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 • storytelling