The 4th Global Forum on Telecentres, Spark 2013, will take place in Granada, Spain May 28-29. Four TASCHA researchers are looking forward to attending the forum to participate in conversations on technology and development and present on various TASCHA research projects. Chris Coward & Maria …
Today, March 8, 2013, is International Women's Day. Access to technology can empower women and girls of all ages, giving them the access and skills to participate in today's digital and information society. We're celebrating this day by showcasing some of the research we've done about women and …
TASCHA Director, Chris Coward, will be participating on a panel organized by IFLA during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) +10 review Meeting in Paris, France, February 25-27, 2013. The panel, Supporting Knowledge Societies through Public Access to the Internet, will cover …
The Global Impact Study, a research project led by TASCHA, is excited to announce the upcoming release of the study's final research report soon! After five years of research design, research implementation, and data interpretation and analysis, we are looking forward to finalizing and sharing …
This iSchool Research Conversation and TASCHA Talk, presented by Araba Sey, discusses insights from the Global Impact Study. It outlines some dimensions of public access as a strategy for socio-economic development, addressing questions such as: who uses public access ICTs and why, what value …
Commissioned by the EU Joint Research Centre IPTS, Telecentre-Europe and the Technology & Social Change Group are conducting an online survey that aims to provide a ‘map’ of telecentres, libraries, and other eInclusion actors that operate in the European Union. The survey will be available in …
TASCHA Research Assistant Professor Maria Garrido leaves today to participate in a five-week research residency at the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) in Seville, Spain. Maria will be working with researchers at the Information Society Unit designing a study to better …
TASCHA Talk: Sara Vannini August 9, 2012 Social representations are systems of ideas, values, and practices people adopt to interact with their reality. Starting from this construct, this research investigates community multimedia centres in Mozambique and their perceptions by the local …
TASCHA research on the role of public libraries and telecenters during a disaster was presented on June 23 at the 2012 American Library Association (ALA) conference as part of the panel, "Expecting the Unexpected: Libraries Respond to Profound Change." iSchool PhD candidate, Beth Patin, …
TASCHA Talk: Chris Coward April 12, 2012 We all know what the typical telecenter or library computer space looks like—people sitting behind monitors along rows of desks, working away on whatever it is they are doing. This model serves a purpose, and as our research indicates, people can benefit …
