CIKOD’s vision is that of a society, where the rural poor, the marginalised and rural women have a voice and contribute pro-actively to equitable and sustainable community development. CIKOD’s Mission is to strengthen the capacities of communities through traditional authorities (TAs) and local institutions to utilize their local and appropriate […]
Africa • CIKOD • development • indigenous / traditional knowledge • participatory • rural • sustainabilityCentre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS)
In India, there is a large reservoir of knowledge systems – technologies as well as trained craftsmen and scholars who possess knowledge in various branches of traditional Indian sciences and technologies. These span vast and varied areas like agriculture, architecture, metallurgy, metal working, health care systems and textiles, and also […]
CIKS • India • indigenous / traditional knowledge • knowledge systems • revitalizationCentre for Development Informatics (CDI)
The Centre for Development Informatics researches the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in socio-economic development. The Centre’s research outputs were returned under “Development Studies” and “Business & Management” for the most-recent Research Assessment Exercise, which rates the research performance of all UK universities. In both of these subject […]
community informatics • development • ICTs • impact of | ICTs • researchPama-Nyungan reconstruction: Exploration of Australian Linguistic Prehistory
Abstract The earliest detailed records of Australia’s indigenous languages date from approximately two hundred years ago, and therefore our only access to the prehistory of Australia’s indigenous past is through reconstruction in archeology and linguistics. While we know that humans have lived in Australia for more than 40,000 years, we […]
aboriginal • Australia • Google • indigenous language • linguistic prehistory • mapping • Pama-Nyungan reconstruction