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Measuring global public access to ICT: Landscape summary reports from 25 countries around the world
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2009-08)
This document contains a collection of short summary reports for each of the 25 countries included in the Public Access Landscape Study project conducted by the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School. The Landscape Study examines how people around the world access and use ...
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 Information School, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The study looked at public ...
Technology for employability in Latin America: Research with at-risk youth and people with disabilities
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2009)
Since the early 1990s, there has been an increasing interest and investment in information and communication technology (ICT) training centers designed to expand employability options for socially excluded groups in Latin America. This study examines programs that provide basic computer training for people with disabilities ...
Incorporating predictors of success for telecenter projects: A qualitative analysis of 17 developing countries
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2008-05)
Telecenters have become increasingly popular over the past decade as a development tool. Although there remains a large amount of literature describing telecenter projects and providing recommendations for how new projects should proceed, there remains a paucity of data discussing why some telecenters succeed and some fail. ...
e‐Skills and employability: A learning and networking event for NGOs
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2007-06)
On June 19, 2007, twenty NGO practitioners from across Europe gathered at the e‐Skills & Employability Workshop to share best practices and discuss new ways to grow and sustain efforts to support economic empowerment through this field. Co‐organized by telecentre.org and the Esplai Foundation in Barcelona, the workshop provided ...
ICT training, employment, and youth: The case of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2008)
As information and communication technologies (ICT) increasingly penetrate different economic sectors, disadvantaged groups have more opportunities to participate. For disadvantaged youth, ICT training can help expand employment opportunities. This study seeks to analyze ICT training as a strategy for incorporating disadvantaged ...
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 inclusion for all – Maximising the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for inclusive ...
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 size of the sector, the types of organizations providing eInclusion services and their capacity (staff, ...
Public Access to Information & ICTs Phase II Report, Algeria
(Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2008-08-15)
This research focuses on the public access to information and communication landscapes in Algeria, with
specific focus on the information needs of underserved communities, public access to information and
communication venues, and the role of ICT. We examine the physical infrastructure and human
resources of a variety of ...
New institutions and transformations: Computers and youth in low-income urban Guatemala and Brazil
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2009-06)
Exposure to crime and violence, discrimination, and a structural lack of institutional support for education and human development continue to plague at-risk youth in urban poor neighborhoods of Latin America. With the increase in share of private investment in human development projects, subsidized technology centers have ...