Browsing Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) by Title
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Public access, private mobile
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2012-10)The study assesses and describes the interplay between public PC-based Internet access and private mobile-based access for urban teenaged public access venue (PAV) users in Cape Town. South Africa is a particularly fruitful ... -
Public Access, Private Mobiles: Understanding the interplay and impact in Cape Town
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2012)The study assesses and describes the interplay between public PC-based Internet access and private mobile-based access for urban teenaged public access venue (PAV) users in Cape Town. South Africa is a particularly fruitful ... -
Public Access: Supporting Digital Inclusion for All: Maximising The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) For Inclusive Social And Economic Development
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2014-05-15)TASCHA, along with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA) have prepared a briefing paper “Public access: Supporting digital ... -
Public Libraries and Development across Sub-Saharan Africa: Overcoming a Problem of Perception
(De Gruyter, 2021-04-29)Public libraries and development organizations share many common goals that make them strong potential partners in the Global South. In spite of these commonalities, libraries are often overlooked as development partners. ... -
Public libraries as platforms for civic engagement
(2018-05)What role should the world’s public libraries have in civic engagement? In recent years, traditional media have weakened, the civic space has become increasingly divisive, and society has become ever more divided socially, ... -
Public libraries connecting people for development: Executive Summary
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2013-07-31)Public libraries 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 ... -
Public libraries connecting people for development: Findings from the Global Impact Study
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2013-07-31)Public libraries 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 ... -
Recording: Open Data Challenges in the Public Library Domain
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2021-11-22)Public librarians are eager to learn more about their communities and to provide services or programming that address current community needs. Open data has the potential to answer many of the questions librarians are ... -
Renewing a National Resource: Re-Skilled Bulgarian Teachers Return to Work
(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 ... -
Researching the links between ICT skills and employability: An analytical framework
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2009-04)This article proposes an analytical framework to better understand the role of ICT skills in improving employment opportunities for low-income groups. The research draws upon the experiences of seventy NGOs that provide ... -
Respuesta a los desastres en Chile El papel fundamental de las bibliotecas y los telecentros
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2012)Los telecentros y las bibliotecas, como puntos de acceso público a Internet, desempeñan un papel importante en la prevención y manejo de desastres. Después del terremoto que sacudió a Chile en 2010, estas organizaciones ... -
The Road to Employability: Austrian Program Brings “Computer Driver’s Licenses” to Vienna’s Most At-Risk Women
(Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2008)Evidence narratives are cousins to human-impact stories. While everyone likes a good statistic, collecting meaningful, large-scale quantitative data in the settings where Microsoft grantees operate is often not cost-effective. ... -
The role of libraries in misinformation programming: A research agenda
(Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2020-10-26)Misinformation, or fake news, has exploded across social media platforms and communities over the past few years, with serious social and political implications. Many library practitioners and organizations have argued ... -
Romania English
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Romania Romanian
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Social equity is key to sustainable ocean governance
(npj Ocean Sustainability, 2022-08-10)Calls to address social equity in ocean governance are expanding. Yet ‘equity’ is seldom clearly defined. Here we present a framework to support contextually-informed assessment of equity in ocean governance. Guiding ... -
The social, cultural & technological impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in family farming: the case of Washington State
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2022-04-30)The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated transformations that we were expecting to happen in decades. The so-called "new normal" gave way to a covidianity characterized by structural instability affecting daily life, the ... -
Spain English
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Spain Spanish
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The Spirit of Volunteerism: Re-building Civil Society and Delivering Jobs through Youth Networks in Turkey
(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 ...