The following is an excerpt from the recently published post “It is not a village but people: Long Lamai, a case study of a smart village” on the e4sv.org website (September 15th, 2016) by Tariq Zaman, University of Malaysia Sarawak. Excerpt Long Lamai is a Penan village in upper Baram, […]
Long Lamai • Malaysia • Sarawak • technology • telecenterConstructing Sustainable Digital Learning Environments for Remote Rural Children of Sarawak
In the late 70s, a US television program for children called the Big Blue Marble aired on a Malaysian local television channel and it provided children in the country the opportunity to learn about the lives and activities of children from other parts of the world. There was also a […]
2015 • education • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • Internet use • Malaysia • remote • Sarawak • youthIndigenous Knowledge Management in the Kelabit community in E. Malaysia: insights & reflections for contemporary KM design
Knowledge audits and assessment help organisations to identify the status of knowledge processes and develop strategies to manage their knowledge-based assets. The structure of Indigenous Knowledge Management Systems (IKMS) is different from the organisation’s Knowledge Management (KM) systems and mainly based on the tacit and implicit knowledge forms. Hence, the […]
2013 • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • Kelabit • knowledge management • knowledge systems • Malaysia • SarawakExploring Respectful Design Directions for Indigenous Communities
Projects focusing on preserving cultural heritage are most usually instigated by a researcher. Yet, the question arises ‘whether such projects are beneficial for the studied communities?’ This paper describes the first part of a co-reflective, design research case study exploring through design the dynamics of the disappearance of culture heritage. […]
2013 • cultural heritage • culture | preservation • design • indigenous communities • indigenous design • Malaysia • Penan • SarawakEmpathic Negotiations through Material Culture: Co-designing and Making Digital Exhibits
This article introduces a case study undertaken in the indigenous Penan community of Long Lamai, Upper Baram, Sarawak, Malaysia. In this community, there is concern about the negative image other cultural groups hold of the Penan. This case study explores co-design as a means to invite community members, together with […]
2014 • design • identity • indigenous design • Malaysia • material culture • participatory • Penan • SarawakFOTool: Modeling Indigenous Community Cultures in Sarawak
Formal-Object Tool (FOTool) is a software modelling approach that integrates formal specification and object oriented model. FOTool integrates the rigour of formal methods and the ease of use of OO techniques. The idea of FOTool is to provide an easy interface by allowing the application developer to develop the software […]
2014 • FOTool • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • object oriented model • Sarawak • software • taboosIntroducing Indigenous Knowledge Governance into ICT-based Indigenous Knowledge Management Systems
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Indigenous Knowledge Management (IKM) have been designed using the conventional approach of creating and manipulating databases of knowledge. This typical approach of IKM generates the issues of indigenous knowledge governance, de-contextualisation and data manipulation. Hence, the main research question of this study is “How […]
2013 • database • governance • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • knowledge management • Malaysia • SarawakUNIMAS team experiments with community mapping
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) is no stranger to rural ICT4D projects in Malaysia. Known best for their award-winning eBario project, a remote telecenter that brought internet to the indigenous highlands of Borneo in the late 90s, UNIMAS has a long, successful track-record of participatory community development projects. An article in […]
Borneo • eBario • ICT4D • mapping • Sarawak • UNIMASThe 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 • UNIMASThe eBario project
eBario Sdn Bhd operates the eBario project, which is a multi-award winning initiative that brought computers and the internet to the isolated communities of Kelabit people living in the remote highlands of northern Sarawak, one the East Malaysian States on the island of Borneo. It is located in the ecologically important area known […]
Borneo • eBario • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • Kelabit • Malaysia • Sarawak • telecenter • WSISThe eBario project and their vision for Indigenous people and ICT
eBario Sdn Bhd operates the eBario project, which is a multi-award winning initiative that brought computers and the internet to the isolated communities of Kelabit people living in the remote highlands of northern Sarawak, one the East Malaysian States on the island of Borneo. It is located in the ecologically important area known […]
Borneo • eBario • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • Kelabit • Malaysia • Sarawak • telecenter • WSISeBorneo: 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 • telecenterRe-framing HCI through local and indigenous perspectives
This post provides information about “Re-framing HCI through local and indigenous perspectives,” one of several workshops that will be held at this year’s Interact2011 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Lisbon, Portugal. Interact2011 Workshop on Indigenous HCI Monday, 5 September 2011 Workshop organizers Jose Abdelnour-Nocera, University of West London Masaaki Kurosu, […]
2011 • conference • design • human computer interaction • indigenous / traditional knowledge • Malaysia • Sarawak