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In a previous article we took a closer look at technology and its potential to contribute to the realization of human rights. Now, we are interested in discussing the understanding of human rights and analyzing...

The old days, those of the famous “MS Office box” I am sure most of you still remember when we used to go to a software shop and buy a dozen licenses of, say, Microsoft...

The Latest Fad? Or is there more to it than meets the eye? Sustainability has become one of the most used words when referring to social impact. However, it’s much more than a simple fashion...

When you close your eyes and dream-up a perfect setting for your institution to offer its services, a number of things may come to your mind. You may focus on various dimensions such as offering...

It is impossible to deny how fast information technology (IT) has grown in the past decades. But we must ask ourselves: How does this technological development affect individuals’ rights? Can technology help to improve the...

Pitfalls and Recommendations When deciding how to use new technologies and leverage them to improve what they are doing, social institutions will choose between a limited number of options. In this paper we review the...

Social services have evolved over the past few centuries. In the process they have gained some important features but have also lost some. In this paper we look at these features to see which we...

Introduction A reasonably uncharted territory yet… Up until a few years ago, the use of technology in social services (that is, services designed to improve the fate of people at risk) was limited to vehicles...