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 • telecenterWhat 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 • telecenterImpact assessment of ICT-for-development projects: a compendium of approaches
Billions of US dollars are invested each year by the public, NGO and private sectors in information-and-communication-technologies-for-development (ICT4D) projects such as telecentres, village phone schemes, e-health and e-education projects, egovernment kiosks, etc. Yet we have very little sense of the effect of that investment. Put simply, there is far too […]
2009 • ICT4D • impact of | ICTs • mobile • telecenterCommunity 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 • telecommunicationsTelecentre Replication Initiative in Borneo, Malaysia: The CoERI Experience
Abstract There are many bridging-the-digital-divide initiatives implemented by various government agencies and non-governmental organisations throughout the world. Numerous studies have been conducted to identify the critical success factors in providing remote and rural communities equitable access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Malaysia has its fair share of successes and […]
2012 • Borneo • CoERI • eBario • ICT4D • Malaysia • rural • telecenter • UNIMASTelecentresAfrica
TelecentresAfrica is an initiative launched by CTA and InfoBridge Foundation in support to rural community service delivery in Africa including telecentres and community radios. The programe is open to all stakeholders interested in promoting and implementing ICT4D projects for the development of rural communities in Africa. Within the context of […]
Africa • ICT4D • ICTs • radio • rural • sustainability • telecenterTelecentresAfrica
TelecentresAfrica is an initiative launched by CTA and InfoBridge Foundation in support to the telecentre movement in Africa. The programe is open to all stakeholders interested in promoting and implementing ICT4D projects for the development of rural communities in Africa. Within the context of the global knowledge economy, telecentres have […]
Africa • CTA • cybercafe • ICT4D • rural • sustainability • telecenterTelecentre.org
Telecentre.org is a global community of people and organizations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres. Working together, we provide the resources that telecentres need to succeed: locally relevant content and services, support and learning opportunities, and networks that help telecentre activists connect to each other. […]
education • ICT4D • ICTs • IDRC • telecenterThe Complexities of Community Participation in ICT for Development Projects: the Case of “Our Voices”
Community participation is often suggested as a means to a relevant, contextual rural information system (such as a telecentre). Yet, the ICT for development field has much to learn from development literature on the complexities of community participation. We first review the critical literature on participation in development and then […]
2007 • community media • ICT4D • information system • participatory • radio • rural • telecenterData Inclusion Projects in Developing Countries: Processes of Institutionalisation
This paper concerns digital inclusion projects in developing countries and, in particular, focuses on processes of institutionalisation of such projects. Three case studies are described and analysed. The first is the Akshaya telecentre project in the state of Kerala in India. The second is a community-based ICT project in a […]
2007 • Brazil • development • ICT4D • inclusion • India • institutionalization • South Africa • telecenterThe Challenge of “sustainability” in ICT4D – is Bricolage the Answer?
Sustainability is a central concern in a wide variety of “ICT for development” projects – from telecentres to ICT education in schools and universities and health informatics. But what is sustainability and how can it be achieved? In contrast tothe ICT fordevelopment literature, much IS literature does not emphasize sustainability, […]
2007 • bricolage • ICT4D • improvisation • sustainability • telecenter • unintended consequencesConnecting people for development: Why public access ICTs matter
Libraries, telecenters, and cybercafés play a critical role in extending the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to a diverse range of people worldwide. However, their ability to contribute to development agendas has come into question in recent times. The Global Impact Study was designed to address this debate […]
cybercafe • ICT4D • impact study • libraries • open access • research • TASCHA • telecenterLibraries, telecenters, & cybercafés play a critical role in extending the benefits of ICTs to people worldwide
A guest post by TASCHA‘s Melody Clark. Originally published here. Report: Connecting people for development: Why public access ICTs matter While you’re likely reading this on your personal computer, enjoying reliable and fast internet, millions of people around the world still lack private access to this increasingly necessary resource to […]
cybercafe • ICT4D • impact of | ICTs • impact study • libraries • open access • research • TASCHA • telecenterBridging the Digital Divide in Uganda
For more information visit the IDRC website.
2007 • digital divide • ICTs • IDRC • telecenter • UgandaThe 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 • telecenterICTs and the Backstretch: an Ethnography
ICTs and the Backstretch: an Ethnography of the Backstretch Employees of the Saratoga Race Track and their use of the Backstretch Global Communications Center As Ellen McHale points out in An Ethnography of the Saratoga Racetrack, “the backstretch of the thoroughbred racetrack at Saratoga Springs, New York, is an ‘intentional’ […]
2009 • backstretch • ethnography • ICT4D • intentional community • Saratoga Springs • South America • telecenter