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The objective of this paper was to characterize the current state of content curation in university professors. Also, a diagnosis was made to establish the informational competencies that these professionals possessed. The study methodology was based on the quantitative perspective with a descriptive scope and the use of the survey as a research technique that evaluated four dimensions: search, selection, characterization and dissemination of digital content. The results presented a set of shortcomings in the explicit dimensions, with an emphasis on characterization, since in educational digital content the textual format prevailed and critical evaluations were scarce. Moreover, insufficient use of content curation tools was detected. A wider participation of subjects due to the social distancing caused by covid-19 was evidenced as a limitation. The novelty of the study consisted in analyzing content curation with an informational competence approach, transversal in the training of university professors. It was concluded that there is little training in relation to the curation of content for teaching, as some indications of informational performance were observed, in isolation that hindered a better preparation of the subject.

The term Smart or Sustainable City refers to a global trend that corresponds to the use of information technologies to transform cities into more liveable, viable and sustainable areas for their inhabitants. This article documentarily analyses several measurement models from different countries; ISO/IEEE standards, degrees of maturity, sustainable and inclusive development, environmental improvements, urban intelligence metrics, a "Smart Dashboard", as well as performance indicators to evaluate the success and progress of smart city projects. It analyses the results and provides a comparison of the measurement models and metrics evaluated, to assist in the development of policies and initiatives, to guide economic growth and social development of rural and urban communities. To propose a strategic guide that can be used for the design of smart and sustainable projects, to try to improve the quality of life of citizens.

The information society has an intrinsic relationship with technology, which must be assimilated not only by individuals, but also by the State in its spheres of power, including the Judiciary. The purpose is to analyze the use of technology to achieve its main provision - the jurisdictional one - in favor of effective access to justice, through the implementation of digital means of conflict resolution, called ODR – Online Dispute Resolution. The deductive method is used to addessthe information society, the main aspects of access to justice and the means of conflict resolution to, in short, combine them with the use of technology.

The work examines psychological approach to social networking sites (SNSs) and their impact on people. It cannot be categorically asserted that social networks bring only benefit or harm. There are both narrowly focused social networks, which can be useful for work purposes, and multi-user ones, with huge functionality that ensures both the fulfillment of business goals and entertainment. They can help pass time, but they can just as successfully induce addiction in people with excess of that same time. Consequently, the influence of social networks on society is very diverse and ambiguous, and the impact on a particular individual depends on subjective qualities. Since social networks are a relatively recent phenomenon, this potential relationship between their use and feelings of loneliness and depression has not yet been properly investigated. Fear of missing out (FOMO) is another mental health effect that’s been strongly linked with the use of social media.

It aims to highlight the educational role that libraries and librarians must play in contemporary society in view of the technological and informational scenario in which they are inserted. It uses as methodology the bibliographical research based on literature review. The current days are marked by the progress of information and communication technologies, consequently the processes of organization, access and use of information have evolved greatly and, with this, information professionals face new challenges. In observing the positive and negative effects of technological advances and the emergence of large informational contents it becomes evident that by combining their consolidated techniques with a social and humanistic approach librarians can collaborate for the construction of individuals with informational skills, for both search and retrieval of information as well as its use for the creation of new knowledge. However, in order to improve libraries to become active agents in the information literacy process, many difficulties still have to be overcome.

This article deals with procedural statistics on tax foreclosures. Of the 80.1 million cases in process in 2018 in Brazil, 31.4 million were foreclosures. From this juncture, the text lists possible causes that together contribute to this alarming situation. The main topics covered are: Information Society and its reflexes in the legal scope; judicial statistics with emphasis on tax foreclosures; causes that lead to this type of legal action to represent a great impasse for the operation of the judicial system. The text presents an approach of qualitative nature, being the conclusions obtained by the inductive method.

The article discusses the impact of information education on the development of society. The article discusses the main problems and prospects of education informatization. In the information society, information technology occupies a special place. The use of information technology in the educational process significantly increases its effectiveness. Determined that the informatization of education is characterized by the use of computer-oriented teaching systems at different stages of training in higher and secondary schools, teaching the use of information technologies, which are, in turn, the procedural component of the computer-oriented educational systems. However, there are a number of problems complicating the process of informatization of education.

In the first years of political transformation in Poland starting in 1989, one of the crucial issues was the reform of education, including changes in the procedure of professional advancement for teachers. At that time, it was also important for the Catholic Church to restore Religious Education in schools, which returned to the state education system in the 1990–1991 school year. Since then, RE teachers have had the same rights and obligations as teachers of compulsory subjects and undergone the same professional advancement procedure. Twenty years have passed since the new procedure of career progression for teachers was introduced in Poland. Therefore the author of the article attempts to answer the following questions: To what extent does the procedure meet the challenges of the information society and in what direction should it evolve due to the rapid development of information and communication technology in the world?

Este trabalho propõe uma aproximação entre a Ciência da Informação e as Políticas Públicas de Informação e Tecnologia. O objetivo é identificar o tratamento que as Políticas Públicas de Informação e Tecnologia têm recebido, por meio do estudo dos elementos de conteúdo abordados nas publicações científicas da área da Ciência da Informação colombiana. Os elementos de conteúdo foram abordados com o intuito de estudar o direcionamento que o tema tem recebido nessas publicações na conjuntura da Sociedade da Informação. Utilizou-se o sistema SciELO, consultando no assunto Ciências Sociais Aplicadas na Colômbia, tendo selecionado dois periódicos que publicam a partir da Ciência da Informação: Revista Interamericana de Bibliotecología e Signo y Pensam iento, analisando o período de 2000-2016. Considera-se que as discussões têm sido poucas, e na sua maioria centradas em algumas temáticas da Ciência da Informação, sem encontrar análises integradas com as propostas do governo, nos tópicos considerados por eles como fundamentais na Sociedade da Informação. Dentro das publicações científicas analisadas há uma ampla discussão em torno do papel das bibliotecas públicas como agentes determinantes para o desenvolvimento da Sociedade da Informação. Conclui-se que são necessários novos direcionamentos que aprofundem as relações entre a Sociedade Informação e o desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico, sociedade e políticas públicas de informação, incluindo fundamentos históricos e epistemológicos de políticas públicas de informação.

The announcing of LabX in October 2016 raised for discussion the relevance of doing research on the functioning of Central Public Administration libraries involving citizens in research, design and experimentation of new ideas towards administrative modernization in Portugal. We present the summing-up of studies conducted in the scope of the convergence of information society policies and on the administrative modernization in Portugal since 1997. The focus is on the results of the most recent study in 2015 when a strategic thinking took place involving four groups of stakeholders and twenty-eight public services in workshops of the future followed by their positioning analysis. Given the resulting four scenarios: interest and collaboration; differentiated conditions and distancing; interest and consolidation of the general secretariats’ roles; interest in developing a policy and a strategy for this sector, we question whether this stage of the citizen’s participation in research is the right step towards change.

The modern period of the development of society is characterized by a strong influence on it of information technologies that penetrate into all spheres of human activity and form a global information space. An inseparable and important part of these processes is informatization of education. Information technologies and education in the aggregate become those spheres of human interests and activities that mark the epoch of the XXI century and should become the basis for solving the problems facing humanity. In the information society, when information becomes the highest value, and the information culture of a person is the determining factor of professional activity, the requirements to the education system also change, and the status of education is significantly increased.

The development of the information and communication technologies (ICT), integrated within the current knowledge society, has transformed the way in which the human being relates to its environment. The integration of internet on mobile devices is one of the most representative cases on this matter. The universalization of smartphones has allowed not only to amplify the interpersonal communication but also explore new scenarios previously unsuspected. The application of mobile technologies to the education, which has been defined as m-learning, is breaking schemes of the traditional binominio teaching and learning to articulate pillar more dynamic as immediate access to knowledge, collaborative work or personalized learning. As a result of the numerous m-learning applications, it was considered appropriate to focus this research in the field of heritage education. That’s why an application (app) for mobile that allows to interpret a cultural itinerary articulated in the industrial heritage of Madrid has been designed. The objective of this study consists of analysing how changes the app user’s perception of the industrial heritage after finishing the route in order to get results that allow design educational projects of and implement more effective cultural policies.

O trabalho discute a sociedade da informação sob a concepção de sociedade disciplinar de Michel Foucault e a abordagem teórica de Gilles Deleuze sobre a sociedade de controle. Assim, objetiva mostrar como disciplina, vigilância e controle se manifestam no mundo contemporâneo em que as relações sociais ocorrem também em redes digitais como a Internet. Entendendo a sociedade da informação como síntese da sociedade disciplinar e de controle, o trabalho aponta para novas lutas sociais em torno de causas como privacidade. Nesta direção, cada vez mais a informação e o conhecimento aparecem como recursos de poder mobilizados pelo Estado, pelo mercado e pela sociedade civil na defesa de seus interesses = The work discusses the information society under the conception of Michel Foucault's disciplinary society and the theoretical approach of Gilles Deleuze's society of control. Thereby, it aims to show how discipline, surveillance and control are manifested in the contemporary world wherein social relationships also occur in digital networks like the Internet. Understanding the information society as a synthesis of the disciplinary and control society, the work points to new social struggles around causes like privacy. In this regard, information and knowledge increasingly appear as power resources mobilized by the State, the market and the civil society in defense of their interests = El trabajo discute la sociedad de la información bajo la concepción de Michel Foucault acerca de la sociedad disciplinaria y el enfoque teórico de la sociedad de control de Gilles Deleuze. Así, el objetivo es mostrar cómo la disciplina, vigilancia y control se manifiestan en el mundo contemporáneo, en el que las relaciones sociales también ocurren en redes digitales como Internet. Entendiendo la sociedad de la información como una síntesis de la sociedad disciplinaria y de control, el trabajo sugiere nuevas luchas sociales alrededor de causas como la intimidad. En este sentido, cada vez más la información y el conocimiento son recursos de poder movilizados por el Estado, por el mercado y por la sociedad civil en la defensa de sus intereses.

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Colombia has implemented various strategies to develop an Information Society —IS— aiming to improve economic growth and citizen participation. In order to better understand these actions, three analyses were proposed: i) supporting sectors of society; ii) the target population; and iii) the elements of e-inclusion, i.e. elements that allow the inclusion of the population in the IS. The results show that the sectors supported are: education, government, competitiveness, and culture; citizens are the target population of Colombian initiatives; specifically, there are four initiatives which target three vulnerable population groups: ethnic minorities, disabled people, and low income groups; and the efforts of the Colombian government have focused on a creating the conditions necessary for developing IS.

This article presents the results of a research aimed to establish whether the indicators proposed by the Colombian government to measure the progress within the InformationSociety, IS, in the country allows to determine digital inclusion processes. Indicators were classified as follows: aspects that enable digital inclusion and participation in the IS, guidelines for evaluation (supply / demand for services); and population. The mainresults were the identification of 273 indicators, of which 67.4% assesses enabling aspects and 32.6% assesses participation. 83.9% of the indicators evaluates the offer and 16.1% the demand. Furthermore, we found that 12.5% of the indicators focuses on measuring population groups, from which 47% measure vulnerable groups. The results show that it is necessary to propose indicators that helps to understand the participation of citizens inthe information society.

El propósito de este artículo es presentar los resultados de una investigación que consistió en caracterizar sistemas de evaluación de la Sociedad de la Información -SI- propuestos en el período de 1995 a 2010 a través del análisis de sus variables e indicadores. Para lograr los resultados se definió una metodología consistente en cuatro etapas: i) identificación de las propuestas de evaluación de la SI; ii) selección de las propuestas a ser analizadas; iii) identificación y clasificación de variables e indicadores; y iv) generación de informes y análisis de resultados. Los principales resultados fueron: identificar que el 37,3% de las variables/indicadores en estudio se enfocan en medir aspectos de infraestructura, en cuanto que un 3,1% están enfocados en la medición de la participación de los ciudadanos en la SI. De igual manera, se identificó que la medición del avance de la SI considera aspectos relacionados con el contexto y que la oferta de variables/indicadores se ha ampliado a medir diversas áreas de la sociedad tales como: el turismo, la ciencia, la agronomía, etc. Por último, este trabajo permite analizar en detalle los aspectos que son considerados en la medición de la SI, así como el número de variables/indicadores propuestos en cada uno de ellos.The purpose of this paper is to present a characterization of the evaluation systems of Information Society (IS) proposed in the period 1995 to 2010, based on an analysis of their variables and indicators. To obtain the results, a methodology composed of four stages was defined: i) identification of the evaluation systems of IS; ii) selection of the evaluation systems for the analysis; iii) identification and classification of variables and indicators; and iv) generation of reports and analysis of results. The main results show that 37.3% of variables/indicators under study are focused on infrastructure aspects, and, 3.1% are focused on measuring the participation of citizens in the IS. Similarly, it is found out that measuring the progress of the IS considers issues related to the context and the amount of variables / indicators has been extended to measure several areas of society such as: tourism, science, agronomy, etc. Last, this work allows to analyze in detail the aspects that are considered in the measurement of IS, and the number of variables/indicators proposed in each of them.

El presente artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación que gira en torno a la sociedad de la información hoy, las fuertes tensiones a las que está sometida, al tradicional consenso social sobre la modestia y el pudor. La comunicación se centra en el yo íntimo, en los sentimientos, mientras se hace cada vez más frecuente la exhibición descarada de la propia interioridad y una curiosidad morbosa, libre de culpa y castigo. Los medios de comunicación social [=MCS] explotan sin reparos el filón de la intimidad, pisoteando con frecuencia el derecho a la privacidad. Los programas de telerrealidad (reality shows) figuran entre los preferidos por la audiencia.This article presents the results of a research that revolves around the Information Society today, the strong tensions to which it is subject, the traditional social consensus on modesty and decency. Communication focuses on the intimate ego and feelings, while it is much more often the blatant exhibition of the own interiority and a morbid curiosity, free of guilt and punishment. The social media [SM] exploit without objection, the gold mine of privacy, often trampling on the right of privacy. Reality T.V. programs (reality shows) are among the preferred by the audience.

Actualment, ens trobem immersos en un procés de globalització i tecnificació a què les administracions públiques, com a part integrant de la societat, no poden romandre alienes. Totes les administracions, en els seus diferents nivells i àmbits d’actuació, han introduït les noves tecnologies de la informació i la comunicació en la seva activitat, i això ha posat en marxa un procés de transformació de caràcter cultural, organitzatiu i jurídic que ha fructificat en un nou model de gestió de l’activitat pública conegut amb el nom d’administració electrònica.L’ús de les noves tecnologies i la transició d’una administració en paper a una administració electrònica han comportat una sèrie de reformes del nostre ordenament jurídic: noves normes i la reforma d’altres de ja existents que regulen els aspectes tècnics derivats de la utilització de les noves tecnologies per part de l’Administració, així com els drets i les garanties dels quals estan revestits els ciutadans quan es relacionen amb l’Administració per mitjans telemàtics. Amb aquest teló de fons, podem definir una llista de principis que han de regir l’actuació de l’administració electrònica i en la qual s’erigeixen com a protagonistes els qui persegueixen garantir la igualtat i la no-discriminació dels ciutadans, i combatre la denominada bretxa digital.We are currently immersed in a process of globalization, with an increasing use of technology. Public authorities, as an integral part of society, cannot remain indifferent to this process. All public authorities, at their varying levels and spheres of action, have incorporated the new information and communication technologies, launching a process of cultural, organizational and legal transformation that has come to fruition in a new model for managing public sector activities known as “electronic administration.” The use of new technologies and the transition from a “paper” government to an electronic government has entailed a series of reforms of our legal system: new regulations, the reform of existing regulations governing the technical aspects derived from the use of new technologies by government authorities, and the rights and guarantees that inure to citizens when they contact government authorities telematically. With this background, we can define a cast of principles governing the behavior of an electronic administration. The leading roles will fall to those principles that aim to guarantee equality while prohibiting discrimination against the citizenry, thereby combating what has come to be known as the “digital divide.”Actualmente, nos encontramos inmersos en un proceso de globalización y tecnificación al que las Administraciones públicas, como parte integrante de la sociedad, no pueden permanecer ajenas. Todas las Administraciones, en sus distintos niveles y ámbitos de actuación, han introducido en su actividad las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, y han puesto en marcha un proceso transformación de carácter cultural, organizativo y jurídico que ha fructificado en un nuevo modelo de gestión de la actividad pública conocido bajo el nombre de Administración electrónica.El uso de las nuevas tecnologías y la transición de una Administración «en papel» a una Administración electrónica han conllevado una serie de reformas de nuestro ordenamiento jurídico: nuevas normas y reforma de otras ya existentes que regulan los aspectos técnicos derivados de la utilización de las nuevas tecnologías por parte de la Administración, así como los derechos y garantías de los que están revestidos los ciudadanos cuando se relacionan con la Administración por medios telemáticos. Con este telón de fondo, podemos definir un elenco de principios que regirán la actuación de la Administración electrónica y en los que se erigen como protagonistas aquellos que persiguen garantizar la igualdad y la no discriminación de los ciudadanos, combatiendo la denominada brecha digital.

Usage, appropriation and access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are priorities in countries involved in development processes. This research shows the effort made in Cuba (Guáimaro, Camagüey Province), to help professionals in their scientific and educational training to make them more efficient, specifically in the health area. For this purpose, we developed a needs diagnosis and a proposal on digital information basic contents involved in the process of solving practical problems in information management activities in the health sector. The diagnosis identified initial knowledge needs (text and data processing and presentations creation), and some issues related to web pages, Moodle platform, bibliographic management, e-mail and browsing along with search and meta-search engines for knowledge generation and spread. As a complement to the diagnosis development, the research was supplemented with the results assessment via qualitative research techniques involving experts from Health and ICT areas.

This paper intends to reflect upon the challenges that society, crossed by technologies, presents to educational practices. For this purpose, we immerse ourselves in the Uruguayan context, particularly in «Plan CEIBAL», as an example of an educational policy that seeks to encompass education with today’s reality.As future History teachers, we find it interesting to go deeper into education in and withtechnologies as a methodological alternative to overcome the pedagogical difficulties that arise from the historiographical obstacles presented by the Middle Ages.

[es] El presente artículo reflexiona en torno a la figura del periodista de prensa y su práctica profesional en el contexto de la Sociedad de la Información abordando el fenómeno desde el estudio de un caso particular: el diario rosarino La Capital, en su versión en línea.La interactividad, la multimedialidad y el nacimiento de una nueva temporalidad caracterizada por la inmediatez son los rasgos que definen a los diarios en línea y conllevan transformaciones en la figura del periodista. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo reconocer los cambios socio-técnicos que tienen lugar en esta nueva sociedad y reflexionar sobre el modo en que se redefine la identidad del profesional de medios de prensa ante esta nueva situación. [en] This article reflects on the figure of the press journalist, and his practice in the context of the Information Society, addressing the phenomenon through the study of a particular case: the on online version of the newspaper La Capital, from Rosario, Argentine. Interactivity, multimediality and the birth of a new temporality, characterized by immediacy, are the characteristics that define online journalism and introduce changes in the figure of journalist. The purpose of this study is to recognize the socio-technical changes that take place in this new society and to reflect on how is redefined the media professional identity because of this new situation.

La presente investigación establece en el contexto económico y social mundial, la importancia que tiene el desarrollo de las TIC y las notables diferencias que existen en cuanto acceso, uso, penetración y habilidades, resultado de otras brechas sociales, incluida la brecha de género objeto de nuestra investigación. Se analizan los datos estadísticos sobre la Sociedad de la Información con indicación de género en la UE de los 15 y la de los 27, y en España. Por último se analizan las medidas normativas y legislativas de carácter general y horizontal acometidas por los poderes públicos para evitar las desigualdades, esto es, la exclusión, y se estudian los planes específicos para la inclusión digital de género que se llevan a cabo en las CCAA y cuáles de estos son más beneficiosos y se ajustan mejor a las necesidades que se demandan. Se concluye que tal brecha es más profunda en las categorías de usuarios avanzados y muy avanzados que utilizan con destreza herramientas de software y que es necesario revisar los indicadores de medición.This research establishes, in a global economic and social context, the importance of ICT development, and the remarkable differences in access, use, insight and skills, as a result of other social gaps, such as the gender gap we focused on in our study. The statistical data on the Information Society in EU 15 and EU 27 in Spain are examined with an indication of gender. Finally, the general policy and legislative measures undertaken by governments to prevent inequalities, that is, exclusion, are revised. We also examine the specific plans for gender digital inclusion that take place in the Spanish Autonomous Communities and which of these are more beneficial and more suitable to the needs that are demanded. We conclude that the digital divide of gender is deeper in the categories of advanced and very advanced users, that use software tools skillfully, and in the need to review the indicators.

Taking as reference the deliberative democracy model, my aim is to assess the democratic potential of online discursive spaces to 1) characterize the communication observed within them and 2) critically evaluate that potential and ask whether or not blogging is consistent with the main theoretical norms of deliberative democracy. The main question asked is whether these electronic debates stimulate deliberation within the public sphere, through non-coercive communication, freedom of expression, an unrestricted agenda. I argue that while it has the potential to be a valuable practice that can expand the opportunities for citizens to engage politically, so far this initial promise remains unfulfilled. Considering the different types of uses that individuals make of these spaces, it seems that the political communication exchange on weblogs do not meet the ideal requirements of the public sphere, and blogging fails to satisfy several important criterion of deliberative democracy. I conclude suggesting explanations for online political apathy and lack of deliberative debate.

Resumen: La digitalización es, pues, una necesidad ineludible en la actualidad para las instituciones públicas que pretendan poder competir con los proveedores de información en la red y mantener su estatus de instancias privilegiadas en la provisión de conocimiento de las sociedades. De este modo, las instituciones culturales se sienten conminadas a la digitalización de sus fondos, y a considerar esta técnica la panacea de sus problemas en la gestión y difusión de su riqueza documental, por la continua revalorización de esas fuentes que pueden ser empleadas en el ámbito de la enseñanza, del aprendizaje, de la investigación, de la documentación, y en el manejo de la gestión pública de los catálogos de datos. Este trabajo pretende adentrarnos en el campo de estudio del proceso de digitalización de una disciplina tradicional, la historia de la comunicación y del periodismo, su inmersión en el escenario digital, y, más concretamente, en el acercamiento y explotación realizado por los investigadores de los fondos digitales contenidos en las numerosas hemerotecas digitalizadas que están proliferando en Internet.Abstract: Digitisation is therefore an absolute necessity today for public institutions seeking to compete with providers of information on the network and maintain its status as privileged instances in the provision of knowledge societies. This way, cultural institutions feel the need for the digitization of their collections, and to consider this technology a panacea for their problems in the management and dissemination of its wealth of documents, the continued appreciation of the sources that can be used in the field of teaching, learning, research, documentation, and management of the public management of data catalogs. This paper aims to move into the field of study in the digitization process of a traditional discipline, the history of communication and journalism, his immersion in the digital arena and, more specifically, the approach and exploitation by researchers from the numerous resources of the digitized newspaper archives that are proliferating on the Internet.

In this study we aim to illustrate and provide data on the access, use, equipment, habits and motivations of Spanish adolescents and young people towards ICT (computers, networks, internet, mobile phones...). We will focus mainly on social networks and mobile telephony as the main technologies currently in use. Thus, we can gain an insight into the main features of civic activity among Spanish adolescents and youngsters for proper e‐citizenship.

Aborda a estrutura social em rede como forma de interação entre as pessoas para a troca de informação e conhecimento na sociedade da informação. Ressalta que as interações entre pares são a força propulsora do aprendizado interativo. Nesse espaço, as relações sociais são ilimitadas e o trabalho se efetiva de forma cooperativa em direção aos fluxos de informação recebidos e retransmitidos. Discute o papel da informação nas redes de empresas e o formato de Arranjo Produtivo Local (APL), baseado na concentração geográfica de integrantes de uma mesma cadeia produtiva, como aquele que melhor permite explorar as vantagens típicas das economias de aglomeração, como o compartilhamento de infra-estrutura, informação e treinamento conjunto de mão-de-obra. Como metodologia, realiza um estudo de caso da Rede APL Têxtil, de Americana São Paulo, a partir da realização de entrevistas com empresários, empreendedores do setor têxtil, enfatizando as diferentes formas de conexão entre seus componentes. Para subsidiar a análise dos dados obtidos, faz uso do software Ucinet, que permite mapear as relações em rede, e para auxiliar na visualização da rede com a criação de grafos, utiliza-se a ferramenta Netdraw, do Ucinet. Conclui recomendando novas reflexões à Ciência da Informação sobre como a informação flui e influencia as ações entre pares.

This is a review of debates about globalization, its relationship to the information society and the involvement of social inequalities. The context was developed in sections strategically independent that proposes to present the contemporary landscape that wants to observe the path of digital inclusion -how the mechanisms of globalization have intensified the exclusion- and how it is designed, by new academic arguments that give importance on human resources (literacy and education).Trata-se de uma revisão dos debates em torno da globalização, seu relacionamento com a sociedade da informação e a implicação nas desigualdades sociais. A contextualização propõe apresentar um panorama contemporâneo, visando observar o caminho da inclusão digital - como os mecanismos de globalização intensificaram a exclusão - e como esta vem sendo concebida a partir dos novos argumentos acadêmicos que conferem importância nos recursos humanos (letramento e educação).

O artigo aborda os objetos de aprendizagem no contexto da sociedade da informação. Apresenta os principais conceitos descritos na literatura para este novo recurso didático. Descreve os padrões de metadados adotados na descrição de objetos de aprendizagem, focalizando objetivos e as instituições responsáveis pelo seu desenvolvimento. Aponta os repositórios mais representativos existentes em nível nacional e no exterior, destacando suas principais características. Conclui tecendo considerações acerca dos benefícios desta nova iniciativa para o acesso aos recursos educacionais, ressaltando a contribuição da ciência da informação e da biblioteconomia neste domínio.This article deals with the objects of learning in the context of information society and presents the main concepts described in the literature for this new didactic resource. The standards metadata for describing objects of learning are pointed out, bringing into focus objectives and institutions responsible for their development. The most representative repositories existing at national and international level are pointed out, underlining their main characteristics. As a conclusion, some considerations about the benefits of this new initiative are bought forth for the access to educational resources, emphasizing the contributions of Information and Library Sciences to this area.

Problema: El trabajo traza una ruta para comprender la relación entre las concepciones pedagógicas de los profesores y su quehacer en las aulas de clase. Estructura de la discusión: Partiendo del enfoque cognitivo, que brinda elementos teóricos para abordar las creencias, los constructos y las teorías docentes, se llega al enfoque alternativo, que se centra en el análisis de las prácticas para mostrar la imposibilidad de separarlas de las intencionalidades del profesor y del contexto socio-cultural en que está inmerso. Luego se delinea un marco de referencia de las prácticas pedagógicas actuales, para lograr la comprensión y el mejoramiento permanente de los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje, en el camino hacia la formación del buen profesor que la Sociedad del Conocimiento demanda. Conclusión: El buen profesor de este siglo es quien tiene un conocimiento experto y la competencia para establecer vínculos de confianza con sus estudiantes; soporta su ejercicio docente en la ética del cuidado.Problema: O artigo ajuda à compreensão da relação entre as idéias pedagógicas dos professores e seu trabalho na sala de aula. Estrutura da discussão: Com base na abordagem cognitiva, que fornece os elementos teóricos para examinar as crenças, construtos e teorias pedagógicas, chega-se a propor a abordagem alternativa, centrada na análise das práticas para mostrar a impossibilidade de separá-las das intenções do professor e do contexto sociocultural em que ele está imerso. Depois se esboça um quadro das actuais práticas pedagógicas, para atingir a compreensão e o melhoramento contínuo dos processos de ensino e aprendizagem. Assim, pode formar-se o bom professor que necessita a sociedade do conhecimento. Conclusão: O bom professor do século XXI tem conhecimentos e competência para estabelecer laços de confiança com os alunos, e apóia seus ensinamentos sobre a ética do cuidado.Problem: A road map to understanding the relationship between the educational ideas of teachers and their work in the classroom is outlined in this study. Structure of the discussion: Based on a cognitive perspective, which offers theoretical elements to address teaching beliefs, constructs and theories, an alternative approach is developed that focuses on an analysis of practices to show the impossibility of separating them from the teacher's intentions and socio-cultural context. A frame of reference for current teaching practices is outlined to aid understanding and to further a constant improvement in teaching and learning processes, so as to train good teachers to meet the demands of the today's information society. Conclusion: A good teacher in this century is one who has expert knowledge and the competence to establish bonds of trust with students, and bases teaching on the ethics of care.

At Milagro state University, with the guarantee and support of the authorities and being the main component of the linking programming with the community of the Academic Unit of Distance, Continuing Education and Post degree, was carried out as part of a worldwide initiative called "B ar Camp Milagro 2009". This event was organizedjointly with the community Iguana Valley http://www.iguanavalley.org) a national nonprofit organization with the experien­ce in the organization of BarCamps in other cities of the Country. This worldwide activity constitute a series of working days of open and participant descoriferences concerning technology, social networks and iriformation society. Milagro is the fourth largest city nationwide that joined the technology community in the country and abroad, in which users with a little ora lot of knowledge in the technical - computing, they could learn and share ideas, concepts and experien­ces under a principie of collaborative participation among the des conferencistas and present at no cost. The simulta­neous desconferences working days were very well received with great satisfaction as we could observefrom the show 's opening to closing time, the three rooms were full of present willing to learn and share ideas, knowledges and potencial ventures, under a collaborative framework uninterested, with the only goal to contribute that our Community of Milagro participa te of contents of technological nature.

Este artículo propone como vía para problematizar las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC), su visión de progreso y asociación con el discurso del desarrollo, partir de los llamados estudios de ciencia, tecnología y sociedad (CTS). Estudios dentro de los cuales la tecnología se entiende como construcción social. Dicho enfoque nos puede ayudar a pensar los elementos centrales que deben tomarse en cuenta a la hora de reflexionar e investigar sobre las autodenominadas redes de TIC para el desarrollo en el caso Ecuatoriano.This article proposes to begin with what are known as science, technology and society studies (STS) as a way to problematize information and communication technologies (ICTs), their vision of progress and their association with the development discourse. In these studies, technology is understood as a social construction. Said focus can help us to think about the central elements that should be taken into account when reflecting on and studying the self-styled ICT networks for development in the Ecuadorian case.

Artículo de reflexión en torno a la sociedad de la información, la sociedad del conocimiento, el paradigma de la cibercultura y el papel de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en el progreso social. Se resaltan los factores de inclusión y exclusión sociales que se producen en la sociedad de la información, y se señalan las acciones, intenciones y necesidades que le son propias. La reflexión contribuye a caracterizar la sociedad de la información en tanto busca entenderla desde perspectivas sociales, culturales, económicas y de búsqueda de la ciudadanía. En especial, se analizan los nuevos entornos originados por la revolución tecnológica y su impacto en la información y el conocimiento en un mundo globalizado. Se reconoce que la educación es uno de los pilares de construcción de esa sociedad y se pone como ejemplo el caso de Brasil, donde hay un círculo virtuoso de avances en el uso intensivo de las tecnologias informativas en las escuelas y en la enseñanza superior, gracias a la creación de nuevos espacios públicos, políticas educacionales y el desarrollo tecnológico. Se concluye que la inclusión y democratización de la información son inseparables y determinates para la consolidación de la sociedad de la información.

La estrategia de Lisboa 2000 del Consejo Europeo se desarrolló mediante el programa eEuropa, cuyo diseño tuvo algunas insuficiencias conceptuales, incluyendo el diseño del plan de e-aprendizaje. A partir de 20052, el nuevo programa estratégico europeo i2010 ha corregido algunos errores, asumiendo la mayoría de principios y recomendaciones de la Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información, organizada por la ONU en 2003 y 2005. Sin embargo, la agencia educativa europea se encuentra con algunos problemas culturales cuando se aplica en los centros educativos. Esta brecha digital educativa es la principal dificultad para lograr el objetivo de introducir las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en los procesos educativos de los centros escolares.The Lisbon Strategy 2000 of the European Council was developed by means of the eEurope program, whose design had several conceptual insufficiencies, including the e-learning plan. From 2005, the new European Strategic Program i2010 has corrected several mistakes, by assuming most of the principles and recommendations of the World Summit for the Information Society organized by the United Nationsin 2003 and 2005. However, the European educational agenda run into some cultural problems when it is applied in the schools. That digital educational divide is the main difficulty to achieve the goal of introducing the information and communication technologies in the school’s learning processes.

[es] La Sociedad de la Información y el Conocimiento (SIC) se caracteriza por la creciente incorporación de tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) en diversos ámbitos. En este contexto el presente trabajo busca reflexionar acerca de los cambios que repercuten en la relación comunicacional entre municipios y ciudadanos. A su vez se analizan los modos de interacción que se desarrollan en la interfaz mediante el abordaje empírico de 27 sitios web municipales de todo el país. [en] Information and Knowledge Society is characterized by the increasing incorporation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in divers areas. In this context, the present work seeks to think about changes that reverberate in the communication relation between municipalities and citizens. In turn this articule analyze the manners of interaction developed in the interface through the empirical approach to 27 municipal web sites of the whole country

A sociedade da informação (SI) retrata a crescente importância que a informação, o conhecimento e as inovações tecnológicas assumem na contemporaneidade. O objetivo do artigo é elaborar um exercício exploratório sobre o uso de indicador sintético voltado para o dimensionamento de aspectos relevantes da SI. Os procedimentos metodológicos envolveram a exploração de bases de dados e informações estatísticas, a padronização de variáveis, além de levantamento documental e bibliográfico. Os resultados sugerem que, embora favorável, a trajetória da SI não se mostrou linear no tempo. Dentre as dimensões sob consideração, a manifestação mais significativa da SI estaria associada à disponibilidade de infraestrutura tecnológica e meios de acesso à internet. Por sua vez, formação educacional e recursos financeiros representariam desafios a serem enfrentados para a consolidação da SI no Brasil. Ao tentar representar conceito complexo e multifacetado e buscar dimensionar aspectos associados à sua manifestação, o artigo representa esforço de sistematização de dados e informações de interesse para a ciência da informação.The Information Society (IS) portrays the growing importance of information, knowledge and technological innovations take nowadays. The article aims to draw up an exploratory exercise on the use of synthetic indicator focused on the design of relevant aspects of SI. The methodological procedures involved the use of databases and statistical information, standardization of variables, and analysis of documents and literature. The results suggest that although positive, the trajectory of SI was not linear in time. Among the dimensions under consideration, the most significant manifestation of the SI was associated with the availability of technological infrastructure and Means of Internet Access. In turn, Vocational Education and Financial Resources, pose challenges to be faced for the consolidation of SI in Brazil. In trying to represent complex and multifaceted concept and seek to scale aspects of its manifestation, this article represents the effort to systematize data and information of interest to information science.

It presents a research work proposal, in development in the Masters Program in Information Science at the Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), which aims to intervene in the process of informational exclusion experienced by Santa Clara Community in the João Pessoa city, Paraíba state. This intervention will occur through field research for registration, organization and dissemination of “information sources”, constituted by people from the community. For that it will be produced a website where it will deposited, to free access in the internet, the “knowledge treasure” of people who form the social memory and knowledge of Santa Clara Community, that will be available for the next generations, which may facilitate the production of new knowledge by other social actors.

A sociedade da informação tem colocado novos desafios ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem. A forma de se proceder em relação à construção do conhecimento mudou. O contato com as fontes de informações tornou-se mais dinâmico, obedecendo a uma lógica nunca vista anteriormente. O próprio saber tornou-se maleável e instável, necessitando de atualização constante. É com base no contexto dessa sociedade que se pretende refletir sobre processo de ensino-aprendizagem, introduzindo na discussão a perspectiva da bricolagem e da rizomática, que considera a construção do conhecimento diversificada, descentralizada e horizontalizada. Assim, analisar-se-á a relação entre informação e conhecimento, bem como as novas formas de se conceber e produzir o saber. Tal reflexão tem como finalidade pensar sobre os novos paradigmas produzidos pela sociedade da informação, bem como sua repercussão no processo de ensino-aprendizagem.The information society has brought new challenges to the teaching-learning process. The way to tackle knowledge building has changed. The contact with information sources has become more dynamic and obeys to an unprecedented logic. Knowledge itself has become more instable and malleable, requiring constant updates. Faced with such a context, this paper re-thinks the teaching-learning process by introducing into the discussion the perspective of bricolage and rhizomatics, which considers knowledge construction as diversified, decentralized and horizontalized. It thus analyses both the relation between information and knowledge and the production of new ways of conceiving and producing knowledge. This reflection aims to think about the new paradigms produced by the information society and their repercussions on the teaching-learning process.

Apresenta trabalho baseado na revisão da literatura, sobre os temas Sociedade da Informação; Interação Humano-Computador e Inclusão Digital sob a ótica da Ciência da Informação. Constitui-se da avaliação de sites oficiais de órgãos brasileiros de fomento à pesquisa, escolhidos dentre as unidades federativas mais e menos incluídas digitalmente, segundo dados do Mapa da Exclusão Digital, elaborado pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Buscou-se averiguar se esses sites estão cumprindo a legislação a respeito da acessibilidade para as pessoas com deficiência. O trabalho possibilitou inferir que os sites oficiais de pesquisa destinados à prestação de serviços públicos e disseminação de informação na web analisados, ainda não são efetivamente acessíveis a todos os cidadãos, de modo a realizar oprincípio da universalização da informação. This article is aimed at presenting a work based upon literature revision in the following areas: Information Society, Interaction Human-Computer and Digital Inclusion in the eyes ofInformation Science. It is about an evaluation of Brazilian Government research sites, which were selected among federative entities with high and low degree of digital inclusion, taking intoaccount the data of Digital Exclusion Map of Fundação Getúlio Vargas. In short, this work shows that the research sites designed to offer public service and disseminate information in theweb are still ineffective in terms of universalization of information.

Traz resultados de um estudo de caso, aplicado com técnicas de survey, visando analisar os aspectos da inclusão digital através dos usuários do telecentro Tabuleiro Digital da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal da Bahia - FACED/UFBA. O principal objetivo destinou-se a investigar o tipo de inclusão digital, promovida por este Projeto, em conformidade com a perspectiva da literatura atual. Os objetivos específicos indicam as características do perfil dos usuários; tipos de aplicações utilizadas e a finalidade da Internet em confronto com o nível educacional e social. Desta forma, a sociedade da informação e a inclusão digital são contextualizadas; também os aspectos da inclusão do Tabuleiro são demonstrados e discutidos. Por último, com a análise, foi comprovado que o modelo de inclusão digital do Projeto é induzido (técnico). Abstract: This article brings results of a case study applied with survey, seeking to analyze the aspects of the digital inclusion through the users of Tabuleiro Digital public Internet access point of the College of Education of the Federal University of Bahia - FACED/ UFBA. The main objective study was intended to investigate the type of digital inclusion, promoted by this Project, in accordance with perspective of the literature present. The specific objectives indicate the characteristics of the profile from the users; types of applications used and purpose of the Internet confrontation with levels of education and social. In this way, the information society and digital inclusion are contextualized; also the aspects of the inclusion of the Tabuleiro are demonstrated and discussed. Finally, with the analysis, was evidenced that the type of digital inclusion of the Project is induced (technique).