Practitioners and Researchers Connect to Address Tech Access and Education for Refugee Women
For refugee women in Seattle and King County, technology education plays a key role in learning to navigate life in their new community. Our research team explored refugee women’s experiences with technology-related programs and services as part of the Refugee Women and Technology Education …
Opportunity: Student interested in ICTD seminar planning
Change is a weekly seminar where students, faculty, and outside speakers come together to share and discuss research in the field of information and communication technologies and development (ICTD). TASCHA is a co-sponsor, and we’re looking for a student volunteer to help organize the seminar …
Project-wide workshop launches next phase of study
After two years of fieldwork, we convened our research partners from around the world for a project-wide workshop during the last week of June, 2011. This workshop is significant in the Global Impact Study timeline, as it launched the next phase of our study - data analysis and integration. The …
Survey data analysis and integration begins with two workshops
April 18-21, 2011 was very busy and productive for us here at the Global Impact Study. We held two workshops - one on survey data analysis and one on our project-wide data integration plan. During the survey data analysis workshop, we reviewed initial user survey data to identify three …
South > North: A fishbowl on the transferability of ICTD innovations from income-poor to income-rich countries
Most low-cost, easily implementable ICTD innovations are designed for developing-country contexts. Examples include mobile money, SMS (e.g. Ushahidi, Frontline SMS), and e-skills training programs. This interactive session focuses on the factors that facilitate or mitigate the transfer of these …
Report back from the technology and disability workshop
October's Technology & Disability in the Developing World marked the beginning of a multi-stakeholder dialogue on accessible technology and employability in low-income regions. Discussions focused on policy, social research, technology, and design.
First workshop on technology and disability in the developing world
On Friday, October 2, 2009, we're co-sponsoring a one-day workshop on technology and disability in the developing world. Michele Frix and Philip Neff, two of our affiliated researchers, will present their findings.
Preparing for the Second Global Workshop in Chile
Planning is underway for the second Global Impact Study global workshop. The event will be held the final week of October, 2008, in Becon, Chile. Approximately 20 participants are expected to attend the workshop, including the Research Working Group, Country Research Teams, and representatives …
Second Research Working Group meeting approaching
In just over a month — August 2008 — the Research Working Group will meet in Atlanta, Georgia. The group will be charged with two main tasks.
First Global Impact Study workshop held in Seattle
The University of Washington Center for Information & Society hosted the first global workshop for the Global Impact Study from April 30 to May 2, 2008. This workshop brought together representatives from our three pilot countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Lithuania), along with members of the …