Social Networks and Mobile
Technologies in Public Health
Jones
epischisto.org
What is a Network?
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Web Definition : A set of nodes, points, or locations connected by means of
data, voice, and video communications for the purpose of
exchange.
Social Networks
A social network is a description of
the social structure between actors,
mostly individuals or organizations. It
indicates the ways in which they are
connected through various social
familiarities ranging from casual
acquaintance to close familiar bonds.
Social networks and KMS
• Why Social Networks in
KMS?
People
KM
Technology
Organization
Processes
Knowledge Management involves people, technology, and processes in
Overlapping parts.
Social Network Analysis
We measure Social Network in terms of:
1. Degree Centrality:
The number of direct connections a node has. What really matters is where
those
connections lead to and how they connect the otherwise
unconnected.
2. Betweenness Centrality:
A node with high betweenness has great influence over what flows in the
network indicating important links and single point of failure.
3. Closeness Centrality:
The measure of closeness of a node which are close to everyone else.
The pattern of the direct and indirect ties allows the nodes any other node in
the network more quickly than anyone else. They have the shortest paths to
all others.
Exercise on SNA: Kite Network
By David Krackhardt
Reducing Complexity
Our Social Networks can be understood at one glance
Organization on Web
Reduced Complexity through
Simulation Analysis and Complex
Theory for solving graphs
Geographic Information
Modeling
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Key Players
Use: lattes - cnpq
Technology: LinkedIn (1)
Technology: oro-aro (2)
References
• “How to do Social Network Analysis?”-Retrieved from http://www.orgnet.com/sna.html
• Cross, R., Parker, A. and Borgatti, S. A bird's eye view: Using Social Network
Analysis to Improve Knowledge Creation and Sharing. IBM Institute for
Business Value Publication.
• J.C.Thomas, W.A Kellogg, T. Erickson, “The Knowledge Management
Puzzle: Human and social factors in Knowledge Management”. IBM
Systems Journal. Volume 40. Number 4.2001
• Wellman, B. (1996) For a Social Network Analysis of Computer Networks:
A Sociological Perspective on Collaborative work and Virtual Community.
Proceedings of SIGCPR/SIGMIS. Denver, CO. ACM Press.
health and mobile techs...
• Combining Google Earth and GIS mapping technologies in a
dengue surveillance system for developing countries.
International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8:49
• Development of a wearable global positioning system for
place and health research International Journal of Health
Geographics 2008, 7:59
• Tracking the polio virus down the Congo River: a case study
on the use of Google Earth™ in public health planning and
mapping International Journal of Health
Geographics 2009, 8:4
mobile devices...
Iphone diagnostics
Ankos Mobile - Android
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