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FW: IPID Symposium: Annual Conference of the International Network for Postgraduate Students in the Area of ICT4D
by Chris Coward 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

From: isabella.rega(a)usi.ch [mailto:isabella.rega@usi.ch] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 6:52 AM To: Chris Coward; Chris Rothschild; Joe Sullivan; Maria Garrido; Araba Sey Subject: IPID Symposium: Annual Conference of the International Network for Postgraduate Students in the Area of ICT4D Hi Chris and all the crew! I am writing to tell you that this year IPID symposium: the Annual Conference of the International Network for Postgraduate Students in the Area of ICT4D will be held in Lugano, at my university from 12 to 13 of September. Usually around 30-40 postgrad. students participate in this event, which I always find very useful to share ideas and problems in a friendly and encouraging environment. Participants come mainly from Europe and developing countries, but US participation is not very rich yet. If you have the chance to come, and to disseminate it among your contacts, I think it is a great opportunity to connect postgraduate students from all over the world interested in ICT4D themes. The website is: www.ipid2011.com<http://www.ipid2011.com> Have a nice day, Isabella

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ICTD2010 Peer Mentorship Program, Request for Participation
by Yaw Anokwa 19 Apr '11

19 Apr '11

if you'd like to offer pre-submission feedback and mentorship for ictd2012 papers, please sign up! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Thomas Smyth <thomas.smyth(a)gatech.edu> Date: Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 08:36 Subject: ICTD2010 Peer Mentorship Program, Request for Participation Dear Colleagues, By now you may have seen our call for participation in a special new pre-submission peer mentorship program for ICTD2012. It is available here: http://ictd2012.org/mentorship. In a nutshell, it allows less experienced researchers and other interested parties to submit early drafts of their conference paper submissions by May 1, after which they will be paired with at least one peer mentor with an appropriate level of experience. We are writing to request your participation as a mentor in this program. Mentors will review submissions and provide detailed, constructive feedback via a dialogical process quite different from a typical review system. The goal is to assist peers in fashioning important and interesting work into a format suitable for submission to the main paper track by the July 22 deadline. This program was conceived based on experiences from previous conferences in which good, promising work had to be rejected due to its lack of readiness for publication in a formal research setting. For now, all you have to do is express interest. Shortly after the May 1st deadline, we will inform you of your partner and provide you with the submission and a detailed reviewing rubric as a guide for your considerations. From that point it will be the responsibility of you and your assignee to coordinate the process. An ideal relationship would likely include several iterations back and forth as more refinements are made and advice is given. We will check in once or twice during the process to see how things are progressing, and to offer any assistance. So, can we count on you to help broaden the horizons of the ICTD conference? If yes, simply visit http://goo.gl/3U56A to register. Or feel free to send us any questions. We certainly look forward to working with you in this exciting endeavour. Sincerely, The Peer Mentorship Host Committee Deana Brown Deji Fajebe Sunil Garg Thomas Smyth

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Fwd: Event 4/26: the impact of IT on the developing world
by Yaw Anokwa 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

this should be an interesting panel discussion on technology and poverty. ------------------------------ **** *CAN TECHNOLOGY HELP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY?* Join the Young Professionals International Network (YPIN<http://www.world-affairs.org/young-professionals-international-network>) for a panel discussion on the role that technology can play in emerging economies with *Sailesh Chutani*, *Jessica Rothenberg Aalami*, and *Akhtar Badshah*, the authors of the book *Technology at the Margins: How IT Meets the Needs of Emerging Markets*. When: Tuesday April 26th 2011 6pm Where: University of Washington Paccar Hall, Room 291 Register: http://bit.ly/fPVl6j YPIN Member/Students: $10.00 Non-member: $15.00

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TASCHA Talk -- April 21 -- Information Society Statistics and Analysis
by Karen Hirst 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

TASCHA Talk: George Sciadas April 21, 2011, from 3:30 to 4:30pm Roosevelt Commons Building, fourth floor multi-purpose room This presentation will be a guided tour in the area of Information Society statistics and analysis. George will describe, synoptically, the evolution of quantitative research in ICTs from the early days and the preoccupation with access through major milestones such as the digital divide, e-commerce and the ICT sector, to its present state of affairs internationally. This domain provides the common ground for multi-disciplinary research including the quest for "impacts." The presentation will also link to TASCHA's Global Impact Study. The exposition will rely on George's own involvement and experiences. Stops for close-ups will be offered on request. About George George Sciadas, Statistics Canada, is interested in all matters related to the Information Society. He collaborates with UN bodies, development agencies, national statistical offices, NGOs, and numerous researchers globally. George holds a PhD in Economics from McGill University.

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First CfP: M4D2012: 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development
by Robert C. Richards, Jr. 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Forwarded from ASIS-L. Apologies for any duplication: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Papers M4D2012: 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development February 28–29, 2012 New Delhi, India www.m4d2012.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Institute of Management Studies (Ghaziabad, India) in cooperation with HumanIT (Karlstad University, Sweden) invite you to the 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development (M4D2012), following the inaugural conference in Karlstad, Sweden in 2008 (http://m4d.humanit.org/2008/) and 2nd conference in Kampala, Uganda (http://m4d.humanit.org/) M4D2012 aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and all those with interests in Mobile Communication for Development. M4D2012 will combine two days of workshops, discussions, demos, plenary, paper and panel sessions. The conference activities will take place at a reputed hotel in the National Capital Region of Delhi and the campus of Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad. More information in subsequent call for papers and on the website: http://www.m4d2012.com. ***Call for papers, panels and workshops*** We strive to create an inclusive event where all types of actors and formats are included. If you wish to present a paper, demo or poster you submit either to the practitioner or the research track. The research track has a traditional academic conference design while in the practitioner’s track industry, NGOs, and public bodies can discuss experiences, ideas and disseminate knowledge. However this conference is not only for paper presenters but also for all who have an interest in areas of mobility, communication, social change and their intersections. It is our explicit aim to make room for extensive discussions and interaction between all participants throughout the conference. We therefore also invite you who have ideas of different kinds workshops, panels, demos and discussion formats to contact the conference organization (m4d2012(a)gmail.com) All topics that relate to mobile communication and development are welcome. The suggested topics (but not limited to) include: • Social implications of mobile communication • Mobile health • Mobile communication and political participation/ change • Agriculture, rural development and mobile communication • Economic development and mobile communication such as mobile banking and mobile money • Mobile learning • Mobile communication and community awareness/ development • Mobile communication and disaster management • Mobile communication and fighting corruption • Mobile communication and election/ government monitoring • Mobile communication and community awareness/ development • Mobile communication and disaster management • Mobile communication and climate control • Challenges to the proliferation of mobile technology • Mobile communication and women empowerment • Mobile communication and surveillance • Innovative applications for mobile communication ***Important Dates*** Workshop/ panel proposals: Jun 30, 2011 Paper/ poster/ demo: Jul 31, 2011 Acceptance/ review note: Sep 30, 2011 Travel grant application: Oct 15, 2011 Final paper submission: Nov 15, 2011 Early bird registration: Nov 15, 2011 Regular registration: Dec 31, 2011 ***Submission*** All paper presenters will have to apply directly with a more or less finished version upon deadline (July 31), no abstracts should be sent in advance. Paper presenters can choose whether to submit a full paper (maximum of 10 pages) or a short paper (4 pages) to the practitioners or the research track. Poster and demo presenters as well as workshop and panel organizers are requested to submit a 1 page abstract for conference proceedings upon deadline (see above). Poster size is 80 cm maximum width and 120cm maximum height. Submitting your papers and abstracts, you must use the M4D template found here: http://m4d.humanit.org/m4d_template.doc. All Submissions to the M4D 2012 should be done using the EasyChair Conference Management system. Please click the following link for the Paper submission: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=m4d2012 ***Travel Grants*** HumanIT will sponsor travel costs and conference fees for a few participants from the developing countries with accepted full papers. Upon acceptance notification, send your paper, together with the reviews of the paper and a motivation letter (1 page maximum) to jakob.svensson(a)kau.se (deadline for application October 15th). The decision on who will get their fees covered will be made by the board of HumanIT. ***Interested in Reviewing? *** Interested in reviewing? Please contact Vikas Kumar (m4d2012(a)gmail.com) and tell how many papers you are interested in reviewing, your areas of interest and your level of expertise. ***Organization*** Conference Chairs: General Chair: Vikas Kumar, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Co-Chair: Jakob Svensson, HumanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden International Advisory Committee: R K Bharadwaj, Director General, IMS, Ghaziabad, India John Sören Pettersson, President, HuamanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden H M Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India R G Gupta, Ministry of Communications & IT, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India Harinder Kumar, DGM (IT & TM), Advance Level Telecom Training Centre, Ghaziabad, India International program committee: Johan Hellström, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden Kiran Prasad, Sri Padmavati Mahila University, Tirupati, India Gudrun Wicander (IPID/ HumanIT), Karlstad, Sweden Jude T Lubega, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Pushpendra Singh, Indraprashtha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi, India Ravinder Jena, Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur, India Rasika Dayarathna, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka Atanu Garai, AROHEE Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Local organizing committee: Nripender Dwivedi, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Awadhesh Gupta, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Rajnish Jain, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Smita Agarwal, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Kavindra Garg, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Nitin Rastogi, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Preeti Sirohi, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Tushar Jindal, IMS, Ghaziabad, India ________________________________________ Asis-l mailing list Asis-l(a)asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert C. Richards, Jr., J.D.*, M.S.L.I.S., M.A. Ph.D. Student University of Washington Department of Communication Seattle, WA E-mail: rcr22(a)uw.edu CV: http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/robert-richards Blog: http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com * Member New York bar, retired status. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Brent Barker from the Office of Global Affairs on UW Travel Services
by Eleanor O'Rourke 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

This Thursday at Change we will be hosting a talk by Brent Barker, the Travel Security and Information Manager at the UW Office of Global Affairs. Since many people in our group travel frequently to conduct research, we thought it would be useful for Brent to come in and discuss the services provided to UW students and staff members. Brent will be discussing some examples of emergency incidents that can occur while traveling and provide an overview of the UW Global Emergency Management Plan. He will also provide details about how researchers who are traveling for short periods of time can make the most of these services. So if you plan on traveling as a student at UW, come with questions for Brent and make the most of his presentation! Please join us for sandwiches, and to learn more about the travel services provided by the UW Office of Global Affairs! *What:* Brent Barker from the Office of Global Affairs on UW Travel Services *When:* Thursday, April 14th at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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TxtEagle Raises $8.5 Million To Give 2.1 Billion A Voice
by Yaw Anokwa 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

TxtEagle (from Nathan Eagle) Raises $8.5 Million To Give 2.1 Billion A Voice http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/12/txteagle-raises-8-5-million nathan is an ictd researcher and this is is a pretty good example of a business model built around technology for developing regions.

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TEDxRamallah: Seattle Event
by Scott Macklin 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Live Viewing of TEDxRamallah: Seattle Event Registration: http://tedxramallahseattle.eventbrite.com We hope you'll join us on April 15, 2011 (overnight because this is a LIVE event and there is a -10 hour time difference) to watch the live feed of TEDxRamallah. TEDxRamallah aims to showcase inspiring stories of Palestine. It also aims to educate and inspire by providing a space for people to share their ideas in any field, whether science, education, literature, technology, design, etc. to contribute to the positive perception of Palestine. TEDxRamallah is a one day event that will take place in three venues in three cities: Convention Palace in Bethlehem, Sunflower Theatre in Beirut, and in a venue in Amman. The Seattle event will feature a welcome reception beginning at 9PM with local speakers, a photo campaign, Middle-Eastern treats, and we will join the Live stream at 11PM to watch the events occurring at TEDxRamallah LIVE. Speakers from Ramallah include: Alice Walker, Huwaide Arraf, Mark Gonzales, DAM, Steve Sosebee and Zeina Barhoum. Learn about these speakers and others at: TEDxRamallah Speakers. You'll be able to convene with the local community and engage in online participation with attendees around the world. Live Viewing of TEDxRamallah: Seattle Event When & Where Date: Friday, April 15, 2011 Time: 9:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. [+ 1 day] PDT (overnight event in Seattle, Washington) Where: University of Washington campus, Communications Building, Rooms 120 & 126

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Fwd: SPECIAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN ICTD2012 PRE-SUBMISSION PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
by Yaw Anokwa 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Program Chair <program(a)ictd2012.org> Date: Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 02:27 Subject: SPECIAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN ICTD2012 PRE-SUBMISSION PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM To: program(a)ictd2010.org Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2012) SPECIAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN ICTD2012 PRE-SUBMISSION PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA USA Peer review mentor program submission deadline: May 1, 2011 Mentor program website: http://www.ictd2012.org/mentorship As the ICTD community has grown, it has become widely recognized that our members bring to the conference a diverse array of skills and experience – whether as students, researchers, practitioners, or otherwise – in many different disciplines. In an effort to encourage broader representation in the conference program, we invite anyone who is interested, especially junior researchers and pre-doctoral students from around the world, to participate in a peer mentorship program and help each other refine submission drafts leading up to the conference submission deadline in June. Researchers should submit drafts of conference submissions to mentorship(a)ictd2012.org by May 1, 2011. A committee of PhD students from the host institution will match applicants with at least one peer having similar interests and a complementary skill-set, as well as previous experience with the ICTD paper submission and review process. Pairings will be announced within a week after the May 1 deadline. Peer mentors will review each other’s papers according to a detailed and thorough rubric, highlighting strengths and suggesting areas that could be improved prior to formal submission to the conference. Reviews will be complete by May 31 at the latest, although we will encourage mentors to begin a dialog with their partners as soon as they can. Unlike the typical model of conference review, in which reviews are made available only on a certain date, we intend this process to be more dialogical and encourage communications and revisions traveling back and forth between partners throughout the review period and thereafter. Note that this process is totally separate from the official paper review process, for which the deadline is July 22, 2011. This program is designed as a complement to that process, offering researchers less experienced with the ICTD process a chance to improve their submissions in time for the main deadline. While participation may be likely to improve a paper's scores in the formal review process, this is of course not guaranteed. The mentorship process is not anonymous. All submissions should bear the names and affiliations of the authors, and all mentors will be fully identified to their partners. This process is intended to be a very social one, through which new collaborations and friendships will be forged. Participants may also have the opportunity to join in a special workshop that will occur during the conference itself, as well as access to conference scholarships for travel, registration, and lodging. These supplementary programs are still under development and more information will follow in the months to come. We very much hope that you will see fit to join us in this program. We expect great benefit to all involved! Peer Mentorship Host Committee, Deana Brown Deji Fajebe Sunil Garg Thomas Smyth

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TASCHA Talk -- TOMORROW -- Technologies of choice? Chilean national ICT policies seen through the eyes of microentrepreneurs in rural communities
by Karen Hirst 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

TASCHA Talk: Dorothea Kleine -- Technologies of choice? Chilean national ICT policies seen through the eyes of microentrepreneurs in rural communities April 12, 2011, from 3:30 to 4:30pm Roosevelt Commons Building, fourth floor multi-purpose room In the early 2000s, Chile was considered a leader in Latin America in terms of its comprehensive and integrated national ICT policy, the Agenda Digital. Action lines included a campaign for digital literacy, networks of telecentres, access in schools, e-government initiatives, favorable import conditions for hardware, and an appropriate regulatory framework. Dorothea will discuss her recent paper, which draws on research that combined interviews with key civil servants leading each of the action lines at the national level with five months of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with microentrepreneurs - from one of the most economically disadvantaged parts of the country - at the local level. Dorothea's research draws on Amartya Sen's capability approach, which positions development as the process of "expanding the real freedoms that people enjoy to lead the lives they have reason to value" (1999:3). In Dorothea's study, she operationalized this approach for ICT for development (ICT4D) through a choice framework. By asking whether state ICT policies have increased the freedom of local people, Dorothea's research uncovers contradictions between the generally freedom-enhancing, multi-purpose intervention that telecentres represent, and the more pre-determined technology of the state e-procurement system, which frequently reduced the choices of microentrepreneurs. She argues that these contradictions are inherent in the contrasting ideologies embedded in these different technological systems and configurations. The paper, like Dorothea's forthcoming book, Technologies of Choice (MIT Press), asks where decisions on technology and system design should be taken and how they could be made in more participatory and democratic ways. About Dorothea Dorothea Kleine is Lecturer in Development Geography at the UNESCO Chair/Centre in ICT4D at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her work focuses on the relationship between notions of "development", choice, and technology. She has worked as a consultant and advisor to EuropeAid, DFID, GTZ, and to NGOs. She is the author of Surfen in Birkenstocks (Oekom, 2005), a book on the potential of the internet for the fair trade movement, and has recently been managing action research using smartphones to assist socially and environmentally responsible consumption choices (see fairtracing.org<http://www.fairtracing.org>). Currently, Dorothea is completing her new book (Technologies of Choice, MIT Press), which offers an operationalisation of the capabilities approach for evaluation and project design in ICT4D. Dorothea is director of the new one-year Masters in Practising Sustainable Development (ICT4D specialism) at Royal Holloway. TASCHA Talks are bi-weekly sessions to share, discuss, and advance new ideas around topics related to technology and social change. Learn more at tascha.uw.edu/taschatalks<http://tascha.uw.edu/taschatalks>.

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