The use of indigenous knowledge has been seen by many as an alternative way of promoting development in poor rural communities in many parts of the world. By reviewing much of the recent work on indigenous knowledge, the paper suggests that a number of problems and tensions have resulted in […]
development • indigenous / traditional knowledge • knowledge systems • power relations • ruralInterview with Stefan Bock on HCI initiatives at BOSCO Uganda
Can you give a little background to the BOSCO Uganda Project and your role in the project? How did you become interested in working in the HCI field.BOSCO Uganda (Battery Operated Systems for Community Outreach) is a rural communications project based in Gulu, Northern Uganda. It was launched in 2007 […]
2011 • BOSCO • communication • human computer interaction • interview • rural • UgandaManaging & Preserving IK in the Knowledge Management Era: challenges & opportunities
Managing knowledge in general and indigenous knowledge in particular has become an important and valuable input in the management of sustainable development programmes. Historically, indigenous knowledge has been downplayed in the management of information. The tendency among library and information professionals has been to emphasize recorded knowledge at the expense […]
2002 • challenges • development • indigenous / traditional knowledge • knowledge management • sustainability