Ethnologue 18th edition released on International Mother Language Day In commemoration of International Mother Language Day (February 21), SIL International released the 18th edition of the Ethnologue (www.ethnologue.com). This edition is the result of more than 12,000 individual changes to the Ethnologue database affecting 4,447 of the languages listed. The […]
2015 • database • endangered language • Ethnologue • indigenous language • language map • minority languagei-Treasures
i-Treasures (Intangible Treasures – Capturing the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Learning the Rare Know-How of Living Human Treasures FP7-ICT-2011-9-600676-i-Treasures) is an Integrated Project (IP) of the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme ‘ICT for Access to Cultural Resources’. The project started on February 1, 2013, and will last 48 months. Cultural […]
cultural heritage • culture | preservation • digital preservation • i-Treasures • intangible • knowledge sharing / exchangeThe Wireless Prophet and the Connected Village: A Study of Information and Communication Technology in Nangi
Mahabir Pun’s Wireless Nepal Project is an NGO founded in Nangi that is attempting to bring wireless Internet connections and information and communication technology infrastructures to all the villages in Nepal. Ten years in, the project has expanded to over 150 mountain villages and it continues to grow. Mahabir’s own […]
2014 • development • ICTs • Nangi • Nepal • village • Wireless Nepal ProjectLanguage documentation and division: Bridging the digital divide
Contemporary language documentation workflow is a largely digital process. While this has had many benefits for how linguists undertake language documentation projects, it has also lead to a disparity between how the process is conceptualised by academic researchers, and how it is conceptualised by the speakers of endangered languages. In […]
2015 • Aikuma • digital divide • documenting • language | preservation • Nepal • smart phoneSharingStories Foundation: innovation through technology & cultural understanding via oral traditions
About SharingStories Foundation From the organization’s website: SharingStories Foundation (SSF) works with multiple art forms, in dynamic relationship with stories, creating multi-media outcomes. The Foundation supports Indigenous communities to hold, share and transmit languages, stories and culture for present and future generations. We also work with communities to promote a […]
Australia • digital storytelling • indigenous communities • storytellingCommunity Digital Story Project: George Community Needs
This study details a Digital Story Community Project undertaken by the Centre for Innovative Education and Communication Technologies of the University of the Western Cape, which took place in George (South Africa) in November 2014. The aim was to explore, via digital stories, the authentic needs of vulnerable community sectors […]
2015 • community • community media • development • digital inclusion • digital storytelling • South Africa