Interviews

"Digitalization is a battlefield in which present and future society is being defined"

Antonio Calleja, researcher with Communication Networks & Social Change (CNSC), an Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) research group at the UOC.

"The importance of technology in caring for patients, one of nurses' core duties, has come to light amidst the COVID-19 crisis"

Marc Fortes, nurse and manager of Infermera virtual

"Society needs answers and expects science to provide them"

Marta Aymerich, UOC Vice President for Strategic Planning and Research

"People need to be more computer literate to avoid traps set by cybercriminals"

David Megías, director of the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) and the K-riptography and Information Security for Open Networks (KISON) research group

"Big data has the potential to predict future pandemics, but there are still some challenges to overcome before we get there"

Julián Salas Piñón, Mexican researcher at the UOC's Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) research group K-riptography and Information Security for Open Networks (KISON)

"With the coronavirus crisis, the solidarity of digital giants comes off as a marketing campaign disguised as humanitarianism"

Paolo Cardullo, Italian researcher from the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory (TURBA Lab)

"Experts have been warning of a pandemic of this type for years"

Salvador Macip, professor at the UOC Faculty of Health Sciences

"There is a widespread fear of public spaces among young girls, especially in relation to being sexually assaulted"

Maria Rodó de Zárate, researcher at the GENTIC group at the UOC's IN3

"The ComJunts app offers peace of mind to families that have a child with a rare disease"

Rosa Estopà i Bagot, doctor in Linguistics from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF)