From the Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative website: Hosted by the Department of Anthropology in partnership MATRIX: The Center for Digital Humanities & Social Sciences, the Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative is a platform for interdisciplinary scholarly collaboration and communication in the domain of Cultural Heritage Informatics at Michigan State University. In addition, the initiative strives […]
cultural heritage • digital humanities • ICTs • informatics • researchIntellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) Project
The Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) Project is an international, multidisciplinary research project examining intellectual property (IP)-related issues that are emerging within the realm of heritage, especially those affecting Indigenous peoples. These include complex and often difficult questions about who has rights to and responsibilities relating to use […]
cultural heritage • cultural protocols • indigenous communities • intangible • intellectual propertyCentre for Social Partnerships in Lifelong Learning (SPiLL)
The Centre for Social Partnerships in Lifelong Learning SPiLL was established in 2007 to support and research the interagency and interdisciplinary relationships that enable effective learning in different disciplines, workplaces and training sites. SPiL is based at the Charles Darwin University. SPiLL’s research seeks to understand and enhance the ways […]
aboriginal • Australia • collaboration • education • ICTs • indigenous communities • indigenous studies • knowledge sharing / exchange • partnership • SPiLLExtreme Citizen Science, University College London
University College London interdisciplinary Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) research group ExCiteS brings together scholars from diverse fields to develop and contribute to the guiding theories, tools and methodologies that will enable any community to start a Citizen Science project to deal with issues that concern them. With an interdisciplinary research […]
citizen science • ICT4D • interdisciplinaryICT4D@Penn
The ICT4D Seminar is an interdisciplinary venture at Penn to bring together researchers, students, and leaders from all sectors interested in better understanding the role that ICTs play in international development, and the impact that they have on impoverished and under-resourced communities. Through the Seminar’s flagship activity, the Speaker Series, […]
education • ICT4D • ICT4D@Penn • ICTs • impact of | ICTs • researchSwedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER)
The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (Spider) is a resource center for ICT for Development (ICT4D). Spider was established in 2004 and is based at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) at Stockholm University. Spider is primarily financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), […]
development • ICT4D • ICTs • research • SPIDERAfrican Virtual University
The African Virtual University (AVU) is a Pan African Intergovernmental Organization established by charter with the mandate of significantly increasing access to quality higher education and training through the innovative use of information communication technologies. Five African Governments, Kenya, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali and Cote d’Ivoire signed a Charter establishing the […]
Africa • Dakar | Senegal • education • Nairobi | KenyaBarefoot College
The Barefoot College began in 1972 with the conviction that solutions to rural problems lie within the community. The College addresses problems of drinking water, girl education, health & sanitation, rural unemployment, income generation, electricity and power, as well as social awareness and the conservation of ecological systems in rural […]
development • education • poverty reduction • social changeChange (at the University of Washington)
Change is a group of faculty, students, and staff at the University of Washington who are exploring the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in improving the lives of underserved populations, especially in the developing world.
development • ICT4D • ICTs • impact of | ICTs • researchCenter for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development (CIKARD)
The Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development (CIKARD) at Iowa State University focuses its activities on preserving and using the local knowledge of farmers and other rural people around the globe. CIKARD was established at Iowa State University in October 1987 as part of ISU’s Technology and […]
agriculture • development • indigenous / traditional knowledge • innovation • rural • social changeCentre in ICT4D at the University of Cape Town
The Centre serves as a focal point for researchers who wish to create Information and Communication Technologies that address problems in the African Continent and other developing regions. We are a multi-disciplinary Centre that seeks to create new technologies for the developing world, as well as study the impacts of […]
Cape Town | South Africa • emerging technology • ICT4D • researchTechnology & Social Change Group at the University of Washington (TASCHA)
The Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School explores the design, use, and effects of information and communication technologies in communities facing social and economic challenges. With experience in 50 countries, TASCHA brings together a multidisciplinary network of social scientists, engineers, and development practitioners […]
ICT4D • ICTs • impact of | ICTs • research • social change • TASCHAUniversity of the People
University of the People (UoPeople) is the world’s first tuition-free, online academic institution dedicated to the global advancement and democratization of higher education. The high-quality, low-cost and global pedagogical model embraces the worldwide presence of the Internet and dropping technology costs to bring collegiate level studies to even the most […]
development • education • online courseCATaC conferences: cultural attitudes towards technology and communication
The biennial conference series on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication provides one of the most significant international forums for research on how diverse culture attitudes and communication preferences shape the implementation and use of information and communication technologies. The conference series brings together scholars from around the globe who […]
conference • culture • ICT4D • ICTs • researchUC Berkeley: Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD)
Research on ICTD at the School of Information follows several distinct trajectories: First, to understand current processes of technology diffusion and adoption in developing regions. Second, to act through the design and deployment of information systems in close collaboration with the communities they are meant to support. Finally, to reshape the dialogue about the role of […]
development • ICT4D • ICTs • information system • researchICT4D Collective and Multidisciplinary Centre for ICT4D at Royal Holloway, University of London
The site of the ICT4D Collective and Multidisciplinary Centre for ICT4D at Royal Holloway, University of London. The Collective was initiated in 2004, in 2007 it was awarded the status of a UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, and in 2009 it became an official Research Centre at the College. The Collective […]
appropriate technology • development • ICT4D • ICT4D Collective at Royal Holloway • sustainabilityInformation and Communications Technologies for Development at Georgia Tech
Research and Projects This program explores information and communication technologies (ICTs) – in particular the internet and mobile networks – in low-income and low-infrastructure countries and contexts. This field is sometimes referred to as ICT4D (information and communication technologies for development). We are always on the look-out for new and […]
HCI4D • ICT4D • internet • last mile • mobile • rural • sustainabilityD-Lab at MIT
D-Lab is a program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that fosters the development of appropriate technologies and sustainable solutions within the framework of international development. D-Lab’s mission is to improve the quality of life of low-income households through the creation and implementation of low cost technologies. D-Lab’s portfolio […]
appropriate technology • development • poverty reduction • sustainabilityØrecomm Centre for Communication and Glocal Change
Ørecomm is a bi-national research group that originated at Malmö University (MAH) and Roskilde University (RUC) for research in the field of Communication for Development. Ørecomm focuses on the relations between media, communication and social change processes at both global and local levels. The term glocal change refers to interconnectedness […]
communication • development communication • globalization • research • social changeInternational Development Innovation Network (IDIN)
MIT’s D-Lab will lead the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN), a consortium of universities around the world to establish and nurture a global network of local innovators using technology to address issues facing people living in poverty. “One of our visions is actually to fundamentally change the way that development […]
development • evaluation • ICT4D • innovation • poverty reductionWorld Oral Literature Project
About the Project From the project website: “The World Oral Literature Project is an urgent global initiative to document and disseminate endangered oral literatures before they disappear without record. The Project supports local communities and committed fieldworkers engaged in the collection and preservation of all forms of oral literature by […]
culture • culture | preservation • endangered language • oral literature • oral narrative • oral text • oral tradition