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Technologies and social services. An overview of technology use by users of social services

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  • Rocío Muñoz Moreno
  • Manuela Fernández Borrero
  • Elena Ferri Fuentevilla
  • Fernando Relinque Medina
  • Aleix Morilla Luchena
  • Octavio Vázquez Aguado

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Information and communication technologies have significantly transformed the way advanced societies interact, produce, deliver services and consume resources. All walks of life are now touched by these technologies. However, compared to other areas of society, digital penetration is much lower in the development of and access to social services. The main objective of this paper was to find out what technological devices are used, how they are used and the way citizens interact with public bodies using technology to deliver social services. This has been part of a wider project on innovation in social services using participative methodologies centred on the development of local Hubs. The findings reveal a digital divide in technology-enabled access to social services that excludes the very people most in need of benefits and support.

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  • Rocío Muñoz Moreno & Manuela Fernández Borrero & Elena Ferri Fuentevilla & Fernando Relinque Medina & Aleix Morilla Luchena & Octavio Vázquez Aguado, 2023. "Technologies and social services. An overview of technology use by users of social services," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(5), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0284966
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284966
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