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Anti social computing : indigenous language, digital video and intellectual property

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Authors:

Corbett, J

2009

Abstract

The authors discuss the importance of intellectual property rights when using Web 2.0 tools for development. They describe a project working with Canadian communities to revitalise their language. Using a range of tools and approaches including participatory video, the project also developed a series of short language-learning videos which were uploaded to video-sharing websites. However, not all the material generated was made available online. The participants strictly limited how much of their valuable cultural knowledge was made public, retaining much of it within their own communities.

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IIED and CTA

London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands

http://www.iied.org or www.planotes.org or www.cta.org

Tools for enhancing knowldge-sharing in agriculture: imporoving rural livelihoods in Uganda

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Authors:

Karamagi, E.A.

Nakirya, M.

2009

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The authors describe the work of the Busoga Rural Open Source and Development Initiative (BROSDI) in Uganda. BROSDI works with a network of farmer organisations to generate, collect and share local information about effective agricultural practice. BROSDI integrates a range of Web 2.0 tools and more traditional approaches û from digital radio, mobile phones, and blogs to regular Knowledge Sharing Forums and working with Village Knowledge Brokers

Publisher

IIED and CTA

London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands

http://www.iied.org or www.planotes.org or www.cta.org

Ushahidi or 'testimony': Web 2.0 tools for crowdsourcing crisis information

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Okolloh, O

2009

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The author explores the potentials for citizen journalism or æcrowdsourcingÆ, and how in Kenya during the 2007 election crisis the innovative Ushahidi website was developed for sharing information. This website enabled citizens to send in and receive news reports either via the internet or by mobile phones. The Ushahidi platform has now been redeveloped to improve its potential in humanitarian crisis situations û integrating a series of Web 2.0 applications.

Publisher

IIED and CTA

London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands

http://www.iied.org or www.planotes.org or www.cta.org

Web 2.0 for Aboriginal cultural survival: a new Australian outback movement

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Authors:

Corbett, J

Singleton, G

Muir, K

2009

Abstract

The authors describe how a joint project with the Aboriginal Walkatjurra Cultural Centre in Australia, Curtin University of Technology and University of British Columbia Okanagan have been exploring the use of Web 2.0 tools to help revitalise culture and enhance community development. This article explores how the use of Web 2.0 and other digital tools has contributed towards this aim û and how using the tools helped to positively engage youth in such activities.

Publisher

IIED and CTA

London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands

http://www.iied.org or www.planotes.org or www.cta.org

Circling the point: from ICT4D to Web 2.0 and back again

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Esterhuysen, A

2009

Abstract

The author explores the lessons learnt from the information communication technologies for development (ICT4D) paradigm shift to Web2forDev. ICT4D helped to mainstream ICTs in to development thinking and highlight issues of access and connectivity in the developing world. Whilst ICT4D was mostly driven by technology hype and a narrow approach to how we use the tools, Web 2.00 has a stronger focus on social and decentralised networking. However, key issues remain: access, connectivity, capacity-building, literacy and language. The author argues the need to holistically appropriate, adapt and integrate these technologies in our work.

Publisher

IIED and CTA

London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands

http://www.iied.org or www.planotes.org or www.cta.org

Web 2.0 tools for development: simple tools for smart people

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Zuckerman, E

2009

Abstract

The author examines how we appropriate simple tools for development purposes and also how æusing the right tools for the right job at the right time, is something that we all have to understandÆ. He describes how grassroots activists have been leading innovators in the use and appropriation of Web 2.0 tools and explores how the mobile phone revolution is helping to overcome issues of access and connectivity. Lastly, he discusses the importance of filtering online content for relevance, meaning and context, and the emergence of trusted, expert online editors and aggregators.

Publisher

IIED and CTA

London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands

http://www.iied.org or www.planotes.org or www.cta.org

The Web2forDev story: towards a community of practice

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Authors:

Barth, A

Rambaldi, G

2009

Abstract

The authors recount how the process of organising the Web2forDev conference has contributed to building a community of practice. The authors reflect on the successes and challenges of adopting Web 2.0 and other ICT tools to create online collaborative spaces for the conference organisers. In addition, the authors draw on results from two conference surveys to assess what impact the conference has had on both the participants and their ways of working and in helping to form and maintain a new Web2forDev community of practice.

Publisher

IIED and CTA

London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands

http://www.iied.org or www.planotes.org or www.cta.org

Web 2.0 tools: a series of short introductions

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Ashley, H et al

2009

Abstract

There are vast numbers of Web 2.0 tools, applications, platforms, and services available. Many of them are free or low-cost and easy-to-use. This section provides a series of short introductory guides to a selection of commonly used Web 2.0 tools: blogging; micro-blogging and Twitter; wikis; online social networking; RSS feeds; tagging; social bookmarking; glossary of Web 2.0 terms. Each guide provides a brief description of the tool and how it can be used for development purposes, along with links to further information and where applications can be downloaded online

Publisher

IIED and CTA

London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands

http://www.iied.org or www.planotes.org or www.cta.org

Communication for another development: listening before telling

Authors:

Quarry, W., Ramirez, R.

2009

Abstract

This book argues that in the development process, communication is everything. The authors present the case that communication for development is a creative and innovative way of thinking that can permeate the overall approach to any development initiative. They illustrate their argument with vivid case studies and tools for the reader, drawing on the stories of individual project leaders who have championed development for communication, and using a range of situations to show the different possibilites in various contexts. Free from jargon and keeping a close look at how development is actually being implemented at ground level, this book offers an important contribution to development studies for students, policy-makers and practitioners.