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Month: May 2018

Slow Tech and ICT – A Responsible, Sustainable and Ethical Approach – book review

Slow Tech and ICT – A Responsible, Sustainable and Ethical Approach – book review

“Dear Readers, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is disrupting people’s lives.” This is the way the authors introduce the book: no space for any misinterpretation, the message is strong and clear. But they are not luddites or techno-sceptics: they propose a deep reflection on the design and the use of human centred ICT. The authors propose an approach to ICT that is responsible, sustainable and ethical or in other words, good, clean and fair. They recognise inspirational thinkers, such as…

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When the elevator is not there

When the elevator is not there

Does school have as its goal the preservation of existing social relationships or inclusion and access to knowledge to “work out” full citizenship? School, with all its flaws, is one of the last occasions for social aggregation: the obligation to attend until the age of 16 does not allow families to exercise the choice not to have their children study.  Sending a child to school has a cost for families, but is an investment that is made, sometimes with great…

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