This Thursday at Change, we will be hosting a talk by Ricardo Gomez, an Associate Professor at the iSchool who specializes in the social impacts of communication technologies, especially in community development settings. People who don’t have computers at home or at work go to public places such as libraries, telecenters and cybercafés to use computers and the Internet. Dr. Gomez has been studying public access computing in 25 developing countries, and recently completed fieldwork for an in-depth study in Colombia. What kind of people use public access computers? What do they do in these places? And what difference does it make? Quick presentation of the international study, followed by discussion of emerging findings in Colombia. Opportunity to get involved in further data analysis if you are interested. Please join us for sandwiches, and to learn more about Ricardo Gomez’s research on public access to computing in developing countries! What: Ricardo Gomez on Public Access to Computing When: Thursday, January 27th at noon Where: Paul Allen Center, Room 203