Conclusion

Abstract

As discussed in Chap. 4 of the book, today we assist to a blending between private and professional lives due to the flexibility to work at any time from different locations. A blending facilitated by the diffusion of ubiquitous technologies that allows to merge seamlessly physical and virtual encounters. The recent global recession directly increased the dynamicity of the labor market fostering the adoption of more flexibility and more mobility. Thanks to mobile and ubiquitous terminals, a user could complete a task in any possible place, home, public spaces or company offices. From a technological point of view, this trend promotes the evolution of the so-called digital ecosystems: communities of people who interact, exchange information, combine, evolve in terms of knowledge, skills, and contacts, in order to improve their lives and meet their needs. The mobilization of our lives dramatically changed our behaviors in many ways, not only for the ubiquitous communication they support. This transformation crosses several domains and does not only interests the healthcare area. However, health care , being one of the crucial sectors for the correct functioning of a society, is heavily affected. The transformations undergoing in the healthcare domain affects not only the infrastructure but also the common habits of healthcare workers. This, as demonstrated in the book has economic, technological, and ICT security consequences.