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Valuation of Public Access to Information and Communication Technology: A Benefit-Cost Analysis Approach
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2014-10-31)This report is an attempt to quantify the value that individuals in five countries place on public access to three types of information and communication technology (ICT). I use two types of benefit cost analysis, stated ... -
The Value of Certification: E-skills, outcome metrics and Corporate Social Responsibility in India
(Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2008)This paper is part of a project at the Center for Information and Society to broaden and deepen our understanding of the impact of Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD). Our intention is to ... -
The value of non-instrumental computer use: Skills acquisition, self-confidence, and community-based technology training
(TASCHA, 2014-04-02)This study focuses on the usefulness of "playful" computer activities, such as social networking and gaming. When venues prioritize activities like word processing or spreadsheets while restricting gaming or social networking, ... -
Venue Survey Data Summaries by Venue Type
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2012-12)These include tables with counts and proportions of the majority of venue survey questions, and splits up the summaries by venue type. The files are separated by each of the sections of the venue survey. Open-ended questions, ... -
Versioning Concept Schemes for Persistent Retrieval
Things change. Words change, meaning changes and use changes both words and meaning. In information access systems this means concept schemes such as thesauri or clas- sification schemes change. They always have. Concept ... -
Volunteer geographic information in the Global South: barriers to local implementation of mapping projects across Africa
(GeoJournal, 2020-04-08)The world is awash in data—by 2020 it is expected that there will be approximately 40 trillion gigabytes of data in existence, with that number doubling every 2 to 3 years. However, data production is not equal in all ... -
The Web Experience
(2004-12-17)We developed an interactive movie to educate people who do not have impairments about how people who do have certain impairments experience the World Wide Web. We walk the viewer through the experiences of five people who ... -
“What Am I Fighting For?”: Creating a Controlled Vocabulary for Video Game Plot Metadata
(2015-06-02)A video game’s plot is one of its defining features, and prior research confirms the importance of plot metadata to users through persona analysis, interviews, and surveys. However, existing organizational systems, including ... -
What Does a Domain Analysis Look Like in Form, Function, and Genre?
This article presents an inventory what theorists describe as the definition of domain analysis. Survey writings on and of domain analyses for their distinct attributes and arguments. Compile these components and attributes, ... -
Why Public Access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Matter
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2014-07-01)This research summary provides an overview of the Global Impact Study of Public Access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Libraries, telecenters, and cybercafés play a critical role in extending the ... -
Why public access to technology matters for development
(TASCHA, 2014-05-21)Based on the Global Impact Study of Public Access to ICTs, this infographic explains visually why public access to technology matters for development. Public access provides a critical foundation for lifelong technology ... -
Words and Emotional Work: Classification Theory’s Constructs Useful for the Analysis of Social Media Data in Terms of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Presents constructs from classification theory and relates them to the study of hashtags and other forms of tags in social media data. Argues these constructs are useful to the study of the intersectionality of race, gender, ... -
Work and play in the information age: Technology utilization in Boys & Girls Clubs of America
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2008-11)This research examined technology-related learning opportunities for children at Boys & Girls Clubs. It considers Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) technology programs within the larger context of afterschool programs ... -
XooML: XML in Support of Many Tools Working on a Single Organization of Personal Information
(2010-10-10)XooML takes a step towards addressing a basic tension in the development of supporting tools of Personal Information Man-agement (PIM) and, more generally, in the development of com-puter-based tools for end users: How to ... -
Yields and Market Access: ICT for farming and fishing in southern India
(Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2008)This paper is part of a project at the Center for Information and Society to broaden and deepen our understanding of the impact of Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD). Our intention is to ...