Chris Coward

Chris Coward

Senior Principal Research Scientist
Affiliate Associate Professor
(206) 437-4592
ccoward@uw.edu
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Chris Coward is Senior Principal Research Scientist at the University of Washington Information School. Chris studies issues of information access, digital inclusion, digital skills, and civic engagement, primarily in resource-limited populations and countries. Much of his work focuses on these issues in the context of public libraries. His current work examines misinformation and civic discourse, with the aim of developing new library programs and services that better respond to changes in the information environment. He is interested in the integration of digital and physical spaces as a way of fostering more constructive engagements with information.

Chris directs the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), a research center he co-founded in 1999 (then Center for Internet Studies) that explores the role of digital technologies in building more open, inclusive, and equitable societies. Under his leadership, TASCHA has grown in size and stature with projects spanning more than 50 countries. In 2019 he was one of five principal investigators to co-found the Center for an Informed Public (CIP), a new center with a mission of resisting strategic misinformation and strengthening democratic discourse.

Affiliate Positions

Affiliate Associate Professor, Information School
Co-Founder, Center for an Informed Public
Director, Technology & Social Change Group

Research Areas

ICT and development
Public libraries
Civic engagement

Education

MA, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, 1997
Master of Public Administration, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, 1997
BA, Columbia University, 1986
How do you solve a problem like misinformation? (2021)Science Advances, vol. 7, no. 50Authors: Ryan Calo, Christopher Coward, Emma Spiro, Catharine Starbird, Jevin West
Escape rooms – a new format for fighting disinformation? (2021)Media & LearningAuthors: Christopher Coward
The Role of Libraries in Misinformation Programming: A Research Agenda (2020)Journal of Librarianship and Information ScienceAuthors: Jason Young, Brandyn Boyd, Katya Yefimova, Stacey Wedlake, Christopher Coward
Mixed-methods library evaluation integrating the patron, library, and external perspectives: The case of Namibia regional libraries (2020)Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 79Authors: Moonjung Yim, Michelle Fellows, Christopher Coward
Namibia’s Regional Libraries: Final Report of the Regional Study and Resource Center (RSRC) Activity Evaluation (2020)Authors: Christopher Coward, Michelle Fellows, Chris Rothschild, Moonjung Yim
Digital Skills Assessments Guidebook (2020)Authors: Stacey Wedlake, Allison Anderson, Christopher Coward
Digital skill sets for diverse users: A comparison framework for curriculum and competencies (2019)Authors: Stacey Wedlake, Karah Lothian, David Keyes, Christopher Coward
Namibia’s Regional Libraries: Interim Report of the Regional Study and Resource Center (RSRC) Evaluation (2019)Authors: Christopher Coward, Michelle Fellows, Lucas Koepke, Chris Rothschild, Moonjung Yim
Digital Skills Toolkit (2018)Authors: Christopher Coward, Michelle Fellows
Public libraries as platforms for civic engagement (2018)Authors: Christopher Coward, C. Maclay, Maria Garrido
Mobile Information Literacy: Building Digital and Information Literacy Skills for Mobile-first and Mobile-centric Populations through Public Libraries (2017)Authors: Melody Clark, Christopher Coward, Chris Rothschild
Towards a mobile information literacy framework: Rethinking information literacy in a mobile era (2017)Authors: Melody Clark, Christopher Coward, C. Rothschild, L. Reynal, B. Richter
There when you need it: The multiple dimensions of public access ICT uses and impacts (2015)Information Technology & International Development, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 71-86Authors: Araba Sey, F Bar, Christopher Coward, Lucas Koepke, Chris Rothschild, G Sciadas
Digital Opportunties: Innovative ICT Solutions for Youth Employment (2014)Authors: Christopher Coward, Silvia Caicido, Heidi Rauch, Nathalia Vega
From access to information to access to each other: Why libraries should develop innovation spaces (2014)Authors: Christopher Coward, Dilini Wijeweera
Namibia Regional Study & Resource Centers: Evaluation design report (2014)Authors: Christopher Coward, Michelle Fellows, Andrew Gordon
The rise of innovation spaces and implications for libraries (2014)Authors: Christopher Coward
Private then Shared? (2014)Communications of the ACM, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 29-30Authors: Christopher Coward
Connecting people for development: Why public access ICTs matter (2013)Authors: Araba Sey, Christopher Coward, George Sciadas, Chris Rothschild, Francois Bar , Lucas Koepke
Public libraries connecting people for development: Findings from the Global Impact Study (2013)Authors: Araba Sey, Christopher Coward, Chris Rothschild, Melody Clark, Lucas Koepke
The impact of public access to ICTs: Findings from a five-year, eight-country study (2013)Authors: Francois Bar, Christopher Coward, Lucas Koepke, Chris Rothschild, Araba Sey, George Sciadas
Global Impact Study surveys: Methodologies and implementation (2013)Authors: Araba Sey, Christopher Coward, Chris Rothschild, George Sciadas
Building Digital Communities: A Framework for Action (2012)Authors: Samantha Becker, Christopher Coward, Michael Crandall, Rebecca Sears, Ron Carlee, Kira Hasbargen, Mary Ball
Beyond Access: Perceptions of libraries as development partners (2012)Authors: Michelle Fellows, Christopher Coward, Rebecca Sears
Bringing the benefits of information technology to underserved populations: An introduction to ICTD for the library community (2010)IFLA Journal, vol. 36, no. 3Authors: Christopher Coward
Introducing the Essays of the Harvard Forum II (2010)Information Technologies & International Development, vol. 6, no. Special EditionAuthors: Christopher Coward, Mathew Smith, Randy Spence
Measuring indirect access: Indicators of the impacts of lay information mediary behavior (2010)Authors: Christopher Coward, Karen Fisher
South-North: Fishbowl on transferability of ICTs in income-poor to income-rich countries (2010)Authors: Christopher Coward, Karen Fisher
An Assessment of venues providing public Access to ICT: A tale of 25 countries (2009)Authors: Rucha Ambikar, Christopher Coward, Ricardo Gomez
Free access to computers and the Internet at public libraries: International reflections on outcomes and methods (2009)Authors: Karen Fisher, Christopher Coward, Philip Fawcett, Michael Crandall, Ricardo Gomez
ICTD evaluation 20/20: Voices from around the world (2009)Authors: Karen Fisher, Ricardo Gomez, Christopher Coward
Libraries, Telecentres & Cybercafes: an international study of public access information venues: Performance Measurement and Metrics (2009)Performance Measurement and Metrics, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 33-48Authors: Ricardo Gomez, R. Ambikar, Christopher Coward
Special Issue: ICT Skills and Employability (2009) , vol. 5, no. 2Authors: Maria Garrido, A Badshah, Christopher Coward
Deconstructing ICT Skills and Employability (2009)Information Technologies & International Development, vol. 5, no. 2Authors: Maria Garrido, A Badshah, Christopher Coward,
Why do telecentres deserve ongoing attention? (2008)Telecentre MagazineAuthors: Christopher Coward
Information Needs and Watering Holes (2008)Authors: Ricardo Gomez, Rucha Ambikar, Christopher Coward
Information needs and watering holes: public access to information and ICT in 25 countries (2008)Authors: R. Ambikar, Christopher Coward, Ricardo Gomez
Libraries, Telecentres and Cybercafes: a study of public access venues around the world. (2008)Authors: Christopher Coward, Ricardo Gomez, Rucha Ambikar
ICT training and employability: Integrated service delivery in United States workforce development networks (2007)Center for Information & Society, Research Paper SeriesAuthors: J. Sullivan, A. Gordon, Christopher Coward, Maria Garrido, K. Dridi
ICT Training for Disadvantaged Populations: The importance of tailoring to the local context (2007)Authors: Maria Garrido, Christopher Coward, A Gordon,
Corporations, NGOs and IT Training: Blending private and nonprofit approached to achieving socio-economic outcomes (2005)Authors: Christopher Coward, R Roman, Maria Garrido, B Kolko, A Gordon
Looking beyond India: Factors that shape the global outsourcing decisions of small and medium sized companies in America (2003)Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries, vol. 13, no. 11Authors: Christopher Coward

Center for an Informed Public (CIP) (2022)

Funder: William and Flora Hewlett FoundationAmount: $600,000Collaborators: Catharine Starbird (Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Investigator), Emma Spiro (Co-Investigator), Jevin West (Co-Investigator), Ryan Calo (Co-Investigator)

Misinformation Escape Room: Building a research agenda for a gamified approach to combating health misinformation (2022)

Funder: University of Washington Population Health InitiativeAmount: $24,914Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Jin Ha Lee (Co-Principal), Kolina Koltai (Co-Principal), Rachel Moran (Co-Principal), Julie Kientz (Co-Principal)

Supporting the Development of Digital Playful Exploratory Resources to Combat Mis/disinformation through Online Intergenerational Co-design (2021)

Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)Amount: $249,917Collaborators: Jason Yip (Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Investigator), Jin Ha Lee (Co-Investigator)

Misinformation Escape Room: Supporting Libraries as Hubs for Misinformation Education (2021)

Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Amount: $249,691Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Jin Ha Lee (Co-Principal)

Co-Designing Protocols for Data Creation, Analysis, and Use Among Local Care Networks in Seattle and Boston to Enhance Disaster Resilience (2020)

Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)Amount: $49,997Collaborators: Nicholas Weber (Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Emma Spiro (Co-Principal), Carole Palmer (Co-Principal)

Connecting Rural and Small Libraries to Connected Learning (2020)

Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (Total award: $427,062)Amount: $284,259Collaborators: Katharine Davis (Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Mega Subramaniam (Co-Principal)

Center for an Informed Public (CIP) (2020)

Funder: AARP WashingtonAmount: $15,000Collaborators: Jevin West (Co-Principal), Catharine Starbird (Co-Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Emma Spiro (Co-Principal), Ryan Calo (Co-Principal)

Center for an Informed Public (CIP) (2020)

Funder: Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU)Amount: $75,000Collaborators: Jevin West (Co-Principal), Catharine Starbird (Co-Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Emma Spiro (Co-Principal), Ryan Calo (Co-Principal)

Center for an Informed Public (CIP) (2020)

Funder: Craig Newmark PhilanthropiesAmount: $100,000Collaborators: Jevin West (Co-Principal), Kate Starbird (Co-Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Emma Spiro (Co-Principal), Ryan Calo (Co-Principal)

Center for an Informed Public (CIP) (2020)

Funder: Craig Newmark PhilanthropiesAmount: $1,000,000Collaborators: Jevin West (Co-Principal), Kate Starbird (Co-Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Emma Spiro (Co-Principal), Ryan Calo (Co-Principal)

Center for an Informed Public (CIP) (2019)

Funder: William and Flora Hewlett FoundationAmount: $600,000Collaborators: Jevin West (Co-Principal), Catharine Starbird (Co-Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Emma Spiro (Co-Principal), Ryan Calo (Co-Principal)

Center for an Informed Public (CIP) (2019)

Funder: Microsoft Amount: $150,000Collaborators: Jevin West (Co-Principal), Emma Spiro (Co-Principal), Kate Starbird (Co-Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Ryan Calo (Co-Principal)

Digital Equity Initiative – Digital Skills Project (2018)

Funder: City of Seattle Department of Information TechnologyAmount: $20,000Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Center for an Informed Public (CIP) (2018)

Funder: John S. and James L. Knight FoundationAmount: $5,000,000Collaborators: Jevin West (Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal), Emma Spiro (Co-Principal), Kate Starbird (Co-Principal), Ryan Calo (Co-Principal)

Baseline Study of African Public Library Environment (2016)

Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationAmount: $2,500,000Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Data literacy development in Myanmar (2016)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Michael Crandall (Co-Principal), Sara Curran (Co-Principal)

Advancing MOOCs for Development Initiative (2015)

Funder: International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)Amount: $349,538Collaborators: Maria Garrido (Co-Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal)

TASCHA Legacy Grant (2015)

Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationAmount: $15,918,283Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Mike Crandall (Co-Principal)

Research Roadmap for Strengthening the Library Field (2014)

Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationAmount: $760,577Collaborators: Michael Crandall (Principal)

Library Development Support in Myanmar (2014)

Funder: Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationAmount: $349,996Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Michael Crandall (Co-Principal)

Global Impact Study: Outreach and Engagement (2013)

Funder: International Development Research CentreAmount: $124,614Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Gates – Aman (2013)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Evaluation of Namibia’s Regional Study and Resource Centers (RSRCs) (2013)

Funder: Millennium Challenge CoprporationAmount: $276,615Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

TASCHA Core Operating fund (2013)

Funder: Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationAmount: $1,000,000Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Advancing Democracy and Producing Transformation in Information and Technology for Burma (2013)

Funder: US Agency for International DevelopmentAmount: $1,500,000Collaborators: Mary Callahan (Principal), Sara Curran (Principal), Christopher Coward (Co-Principal)

Microsoft CIS Gift Fund (2012)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Civil Society 2.0 – Georgia (2012)

Funder: East-West Management Institute, Inc.Amount: $60,096Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

GLDI Stakeholder Research (2011)

Funder: International Research and Exchanges BoardAmount: $46,440Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Sithi 2.0: Mainstreaming Government Accountability Project (2011)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Joseph Sullivan (Co-Principal)

Technology and Social Change Group Support (2011)

Funder: Microsoft CorporationAmount: $250,000Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Maria Garrido (Co-Principal)

Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities (2011)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

CIS Monitoring & Evaluation Dissemination 2010: Supplement (2010)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Digital Inclusion Framework (2010)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

CIS Monitoring & Evaluation 4– Unlimited Potential (2010)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Maria Garrido (Co-Principal), Joseph Sullivan (Co-Principal), Andrew Gordon (Co-Principal)

IDRC Supplement Revised Budget (2009)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Supplement to ICT and Public Access: Investigating the Social and Economic Impact of Public Access to Information and Communication Technologies (2009)

Funder: International Development Research CentreAmount: $4,065,008Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Beth Kolko (Co-Principal), Andrew Gordon (Co-Principal), Michael Crandall (Co-Principal)

CIS Monitoring and Evaluation 1 FY 2009-2011 (2009)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Maria Garrido (Co-Principal), Joyojeet Pal (Co-Principal), Joseph Sullivan (Co-Principal), Andrew Gordon (Co-Principal)

CIS Monitoring & Evaluation 2: e-Skills, Employment, and Immigrant Women in the European Union (2008)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Maria Garrido (Co-Principal), Joyojeet Pal (Co-Principal), Joseph Sullivan (Co-Principal)

CIS Monitoring & Evaluation 3-Latin America (2008)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Maria Garrido (Co-Principal), Joseph Sullivan (Co-Principal), Joyojeet Pal (Co-Principal)

CIS Capacity Building–Gated Foundation (2008)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Information and Communication Technologies for International Development Research Overview (2008)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

FY 09 Microsoft CIS Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy (2008)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

CIS Australia Supplement (2008)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Landscape of Public Access ICT in Developing Countries (2008)

Funder: Gates FoundationCollaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Ricardo Gomez (Co-Principal)

Research on technology use by people with disabilities in Latin American (2008)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Center for Internet Studies Research FY 08 (2007)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

ICT and Public Access: Investigating the Social and Economic Impact of Public Access to Information and Communication Technologies (2007)

Funder: International Development Research CentreCollaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Research on Library Systems and the Environment for Public Access to ICT in Selected Countries (2007)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Robert Mason (Co-Principal), Michael Crandall (Co-Principal), Karine Nahon (Co-Principal)

Center for Internet Studies Research FY 08 (2007)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Unlimited Potential evaluation project (2005)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Role of the university in information technologies for development in Asia (2005)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Building an Internet studies program in the Philippines (2004)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Fund for innovation & redesign: Interdisciplinary program in humanitarian relief (2004)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Establishing an Asia-Pacific network of Internet studies programs (2003)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Nonprofit technology leadership program (2002)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal), Elaine Chang (Co-Principal)

Outsourcing industry for developing countries in Asia (2002)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)

Planning grant to establish the Internet Political economy Forum (2000)

Collaborators: Christopher Coward (Principal)
Loki's Loop Escape Room (2022)
Seattle, WA (virtual)
Misinformation Escape Room: A Gamified Approach to Misinformation Learning (2022)
ARSL 2022 Conference, Association for Rural & Small Libraries - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: Civic media, games & misinformation (2022)
SIGCAS Showcase, ACM Computers and Society - Online
Connected Learning: The Essential Mindset to Serve Rural Youth in America (2022)
Connected Learning Summit - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: Designing a gamified approach to misinformation education (2022)
Connected Learning Summit - Online
Promoting public libraries as centers of youth civic engagement (2022)
Connected Learning Summit - Online
Reconfiguring ICTD research in the wake of Covid-19 (2022)
ICTD 2022 (International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and International Development) - Seattle, WA
Researching misinformation in ICTD (2022)
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and International Development - Seattle, WA
Misinformation: Libraries Making a Difference (2022)
Cincinnati Public Libraries - Cincinnati, OH
Misinformation Escape Room: A Gamified Approach to Building Resilience to Misinformation (2022)
University of Copenhagen - Copenhagen, Denmark
Misinformation Escape Room (2022)
Dagstuhl Seminar - Wadern, Germany
Misinformation Escape Room: A Gamified Approach to Building Resilience to Misinformation (2022)
United Nations, Peacekeeping Division - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: A Gamified Approach to Building Resilience to Misinformation (2022)
PLA 2022 (Public Library Association) - Portland, Oregon
Misinformation Escape Room: The Euphorigen Investigation (2022)
Misinfo Day, University of Washington, Center for an Informed Public - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: A Gamified Approach to Building Resilience to Misinformation (2022)
New Zealand, Department of the Internal Affairs - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: A Gamified Approach to Building Resilience to Misinformation (2022)
Media Literacy Training Program for English Teaching Assistants in Central Asia, U.S. Department of State - Online
LIS Forward Forum: Shaping Future Directions for LIS to Thrive and Grow in iSchools. (2022)
iSchools organziation - Virtual
Misinformation Escape Room: Building Misinformation Literacy through an Immersive Learning Experience (2022)
LibLearnX, American Library Association - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: A Gamified Approach to Building Resilience to Misinformation (2021)
Library of Congress - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: The Euphorigen Investigation (2021)
Distinguished Humphrey Fellowship Program: Media and Information - Seattle, Washington
Misinformation Escape Room (2021)
2021 ARSL (Association of Rural and Small Libraries) - Online
Misinformation Escape Room (2021)
2021 Washington Library Association (WLA) conference - Virtual
Escape rooms – a new format for fighting disinformation? (2021)
Media & Learning - Virtual
Misinformation Escape Room: The Euphorigen Investigation (2021)
The Downtown School - Seattle, Washington
If facts don’t matter, how do we combat misinformation? (2021)
University Women’s Club - Seattle, Washington
Misinformation Escape Room: The Euphorigen Investigation (2021)
Distinguished Humphrey Fellowship Program: Media and Information - Seattle, Washington
From learning to experiencing misinformation: The need for alternative approaches to misinformation education (2021)
21st Century Change Makers: Countering Disinformation among Older Adults, International Visitor Leadership Program, U.S. Department of State - Washington, D.C.
Misinformation Escape Room: A gamified approach to developing resilience towards misinformation (2021)
2nd WHO Infodemic Management Training, World Health Organization - Geneva, Switzerland
Moving Forward with Communities and Technologies (2021)
Community Day at the 10th International Conference on Communications & Technologies - Virtual
The Euphorigen Investigation (2021)
Next Library Conference - Virtual
Co-creating an NSF Proposal on Civic Innovation with Community Partners: Case study (2021)
Going Public: Advocacy, Activism, and Building Trust - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: The Euphorigen Investigation (2021)
Next Library Voices - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: The Euphorigen Investigation (2021)
Lie Detectors - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: Designing an alternative approach to misinformation learning (2021)
Center for an Informed Public seminar - Online
Misinformation Escape Room: The Euphorigen Investigation (2021)
MozFest - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Escape from Misinformation? Designing an alternative approach to misinformation learning (2021)
Technology & Social Change Group Public Library Colloquium - Online
Community Approaches to Misinformation (2021)
UW iSchool - Virtual
Misinformation and Public Libraries (2020)
OPENCON - Cleveland, Ohio
"You have to hide the vegetables": The need for new directions in misinformation programming (2020)
Washington Library Association - Spokane, WA
Unmasking Misinformation (2020)
TEDx SnoIsle Libraries - Online
Stand with the Facts: Community Solutions to Combat Misinformation (2020)
KUOW - Seattle, Washington
Going Public: Opening Scholarship to All (2020)
UW Libraries, University of Washington - Seattle, Washington
Libraries and Misinformation (2020)
Community Labs Workshop, King County Library System - Bellevue, Washington
Who can we trust? Technology's impact on democracy (2020)
Town Hall Seattle - Seattle, WA
Examining the role of public library as access venues for information and communication technologies (ICTs) in developing countries: A case in Namibia (2019)
iConference 2019 - Washington, D.C.
Namibia’s Regional Libraries: Final Report of the Regional Study and Resource Center (RSRC) Evaluation (2019)
Millennium Challenge Corporation - Windhoek, Namibia
Namibia’s Regional Libraries: Final Report of the Regional Study and Resource Center (RSRC) Evaluation (2019)
Millennium Challenge Corporation - Washington, D.C
Digital Skills for Digital Equity: Identifying Skills Covered in Digital Literacy Frameworks and Curricula (2019)
Information School Research Fair, University of Washington - Seattle, Washington
Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA): Exploring the role of digital technologies in building more open, inclusive, and equitable societies (2019)
Information School Research Fair, Unviersity of Washington - Seattle, Washington
Misinformation and its Malcontents: University of Washington Research and Implications for Libraries (2019)
ALA Midwinter 2019 - Seattle, WA
Whither ICTD (2019)
10th Annual International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD), IIM Ahmedabad - Ahmedabad, India
Namibia Regional Libraries Evaluation: Interim evaluation results (2018)
Millennium Challenge Corporation - Washington, D.C
Using data science to understand reading patterns in the global south: Lessons from the Mobile Reading Data eXchange (MRDX) project (2018)
Libraries in the age of big data, data science, and digital connectivity: Continuities, disruptions, and opportunities - Seattle, Washington
Namibia Regional Library Evaluation: Interim Results (2018)
Stakeholder Workshop with Namibia Government and Library stakeholders - Windhoek, Namibia
Defining and mainstreaming digital skills (2018)
UNESCO/ITU Mobile Learning Week 2018 - Paris, France
A Dynamic Approach to Digital Skills (2018)
Mobile Learning Week - Paris, France
TASCHA and Future of Libraries (2018)
Information School Research Fair, University of Washington - Seattle, Washington
IFLA Strategic Partners Meeting (2017)
2017 World Library and Information Congress - Wroclaw, Poland
Launching the Development and Access to Information report (2017)
Remarks at side event of the UN High Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals, New York Public Library - New York, New York
Even Kids Can Do It: Making online learning work for your communities (2017)
Next Library Festival - Aarhus, Denmark
Advancing Library Visibility in Africa (2017)
IFLA Global Vision, Regional Workshop Africa - Yaoundé, Cameroon
Mobile Information Literacy: Libraries serving an increasingly mobile-first and mobile-centric world (2017)
IFLA Global Vision, Regional Workshop Africa - Yaoundé, Cameroon
TASCHA and Future of Libraries (2017)
Information School Research Fair, University of Washington - Seattle, Washington
Public Libraries and Mobile Phones: Something Serious and Something Fun (2016)
International Network of Library Innovators (INELI) South Asia - Seattle, Washington
Touring TASCHA Research (2015)
Change Seminar, University of Washington - Seattle, Washington
Digital Information Literacy for Mobile-First Users (2015)
Information School Research Fair - Seattle, Washington
Coding for career: Expanding opportunities for youth employment in developing countries (2015)
Digital Strategies for Development Summit 2015 - Cebu City, The Philippines
Addressing last mile connectivity (2015)
Digital Strategies of Development Summit, International Telecommunications Union - Cebu City, Philippines
Leadership Roundtable on Library Innovation (2015)
The Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program, Dialogue on Public Libraries - Washington, D.C.
Libraries as engines of development in an age of technological change (2015)
University of KwaZulu-Natal - Durban, South Africa
Libraries as engines of development in an age of technological change (2015)
Ethekwini Municipal Libraries - Durban, South Africa
New Spaces of Social Activism (2015)
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Centre for Civil Society - KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Civil Society Innovation Initiative: Co-Creation Workshop (2014)
Civil Society Innovation Initiative: Co-Creation Workshop - Istanbul, Turkey
Human-human-computer interaction: The rise of innovation spaces and implications for libraries (2014)
Information School Research Symposium - Seattle, Washington
The Impact of Public Access to ICTs: Findings from a Five-Year, Eight-Country Study (2013)
ICTD 2013 Conference - Cape Town, South Africa
Beyond Access Annual Meeting (2013)
Beyond Access Annual Meeting - Washington, D.C.
Innovation Spaces: From access to information to access to each other (2013)
Contexto Digital - Bogota, Colombia
Expanding the impact of public libraries: Is the offline/online distinction relevant? (2013)
Foros Semana - Bogota, Colombia
The role of libraries in the digital age: A view from abroad (2013)
Floro Semana - Bogota, Colombia
Challenging the stepping stone theory of technology acquisition: The role of libraries and public access to ICTs (2013)
5th European Congress on e-Inclusion, Civic Agenda - Brussels, Belgium
Innovation Spaces: From access to information to access to each other (2013)
African Library Summit 2013, IFLA - Pretoria, South Africa
Connecting youth to emerging employment opportunities: New strategies for telecentres (2013)
Spark: 4th Global Forum on Telecentres - Granada, Spain
Do public access ICTs make a difference in people's lives? Findings from the Global Impact Study (2013)
Spark: 4th Global Forum on Telecentres - Granada, Spain
Global Impact Study: Learning from the Evidence (2013)
Global Libraries Peer Learning Meeting - Cape Town, South Africa
Public Libraries for Development: Has their time come and gone? (2013)
University of Michigan School of Information - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Do Public Access ICTs have an Impact on Socio-Economic Development (2013)
WSIS+10: Towards Knowledge Societies for Peace & Sustainable Development, UNESCO - Paris, France
Do Public Access ICTs have an Impact on Socio-Economic Development? Findings of the Global Impact Study (2013)
Beyond Access Annual Meeting - Washington D.C.
Research on Public Libraries at the UW Information School (2012)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Seattle, Washington
Capturing Impact for Development (2012)
Library Innovators’ Camp, Beyond Access, International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) - Washington, DC
Global Impact Study and Library Advocacy (2012)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Libraries International Advocacy Working Group - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Perceptions of Libraries as Development Partners (2012)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Libraries International Advocacy Working Group - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Beyond Access Philippines Workshop (2012)
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) - Manila, The Philippines
Global Impact Study of Public Access to ICTs: Research Plan (2012)
Global Libraries Peer Learning Meeting, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Helsinki, Finland
Want open research? Deep dive into the Global Impact Study (2012)
ICTD 2012 - Atlanta, GA
Perceptions of Libraries as Development Partners (2012)
Global Libraries Development Initiative (GLDI) Organizing Committee Summit, International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Public Access to ICTs: The Research Divide (2011)
3rd Global Forum on Telecentres - Santiago, Chile
South to North: A fishbowl on the transferability of ICTs in income-poor countries to income-rich countries (2010)
International Conference on Information Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD 2010); Royal Holloway, University of London - London, UK
Measuring Access: Indicator of the Impacts of Indirect Access to Information and Communication Technologies (2010)
IFLA World Library and Information Congress - Gothenburg, Sweden
Computing at the Margins Symposium (2010)
Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA
Global Impact Study of Public Access to ICTs (2010)
Global Libraries Peer Learning Meeting, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Helsinki, Finland
TASCHA Research Highlights: 2011-2012 (2010)
Global Libraries Peer Learning Meeting, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Helsinki, Finland
Impact of Community Technology Centers: Fishbowl Discussion of Methods and Findings (2010)
iConference 2010, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champagne, Illinois
Roundtable: Research Methods in Community Informatics at the Broadband Moment (2010)
iConference 2010, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champagne, Illinois
Social and Economic Impacts of ICTs: Reconciling horizontal and vertical approaches to ICT4D (2009)
Challenges and Perspectives of the Digital Inclusion in the Society of Information, Biblioteca Nacional de Brasília ou Itamaraty asilia - Brasilia, Brazil
Free Access to Computers and the Internet at Public Libraries: International Reflections on Outcomes & Methods (2009)
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST) - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Demonstrating Impact: Why policy makers should care about public access computing (2009)
European Congress on E-Inclusion: Technology and Beyond in Public Libraries - Brussels, Belgium
Bridging Libraries and ICTD (2009)
Workshop at the 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly - Milan, Italy
Mobile Phone Revolution in the Developing World (2009)
World Affairs Council - Seattle, Washington
From Research to Researchable Questions: Experiences from the Global Impact Study of Public Access to ICTs (2009)
IDRC PAN All Partners Conference, Wawasan Open University - Penang, Malaysia
Bridging ICTD and Global Libraries (2009)
3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD 2009) - Doha, Qatar
ICTD evaluation 20/20: Voices from around the world (2009)
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development - Doha, Qatar
Young Researchers Workshop (2009)
3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD 2009) - Doha, Qatar
Linking the Global Libraries and ICTD Communities (2008)
IFLA/Gates Foundation meeting - The Hague, Netherlands
Measuring Impact: A Five-Year Study of Public Access to ICT (2008)
Investigating the Social and Economic Impacts of Digital Information and Communication Technologies - Santiago, Chile
Workshop on ICTD Methodologies (2007)
International Conference on Information Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD 2007) - Bangalore, India
The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on Individuals (2007)
Global Knowledge Conference (GK3) - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Research capacity in Asia: A literature review on the information society (2007)
Research in the Information Society, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) - Manila, Philippines
Research Methodologies for the Information Society (2006)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) - Manila, The Philippines