March 2022 - change - Mailing Lists

Youth Digital Stewards Seattle Community Network Celebration
by Esther Jang 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Dear Change community, The UW ICTD Lab's spin-off community networking nonprofit the Local Connectivity Lab, along with Black Brilliance Research Project and other organizational collaborators, have been teaching a small pilot cohort of a youth STEM enrichment program on community technologies called *Youth Digital Stewards* over the last few months in order to get local high school students involved in the Seattle Community Network <https://seattlecommunitynetwork.org/> project. We're having our end-of-program celebration and final project presentations *this Sunday 3/13/22 at 12-2pm* and y'all are warmly welcome to come! Please share our flyer widely on your networks if you can to support our local youth! [image: YDS_community_celebration_flyer.png] Thanks so much, -Esther

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Call for submissions: 4S conference | Toward reunion: Conversations, criticisms, reconfigurations of ICTD
by Philip Garrison 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

We invite submissions to our open panel titled Toward reunion: Conversations, criticisms, reconfigurations of ICTD to be hosted at the 4S Annual Conference in Cholula, México, Dec 7-10th, 2022. —------------------------------------------- Conference date: December 7-10, 2022 Location: Cholula, México Deadline: April 14, 2022 Notifications: May 25, 2022 Submission: 250 word abstract, in Spanish or English Submission instructions: https://www.4sonline.org/meeting/call-for-submissions/ —------------------------------------------- Toward reunion: Conversations, criticisms, reconfigurations of ICTD <https://www.4sonline.org/143-toward-reunion-conversations-criticisms-reconf…> This panel approaches the theme of knowledges and technosciences for living together through the lens of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD). ICTD is a contested and multidisciplinary field and banner for projects that try to address systemic and societal issues (infrastructure, connectivity, socio-economics, education, etc.) through innovation and reconfiguration of information and communication technologies. The description of the joint meeting states that “Reunion indicates there has been a break in relations, providing an opportunity to engage differently, this time.” ICTD can include novel forms of neocolonial extraction but also enacting relationality and the responsibility of living well together. We invite papers from/about ICTD, or those that disavow that ICTD/development, on the theme of reunion. Reunion, perhaps, between technosciences, internationalism, and critique of development. We welcome submissions in both the social studies of technologies in development and the social studies of ICTD-the-field. We invite papers from a variety of contexts, including but not limited to: - Decolonial and postcolonial computing - Indigenous knowledges in design/production of technologies - Tools of knowledge production in development and ICTD - Critique and analysis of development paradigm; alternatives to development - Transnational flows of computing materials - Ethical practices of development practitioners - Community-centered work, perspectives, and relationships between a communities and researcher/practitioner collaborators - Transfers, translations, and lifecycles of ICTD collaborations and technologies —------------------------------ Invitamos a participantes para nuestro panel abierto titulado Hacia el reencuentro: Conversaciones, críticas, reconfiguraciones de ICTD, que se llevará a cabo en la Conferencia Anual 4S en Cholula, México, del 7 al 10 de diciembre de 2022. —------------------------------ Fecha de la conferencia: del 7 al 10 de diciembre de 2022 Ubicación: Cholula, México Fecha límite: 14 de abril de 2022 Notificaciones: 25 de mayo de 2022 Presentación: resumen de 250 palabras, en Español o Inglés Instrucciones de envío: https://www.4sonline.org/meeting/call-for-submissions/ —------------------------------ Hacia el reencuentro: Conversaciones, críticas, reconfiguraciones de las TICD <https://www.4sonline.org/143-toward-reunion-conversations-criticisms-reconf…> Este panel aborda el tema de los saberes y las tecnociencias para la convivencia a través del lente de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación para el Desarrollo (TICD). TICD es un campo disputado y multidisciplinario para proyectos que intentan abordar problemas sistémicos y sociales (infraestructura, conectividad, socioeconomía, educación, etc.) a través de la innovación y la reconfiguración de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación. La descripción de la reunión conjunta establece que "La reunión indica que ha habido una ruptura en las relaciones, lo que brinda la oportunidad de participar de manera diferente, esta vez". TICD puede incluir formas novedosas de extracción neocolonial, pero también promulgar la relacionalidad y la responsabilidad del buen vivir. Invitamos artículos de/sobre TICD, aquellos que rechazan TICD/desarrollo, o sobre el tema de la reunión. Reunión, quizás, entre tecnociencias, internacionalismo y crítica del desarrollo. Damos la bienvenida a presentaciones tanto en estudios sociales de tecnologías en desarrollo como en estudios sociales del campo TICD. Invitamos artículos de variedad de contextos, que incluyen, entre otros: - Computación decolonial y poscolonial - Conocimientos indígenas en el diseño/producción de tecnologías - Herramientas de producción de conocimiento en desarrollo y TIC - Crítica y análisis del paradigma del desarrollo; alternativas al desarrollo - Flujos transnacionales de materiales informáticos - Prácticas éticas y razonamiento moral de los practicantes del desarrollo - Trabajo centrado en la comunidad, perspectivas y relaciones entre comunidades y colaboradores investigadores/practicantes - Transferencias, traducciones y ciclos de vida de colaboraciones TIC y tecnologías

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ICTD2022: Call for Open Sessions
by Aditya Vashistha 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

Hi all, Please find below the call for submissions for open sessions at ICTD 2022. Apologies for cross posting. I'd appreciate it if you can forward it in your networks. Call for Submissions for Open Sessions 12th International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD 2022) <https://ictd.org/>, June 27-29, 2022 University of Washington in Seattle, USA ------------------------------ The 12th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) invites you to submit two-page proposals for open sessions by April 1, 2022. ICTD 2022 will be hosted at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA on June 27-29 2022. ICTD as a field aims for inclusivity and ICTD 2022 as a conference aims to include perspectives and participation from industry, policymakers, civil society, practitioners, academia, and government. The Open Sessions provide this opportunity to ensure the representation of projects, experiences, and viewpoints that will benefit the ICTD community, especially where they do not fit the full papers or notes formats. Open sessions <https://ictd.org/ictd2022/participate/call-for-open-sessions/> typically include multiple presenters convening around important, cross-cutting themes. They may take the form of panels, workshops, “ignite” talks, debates, participatory activities, or other types of communication and exchange. Successful proposals will work towards inclusiveness, relevance, and excellence, and examples from some previous conferences can be found here: ICTD 2016 <https://ictd2016.info/schedule/> and ICTD 2012 <http://ictd2012.org/open-sessions/>. Session organizers may extend invitations to particular participants to attend, or present based on emerging themes in ICTD; likewise, participation is open to any conference attendee who wishes to join in on the day of the session. To propose an open session, please fill out this Google form <https://forms.gle/XWC2kj6rr84TrkQDA>, providing a 75-word summary and an additional 2-page description detailing your goals for the session and how you plan to achieve them. The deadline for submission is April 1, 2022, at 11.59 pm Anywhere on Earth (AoE). Guidelines Open Sessions welcome a variety of submissions and formats. We invite extended abstracts that include proposals for panels, workshops, doctoral colloquium submissions, young researchers meet-ups, and more. Open sessions will be 90 minutes in length by default. They can also be 180 minutes long, but only if there is sufficient justification. Although sessions (and session proposals) will be held in English, we are also open to proposals for sessions in other languages. In such cases, please note the proposed language and indicate why it is important to the session topic. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we also expect some attendees to be joining the open sessions remotely. So, please describe an appropriate plan to make open sessions inviting and accessible to both remote and in-person attendees. Proposals for sessions will be reviewed and assessed according to the criteria below. - They should be accessible to a highly interdisciplinary ICTD audience. - They should be lively, inclusive, and participatory in style and content. - They should be on topics relevant to the ICTD community. - They should demonstrate careful planning and a clear agenda. Examples of sessions and formats, based on prior years are indicated below. - A panel of researchers and practitioners to discuss and brainstorm post-PhD opportunities for ICTD researchers. - A workshop organized by 2-3 researchers to discuss in small breakout sessions the role of gender (what it is and what it should be) in ICTD projects. - A short course on co-design in research areas pertaining to global health. - A workshop to set an agenda for future research on digital financial services. - An ice-breaker session for ICTD researchers and practitioners to learn about and from each other and their work. - A series of short, lightning talks followed by an open discussion, where each talk represents an extended abstract on a common, chosen topic such as caste-related inequities in ICTD contexts. Dates April 1, 2022: Deadline for submission of Open Sessions (using this form <https://forms.gle/XWC2kj6rr84TrkQDA>) April 8, 2022: Notifications sent Open Session Chairs - Aditya Vashistha (adityav(a)cornell.edu) - Agha Ali Raza (agha.ali.raza(a)lums.edu.pk) If you have any questions, please reach out to both the chairs via email.

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Fwd: [jsde] Ted Miguel in JSDE on Monday, March 7
by Kurtis Heimerl 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Another good upcoming jsde talk! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Isabelle Cohen <imcohen(a)uw.edu> Date: Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 11:21 AM Subject: [jsde] Ted Miguel in JSDE on Monday, March 7 To: <jsde(a)u.washington.edu>, <econgrad(a)u.washington.edu>, <econfacall(a)uw.edu > Dear colleagues and students, We are pleased to announce that *Ted Miguel* (UC Berkeley) will be presenting at JSDE next week. The seminar will be held from *11:00 am - 12:30 pm *on *Monday, March 7*. The seminar and visit will be fully remote, with the talk held at the link below. The title and abstract of the talk are below. *Zoom link: *https://washington.zoom.us/j/98113334162. We have limited slots to meet with Professor Miguel. (1) *Faculty members*: Please sign up at this link <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c5wNZAkXt_4eVq1TrbpD3DGSwDfH22RRANn7lAT…>. If there are no spots remaining, please feel free to email me at imcohen(a)uw.edu. (2) *Graduate students*: If interested, please email me at imcohen(a)uw.edu with your availability to meet on Monday, but note that we are unlikely to be able to accommodate all requests. *Title*: *What does donor conditionality do? Causal evidence from Kenyan electrification *(joint with Catherine D. Wolfram, Eric Hsu and Susanna B. Berkouwer) *Abstract*: Multilateral organizations often impose conditions on the use of financing they provide low- and middle-income countries, but what do they do in practice? This question has been debated contentiously by governments, multilateral organizations, and academics since at least the 1980s. It is difficult to answer causally due to the endogeneity and low sample size of multilateral financing. To provide causal micro-evidence on this topic, we leverage an unusual feature of Kenya’s nationwide electrification program: the quasi-random allocation of villages across multilateral funding sources. We conduct detailed on-the-ground engineering assessments of transformers, conductors, and poles; collect minute-by-minute household-level outage and voltage data; and conduct household surveys on connection quality and usage. We find that relatively burdensome World Bank contracting procedures delayed the start and progress of construction by 6–10 months relative to African Development Bank funded projects, and led to significantly fewer connected sites and households four years later. Yet these conditions generated no detectable impact on construction quality, power outages, voltage quality, or household energy usage and spending. To disentangle two key dimensions of conditionality—ex ante contracting steps versus ex post audits—we implement a randomized audits scheme mimicking the latter, and find that this improves household connections at low cost and without delays. In this context, combining rigorous audits with more streamlined upfront contracting could potentially improve the quality of public projects while limiting construction delays. We look forward to seeing many of you there. Best, Isabelle -- Isabelle Cohen (pronouns: she/her) Assistant Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance University of Washington _______________________________________________ jsde mailing list jsde(a)u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/jsde

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