Ricardo Reier Forradellas

Ricardo Reier Forradellas serves as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences, Catholic University of Ávila, where he contributes to academic instruction and research within the DEKIS (Digital Economy & Knowledge and Information Society) research group.

Education:

• Doctorate from Catholic University of Ávila (2014) with thesis: "Analysis of the feasibility of a new model in the production of welfare services to ensure long-term sustainability, case of public health spending". Supervised by Dr. Vicente Enciso de Yzaguirre, Dr. David Sanz-Bas, and Dr. Concepción Albarrán Fernández.

Research Focus: His work bridges digital economic frameworks with societal welfare systems, emphasizing sustainable models for public health services and knowledge-based economies. Key investigations include viability analysis of welfare service production, long-term financing mechanisms for public health expenditure, and socio-technological transformations within information societies.

Research Affiliation: As an active member of the DEKIS research group, he engages in interdisciplinary projects examining digital economy impacts on knowledge dissemination, information society structures, and welfare service sustainability.