Special thanks to Laurie Taylor with the University of Florida (laurien@ufl.edu) for suggesting this resource. The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean, and community. As a digital library, dLOC provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean […]
archive • Caribbean • cultural heritage • digital collections • digital library • dLOCParticipatory Content Creation for Development: Principles and Practices
Excerpt from Foreword In any developing country, a prime ingredient for development is information. How that information is spread among people and how it is understood and used are also crucial, be it the latest research on fertilisers; agriculture or land development; town planning and community building; environment; disaster preparedness; […]
content creation • development • Finding a Voice • ICTs • information society • participatory • UNESCOICT4D: Connecting People for a Better World
Are information and communication technologies (ICT) such as computers, mobile phones, radio, TV, video and the Internet effective instruments to empower people, reduce poverty and improve lives? Or are ICT just deepening already existing inequalities and divisions in the world? In this book, key innovators, leading CEOs, top-level government leaders […]
2004 • challenges • ICT4D • ICTs • mobile • toolkit#imld14: International Mother Language Day
Today is designated International Mother Language Day by UNESCO. From the UNESCO IMLD site: International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The date represents the day in 1952 when students demonstrating for recognition of their language, Bangla, […]
indigenous language • language • language | preservation