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*Joyojeet Pal from UC Berkeley discusses "Computers and the Promise of
Development"*


Tuesday, May 13th 2:30pm

Mary Gates Hall, Room 420


In this talk, we look at the recent history of technology and development,
or what we have come to know as ICTD and consider some areas of promise and
caution. We use extensive primary research at two major ICTD projects in
India - a telecenter and e-literacy project in Kerala, and a Computer Aided
Learning program in Karnataka, and illustrate how these projects have fared
on some indicators of development, but also try to understand how rural
users and interest groups perceive technology and how this impacts
technology adoption. In Kerala, we use the results of a household survey to
examine the extent of shared computer use and computer literacy service
delivery through telecenter kiosks. In Karnataka, we use interviews of rural
parents and stakeholders around schools with recently allocated computers,
to document the aspirations related to technology and the impact of past
contact with computers on these aspirations. This research is better known
for findings on the ways in which children seat themselves in front of
computers and control input devices, which I briefly cover. In bringing the
two studies together, we raise questions on two important issues -- first,
is there a case for public funding of telecenters, and second, what are the
elements of rural discourse on technology that may impact such demand.


Bio:

 Joyojeet Pal is a PhD candidate in the Department of City and Regional
Planning at the University of California at Berkeley. His research is
primarily on socio-economic impacts of rural technology projects. In
addition to research at Berkeley, Joyojeet has worked extensively with the
Microsoft Research India on their emerging markets research, as well as with
product groups on their education products for children in the developing
world. Before his current research career, Joyojeet worked at the Times of
India, and at Hewlett Packard. He has a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and
Economics from Sydenham College, University of Mumbai.


-- 
Keith Snodgrass
Associate Director and Outreach Coordinator
South Asia Center
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
University of Washington
w: http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/
p:206.543.4800
f: 206.685.0668
e: snodgras@u.washington.edu

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<p><b>Joyojeet Pal from UC Berkeley discusses &quot;Computers and the Promise of Development&quot;</b></p>

<p>&nbsp;<br>Tuesday, May 13th 2:30pm</p>
<p>Mary Gates Hall, Room 420</p>

<p>&nbsp;<br></p>
<p>In this talk, we look at the recent history of technology and
development, or what we have come to know as ICTD and consider some
areas of promise and caution. We use extensive primary research at two
major ICTD projects in India - a telecenter and e-literacy project in
Kerala, and a Computer Aided Learning program in Karnataka, and
illustrate how these projects have fared on some indicators of
development, but also try to understand how rural users and interest
groups perceive technology and how this impacts technology adoption. In
Kerala, we use the results of a household survey to examine the extent
of shared computer use and computer literacy service delivery through
telecenter kiosks. In Karnataka, we use interviews of rural parents and
stakeholders around schools with recently allocated computers, to
document the aspirations related to technology and the impact of past
contact with computers on these aspirations. This research is better
known for findings on the ways in which children seat themselves in
front of computers and control input devices, which I briefly cover. In
bringing the two studies together, we raise questions on two important
issues -- first, is there a case for public funding of telecenters, and
second, what are the elements of rural discourse on technology that may
impact such demand.</p>


<p>&nbsp;<br>Bio: </p>

<p>&nbsp;Joyojeet Pal is a PhD candidate in the Department of City and
Regional Planning at the University of California at Berkeley. His
research is primarily on socio-economic impacts of rural technology
projects. In addition to research at Berkeley, Joyojeet has worked
extensively with the Microsoft Research India on their emerging markets
research, as well as with product groups on their education products
for children in the developing world. Before his current research
career, Joyojeet worked at the Times of India, and at Hewlett Packard.
He has a Bachelor&#39;s degree in Commerce and Economics from Sydenham
College, University of Mumbai.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Keith Snodgrass<br>Associate Director and Outreach Coordinator<br>South Asia Center<br>Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies<br>University of Washington<br>w: <a href="http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/">http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/</a><br>
p:206.543.4800<br>f: 206.685.0668<br>e: <a href="mailto:snodgras@u.washington.edu">snodgras@u.washington.edu</a>

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