June 25, 2009
Farhad Manjoo wrote an article in Slate: The Revolution Will Not Be Digitized: How the Internet helps Iran silence activists. Consider this: According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran has one of the world’s most advanced surveillance networks. Us…
June 10, 2009
Two papers by TASCHA-affiliated researchers were presented at the Digital Technologies and Marginalized Youth: Reducing the Gap workshop at the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC) 2009 in Como Italy. The workshop discussed the question of how ICTs can spark the integration and participation of young people with difficult backgrounds.
May 5, 2009
Presenter: Maria Garrido, Research Associate with the Center for Information & Society (CIS) at the Information School, University of Washington (link to iSchool Research Conversations) Date: 5/08/2009 Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Mary Gates Hall 420 This research analyzes the way in which social movements make use of information and communication technologies (ICT)…
May 2, 2009
The article “Exploring mobile phone-sharing practices in Ghana” by Araba Sey was published in the journal Info (2009, Vol 11, No 2). Click here to access full article. Abstract/Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present research evidence on mobile phone sharing practices in a developing country context. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted…
April 23, 2009
TASCHA had a strong presence and was well received at the 2009 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) in Doha, Qatar, that took place from April 17–19. The following is a list of TASCHA highlights and affiliated papers, posters, workshops, panels and meetings.
April 21, 2009
On April 18, 2009, TASCHA participated in a panel at ICTD2009 — ICTD Evaluation 20/20: Voices from Around the World — that highlighted evaluation issues and sparked debate among experts representing practice, technology, academia, and funders.
April 8, 2009
Penn State, Michigan State, Rutgers, the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and the New America Foundation are putting out a call for proposals for papers for a three day by-invitation experts workshop on approaches to developing data-based information policy. Expected deliverables are policy recommendations, a book, and a new research agenda.
March 31, 2009
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to Baltimore for our first case study site, Enoch Pratt Libraries. I learned so many things about research, library systems, public access computing, and — most importantly — I was reminded how lucky I am, and most who read this, are. When I wake up in the morning, I do one of two things that, while it has become a chore, I do compulsively: Check my iPhone or power up my MacBook.
March 22, 2009
I’m on my way to Veracruz, Mexico to spend a week with Gates Foundation global library grantees for what they call the Peer Learning Meeting. Ever since we started studying libraries about 18 months ago I’ve been wondering, why is it that these institutions of information access haven’t registered on my ICTD radar in the […]
March 13, 2009
The Compendium on Impact Assessment of ICT-for-Development Projects, by Richard Heeks and Alemayehu Molla, is a valuable guide for researchers. The compendium reviews impact assessment methods and approaches, and includes detailed descriptions of eleven different frameworks.
