MOBILE SOCIAL WORK
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Category Archives: Innovation
How To Bring Mobile Internet To Rural Underserved Areas In Africa – BRCK [VIDEO]
What is the BRCK? And how can it bring mobile internet to rural underserved areas in Africa or elsewhere. BRCK is a kickstarter project from Ushahidi – „a non-profit technology … Continue reading
The future of touch screens – touching virtual surface? [VIDEO]
As we are used to communicate by screens and keyboards a lot of the perception of the world misses the real touch. No matter what I look at the surface … Continue reading
Will this virtual human replace social workers and psychotherapists?
Can machines read human face expression? And can they do it like a social worker or psychotherapist? … Professionals that are trained to focus on empathy and the diagnosis of … Continue reading
Digital Footprints Broken Down By Generation [Infographic]
Via: Wikibon Infographics
Making smart phones for women redefining the user experience – GSMA mWomen Design Challenge
The objective of The GSMA mWomen Design Challenge: Redefining the User Experience is to meet the needs of resource-poor women by improving the smartphone user experience. Designers, programmers and innovators … Continue reading
The benefit of apps in healthcare | Healthcare Network | Guardian Professional
Mobile and tablet apps have enormous potential for training and professional development in healthcare by Guy Smallman, guardian.co.uk The health industry is responding to the increasing popularity and availability of technological innovations, … Continue reading
Researchers demonstrate iPhone camera can screen for atrial fibrillation
Maybe not a social workers everyday business but a good example of smartphone use in health care by Rohit Keswani, MD, iMedicalApps According to the Worcester Telegram, researchers at Worcester … Continue reading
