Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Ethics in the days of Covid-19 in Latin America: interview with Efrain Pantaleón Matamoros and Felipe Chibás Ortiz

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https://doi.org/10.11606/extraprensa2020.170887

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Innovation, Communication, Ethics, COVID-19, Latin America, Media and Information Literacy

Abstract

Complex issues such as science communication, use of technology and innovation in an ethical-manner in the struggle against the COVID-19 in the Latin American context are analyzed through the eyes of two scientists, one from social sciences and the other from natural sciences, both Cuban. They analyze the methods used in Cuba, the applications developed by them, the focus of Media and Information Literacy, as well as the future of fighting pandemics in cities in this perspective.

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Author Biographies

  • Wânia Torres, Communication Secretariat of the City of São Paulo

    Journalist, Specialist in Communication Management (2005) and Political Marketing (2017) (ECA-USP). She began her career as an Education reporter and has worked for 20 years with Public Communication, acting as advisor and press coordinator for several secretariats of the Government of the State of São Paulo (Education, Housing and Civil House), of the Municipality of São Paulo ( Secretariat for Legal Affairs, Government, Urban Security, Assistance and Social Development, Civil Defense, Metropolitan Civil Guard, Municipal Inspectorate, Municipal Attorney General) and São Paulo Legislative Assembly. He is currently at the Communication Secretariat of the City of São Paulo.

    She is a researcher in the ToTh-Criecom group at CEACOM-ECA / USP, where she dedicates herself to the research entitled “Women in Politics and the Female Vote: cultural barriers to communication”.

  • Rachel Fischer, International Center for Information Ethics, UNESCO

    She is a certified Director of Ethics and a consultant professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria. In her spare time, she manages communication and activities related to the African Center for Excellence in Information Ethics (ACEIE), which is central to the African Information Ethics Network. He completed his master's degree in political philosophy in 2014 with the main focus on Greek theater as a space for public and private political participation. Current activities include developing an online course on information ethics and digital well-being, documenting the process of inducing South African sign language as the 12th official language and engaging in research on media literacy and collaborative information with UNESCO. His duties include being co-president of the International Center for Information Ethics (ICIE) and representing his research at international events aligned with the UNESCO Information for All Program (IFAP). It seeks to represent the Global South, defending inclusion and promoting IFAP's objectives. His focal areas of doctoral research include information ethics, multilingualism, cognitive justice and the exploration of spaces for intercultural dialogue.

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Published

2020-07-20

How to Cite

Torres, W., & Fischer, R. (2020). Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Ethics in the days of Covid-19 in Latin America: interview with Efrain Pantaleón Matamoros and Felipe Chibás Ortiz. Revista Extraprensa, 13(2), 163-182. https://doi.org/10.11606/extraprensa2020.170887