Ethnos Project News


August 31st

ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide: Theory and Perspectives - new #ICT4D coming out in 2011: http://tinyurl.com/2eowg5p [ethnosproject]
The ICTworks Bi-Weekly #ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Aug 17-31, 2010: http://tinyurl.com/3y6wj3m [ethnosproject]
IICD eNews for August 2010 is available: http://tinyurl.com/2wsq45l - sign up for it at their site: http://www.iicd.org/ [ethnosproject]

August 27th

Very interesting #ictd open data/open research effort led by researchers at Univ. of Washington. http://bit.ly/c1d1ui RT @mariaigarrido [ethnosproject]

August 25th

A New #ICT4D Paradigm: Women + Mobile Phones + mServices = Economic Development http://ow.ly/2uyMM RT @ICT_Works @taitdave [ethnosproject]

August 23rd

New post: "3rd Principle of Community-Based Int'l Dev't" at Staying For Tea blog: http://wp.me/pYIwQ-4W RT @AaronAusland @meowtree [ethnosproject]
CFP: Special Issue on Human Development in Information Technology for Development: http://itd.ist.unomaha.edu/ [ethnosproject]

August 21st

Growing blog: ICT4D Views from the Field (courtesy ljhosman): http://tinyurl.com/35xdx7a [ethnosproject]
Venn Diagram Location of m4D and Apps4D in ICT4D (courtesy Wayan Vota): http://tinyurl.com/3a5uol9 [ethnosproject]

August 17th

A Global Graveyard for Dead Computers in Ghana (pictorial from the NYT): http://tinyurl.com/27er8kc [ethnosproject]

August 16th

Nonprofits Review Technology Failures (courtesy of Stephanie Strom): http://tinyurl.com/39xwdgh [ethnosproject]

July 30th

Africa's Green Revolution 'needs indigenous tech approach' (courtesy of Yojana Sharma): http://tinyurl.com/2843chs [ethnosproject]

July 21st

Human Capacity Puzzle Pieces in ICT4D Projects (courtesy of Mariel Verdi): http://tinyurl.com/3yl6fnd [ethnosproject]

July 19th

Traditional knowledge: the dilemmas of sharing: http://tinyurl.com/28qbqj6 [ethnosproject]
UNESCO sets up online Traditional Knowledge Database: http://tinyurl.com/2czrhwm [ethnosproject]

July 18th

Transforming Development through Science, Technology and Innovation: http://tinyurl.com/3xg5akc [ethnosproject]
Is Humanitarian Design the New Imperialism? (courtesy of Bruce Nussbaum): http://tinyurl.com/2eq7tex [ethnosproject]
Currently browsing the Development Practitioner's Forum: http://www.devprac.org/ [ethnosproject]

July 1st

June 24th

Let’s Focus on Educational Media, Not ICT Devices (courtesy Derek Lomas): http://tinyurl.com/29jc2go [ethnosproject]

June 21st

UNCTAD's Economic Development in Africa Report 2010: http://tinyurl.com/25q5h5o [ethnosproject]
Charitable ignorance: The reality of aid and its effects on the continent (courtesy Samantha Spooner): http://tinyurl.com/29493pw [ethnosproject]

June 17th

International Indigenous Leadership Gathering draws 1,000 (courtesy of Kerry Coast): http://tinyurl.com/36hmfc9 [ethnosproject]

June 16th

Reducing Poverty A Promising Programme For Sabah's Indigenous People: http://tinyurl.com/2v2xlp3 [ethnosproject]
Some Comments on ICT4Development and Internet Governance (courtesy Mike Gurstein): http://tinyurl.com/2w59sua [ethnosproject]

June 15th

The Jarawa Tribal Reserve Dossier (pdf download) from UNESCO http://tinyurl.com/2fa7fkf #indigenous #india [ethnosproject]

June 5th

India's Sorry Spectrum Story: How not to do ICT for development (courtesy Shyam Ponappa): http://tinyurl.com/37tez6b [ethnosproject]

June 4th

What fandom could teach the ICT4D community (courtesy of Aswin Punathambekar): http://tinyurl.com/24sk37o [ethnosproject]
RT @ict4d Podcast: Mobile Phones for Development—Hope vs. Hype http://bit.ly/bAdPyf [ethnosproject]

June 2nd

Video of the World Bank's Global Development Debates: http://tinyurl.com/24tocmr [ethnosproject]

May 31st

Global Witness investigates and campaigns to prevent natural resource-related conflict and corruption: http://www.globalwitness.org/ [ethnosproject]
Sign up for IICD's Logon4D e-newsletter - great info in your e-mail box: http://www.iicd.org/ [ethnosproject]

May 30th

The Ethnos Project database contains 550 items related to ICT4D, poverty reduction, Indigenous Knowledge etc. http://tinyurl.com/ethnosdb [ethnosproject]

May 27th

The development myth (courtesy of Rasna Warah): http://tinyurl.com/385q9w5 [ethnosproject]
Storytelling reclaimed (courtesy of Oscar Hemer): http://tinyurl.com/33fsod2 [ethnosproject]
EU sets up digital village for pastoralists (courtesy of Macharia Kamau): http://tinyurl.com/2vmyho7 [ethnosproject]

May 26th

IPID ICT4D Posgraduate Conference 2010: Call for communications (courtesy Ismael Peña-López): http://tinyurl.com/32b8ehh [ethnosproject]

May 24th

Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development: Core ICT Indicators 2010: http://tinyurl.com/357mlex [ethnosproject]

May 21st

Technology Upgrade Provides New Indigenous Opportunities: http://tinyurl.com/2fjblw4 [ethnosproject]
New ICT Update hot off the digital press - topic: Mapping: http://ictupdate.cta.int/ [ethnosproject]

May 20th

Jonathan orders implementation of #ICT4D Action Plan (courtesy of Ngozi Sams): http://tinyurl.com/39fb4ge [ethnosproject]
Proposal to protect traditional knowledge ‘doomed’ (courtesy Linda Ensor): http://tinyurl.com/36rh4d2 [ethnosproject]

May 17th

The Aid Transparency Movement (courtesy of David Sasaki): http://tinyurl.com/3364fb6 [ethnosproject]
Computer Aid Int'l CEO Speaks Out Against E-waste In Ghana After BBC Exposé: http://tinyurl.com/2vhpqmd [ethnosproject]
World Bank targets corruption in Africa (courtesy of Michael Malakata): http://tinyurl.com/39zgwag [ethnosproject]
ICT4D - 5 Dangerous Trends, 5 Great Opportunities (courtesy Clint Rogers): http://tinyurl.com/29v99xc [ethnosproject]

May 13th

Worst practice in ICT use in education (courtesy of Michael Trucano): http://tinyurl.com/2ceeoew [ethnosproject]
Research in ICT4D: the convergence of social sciences and technology (courtesy Ismael Peña-López): http://tinyurl.com/3yly688 [ethnosproject]

May 12th

An Interview with Josef Scarantino of African Tech Network: http://tinyurl.com/26fglqq [ethnosproject]
UN portal promotes development goals: http://tinyurl.com/3x22je8 #ICT4D [ethnosproject]

May 11th

Text for Change (Courtesy of Russell Southwood): http://tinyurl.com/38geebe [ethnosproject]
Changing Connections for Good (Courtesy of Jerri Chou): http://tinyurl.com/28tjpuv [ethnosproject]
Are Mobile Phones Pushing Cyber Cafes Out of Business? (Courtesy of Oluniyi Ajao): http://tinyurl.com/2w8b4my [ethnosproject]

May 7th

PFII Calls for Development Model Based on Concepts Underpinned by Indigenous ‘Values, Cultures and Identities’: http://tinyurl.com/29mlcnn [ethnosproject]
Reverting to indigenous knowledge systems: http://tinyurl.com/29ze3fj [ethnosproject]

May 3rd

Indigenous knowledge, anti-colonialism and empowerment (courtesy of Waziyatawin): http://tinyurl.com/347c4v3 [ethnosproject]
Improve aboriginal health through oral history (courtesy Nicholas Keung): http://tinyurl.com/35gx8ze [ethnosproject]
B.C.’s native languages at risk of extinction (courtesy Wendy Stueck): http://tinyurl.com/23oz9hn [ethnosproject]
Tech for Transparency in Sub-Saharan Africa (courtesy Rebekah Heacock): http://tinyurl.com/23glmze [ethnosproject]
People First Network (PFNet) rural community communications facilities disappear (courtesy David Leeming): http://tinyurl.com/2u3md2o [ethnosproject]
The latest issue of ICT Update magazine (Issue 54, April 2010: Mapping) is available online at http://ictupdate.cta.int [ethnosproject]

April 29th

Three Steps To Unleashing Africa's Genius: http://ow.ly/1ERGY // Excellent post over at Change.org RT @jscarantino [ethnosproject]
It's a Complete Reboot of How We See Things (Marguerite A. Suozzi interviews James Cameron): http://tinyurl.com/28nntzp [ethnosproject]
Expert Systems Fight Poverty (Courtesy Jeffrey D. Sachs): http://tinyurl.com/yggvvlj [ethnosproject]

April 26th

Ethnos Project is listing 64 upcoming events and 533 items in the resources database: http://tinyurl.com/2eqbo8b #ict4d #ikm etc. [ethnosproject]

April 23rd

Exploring the new African Society for Information & Communication Technology (ASICT) site: http://asictonline.org/ [ethnosproject]
Building Indigenous Social Capital in an Online World (courtesy of Susan Bandias): http://tinyurl.com/2vypu7x [ethnosproject]

April 21st

i4d magazine special issue in partnership with the e-Agriculture Community http://bit.ly/cpUfrQ #eagri #ict4d RT @LisaCespedes [ethnosproject]
Digital archiving tool to give voice to indigenous peoples (courtesy of Gail Siegel): http://tinyurl.com/y2n4nbv [ethnosproject]

April 19th

The micro and macro approaches of ICTs in Education (courtesy @ictlogist): http://tinyurl.com/y5eynxj [ethnosproject]
8 Ways to Improve Internet Bandwidth Speeds in Computer Labs (courtesy @wayanvota): http://tinyurl.com/y7q5sfd [ethnosproject]
Congrats to FrontlineSMS:Credit for winning second place in the Wireless Innovation Competition: http://tinyurl.com/y36s3yl [ethnosproject]

April 18th

Bill will put storytellers out of business (Nothando Migogo Hlatshwayo): http://tinyurl.com/y2p84h6 #indigenous [ethnosproject]

April 14th

#IK in Disaster Mgmt Map illustrates communities/sites described in stories http://bit.ly/bTMe8Q RT @IndigMapNetwork @CrisisMappers [ethnosproject]

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