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Researchers at the Centre for Social Informatics (Dr. Andraž Petrovčič, Dr. Darja Grošelj and Dr. Katja Prevodnik), in collaboration with Dr. Bianca C. Reisdorf (The University of North Carolina at Charlotte), have published an original scientific article "A typology of aging internet users: Exploring digital gradations in internet skills and uses" in the journal Social Science Computer Review.

Dr. Vasja Vehovar, Dr. Zdenek Smutny, and Jošt Bartol published an article titled “Evolution of social informatics: Publications, research, and educational activities” in The Information Society journal. In the article, the authors present a comprehensive overview of scientific activities related to the (English) term social informatics.

Researchers from the Centre for Social Informatics (Dr. Darja Grošelj, Dr. Andraž Petrovčič, Dr. Vesna Dolničar), in collaboration with Dr. Bianca C. Reisdorf (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA), published a study in the journal The Information Society examining the changing factors that shape proxy internet use activation over time.

Assist. Prof. Simona Hvalič Touzery, PhD, Katja Prevodnik, PhD, and assoc. prof. Vesna Dolničar, PhD (Centre for Social Informatics) have jointly published a scientific article entitled “Factors influencing informal carers' acceptance of assistive telecare systems in the pre‐ and post‐implementation phase: A scoping study” in the journal Health and Social Care in the Community. The article is available in open access from Wiley.

Dr. Matic Kavčič (Centre for Welfare Studies), dr. Andraž Petrovčič and dr. Vesna Dolničar (Centre for Social Informatics) published an article in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, titled “Model of acceptance and use of market-ready home-based e-Care services: A quality study with care receivers and informal caregivers”.

Dr. Vasja Vehovar, head of the Centre for Social Informatics, was the main editor of the special issue of Acta Informatica Pragensia entitled "Perspectives of Social Informatics". Members of the editorial board also included Zdenek Smutny of Prague University of Economics and Business and Alice R. Robbin of Indiana University. Together, they also published an editorial article titled "What is Social Informatics from an International Perspective?".

Gregor Čehovin, PhD, assoc. prof. Katja Lozar Manfreda, PhD (Centre for Social Informatics) and prof. Michael Bosnjak, PhD (Robert Koch Institute and University of Trier) have jointly published a scientific article entitled “Item Nonresponse in Web Versus Other Survey Modes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”.

Jošt Bartol, Dr. Vasja Vehovar and Dr. Andraž Petrovčič, members of the Centre for Social Informatics, published a review article entitled “Information privacy concerns on the internet: Conceptual foundations and research challenges” in the journal Teorija in praksa.

Dr. Sakari Taipale, a member of the Centre for Social Informatics, has published a new article in the International Journal of Social Robotics. In the article “Positive Turn in Elder-Care Workers" Views Toward Telecare Robots” the survey data from 2020 Finnish elderly care workers is presented.

Dr. Sakari Taipale of the University of Jyväskylä and member of the Centre for Social Informatics at UL, Faculty of Social Sciences, has published a chapter "Digital skills and application use among Finnish home care workers in the eldercare sector" in the monograph "Digital transformations in care for older people."