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Open Development, Open Cambodia
(Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2012-06-14)
The world is witnessing widespread participatory movement toward transparency, democratization, and responsive governance. Pressing social need and enabling technologies have allowed innovative strategies for social change to take hold. Cambodia also is witnessing local expressions of these forces; civil society is mobilizing ...
Mentors and Computers: Developing Work and Life Skills in the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue, Washington
(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 choose examples of ICTD implementations carefully and to write about them in such a way that each one, ...
ICT Training and the ABCs of Employability: Year Up’s Jobs Program for Urban Youth.
(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 choose examples of ICTD implementations carefully and to write about them in such a way that each one, ...
Protection, Options and Advantages: ICT training to improve economic livelihoods and reduce exploitation among Filipina domestic workers
(Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2008)
The ICTD field is filled with individual success stories extolling the benefits of ICT access and fluency. These stories are often highly influential because they are rhetorically powerful, memorable narratives that create lasting frames to contextualize and interpret other data. Unfortunately, they are often driven by the ...
Lifelong Ties, Computers and Kids: Community Building and Technology Education in the Al Davies Boys and Girls Club
(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 choose examples of ICTD implementations carefully and to write about them in such a way that each one, ...
Understanding the Links Between ICT Skills Training and Employability: An Analytical Framework
(USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, 2012)
This article proposes an analytical framework to better understand the role
that information and communication technology (ICT) skills play in improving
employment opportunities for low-income groups. It draws on research conducted
with more than 70 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that provide
ICT training and other ...
Public access and development: The impacts of public access venues and the benefits of libraries
(2012-10-02)
Public access to information and communication
technologies (ICTs) can play an important role
in development. Communities benefit when
people can access information and communicate
with experts and people in their social networks
to learn about health, jobs, education, leisure
activities, or whatever inspires them. ...
Healing and Jobs: ICT training for survivors of human trafficking at the Philippine's Visayan Forum Foundation
(Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2008)
The ICTD field is filled with individual success stories extolling the benefits of ICT access and fluency. These stories are often highly influential because they are rhetorically powerful, memorable narratives that create lasting frames to contextualize and interpret other data. Unfortunately, they are often driven by the ...
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 choose examples of ICTD implementations carefully and to write about them in such a way that each one, ...
Creating Opportunity at the Margins of Bogotá: ICT training at Centro de Juan Bosco Obrero
(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 choose examples of ICTD implementations carefully and to write about them in such a way that each one, ...