This report includes the results of the research project ‘Exploratory study on explanations and theories of how telecentres and other community-based eInclusion actors operate and have an impact on digital and social inclusion policy goals’. This study was commissioned by IPTS to feed into a forthcoming...
The study assesses and describes the interplay between public PC-based Internet access and private mobile-based access for urban teenaged public access venue (PAV) users in Cape Town. South Africa is a particularly fruitful “leading edge” environment to do this work since not only mobile use, but...
The study assesses and describes the interplay between public PC-based Internet access and private mobile-based access for urban teenaged public access venue (PAV) users in Cape Town. South Africa is a particularly fruitful “leading edge” environment to do this work since not only mobile use, but...
Public access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in development. Communities benefit when people can access information and communicate with experts and people in their social networks to learn about health, jobs, education, leisure activities, or whatever...
This working paper describes the methodology for the Global Impact Study’s five-country surveys of public access ICT venue operators, users and non-users. The surveys collected detailed information about the conditions of public access to ICTs, characteristics of public access users, patterns of usage,...
Based on a survey of public access ICT users in five countries, this working paper outlines some basic characteristics of users – their demographics, history of using ICTs and reasons for using public access ICTs. This preliminary analysis indicates that while a large proportion of public access ICT...
Public libraries have provided free access to the Internet and computers since the 1990s. Libraries have also provided access to digital resources, databases, networked and virtual services, training, technical assistance, and technology-trained staff. However, little research has examined the relationship...
This codebook accompanies the survey of public access venue non-users, which was designed to capture non-user characteristics, indirect impacts, and to serve as a control for the user survey. The survey is divided into five sections: 1) Household screening and information, 2) ICT exposure, skills, and...
This survey of public access venue non-users was designed to capture non-user characteristics, indirect impacts, and to serve as a control for the user survey. The survey is divided into five sections: 1) Household screening and information, 2) ICT exposure, skills, and usage, 3) Perceived impacts, 4)...
What is Open Access to Research Data? Is it free and open access to raw data? Access to data collection tools and instruments? Access to data with tools to organize and analyze? These are the types of questions the Global Impact Study is considering as we develop an open approach to our research on the...
This survey of public access venue users was designed to capture user characteristics, usage patterns, and perceptions of impact. The survey is divided into six sections: 1) Basic information, 2) ICT exposure and skills, 3) Access, 4) Usage, 5) Perceived impacts, and 6) Demographics. The survey was implemented...
This survey of public access venue operators was designed to capture types of services public access venues offer, cost of service provision, perceptions on impact, users, usage patterns, and perceptions of impact. The survey is divided into ten sections: 1) About the venue, 2) About the venue layout,...
This codebook accompanies the survey of public access venue users, which was designed to capture user characteristics, usage patterns, and perceptions of impact. The survey is divided into six sections: 1) Basic information, 2) ICT exposure and skills, 3) Access, 4) Usage, 5) Perceived impacts, and 6)...
This codebook accompanies the survey of public access venue operators, which was designed to capture types of services public access venues offer, cost of service provision, perceptions on impact, users, usage patterns, and perceptions of impact. The survey is divided into ten sections: 1) About the...
Public libraries have provided free access to the Internet and computers since the 1990s. Libraries have also provided access to digital resources, databases, networked and virtual services, training, technical assistance, and technology-trained staff. However, little research has examined the relationship...
This report provides a review of the Infomediaries study's key variables and articulation of its hypotheses. Having completed Inception Missions to Chile (October 2009), Bangladesh (December 2009) and Lithuania (January 2010), we now have a foundation on which to build this analysis. This “Lessons...
The Global Impact Study maintains an online database of public access technology venues in Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Lithuania, and the Philippines. The database offers multiple search options, three different visualizations of the data, the ability to export in CSV format. All data in the database...
This special edition contains reports from the Harvard Forum II, a two-day event held September 2009 at Harvard University. Sponsored by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, the Forum assembled a prominent...
The U.S. IMPACT studies have two research projects underway that employ a mixed method research design to develop and validate performance indicators related specifically to the outcomes of public access computing (PAC) use in public libraries. Through the use of a nationwide telephone survey (n = ...
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are widely acknowledged as important resources for socio‐economic development. Due to resource constraints, shared access forms the dominant mode of access to these technologies in most developing countries. Governments, non‐governmental institutions...
This paper aims to review what type of research has been done on public access to ICTs, including issues investigated, methods used, main findings, and gaps in the literature. This document summarizes our preliminary findings. This review is based on approximately 80 journal articles and reports on public...
