Information Technologies and the Impact of SARS-COV-2 in the Angolan Context: A Study on the Role of Technology in Times of Emergency and Public Calamity

Paulo Caquinda Cabila Da Silva

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Information Technologies and the Impact of SARS-COV-2 in the Angolan Context: A Study on the Role of Technology in Times of Emergency and Public Calamity

Paulo Caquinda Cabila Da Silva

Published in International Journal of Science, Technology and Society (Volume 11, Issue 6)

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In Angola, Information Technologies have gained space in recent years, despite to the costs of acquisition and maintenance given the asymmetries experienced by most families. However, the use of Information and Communication Technologies generated several epicenters in the main cities, towns and even quimbos (small communities that reside in small neighborhoods in rural areas in houses with rudimentary constructions and distanced from each other) of the country in the period that the state of emergency and public calamity was heavy, in view of the restriction of mobility of people throughout the national territory, as well as the departure and entry into national territory and consequently the confinement of people in their homes. The study aimed to analyze the impact of information technologies in Angolan context due to the intense era of SARS-CoV-2. The investigation was empirical using qualitative and quantitative research, with a questionnaire being applied to 481 respondents from the main cities in the country. It was divided into two parts. The first addressed the appearance of the SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 viruses as well as the updating of virus prevention and control measures referenced from the presidential decrees in Angola, the second addressed the role played by technologies of Information in the era of the pandemic, namely in periods of emergencies and public calamities. A link between Information and Communication Technologies and Artificial Intelligence was also made in this investigation, since the performance of any technology is integrated in human intelligence.

Published in	International Journal of Science, Technology and Society (Volume 11, Issue 6) This article belongs to the Special Issue AI Application in Energy Technology and Power System
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsts.20231106.13
Page(s)	205-214
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Virus SARS-CoV-2, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Internet of All Things, Molecular Biology

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Silva, P. C. C. D. Information Technologies and the Impact of SARS-COV-2 in the Angolan Context: A Study on the Role of Technology in Times of Emergency and Public Calamity. Int. J. Sci. Technol. Soc. 2023, 11(6), 205-214. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsts.20231106.13

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Silva PCCD. Information Technologies and the Impact of SARS-COV-2 in the Angolan Context: A Study on the Role of Technology in Times of Emergency and Public Calamity. Int J Sci Technol Soc. 2023;11(6):205-214. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsts.20231106.13

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