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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 ... -
Structure and flexibility in global research design: Methodological choices in landscape study of public access in 25 countries
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2009-10)This paper presents the research methodology for the Landscape of Public Access Technology in Developing Countries study, conducted between 2007 and 2010 by the Technology & Social Change Group at the University of Washington ... -
Survey Instruments: Immigrant women, e-skills, and employability in Europe
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2009-11)These surveys were created in seven languages to inform the TASCHA research surrounding Immigrant Women, e-Skills, and Employability in Europe. Included in the zip file are surveys developed for immigrant and "native born" ... -
Survey on eInclusion Actors in the EU27
(European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, 2013-11-14)This report presents the results of an online survey of almost 3,000 organizations working on eInclusion in 27 European countries. The findings of the analysis provide policy relevant insights and help shed light on the ... -
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Sweden Swedish
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Tearing down the wall to Myanmar’s information ecosystem: The case of one local organization in producing and providing credible information
(TASCHA, 2017-07-17)This report highlights the experiences of one of Myanmar’s leading research organizations in compiling, analyzing, and publishing political data for local audiences on an online information platform (called MyPILAR). The ... -
Technology access & education for refugee women in Seattle & King County
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2020-08)This report is based on research we conducted in 2019 to understand the role of technology access and education for women who have arrived in Washington State as refugees. Our focus on women and technology stems from an ...