità al nostro agire, modificando luoghi, contesti e processi socioeconomici e organizzativi. La parola d’ordine è ‘innovazione digitale’.

The profession of educating amid contexts, digital innovation and professional habitus.

Stefania Capogna - This paper examines the ways through which teachers develop new professional practices and digital skills that slowly create their professional habitus. The hypothesis is that the creation of this habitus develops within the daily interaction with contexts, practices, inclusions to multiple communities, which transcend the classroom area and the discipline.

E-learning quality standards. The case study of an online University

Capogna S., Sangrà, A. - In the past years, a widely shared view recognized the relevance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the importance to integrate ICT in Educa- tion. Thanks also to the efforts undertaken by the European Commission with the launching of the Bologna Process (1999), which assigns to ICT an important role in the promotion of Lifelong Learning as tool for the future of the European Higher Education Area.