ABSTRACT
Digital technologies are revamping the world, creating opportunities to increase social well-being while generating challenges associated with sustainable development. The growing popularity of social media, along with the dissemination of information, has led to the emergence of fake news. The misinformation linked to the Covid-19 pandemic has been prolific and a major barrier to dealing with this crisis. In this sense, this study aims to address the underlying challenges and opportunities associated with digital technologies initiatives implemented in Brazil to deal with the spread of health fake news during the Covid-19 pandemic. By analyzing a single longitudinal case study, we investigate how digital technologies were used by government, media groups and civil society to articulate common interests and enforce fundamental rights such as privacy and freedom of expression in a digitally connected society. © 2022, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.
ABSTRACT
Digital transformation is changing the world landscape with the rise of new technologies such as social media, IoT, blockchain, big data, etc. However, despite the multiplicity of technological novelties and recipes for their successful implementation, whether in business, public administration, or private life, these initiatives are taking much longer and facing more difficulties than has been expected. During the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and with the implementation of social distancing, digital transformation has become a major issue. Nevertheless, while adopting the same was inevitable, the world has encountered several challenges to do that. Thus, this study aims to understand the role of digital transformation during the Covid-19 pandemic, by analyzing several mini-cases in Brazil. Therefore, via an integrative approach, one analyzed the positive, negative, and unforeseen outcomes accrued from digital transformation initiatives in Brazil, unveiling potential challenges and opportunities for technology in a post-Covid-19 reality. © AMCIS 2021.
ABSTRACT
The development of ICT is an important factor in boosting the economies of developing countries. Despite the multiplicity of technological novelties and recipes for their successful implementation, these initiatives are taking much longer and facing more difficulties than it has been expected. During the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and with the implementation of social distancing, digital transformation has become a major issue. The world has encountered several challenges as the adoption and use of technologies became mandatory. In public administration, the development of an environment capable of keeping up with this pace of change was paramount. Hence, this study aims to understand the role of digital transformation during the Covid-19 pandemic, by analyzing several mini-cases in Brazil. Therefore, adopting a qualitative approach based on multiple longitudinal mini-case studies grounded on a critical interpretive approach, one analyzed the positive, negative, and unforeseen outcomes accrued from digital transformation initiatives in Brazil, thereby unveiling potential challenges and opportunities for technology in a post-Covid-19 reality. © 2021, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.