Promoting ICT skills through online services: case study of video use for adult education in municipalities

Andreea Molnar, Vishanth Weerakkody, Ahlam Almuwil

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

    Abstract

    The usage of video communication in public services can alleviate some of the existing problems these services face in their adoption and also help in increasing the level of outreach to citizens. In this article we focus on the usage of video-to-video (V2V) communication in municipality services for ICT education of senior citizens. For this purpose, our study focuses on determining criteria that are important for both the teachers and citizens in using such an innovative service. This paper reports on the findings from focus group consultations conducted with teachers and students, in this case senior citizens, of a municipality in Spain who was piloting the use of V2V services for adult education. The research identified several criteria relevant for consideration when deploying V2V as part of a local government service portfolio, of which, trust, quality of service and convenience emerged as common for all stakeholders involved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationArtificial intelligence applications and innovations
    Subtitle of host publicationproceedings of the AIAI 2014 workshops
    EditorsLazaros Iliadis, Ilias Maglogiannis, Harris Papadopoulos, Spyros Sioutas, Christos Makris
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages63-72
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-662-44722-2
    ISBN (Print)978-3-662-44722-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2014
    EventArtificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations - Workshop on Intelligent Innovative Ways for Video-to-Video Communications in Modern Smart Cities - Island of Rhodes, Greece
    Duration: 19 Sept 201421 Sept 2014

    Publication series

    NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
    ISSN (Print)1868-4238

    Conference

    ConferenceArtificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations - Workshop on Intelligent Innovative Ways for Video-to-Video Communications in Modern Smart Cities
    Country/TerritoryGreece
    CityIsland of Rhodes
    Period19/09/1421/09/14

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Promoting ICT skills through online services: case study of video use for adult education in municipalities'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this