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‘The Team Around the Children: Codes, rules and imaginary epistemic objects in interagency working for integrated childrens’ services. - Steve Brown, Leicester University

 
Notes written by students of Theo Vurdubakis -Department of Organisation, Work and Technology, Lancaster University:
Steve’s presentation focused on the frameworks and technologies used in the protection of children who are seen to [...]

Robots/careworkers?

Telecare session

‘Mediating care: reading, interpreting and diagnosing code, the ‘new’ skills of ‘caring’?’ Norman Crump - LUMS, Lancaster University
Download Norman Crumps Telecare presentation here>

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‘Monitoring vital signs or mediating loving care and connection: the social codes of new care technologies’

Ingunn Moser and Jeanette Pols - University of Oslo/University of Amsterdam:
Download power point presentation> Telecare_IMJP

The Icat by Philips
Notes written by students of Theo Vurdubakis -Department of Organisation, Work and Technology, Lancaster University:
Ingunn’s presentation focused upon the growing recognition of the need for a deeper understanding of care technologies and the complexities of material, social, [...]

Discussion

Why did Aibo go out of production? We don’t know.
Do carers really care? The Eros-Thanatos relation is more complicated. Hate is also mediated through these technologies. There are times in care when this happens.
To what extent does the telecare offer surveillance of care-work? What kinds of pre-emptive effects arise? Do they displace protection or [...]