i2TIC

New articles from i2TIC researchers have been published this November:

• New publication by Francisco Lupiánez-Villanueva at Gaceta Sanitaria Journal:
Fernández-Dávila P.; Lupiáñez-Villanueva F.; Zaragoza Lorca K. (2011) “Attitudes toward online HIV/sexually-transmitted infection prevention programs and Internet user profiles among men who have sex with men“, Gaceta Sanitaria, vol. 25 núm. 5. ISSN 0213-9111


• New publication by Silvia Sivera “Sobre el comportamiento de las marcas en los medios sociales: la lección de Lady Godiva“, Trípodos.com: revista digital de comunicació, Any: 2011 Núm: 28 Neopublicitat.

• New article by Sandra Vilajoana “La esencia de la publicidad, en Barcelona“, COMeIN Journal (November).

• New article by Silvia Sivera “e-City Branding, metapublicitat i les antípodes“, COMeIN Journal (November).

Joan Torrent-Sellens, together with nine economists, win the Joan Sardà Dexeus Prize 2011, awarded by the Catalan Association of Economists for their book “La indústria catalana després de la crisi”

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Ismael Peña was Interview on ‘Les notícies de les 10’ program from BTV: ‘”Technocrats”: can it make economy politically neutral?’

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The i2TIC director, Dr.Joan Torrent, was interview on ‘Primera Columna’, a TV program of the ‘Canal21’. on 14th November 2011

Joan Torrent was interview on ‘Credit’, a TV program of the ‘Xarxa de Televisions Locals’, November 2011

Joan Torrent-Sellens, lecturer at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC, Open University of Catalonia), and director of the Interdisciplinary research group on ICT i2TIC, along with nine young economists, have received the specialist journal on applied economics the Revista Econòmica de Catalunya’s Joan Sardà Dexeus Prize for their book La indústria catalana després de la crisi. The journal is published by the Catalan Association of Economists (Col·legi d’Economistes).

This is a collective work that is located in a context of crisis and a period of low economic growth, which analyse the impact of this crisis in ten factors that affect business and, consequently, our ability to continue being an industrial power.

Through ten chapters, which have the industry and the crisis as a theme, a generation of economists born after the seventies, contribute their knowledge, analysis and reflections along with their proposals to some aspects necessarily be taken into account in the early future.

The award Joan Sardà Dexeus takes place since 1996 to recognize the most important book of the year on business and economics. The award recalls the figure of Joan Sardà Dexeus prestigious economist who is considered the main inspirer of the National Economic Stabilization Plan of 1959.

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In the interview, Joan Torrent explains the training needs of managers of SMEs:

Two new articles from i2TIC researchers have been published this September:

Lupiáñez-Villanueva, F. (2011) “Salud e internet: más allá de la calidad de la información”. Revista Española de Cardiologia, Vol.64 Núm 10, p.849-850.

Jiménez-Zarco, A. I.; Martínez-Ruiz, M.P.; Izquierdo-Yusta, A. (2011), “La influencia de la percepción del directivo en el resultado de la innovación: Evidencias encontradas en España“. Universia Business Review, tercer trimestre, p. 184-203.

Silvia Sivera directed the “e-City Branding” Course at Consorci Universitat Internacional Menéndez Pelayo de Barcelona – Centre Ernest Lluch on September 26th, 27th & 28th 2011.

Dr. Francisco Lupiañez presented “Health-related Information as Personal Data in Europe: Results from a Representative Survey in EU27″ at Medicine 2.0′11 (Stanford University, USA) on September 12th, 2011.

Dr. Joan Torrent presented “Innovación tecnológica, crecimiento económico, economía del conocimiento y desarrollo urbano: hacia la ciudad en red” at XII Encuentro de Ciudades Digitales, Bilbao, Bizkaia on 29th September 2011.

On 11th July 2011 it took part in Barcelona a whole day i2TIC research group seminar. During the morning, the i2TIC researchers and guest researchers were presenting their outputs and research lines. During the afternoon, it was time for the PhD Candidates, who presented their doctoral research project.

Here there is a summary about i2TIC strategy, projects and activities during this year, launched by the i2TIC director, lecturer Joan Torrent:

Marketing, innovation and Entrepreneurship field, presented by Ana Isabel Jimenez-Zarco

E-SBTC, education & Training field

Doctoral research projects:

Seminar Pictures:

Annual meeting:

Next July 11th will take the i2TIC group’s annual meeting, during the all day, in the Mediatic building, Barcelona, bringing together researchers and collaborators of the group.

Visitings:

• During July 2011 the associate professor Dr. Carlos Atienza from Castilla – La Mancha University, UCLM is visiting IN3 – UOC. With his stay we pretend to extend and strengthen partnerships between the research group i2TIC, coordinated by Dr. Joan Torrent Sellens, and the group ENSITMA UCLM, which Dr. Carlos Atienza is a member. In this sense, for several years, both research groups are collaborating in the interdisciplinary study of the implementation of ICT in different organizational contexts.

• Dario Quiroga, from Autónoma de Occidente University – UAO, Colombia and PhD in the ‘Information and Knowledge Society doctoral programme’ of the UOC, is doing research in Barcelona, which aims is to make progress on the study on “ICT, Knowledge , INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A comparative empirical analysis on the sources of productivity in Latin-America, Asian countries and G8. ”

Videos & Interviews:

• Joan Torrent analyzes the current situation of the financial crisis – March 2011.

The lecturer of Economics and Business Studies and the Director of UOC Business School analyzes the evolution of the financial crisis since last interview on September 2010.

New article:

The article entitled “The integration of Information and Communication Technology into nursing” by Dr. Francisco Lupiañez, Dr. Joan Torrent and Dra. Pilar Ficapal has been accepted and is already in press at the International Journal of Medical Informatics. [+info]

Book publication:

‘La indústria catalana després de la crisi’ where Dr. Joan Torrent is the author of the chapter: “Competitivitat internacional. Cap a les noves fonts coinnovadores del creixement industrial?“. Barcelona: Papers d’economia industrial; 32. pp. 177-194. ISBN 9788439386261.

Dr. Ismael Peña-López presented two posters at the ‘International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development — ICTD2010′.

• Towards a comprehensive model of the digital economy [paper]

• Policy-making for digital development: the role of the government [paper]

Conference by Sandra Vilajoana at the ’2nd Alumni UOC Meeting’ in València on 2nd December 2010:
‘Estratègies de comunicació i TIC’.

Conference by Dr. Joan Torrent at ‘@Tech: Saló de Noves Tecnologies de les comarques de Girona’, Girona on 13th December 2010:
‘El model de creixement de l’empresa TIC a debat. Noves fonts de productivitat?’

3rd report presentation on ICT business sector in Catalonia, 2009 in FOBSIC on November 10th 2010.

On Wednesday November 10th, Joan Torrent presents the third report on the ICT business sector in Catalonia. The report elaborated by i2TIC corresponds to the annual working series held by FOBSIC about Catalan ICT sector. The report captures, analyzes and interpreted quantitative and structural data about Catalan ICT business activity, especially its network of small and medium enterprises.

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The group i2TIC publish two studies on the adoption and use of ICTs in microenterprises of the trade and tourism sector, 2010.

This is a pioneering research that studies the structure and value elements of trade and tourism microenterprises in Catalonia from the analysis of the primary source of information.

The study supervised by Dr. Joan Torrent, has been carried out by researchers of the Interdisciplinary Research Group on ICTs (i2TIC) attached to the Interdisciplinary Internet Institute (IN3) of the Universtitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) in collaboration with the FOBSIC.

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Main results of trade microenterprises:

[full study - Tourism enterprises]

Main results of tourism microenterprises:

i2TIC Meeting evaluation – IN3 direction

On November 2nd it took place a meeting evaluation with IN3 in order to explain and evaluate i2TIC activities. You can see the director’s presentation, Joan Torrent, and Ana Isabel’s presentation, member of i2TIC, below.

Personal Health System and Personal Health History: Citizens and professionals in the centre of the system? by Francisco Lupiañez

Francisco Lupiañez presented ‘Personal Health System and Personal Health History: Citizens and professionals in the centre of the system?’ at Seminari sobre la Carpeta Personal de Salut – Personal Health Record (PHR) held in Tecnocampus, Mataró on 29th October 2010.

Francisco Lupiañez presented ‘Ciudadanos e Internet: oportunidades y brechas de salud’ at V Jornada de debat sobre eficàcia i seguretat en la utilització actual de medicaments held on October 15th in Caixaforum, Barcelona.

Francisco Lupiañez presented ‘ICT in health systems: innovation, integration and inclusion’ at V Jornada de l’ACES: La sanitat i el repte de les TIC in the Clínica Planas Auditorium, Barcelona, held on October 21st 2010.

On Wednesday November 10th, Joan Torrent presented the third report on the ICT business sector in Catalonia.

The report corresponds to the annual working series held by FOBSIC about Catalan ICT sector. The report captures, analyzes and interpreted quantitative and structural data about Catalan ICT business activity, especially its network of small and medium enterprises.

When: Wednesday, November 10th 2010
Time: 18:00-19:30h
Where: Escola d’Administració Pública de Catalunya (C. de Girona, 20, 08010 Barcelona)
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