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CIS becomes TASHCA

October 7th, 2009 by Yaw Anokwa

The Center for Information & Society (CIS) has changed its name to the Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) group.

In a blog post, Christine Prefontaine explains that, “Over the last 10 years we have grown from a three-person team to more than a dozen researchers and program staff, with affiliated faculty from across the University of Washington and a global network of research partners. This year we came together to reflect, take stock of our strengths and emerging trends, and examine who we are, how we work, and how we can affect change. Our new name is the result of this process — and in the coming months you’ll witness a number of changes.”

We wish our friends at TASCHA continued success!

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Multiple Inputs for Shared Computer Use

September 11th, 2009 by Yaw Anokwa

Work on the use of multiple input devices for computing within the broader ICTD field has grown significantly since the iterations of the multiple mice for children’s learning in the mid-2000s. The area of work is rapidly becoming one of the important threads in research on education in the developing world, as it becomes clearer that creating scenarios where equitable access to personal computers seems unlikely in the short run.

In reviewing some of the research in this space, Joyojeet Pal has examined some of the new perspectives on computer aided learning for children raised by shared input computing and discusses some of the important ways of thinking ahead in this Multiple Inputs for Shared Computer Use paper.

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Cell Phone Revolution in the Developing World

June 23rd, 2009 by Yaw Anokwa

Change members Chris Coward and Yaw Anokwa will be speaking at an event organized by the Young Professional’s International Network, the World Affairs Council and co-sponsored by CIS entitled: “The Cell Phone Revolution in the Developing World”.

What: There are 4.1 billion cell phones in the world (2/3 of the world’s population has one) and their use is transforming lives in the developing world. The foremost authorities in the Puget Sound region have been assembled to discuss how these devices – that are taken for granted – are having a radical effect on people’s finances, health, education, businesses and politics.

When: Monday, June 29th, 2009. Doors open at 7, talk starts at 7:30 and goes till 9:30.

Where: Google Offices in Fremont
651 N 34th St
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 234-5678

If you’re interested you must pre-register at http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm to reserve a spot. If you’re a member of the Young Professional’s International Network, the cost is $10, non-members pay $15 and students $10. The venue has a capacity of 50 people so please pre-register so as not to be disappointed night of…

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ICTs and Disability Workshop at UW

May 28th, 2009 by Yaw Anokwa

CIS and Change will be holding an academic and practitioner workshop on ICTs and Disability. The event is scheduled for October 2nd, 2009 at the University of Washington in Seattle. The workshop, led by Joyojeet Pal, will be a full-day event with presentation sessions followed by one break-up roundtable discussion session. The presentation sessions will be arranged around invited speakers, each discussing for 20 minutes a specific issue or case with broader relevance for the state of technical, social, legal, or business issues around technology and disability in the developing world.

Find out more at http://change.washington.edu/access

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An Online Discussion on ICTD Evaluation

March 8th, 2009 by Yaw Anokwa

ICTD evaluation studies have been conducted for years and yet a common criticism is that these seem to be done infrequently, in poor quality, and are little used. How much of this do we owe to various stakeholders’ goals in seeing certain outcomes from the research?

CIS is hosting an online discussion to discuss ICTD evaluation. Key elements from this discussion will seed the “ICTD Evaluation 20/20: Voices from Around the World” workshop at the ICTD 2009 conference.

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