Tag "trendletter"

Currently, the development of urban management systems and infrastructure lags behind the pace of urbanization. This problem can be addressed through the implementation of smart city management technologies. New forms of organizing future cities are in the spotlight of the new issue of trendletters, produced as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Futures Studies Chair (UNESCO Futures Literacy Chairs network).

Digitalization of the labor market has led to the emergence of non-standard forms of employment, which on the one hand create an inclusive environment for workers, but on the other hand contribute to the precariousness of work and the discussion of social protection issues. This transformation of the labor market is in the spotlight of the new issue of trendletters, produced as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Futures Studies Chair (UNESCO Futures Literacy Chairs network).

From passive recipients of medical services individuals turn into active participants of  treatment process, making consious decisions and sharing responsibility with the doctor. Informed consent to receive health care allows the patient to understand all the risks and to follow consciously medical prescriptions in order to increase overall effectiveness of the therapy. Transition to participatory medicine is the main topic of the new issue of trendletters, produced as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Futures Studies Chair (UNESCO Futures Literacy Chairs network).

The social responsibility of business is growing against the background of aggravated social, economic and digital inequality. Most consumers are ready to give up the goods and services of those companies for which profit is more important than caring about people and environment. The trend towards systematic social investment is the main topic of the new issue of trendletters, produced as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Futures Studies Chair (UNESCO Futures Literacy Chairs network).