Daily Research 2
Daily Research 2
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Kenneth R.
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Summary
ICTs are pivotal in the existing social order and especially during the COVID‐19 global pandemic. This
panel focuses on the use of ICTs by different actors, including individuals, nonprofit organizations, and
governments around the globe in responding to this COVID crisis. We tackle three essential questions
about ICTs and the global crisis. First, what role do ICTs play in a global crisis? Second, how do ICTs affect
social order when tensions between control, autonomy, and power shift? Third, what are the theoretical
and practical implications of ICT use during a global health crisis? Each of the panelists will discuss their
ongoing research in social informatics or health informatics as relates to the panel theme and central
questions in order to provide a holistic view of the role of ICTs during this global pandemic.