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Cleopa Timon Otieno commented on Global Impact Study's blog post Are all public access venue users young and male?
Global Impact Study posted a blog postAre all public access venue users young and male?
Photo courtesy of David Sasaki (Flickr user "oso") The last few posts based on the User Profiles working paper considered the “access” dimensions of public access venues – where people access computers and the Internet and why they go to public access venues. The next few posts, including this one, will uncover who…See More
Global Impact Study posted a blog postWhy those with access at home use public access venues
The last two posts on findings from the User Profile paper described that many people only have access to computers and particularly the Internet at public access ICT venues. Public access ICT venues also provide many with their first opportunity to gain experience with computers and the Internet. However, as displayed in the last post, there are public access ICT venue users that do indeed have…See More
Vida Gabe commented on Global Impact Study's blog post News from the Global Impact Study"No problem. And thank you as well!"
Global Impact Study commented on Global Impact Study's blog post News from the Global Impact Study"Great, I will do that! Thank you so much, Vida!"
Vida Gabe commented on Global Impact Study's blog post News from the Global Impact Study"So glad you guys can share the material! Unfortunately, we haven't been able to work out a system yet for users to upload material directly onto the site but if you email our librarian, Christian, at library@telecentre.org, he can upload the…"
Global Impact Study commented on Global Impact Study's blog post News from the Global Impact Study"Hi, Vida! Yes, that sounds like a great idea! Can I post our materials myself in the TCF library? Or is there a better way to do it? Thanks for the great idea!"
Vida Gabe commented on Global Impact Study's blog post News from the Global Impact Study"Hi Melody! Thanks for sharing the latest news from the Global Impact Study. I'm glad to see that you have a web library as this should surely make finding material a lot easier. As you probably know, TCF also has its own library and I was…"
Global Impact Study posted a blog postNews from the Global Impact Study
Hello, Telecentre.org Friends! We are happy to share our latest newsletter with you all. Please feel free to download it here. Below is a summary of what is included in this newsletter: Public access venues provide first experience with computers and Internet for manyOpen data, open research discussion at…See More
Global Impact Study's blog post was featuredWhere did you first use a computer and the internet? For many, it was at a public access venue
Over the next several months, leading up to the release of our final project report, we will be posting interim findings as they emerge from the data. We will begin the series of posts with some findings detailed in our recently released User Profiles working paper. Do you remember where you first used a computer? Where you first used the Internet? School, work,…See More
Global Impact Study posted a blog postWhere did you first use a computer and the internet? For many, it was at a public access venue
Over the next several months, leading up to the release of our final project report, we will be posting interim findings as they emerge from the data. We will begin the series of posts with some findings detailed in our recently released User Profiles working paper. Do you remember where you first used a computer? Where you first used the Internet? School, work,…See More
Global Impact Study posted a blog postWho uses public access ICT? Global Impact Study releases first survey data analysis paper
Who uses public access ICTs? With the release of the first survey working paper, Public access to ICTs: Sculpting the profile of users, the Global Impact Study offers insight into who the users of public access ICTs are. Written by George Sciadas, with input from Hil Lyons, Chris Rothschild, and Araba Sey, this working paper results from data analysis of the user surveys in Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and the Philippines.This paper presents various characteristics of public access ICT…See More
Global Impact Study posted a blog postGlobal Impact Study - October newsletter is out!
The latest newsletter from the Global Impact Study is out! Learn more about our upcoming survey data analysis reports on public access users, uses, and perceived impacts, our communications strategy and upcoming new Knowledge Sharing section of our website, and some emerging findings from the Philippines and the Interpersonal Communications in-depth study. You'll also find our report from the June 2011 project-wide workshop.Download the…See More
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- The Global Impact Study of Public Access to Information & Communication Technologies is a five-year project (2007-2012) to generate evidence about the scale, character, and impacts of public access to information and communication technologies. Looking at libraries, telecenters, and cybercafes, the study investigates impact in a number of areas, including communication and leisure, culture and language, education, employment and income, governance, and health.
Implemented by the University of Washington’s Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), the Global Impact Study is part of Investigating the Social & Economic Impact of Public Access to Information & Communication Technologies — a broader CAD$7.9 million research project supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and a grant to IDRC from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Managed by IDRC, this project includes the Global Impact Study of Public Access to Information & Communication Technologies (this project) and The Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program, led by Universitat Pompeu Fabra, which aims to deepen the capacity of emerging scholars with the goal of increasing the quality and quantity of research on public access to ICT produced in developing countries.
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Are all public access venue users young and male?
Photo courtesy of David Sasaki (Flickr user "oso")
The last few posts based on the User Profiles working paper considered the “access” dimensions of public access venues – where people access computers and the Internet and why they go to public access…
ContinuePosted on April 26, 2012 at 2:55am — 1 Comment
Why those with access at home use public access venues
The last two posts on findings from the User Profile paper described that many people only have access to computers and particularly the Internet at public access ICT venues. Public access ICT venues also provide many with their first opportunity to gain experience with computers and the Internet. However, as displayed in the last post, there are public access ICT venue users that do indeed have…
ContinuePosted on April 11, 2012 at 5:21am
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We are happy to share our latest newsletter with you all. Please feel free to download it here. Below is a summary of what is included in this newsletter:
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Where did you first use a computer and the internet? For many, it was at a public access venue
Over the next several months, leading up to the release of our final project report, we will be posting interim findings as they emerge from the data. We will begin the series of posts with some findings detailed in our recently released User Profiles working paper.
Do you remember where you first used a computer? Where you first used the…
ContinuePosted on March 9, 2012 at 3:13am
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