Brown bag lunch event with a Director of AfLIA
We hope that you will join us for a brown bag lunch event with Dr. Buhle Mbambo-Thata of AfLIA (African Library and Information Association and Institutions) from South Africa, where she will discuss AfLIA and how the library field in Africa is evolving with ICTs and other initiatives. She will …
Myanmar information symposium paves the way for change
Myanmar is undergoing unprecedented changes — politically, culturally, digitally — all while moving from a highly-censored information environment to embracing openness and freedom of information. The country’s digital revolution includes leaping over numerous “digital divides” propelled by the …
ICT4Drinks Seattle September 2014 edition
TASCHA is pleased to sponsor September's ICT4Drinks event by buying the first round of drinks for everyone. We even have a couple of special guests, including Microsoft Research India's Jonathan Donner. He'll be in town all the way from South Africa to chat about his research on mobile phones, …
Event summary: If mobile phones killed the telecenter, what is next for public access?
Early on in the digital divide conversation, myriad donors and governments invested in telecentres — public spaces where people could access computers and learn about the internet. Fast forward to today, where billions have personal internet in their pocket and use Facebook daily, and there is …
What is the role of public access in the post-2015 development agenda?
TASCHA’s research is supporting the active engagement of its partners, Association of Progressive Communications (APC) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), in the post-2015 agenda development process. Together with APC and IFLA, we have prepared a …
New infographic: Why does public access to technology matter for development?
TASCHA is excited to release a new infographic based on findings from the Global Impact Study of Public Access ICTs! Many thanks go to the team at JumpStart Georgia for helping us design what we think is a pretty cool visualization of why public access is so important and why it matters to …