For anthropologists, the incorporation of local knowledge and experience becomes a fundamental challenge in the practice of participatory design (PD). This is particularly the case in the field of community informatics, in which the introduction of technology in collective spaces further complicates the design activity. The empirical studies to date […]
anthropology • community informatics • design • indigenous communities • knowledge sharing / exchange • participatoryWhat is Community Informatics (and Why Does It Matter)?
Community Informatics (CI) is the application of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to enable community processes and the achievement of community objectives. CI goes beyond the “Digital Divide” to making ICT access usable and useful to excluded populations and communities for local economic development, social justice, and political empowerment. CI […]
2007 • community informatics • development • ICTs • telecenterAfrican Journal of Information and Communication Technology (AJICT)
African Journal of Information and Communication Technology (AJICT) is an international journal providing a publication vehicle for coverage of topics of interest to those involved in computing, communication networks, electronic communications, information technology systems and Bioinformatics. It is serving as an open source vehicle of the works of researchers in […]
Africa • community informatics • ICTs • networkICTs 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 • sustainabilityCommunity memory and ICT in a developing economy
Abstract The implementation of ICT in Africa pales in comparison with developed economies. Data of the use of landline phones, cellular phones and internet connectivity indicates that the most equipped African countries, of which there are only a handful, are worse off than the poorly connected countries in developed regions […]
2006 • Africa • community informatics • community memory • development • digital divide • poverty reduction • telecenter • telecommunicationsCentre for Development Informatics (CDI)
The Centre for Development Informatics researches the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in socio-economic development. The Centre’s research outputs were returned under “Development Studies” and “Business & Management” for the most-recent Research Assessment Exercise, which rates the research performance of all UK universities. In both of these subject […]
community informatics • development • ICTs • impact of | ICTs • researchThe Journal of Community Informatics
Focus and Scope Community Informatics (CI) is the study and the practice of enabling communities with Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). CI seeks to work with communities towards the effective use of ICTs to improve their processes, achieve their objectives, overcome the “digital divides” that exist both within and between […]
community informatics • development • digital divide • empower • ICTsThe Centre of Excellence for Rural Informatics (CoERI)
In December 2010, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak approved the formation of the Institute of Social Informatics and Technological Innovation (ISITI). The Centre of Excellence for Rural Informatics (CoERI) which was previously anchored at the Faculty of Computer Science and IT, is now anchored at ISITI. In 1999 UNIMAS launched eBario project […]
CoERI • community informatics • eBario • empower • ICT4D • ICTs • rural • Sarawak • UNIMASInternational Development Informatics Association (IDIA)
IDIA, the International Development Informatics Association, is an association serving as a forum for international cooperation between individuals and organisations focusing on research in the use of ICT for developing economies and societies (ICT4D), where various constraints impact on the use of ICT compared to highly developed regions. IDIA, established […]
community informatics • development • ICT4D • knowledge sharing / exchange • researchiREACH: informatics for rural empowerment and community health
KITD, through its iREACH project, is a pioneer in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the empowerment process of poor rural communities in Cambodia. Through the use of ICTs, villagers are better able to improve their social, cultural and economic well being. This has been, and is […]
Cambodia • community informatics • development • ICT4D • ICTs • poverty reductionGurstein’s Community Informatics (Michael Gurstein’s blog)
Mike Gurstein’s comments on enabling and empowering communities with information and communications technologies and other stuff. Michael Gurstein is currently Executive Director of the Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training (Vancouver BC and Cape Town, South Africa). Canadian, he completed a B.A. at the University of Saskatchewan and […]
community informatics • ICTs • researchWikipedia entry on ICT4D
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) is a general term referring to the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) within the field of socioeconomic development or international development. ICT4D concerns itself with directly applying information technology approaches to poverty reduction. ICTs can be applied either in the direct […]
community informatics • development • ICT4D • ICTs • poverty reductionAcción comunitaria en la red (Community Action in the Net)
Español: La rápida adopción de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, en todos los entornos sociales, ha comportado que las interacciones entre grupos dejen de circunscribirse en un espacio y tiempo determinados para tener lugar en cualquier parte y a cualquier hora. Presenta, pues, este libro una selección […]
2012 • community informatics • ICT4D • impact of | ICTs • Internet useDreamcatcher Informatics: Information Technology to Support Indigenous Peoples
This post is about a project that hasn’t quite finished incubating, but looks very interesting from the perspective of community memory, cultural mapping, and land use consultation. What follows is cobbled together from different sources… The Dreamcatcher Informatics project In 2009-2010, the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport recommended […]
aboriginal • community informatics • First Nations • indigenous communities • mapping • Mississauga • Ontario | CanadaDreamcatcher Informatics
The Dreamcatcher Informatics project In 2009-2010, the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport recommended the Dreamcatcher Informatics project (under the auspices of the Department of Environment and Resources Studies at the University of Waterloo) for funding under the Creative Communities Prosperity Fund – a $50,000 grant. Here is the […]
aboriginal • community informatics • First Nations • indigenous communities • mapping • Mississauga • Ontario | CanadaSome challenges for Information and Communication Technologies in Indigenous Knowledge preservation
Abstract Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are the basis for social appropriation in local communities. ICTs hold significant potential for positive benefits for local communities to deal with ‘digital’ connectivity and global knowledge contexts. With the digitalisation of knowledge, including indigenous knowledge (IK), ICTs are offering alternative perspectives of knowledge […]
2010 • challenges • community informatics • culture | preservation • Durban | South Africa • eThekwini • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • Ulwazi ProgrammeAppropriate ICT as a Tool to Increase Effectiveness in ICT4D: Theoretical considerations…
Abstract The need to bridge the digital divide is no longer a point of discussion and therefore focus has shifted to the design and implementation of programs that have the potential to close the information and knowledge gap between the developing and developed nations. Unfortunately, the majority of these programs […]
2009 • appropriate technology • community informatics • development • digital divide • ICT4D • ICTs • Papua New GuineaDesign, Development and Research 2011
Inaugural Conference on Design, Development and Research 2011 Bellville, Cape Town September 23, 2011 – September 27, 2011 Design is integral to the IT discipline, e.g. it is an important component of the software development process. There is also much activity in ICT4D; health & community informatics; business; and other […]
2011 • Cape Town | South Africa • community informatics • conference • design • development • ICT4D