4 Contexts

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Contexts are part of the three C's. You need to know what the contexts are. Here taken straight out of the specification with any notes I have underneath.

Potential News Articles

4.1 Cultural

Study coding they said, its a guaranteed job - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/09/linkedin-to-cut-716-jobs-and-shut-down-chinese-app-incareer

The Unabomber - was he right? - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/19/unabomber-ted-kaczynski-dangerous-anti-tech-manifesto-lives-on

An example of misinformation - https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/09/26/china-is-flooding-taiwan-with-disinformation

And again, misinformation - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/26/techscape-ai-images-elections-integrity-tiananmen-square

Backlash against the Unity Fees:

- https://www.ign.com/articles/cult-of-the-lamb-developer-threatens-to-delete-game-on-jan-1-amid-unity-backlash

- https://www.ign.com/articles/why-unitys-new-install-fees-are-spurring-massive-backlash-among-game-developers

First Vietnamese Data protection laws - https://vietnam-business-law.info/blog/2023/4/21/new-decree-on-protection-of-personal-data-in-vietnam-and-comparison-with-gdpr

Disinformation as a weapon of war - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67114313

Facial recognition at a Beyonce concert - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67360696

British Library under attack - https://www.ft.com/content/4be5d468-0cc3-4881-a5fb-b5d0163de93e

Banning Computer Games in China - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67801091

Traditional Markets - new opportunities - https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20231210/viral-vibes-in-ho-chi-minh-city-ben-thanh-market-embraces-power-of-tiktok/77213.html

Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls in Congress for new legislation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68110476

Growing skincare use by children is dangerous, say dermatologists - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67993618

4.2 Economic

Crypto Bros no better than people who bet on horses. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/17/cryptocurrency-trading-in-uk-should-be-regulated-as-form-of-gambling-say-mps?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Ticketmaster and the price of music concerts - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/17/the-cures-robert-smith-convinces-ticketmaster-to-refund-unduly-high-fees-after-fan-anger

Huawei dodging the chip embargo - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/06/huawei-mate-60-pro-mobile-phone-china-dodges-5g-chip-embargo

The Hermit Consumer - https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/10/22/welcome-to-the-age-of-the-hermit-consumer

The cost of a cyber attack - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67400164

Will AI cause a financial meltdown? - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/09/yuval-noah-harari-artificial-intelligence-ai-cause-financial-crisis

Planned Obsolescence (from a student) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWJC5ieUAe4&authuser=2

Chips make you grow (as an economy) - https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/business/20231031/vietnam-eyes-first-semiconductor-plant-us-officials-warn-of-high-costs/76480.html

The state of digital skills in Construction (worth a read) - https://adskconstruction.autodesk.com/digital-journey-resources-apac/the-state-of-digital-adoption-in-construction?_ga=2.220984536.1391763105.1700695547-25310390.1700695547

Media Manipulation of Bitcoin at the SEC - https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/09/markets/sec-has-not-approved-bitcoin-etfs/index.html

Personalised Shopping - The art and science of hyper-personalised shopping - BBC Worklife

Loyalty Cards and data - https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spotlight-research/how-supermarkets-turned-loyalty-cards-data-treasure-trove

Where should the UK target its efforts? - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/14/back-uk-creative-sector-or-gamble-on-ai-getty-images-boss-tells-sunak

4.3 Environmental

The environmental cost of AI - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/08/artificial-intelligence-industry-boom-environment-toll

Vietnamese smart city - https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/business/20231112/hanoi-launches-42bn-smart-city-project/76691.html

EU Pollution (student credit for finding this) - https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/environmental-noise-in-europe

Electric cars facts (student found, which is the better, more reliable source?)-
- https://www.virta.global/blog/electric-cars-pollution-facts

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-much-emissions-do-electric-cars-produce/

Seems like a good idea in theory, whats the worst that can happen? - https://www.uniladtech.com/vehicles/car-news/first-wireless-charging-road-in-us-unveiled-in-detroit-309204-20240123

LA is synchronising its traffic signals, why? (again, student found) - https://thesource.metro.net/2013/02/19/city-of-los-angeles-says-all-its-traffic-signals-are-now-part-of-synchronization-program/

A big voice calling for a change in GM foods - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/19/nobel-laureates-call-on-eu-to-relax-rules-on-genetic-modification

4.4 Health

2.4 Power, 2.7 Values and Ethics, 3.1 Data, 3.4 Networks and the Internet, 4.4 Health - https://www.wired.co.uk/article/contraceptive-pill-the-lowdown

AI being used to kill superbugs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65709834

Risks to health of AI says Dr's - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/10/ai-poses-existential-threat-and-risk-to-health-of-millions-experts-warn

What could happen to donated health information? - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/12/private-uk-health-data-donated-medical-research-shared-insurance-companies

A particular application of wearable tech - https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64397795

AI Matching drugs to people - https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65260592

Social Media being sued over mental health concerns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67207829

Portable X- Ray Machines - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67871981

AI Therapy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67872693

Digital Health - https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/78328?fbclid=IwAR2afMi7F0TqWtEB-qFJldxq25LUHq7B9mmvIWKIjmjth38UKOUFVbqX0Qc_aem_AZvphZdCKCEkmf5cjl62kBP07IsNEIrUdTGg5crrBNrlNsR2os4PiJPekLeUMycl4kY

A course on Digital Health - https://www.coursera.org/articles/digital-health

Ping An Good Dr - https://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/teaching-materials/ping-an-good-doctor/?fbclid=IwAR1JawqIoJIneu5jikTWoox0k3JXGzSwWwhmgaCYOfP6Kn4IR8_V8BCLfls_aem_AZCM4NNkc0SS2wEdMQ1zdMwLY1ojZewnFOTUVnQcA5jden8zGzmNwZ891w0M-VxOn_M

E-Health - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20552076221129100?icid=int.sj-full-text.similar-articles.2

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241513906
https://www.weforum.org/publications/edison-alliance-1-billion-lives-challenge/
Digital Dispensaries - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/08/digital-dispensaries-madhya-pradesh-healthcare/

Drones - https://www.wired.com/story/drones-have-transformed-blood-delivery-in-rwanda/

e-Health - heavy but interesting - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20552076221102255

indian e-health - https://www.indiaspend.com/indias-villages-dont-have-enough-health-workers-but-here-is-how-modicares-wellness-drive-can-still-succeed/

https://www.nextgen.com/company/newsroom/press-release/nextgenr-mobile-enables-neighborhood-health-deliver-care

https://www.careinnovations.org/resources/facilitating-care-integrationintegrating-primary-care-and-hospital-careinnovator-highlight-connecting-hospital-visits-to-the-neighborhood-healthca/

https://digitalsalutem.com/transforming-rural-health-care/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9345235/

Document mentioned in the June 24 Pre release - https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/83025c02-en/1/3/4/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/83025c02-en&_csp_=87a41a2a31386cb753e3cc456dc63c64&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book