This article examines how digital heritage, in the form of 3D digital objects, fits into particular discourses around identity, ancestrality and cultural transmission in Melanesia. Through an ethnographic analysis of digital heritage use amongst the Nalik community in New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), it demonstrates how digital heritage is understood […]
2014 • 3D • authenticity • cultural heritage • digital collections • digital heritage • Melanesia • Nalik • Papua New GuineaMatukar Panau Online Talking Dictionary
The first online resource for the Panau language of Matukar village in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Future plans include expanding the number of entries and adding Tok Pisin search functions. There are currently about 430 speakers of Matukar (Harrison, 2009). Although this number includes both young children and experienced […]
dictionary • indigenous language • language | preservation • Living Tongues Institute • Matukar • National Geographic Society • Panau • Papua New Guinea • Swarthmore CollegeAppropriate 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 Guinea