The environmental and social conditions that indigenous communities interact with the external environment are characterized by a constantly increasing degree of complexity. The interaction between different cultures can be considered a multifaceted process of negotiation. It is well acknowledged that the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for indigenous […]
2011 • culture | preservation • governance • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • knowledge management • revitalizationIndigenous language revitalization and new media: Postsecondary students as innovators
This article discusses the significance of Indigenous languages to human diversity and the challenges accompanying language loss posed to Indigenous peoples. The role of Indigenous postsecondary students as change agents is highlighted, and gaps are examined in current revitalization efforts where young postsecondary students are largely unrecognized. The need for […]
2011 • education • endangered language • indigenous language • new media • social changePreserving our Past with Toys of the Future
This paper presents the initial outcomes of a key scoping study undertaken to explore the role of augmented reality and motion detecting technologies in the context of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for museums related environments. Initial prototypes are in the form of an interactive infrared camera based application for children […]
2011 • augmented reality • cultural heritage • intangible • museum • playfulnessInformational Capabilities: The Missing Link for the Impact of ICT on Development
Under what conditions can information and communications technologies (ICTs) enhance the well-being of poor communities? The paper designs an alternative evaluation framework (AEF) that applies Sen’s capability approach to the study of ICTs in order to place people’s well-being, rather than technology at the center of the study. The AEF […]
2011 • Bolivia • capability approach • ICTs • informational capabilities • social changeInterview 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 • UgandaWorld Bank eAtlas of Global Development
The World Bank e-Atlas of Global Development is a sophisticated online, interactive tool that maps and graphs more than 175 indicators from the World Bank’s development database. Developed in collaboration with HarperCollins, the e-Atlas of Global Development allows users to easily and quickly transform data into customized visual comparisons across […]
2011 • development • World BankAn Introduction to ICT for Development (a Primer for Youth)
Primer 1 is designed to provide background information that students in undergraduate and graduate programmes can use as a starting point in the exploration of the various dimensions of the linkages through case studies of ICT applications in key sectors of development in Asia-Pacific countries. As the youth of today […]
2011 • APCICT • development • ICT4D • ICTs • youthDocumentation of traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs)
Documentation of traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) has attracted increasing attention in recent years from governments and cultural institutions as well as from indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs), in parallel with the growing recognition of the cultural and economic value of TK and TCEs. New information […]
2011 • digitization • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • intellectual property • traditional culture • WIPODigital Repatriation and Reciprocal Curation: the Ethics of Circulating Native Knowledge in the Plateau Region
Presented by Kim Christen at The University of Arizona’s Knowledge River Program and at the Arizona Archives Summit, January 2011. About Kim Christen From her website: “I am an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Digital Technology and Culture program in the Department of English and Director of Digital […]
2011 • cultural protocols • curation • database • indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual property • Plateau Peoples • repatriationCommunity media: a good practice handbook
This is a collection of case studies of good practice in community media. Its intention is to provide inspiration and support for those engaged in community media advocacy and to raise awareness and understanding of community media among policy makers and other stakeholders. The collection is focused on electronic media […]
2011 • community media • radio • social changeRevitalizing Culture through Gaming: “Boundary Objects” and Properness in the Design of a Virtual Reality Game System
The Digital Songlines Environment (DSE) is a virtual reality game system aimed at preserving and promoting Australian Aboriginal heritage, arts and culture. The system features a realistic virtual landscape with local flora and fauna, embedding oral histories as well as mythological stories within its narratives and story line. Similar to […]
2011 • aboriginal • Australia • cultural heritage • database • gaming • myth • oral history • songline • video game • virtual realityGlobal Voices interview: Kevin Scannell talks about indigenous tweets and blogs
Kevin Scannell is a professor of mathematics and computer science at St. Louis University in Missouri, USA. He told us how he got into the field of mapping Indigenous tweets and micro-blogs around the world.
2011 • Global Voices • indigenous language • language | preservation • social media • TwitterAPCICT’s ICTD Briefing Note Series 2011
Updated first eight editions of APCICT’s ICTD Briefing Note Series. The publications, based on the curriculum of APCICT’s “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders Programme” (Academy), are designed to provide senior government officials with concise yet detailed analysis of ICT for development related issues and topics. The Briefing Note […]
2011 • APCICT • development • government • ICTs • policyICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide: Theory and Perspectives
Chapter Abstracts Delineating the meaning and value of Development Informatics Graeme Johanson This chapter describes the field of Development Informatics as it has emerged in the past two decades, and highlights some of the strengths of its research and practices. It draws on the current literature and the expertise of […]
2011 • community informatics • digital divide • digital inclusion • ICT4D • impact of | ICTs • participatory • sustainabilityiREACH: Lessons from a Community Owned ICT Network in Cambodia
Abstract Cambodia is for various reasons a challenging environment for ICT development. This did not deter IDRC (Canada) from funding an ambitious and ground-breaking project designed ultimately to influence ICT policy in Cambodia but initially to establish two pilot community-owned networks in poor rural areas. Each comprises both a cluster […]
2011 • Cambodia • IDRC • network • policy • ruralHCI as an Instrument for Strengthening Culture and Language of a Colombian Native Community
Abstract This paper is about the relationship between culture and human-computer interaction. Cultures are live, open and in continuous change. Computer and information technology, as external factors for non-Western-industrialized societies, may trigger transformations, that sometimes, could be considered as negative or unwanted. For example, the usage of Western word-processors modified […]
2011 • Colombia • culture • culture | preservation • HCI4D • human computer interaction • language | preservation • NasaMyths of Information Technology for International Development
The past decade has seen incredible interest in applying information and communication technologies for international development, an endeavor often abbreviated “ICT4D.” Can mobile phones be used to improve rural healthcare? How do you design user interfaces for an illiterate migrant worker? What value is technology to a farmer earning $1 […]
2011 • development • ICT4D • ICT4D@Penn • poverty reductionDesigning a More Equitable Internet
My research is concerned with the design of appropriate and accessible information systems serving the needs of poor, indigenous, remote and otherwise marginalized communities in the developing and developed world. I am also broadly interested in the impact that new kinds of data and communications tools can have for improving […]
2011 • appropriate technology • ICT4D@Penn • impact of | ICTs • internet • researchITID Special Issue on Open Development
ITID Special Issue on Open Development (Vol 7, Issue 1 – Spring 2011) “Open development refers to an emerging set of possibilities to catalyze positive change through “open” information-networked activities in international development. While there is evidence to support the observation that these changes could be coming, we are only […]
2011 • development • ICT4D • IDRC • ITID • open access • researchIntangible Cultural Heritage Research and Documentation lecture
Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Research and Documentation by Dr. Kate Hennessy, Simon Fraser University’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology in Surrey, British Columbia
2011 • community media • cultural heritage • endangered language • intangible • Inuit • researchIndigenous Peoples and the United Nations
I encourage you to visit Rebecca Sommer’s website for more incredible documentary work.
2011 • documentary • indigenous communities • Sommer Films • United NationsThe Changing Field of ICTD: Content analysis of research published in selected journals and conferences, 2000-2010
Abstract In this study, we report the results of a content analysis of 948 papers from selected peer reviewed journals and conferences published between 2000 and 2010 in the academic literature on the interdisciplinary field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD or ICT4D). Results indicate that the majority […]
2011 • ICT4D • ICTs • literature review • research • trendsIndigenous people and e-nabling technologies: An analysis of recent experiences in northern and central Australia
Abstract The potential of etools, emedia and elearning to support the goals of Indigenous people, their communities and organisations for cultural, social and economic sustainability, is still relatively unrealised, particularly in the more remote regions of Australia. Although this paper acknowledges the key barriers to the use of information and communication […]
2011 • Australia • education • ICTs • indigenous communities • research • ruralA decade of ICT4D: two academic perspectives
Two recent papers provide insights into the trends and changing field of ICT4D. The first is a 2011 paper by Ricardo Gomez, Luis F. Baron, and Brittany Fiore-Silfvast: The Changing Field of ICTD: Content analysis of research published in selected journals and conferences, 2000-2010 In this study, we report the […]
2011 • 2012 • ICT4D • ICTs • literature review • research • trendseBorneo: Information and Communication Needs and Opportunities for Remote Indigenous Communities
The eBorneo research project is being undertaken by eBario Sdn Bhd in partnership with the Centre of Excellence for Rural Informatics at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and the assistance of research interns from the College of Business at the City University of Hong Kong. Be sure to visit the eBario Sdn […]
2011 • CoERI • eBario • eBorneo • indigenous communities • Malaysia • Sarawak • telecenter