Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology : Selected Papers from ICITED 2023

This book presents high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference in Information Technology & Education (ICITED 2023), to be held at the Nilton Lins University, Manaus, Brazil, during June 29–30, 2023. The book covers a specific field of knowledge. This intends to cover not only two fields of knowledge―Education and Technology―but also the interaction among them and the impact/result in the job market and organizations. It covers the research and pedagogic component of Education and Information Technologies but also the connection with Society, addressing the three pillars of higher education. The book addresses impact of pandemic on education and use of technology in education. Finally, it also encourages companies to present their professional cases which will be discussed. These can constitute real examples of how companies are overcoming their challenges with the uncertainty of the market.

Anabela Mesquita is Professor at the Porto Accounting and Business School/Polytechnic of Porto since 1990, Vice Dean between 2007 and 2018, President of the SPACE European network, Member of the Algoritmi Research Centre (Minho University), and Former Director of CICE (Research Centre for Communication and Education). She is Member of MAERA and President of the External Evaluation Committee for the A3ES (Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation in Higher Education) in the area of Executive Management. She has been (and is) involved in many European and national research projects both as Researcher and as Coordinator. She has published numerous papers in various international journals and conference proceedings. She is Member of the Programme Committee and Scientific Committee of several national and international conferences. She serves as Member of the Editorial Board and Referee for IGI Global. She also serves as Associate Editor of the Information Resources Management Journal, isCo-editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction and Associate Editor of Helyion. She has also been Evaluator and Reviewer for Erasmus+ National Agency and European Commission projects. Her interests include education, e-learning, technologies and information systems, knowledge management, innovation and intellectual capital.

António José Abreu Silva is Associate Professor at the Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration of Porto, Polytechnic of Porto and received Post-doctorate in Information Technologies and Systems, at the University of Coimbra, Department of Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, Ph.D. in Software Engineering based on reusable components with Human-Machine Interface applications, at the University of Vigo, Master in Management Informatics at the University of Minho and Degree in Informatics Applied Mathematics by the Lusíada University. He is currently Lecturer inthe scientific area of Information Systems, at the Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto/Politécnico do Porto, ISCAP/Porto, and Integrated Researcher of the Research Centre CEOS.PP―Centre for Organizational and Social Studies of the Polytechnic of Porto. Between 2015 and 2018, he was Coordinator of the Professional Higher Technical Courses (CTeSP) of the Higher Institute and Accounting and Administration of Porto (ISCAP) and Coordinator for Market Development of the Training Centre and Services Abroad of ISCAP. Currently, he is responsible for the Information Systems discipline group of CTeSP, Member of the Scientific Committee of the research center CEOS.PP, Member of the Direction of the Master in Digital Communication, Member of the Scientific Committee of several national and international conferences and initiatives in the area of Technologies and Information Systems (CISTI―Conferencia Ibérica de Sistemas y Tecnologías de Información; WORLDCIST―World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies; CAPSI―Conference of the Portuguese Association of Information Systems; COMETEL―Congresso Internacional de Computación y Telecomunicaciones; RISTI―Revista Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação; MICRADS―Conferência Internacional Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa Aplicada à Defesa e Segurança; ICOTTS―International Conference on Tourism, Technology & Systems; ICITED―International Conference in Information Technology & Education), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management (JISEM), President of IADITI―International Association for Digital Transformation and Technological Innovation, General Chair of ICOTTS―International Conference on Tourism, Technology & Systems, and ICITED―International Conference in Information Technology & Education, and Author of several papers and chapters/books indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, some of which with a JCR impact factor, with publication in the areaof Information Systems.

João Vidal de Carvalho, Instituto Politechnico do Porto, completed Post-doctorate in Technologies and Information Systems from University of Coimbra (Portugal), Doctorate in Information Systems and Technology from University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Master in Information Technology Management from University of Minho (Portugal) and Bachelor in Computer Science from Portucalense University (Portugal) and has membership of Professional Organization Vice-Director of the Research Center for Organizational and Social Studies of the Polytechnic of Porto (CEOS.PP), Member of the Iberian Systems and Information Technology Association (AISTI) and Effective Member of the ISCAP/Polytechnic of Porto Skills Recognition/Certification Committee.

Cleuciliz Santana, Ph.D. in Education and Socio-educational Development from Valladolid University, Spain since 2008, has 25 years of experience in the management of private Higher Education Institutions.She is currently Pro-rector of research and post-graduation at the University Nilton Lins, in Manaus, Amazonas, in the North of Brazil, where she also works in the training of teachers for the use of ICTs in Higher Education. Economist, Prof. Cleuciliz has three published books in the areas of Introduction to Economics and Economic Globalization. Her hobbies are playing the guitar and singing Brazilian popular music.

Cristina Helena Pinto de Mello completed Ph.D. in Economics at FGV-SP and Global Management Education Program at Nankai University, China. She is National Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at ESPM, Former Provost at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo and Former President of the Management Council of the Sorocaba Hospital Complex. She was Deputy Coordinator of the Professional Master's in Consumer Behavior and is currently Professor in the Program. Actually she was Deputy Coordinator of the Research Group on New Developmentalism and Social Democracy, Member of the editorial board of The Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Visiting Professor at Pantheon Sorbonne, Paris 1, and Academic Member of the Committee of Global Business Conferences, Brazilian correspondent at the International Association of University Professors and Speakers (IAUPL), part of the Educamídia Advisory Council.