Progressing Toward Digital Equity
In the computer domain, the objective to be reached in order to give opportunities equality to all persons is defined as Digital Equity. However, different international organizations are working to reach this goal. The analysis of the key points for reac
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Francisco J. Mata Ana Pont (Eds.)
ICT for Promoting Human Development and Protecting the Environment 6th IFIP World Information Technology Forum, WITFOR 2016 San José, Costa Rica, September 12–14, 2016 Proceedings
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IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Editor-in-Chief Kai Rannenberg, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Editorial Board Foundation of Computer Science Jacques Sakarovitch, Télécom ParisTech, France Software: Theory and Practice Michael Goedicke, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Education Arthur Tatnall, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia Information Technology Applications Erich J. Neuhold, University of Vienna, Austria Communication Systems Aiko Pras, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands System Modeling and Optimization Fredi Tröltzsch, TU Berlin, Germany Information Systems Jan Pries-Heje, Roskilde University, Denmark ICT and Society Diane Whitehouse, The Castlegate Consultancy, Malton, UK Computer Systems Technology Ricardo Reis, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Security and Privacy Protection in Information Processing Systems Stephen Furnell, Plymouth University, UK Artificial Intelligence Ulrich Furbach, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Human-Computer Interaction Jan Gulliksen, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Entertainment Computing Matthias Rauterberg, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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IFIP – The International Federation for Information Processing IFIP was founded in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO, following the first World Computer Congress held in Paris the previous year. A federation for societies working in information processing, IFIP’s aim is two-fold: to support information processing in the countries of its members and to encourage technology transfer to developing nations. As its mission statement clearly states: IFIP is the global non-profit federation of societies of ICT professionals that aims at achieving a worldwide professional and socially responsible development and application of information and communication technologies. IFIP is a non-profit-making organization, run almost solely by 2500 volunteers. It operates through a number of technical committees and working groups, which organize events and publications. IFIP’s events range from large international open conferences to working conferences and local seminars. The flagship event is the IFIP World Computer Congress, at which both invited and contributed papers are presented. Contributed papers are rigorously refereed and the rejection rate is high. As with the Congress, participation in the open conferences is open to all and papers may be invited or submitted. Again, submitted papers are stringently refereed. The working conferences are structured differently. They are usually run by a working group and attendance is generally smaller and occasionally by invitation only. Their purpose is to create an atmosphere conducive to innovation and development. Refereeing is also rigorous and papers are
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