November 2010 - change - Mailing Lists

CSE 590F: ICTD Seminar (Information and Communication Technology for Development)
by Gaetano Borriello 29 Mar '11

29 Mar '11

Yes, it is another research seminar announcement. TIME: Tuesday 1:30-2:30pm PLACE: CSE 203 WEB: http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse590f/10au/ Please join us in CSE 590F (Readings in Information and Communication Technology for Development) next Tuesday, October 5 for our first meeting this quarter. Since we are starting late, this first meeting will not just be organizational but will already include a discussion of a paper, which I will likely lead unless I get an early volunteer. We'll then spend some time volunteering for leading the other discussions of papers this quarter. Our readings will be mostly from the upcoming ICTD conference (if the authors give us permission) and from CHI and AI-D as well. The last two weeks will be practice talks of UW presentations at the ICTD and DEV conferences in mid-December. As usual, all are most welcome to attend. Those new to the seminar who are just curious about ICTD are particularly encouraged. There is a tentative schedule for the quarter at http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse590f/10au/. It will probably be modified after the first meeting and will soon include links to PDF files of each paper. Hope to see you there on Tuesday, Gaetano

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TASCHA Talk: Wednesday, December 1 - Public Access ICTs in Colombia
by Melody Clark 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

The last TASCHA Talk of Autumn quarter will take place Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 3:30pm in the RCB multi-purpose room (4th floor of the Roosevelt Commons Building - 4311 11th Ave NE). **Please note: if you have a UW parking permit, you can park under RCB for free using your permit!!** Public Access ICTs in Colombia: Emergent findings Speakers: Ricardo Gomez & Fernando Baron Building on the results of the Landscape Study of Public Access to ICT in 25 countries, Ricardo Gomez (Assistant Professor, iSchool) and Fernando Baron (PhD student, iSchool) did an in-depth study in a single country, Colombia. Using a refined research methodology, we validate trends from the Landscape study (ie, types of users and main uses of public access computing, role of infomediaries, and issues of trust, fees, and education. We also explore new topics: ICT and violence, relation with mobile phones and community radio, and users perceptions of impact. We will present a quick overview of the study, discuss highlights of emerging findings, and explore potential linkages with other TASCHA projects. We hope to see you there! TASCHA -- Melody Clark Research Coordinator | Global Impact Study Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) melclark(a)uw.edu<mailto:melclark@uw.edu> | 206.685.7819 Twitter: @ictimpact www.globalimpactstudy.org<http://www.globalimpactstudy.org/>

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FW: book launch/Dec 2 at UW/Technology at the Margins
by Richard Anderson 27 Nov '10

27 Nov '10

________________________________ From: Sailesh Chutani [sailesh.chutani(a)mobisante.com] Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 12:08 PM To: Sailesh Chutani Cc: Sailesh Chutani Subject: book launch/Dec 2 at UW/Technology at the Margins Dear friends and colleagues, You are cordially invited to the launch event of my book "Technology at the Margins: How IT meets the needs of emerging markets" on Thursday December 2, 2010 at 3:30pm, Burke Museum<http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/>, University of Washington, Seattle. All three co-authors of the book Sailesh Chutani, Jessica Rothenberg Aalami, and Akhtar Badshah will be present. RSVP to snodgras(a)uw.edu<mailto:snodgras@uw.edu>, Keith Snodgrass, Associate Director, South East Asia Center 206.543.4800. A brief talk and Q&A will be followed by a reception. The event is sponsored by the South Asia Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the Global Business Center, Foster School of Business, University of Washington Here is a link<http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470639970,descCd-descri…> to the details of the book. It will be available on Amazon as well. Look forward to seeing you there. Please feel free to invite anyone else who you think would be interested. Best regards, -Sailesh -- Sailesh Chutani, PhD President & CEO Mobisante, Inc. www.mobisante.com<http://www.mobisante.com>

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Reminder about Akhtar's book rollout, 12/2 @ Burke
by Ed Lazowska 25 Nov '10

25 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Akhtar Badshah (LCA) <akhtarb(a)microsoft.com> Date: Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:01 PM Subject: FW: Book launch and Reception To: "Ed Lazowska (lazowska(a)cs.washington.edu)" <lazowska(a)cs.washington.edu> Ed: I am hoping you can join for this. My new book has just been published. Akhtar

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Media Space: Where and Why is Innovation Happening with Margaret O'Mara
by Scott Macklin 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Need something to do tonight? Check out: Media Space: "Where and Why is Innovation Happening?" Margaret O'Mara – Professor, History - University of Washington Wednesday, Nov. 24 @ 9 PM on UWTV short clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e4mPgd4myw Margaret O'Mara is a historian of the modern United States whose work looks at the growth of the knowledge economy and the reasons creativity and innovation thrive in particular places. She is the author of Cities of Knowledge: Cold War Science and the Search for the Next Silicon Valley (Princeton, 2005), which explored how Silicon Valley came to be, why other U.S. regions did not become Silicon Valley, and what the Cold War had to do with it. Her current research includes a study of high-tech globalization and urban change in China, India, and the United States. An Assistant Professor of History at the UW, she previously taught at Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania, where she received her PhD in 2002. From 1993 to 1997 she was a staff member to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, handling policy issues including urban economic development, health care, and welfare reform. full episode may be found online after the UWTV broadcast premiere: http://uwtv.org/mediaspace - Scott Scott Macklin Associate Director – Master of Communication in Digital Media University of Washington 206-616-5054

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Congratulations to Gaetano!
by Ed Lazowska 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

Gaetano has been elected Fellow of the IEEE. Congratulations Gaetano!

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Why Donation is NOT a solution to Poverty?
by Abhishek Prateek 21 Nov '10

21 Nov '10

In case you have not already seen it, here is a fabulous TED talk by Jessica Jackley on her battle against eradicating world poverty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqj0sgrNL10 Cheers! Abhishek

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Fwd: [ITID] HARVARD FORUM II SPECIAL EDITION PUBLISHED
by Yaw Anokwa 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Information Technologies & International Development (ITID) is proud to announce the publication of a "Special Edition" featuring selected papers from the 2009 Harvard Forum II on ICTs for development (ICT4D). The Harvard Forum II gathered Nobel laureates and eminent technologists, economists, and communications researchers and practitioners from across the globe at Harvard University last September 2009. Sponsored by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, the conference offered an opportunity to reassess ICT4D in the years since the first Harvard Forum in 2003, while focusing on a forward-looking discussion of ICTs, human development, growth, and poverty reduction. The submissions in the ITID "Special Edition" come from the world's foremost thinkers on ICT4D, and, like the landmark publications from Harvard Forum I, they chart a course for innovative and important work in the field. Selections include: —Nobel laureate Michael Spence on the growth goals ICTs may be able to put in reach —Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on the balance between the mobile's positive and dangerous potentials —William Melody on enacting openness through telecom reform —Alison Gillwald on the urgent need for indigenous ICT research in Africa —Ethan Zuckerman on decentralizing the mobile phone —Anita Gurumurthy on moving ICT4D efforts beyond neo-liberalism —Yochai Benkler on continuing decentralization through ICTs after the mobile phone Visit http://itidjournal.org to follow these and other discussions from the Harvard Forum II. Sincerely, François Bar, Michael L. Best Editors-in-Chief Christopher T. Coward, Matthew L. Smith, Randy Spence Guest Editors Arlene Luck Managing Editor ______________________________________________ Information Technologies & International Development http://itidjournal.org

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Fwd: CfP: Understanding Development Through Actor-Network Theory
by Yaw Anokwa 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> Date: Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 15:55 Subject: CfP: Understanding Development Through Actor-Network Theory To: "richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk" <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> This is a call for papers on use of actor-network theory in development studies, with an initial deadline for abstracts of 10 January 2011. Actor-network theory has emerged over the past twenty years as a major conceptual force in social science. To date, though, it has hardly been applied within development studies. Yet the potential for ANT in the study of development has never appeared greater. The growing recognition of agency, process and relations among all development actors. The greater use of networks of individuals and organisations to deliver development. The increasing role played by technology in development processes. All these point to a prospective value of actor-network theory in helping us understand development today. We are therefore organising a workshop and journal special issue to bring together new work applying actor-network theory in international development research. Our aim is to explore the extent to which ANT can improve our understanding of development. At this initial stage, we wish to retain as broad a scope as possible for papers; from the more conceptual to the more practical; from those engaging with the overall ANT project to those which apply particular tools and sub-concepts; and from those which value ANT to those which critique its application in development. In all cases, we will be looking for some reflection on the contribution that ANT can make. The following timeline will be observed: - 10 January 2011 - prospective authors to submit an abstract of 200-400 words outlining their proposed paper to: ant4dev(a)gmail.com - 1 February 2011 - authors to be notified of response to abstract - 31 May 2011 - draft papers due (7,000-9,000 words), and workshop rapporteurs appointed - 30 June 2011 - workshop in London for presentation and discussion of papers - 30 Sept 2011 - finalised papers due Some travel funding will be made available for attendance at the London workshop. Papers will still be considered from those who are unable to attend the workshop. We will collate a selection of submitted papers for publication as a special issue in one of the leading development studies journals. Selected papers will be subject to further review in line with journal submission procedures. If you have any queries prior to abstract submission, do please ask. Richard Heeks (IDPM, University of Manchester, UK) & Shirin Madon (DESTIN, LSE, UK); Email: ant4dev(a)gmail.com Call URL: http://bit.ly/ANT4DCall

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17 Nov '10

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