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Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Following Natural Disasters

Apr 25, 2018

Direct-to-consumer telemedicine is a viable way to deliver medical care in the days after a natural disaster. But most people who use such services do so for routine matters, not disaster-caused illnesses.
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Can Humans Survive a Faster Future?

May 1, 2018

Life is moving faster and faster. Just about everything—transportation, weapons, the flow of information—is accelerating. How will decisionmakers preserve our personal and national security in the face of hyperspeed?

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Journal Article

Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development: Research Report

The United Nations Development Programme commissioned RAND Europe to explore social media use and its links to online radicalisation in Africa. The study analysed the social media use of three Islamist terrorist groups across seven countries.

Nov 5, 2018
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Journal Article

Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development: Executive Summary

The United Nations Development Programme commissioned RAND Europe to explore social media use and its links to online radicalisation in Africa. The study analysed the social media use of three Islamist terrorist groups across seven countries.

Nov 5, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development: Research Brief

The United Nations Development Programme commissioned RAND Europe to explore social media use and its links to online radicalisation in Africa. The study analysed the social media use of three Islamist terrorist groups across seven countries.

Nov 5, 2018
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Journal Article

Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development: Technical Annex

An annex of supporting information for the report, containing thematic content in relation to the countries examined and the three case study terrorist groups analysed, alongside content relating to the Twitter data analysis and interviews conducted.

Nov 5, 2018
Commentary

Financial Frameworks for Cybersecurity Are Failing

Cybersecurity has become a team sport with all participants on the field, but playing without clear rules, without a team approach, and without knowing when to pass the ball or to whom. It's the collective responsibility of consumers, technology companies, government officials, and schools.

Oct 25, 2018
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Journal Article

The Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons on the Dark Web: A Study

A summary of the main findings and implications of the first empirical study investigating the scale and scope of arms trafficking on the dark web, illustrating the range of weapons traded, their market price and most common transit routes.

Oct 24, 2018
Commentary

The Perils of Connecting Our Bodies to the Internet

High-tech health care solutions are part of an emerging sector of medical technologies that monitor personal health data by essentially connecting your body to the Internet. As smart devices in health care evolve, the line between human and machine is blurring, and creating new concerns about consumer safety and privacy rights.

Oct 15, 2018
Report

Preparing for Cybersecurity Threats to the 2020 Olympics

The Olympic Games are an attractive target for hackers. An examination of Japan's cybersecurity threat landscape and lessons from past events can help planners reduce cybersecurity risks in advance of the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Oct 4, 2018
Report

Report

An Evaluation of New Mexico's Online Intake System for Civil Legal Aid

This report describes an evaluation of the online intake system for civil legal aid that New Mexico implemented in April 2016 to better assess the effects online intake systems might have in practice.

Sep 28, 2018
Multimedia

Truth Decay and Community Engagement

In this Events @ RAND podcast, RAND political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh and William "Pat" Getty, president of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, discuss Truth Decay's consequences on community engagement and resilience.

Sep 20, 2018
Blog

The RAND Tablet: iPad Predecessor

In the 1960s RAND developed a 10-inch-square tablet. Users could draw shapes and text on it with a stylus, which a handwriting recognition program smoothed out and rendered on a monitor. Though it was too expensive for commercial use, the RAND Tablet paved the way for PalmPilots, Tablet PCs, and iPads.

Sep 4, 2018
Periodical

Periodical

RAND Review: September-October 2018

This issue spotlights RAND's research on social and emotional learning; workforce development in Appalachia; and the effects of marijuana ads on adolescents and young adults.

Sep 4, 2018
Testimony

Testimony

Russian Social Media Influence: Understanding Russian Propaganda in Eastern Europe: Addendum

Document submitted August 30, 2018, as an addendum to testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on August 1, 2018.

Aug 31, 2018
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Journal Article

The Use of Technology in the Clinical Care of Depression: An Evidence Map

This evidence map provides a broad overview of the existing research evaluating technology in depression care. Computer applications are most common. Almost all applications yield symptom improvement. Further research on these applications is needed.

Aug 22, 2018
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Journal Article

Blind Spots in Telemedicine: A Qualitative Study of Staff Workarounds to Resolve Gaps in Diabetes Management

Despite noteworthy progress in detecting diabetic retinopathy and access to DR screening, telemedical screening adds additional burdens to medical staff that should be addressed to strengthen the potential of such platforms.

Aug 15, 2018
Commentary

Freedom of the Internet 'Press'

The First Amendment enables companies such as Facebook to publish what they choose. Arguing against this right could lead to government regulation over digital media. It could also further degrade the reliability of online information.

Aug 10, 2018
Content

A Brief History of RAND

RAND was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in 1948. From its early years to the present, RAND research is characterized by its objectivity and nonpartisanship, its quality and scientific rigor, and its dedication to improving policymaking on the most pressing issues of the day.

Aug 3, 2018
Report

Report

Developing Cybersecurity Capacity: A proof-of-concept implementation guide

This document is a proof-of-concept operational toolbox designed to facilitate the development of national-level cybersecurity capacity building programmes and of holistic policy and investment strategies to tackle challenges in the cyber domain.

Aug 2, 2018
Testimony

Russia's Social Media Influence in Eastern Europe

Russia is engaged in an active, worldwide propaganda campaign, but it is particularly interested in targeting its western border. What can the United States and allied governments do to limit Russian influence in the region?

Aug 1, 2018
Content

Newt Minow: Crusader for the Public Interest

Newt Minow is an attorney and former Chair of the Federal Communications Commission known for his speech referring to television as a “vast wasteland.” He came to RAND in the early 1960s looking for help with what would become one of his signature accomplishments, the development of communications satellites. He's been a part of RAND's story ever since.

Jul 19, 2018

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RAND Topic:
Communication Technology

Topic Synonyms:
ICT;
Information and Communication Technology