ICT4D Collective
Postgraduate Symposium
Thursday 14th – Friday 15th September 2006
Queen’s Building, Royal Holloway, University of London
Draft Programme
Thursday 14th September10.30 / Registration and refreshments
11.00 / Welcome and introduction to themed networking – Prof. Tim Unwin
11.05 / ICT4D Advanced PhD presentations (Chair: Tim Unwin)
· Isabella Rega (University of Lugano) – Social meanings of telecentres: a South African case study
· Dr. Elfneh Bariso (AHEAD/IOE) – The digital dividend in an Ethiopian context: Ahead's community college plan
· Andrew Babson (University of Michigan) – Literacy through multimedia in rural, multilingual communities: Bridges to the Future Initiative, South Africa
· Kutoma Jacqueline Wakunuma (Coventry University) - How much impact are ICTs really having on development in developing countries: a gendered Zambian case study.
· Discussion
12.45 / Lunch1 (and signing up for themed networking2)
13.45 / ICT4D Master’s presentations (Chair: Marije Geldof)
· Peter Rawsthorne (Memorial University of Newfoundland) – The role of the critical technologist within ICT4D
· Sian Aggett (Royal Holloway, University of London) – Participatory film making in Honduras
· David Hollow (Royal Holloway, University of London) – The contribution of Lifeline radio in providing primary education in Zambia
· Discussion
15.15 / Refreshments and themed networking2
16.00 / ICT4D Master’s presentations (Chair: Gudrun Wicander)
· James Crawley (Royal Holloway, University of London) – Computers and education in Zambia
· Nikos Nikolidakis (Freie Universität Berlin) – Success factors in ICT4D projects: comparative case studies from South Africa
· Hari Krishna Neupane (London Metropolitan University) Youth & ICT Entrepreneurship: a highly prospective and demanding factor for Socio-economic changes in developing countries - Case Studies from Nepal.
· Discussion
17.15 / ICT4D Early stage PhD presentations (Chair: Dorothea Kleine)
· Evans Mupela (Walter Sisulu University/UNU-MERIT, Maastricht) – Economics of satellite technologies: fuelling the fifth long wave for African development
· Ismael Peña-López (Open University of Catalonia) – The e-readiness layers: thresholds and relationships
· Discussion
18.30 / Close
19.30-23.00 / BBQ hosted by Professor and Mrs. Unwin, 1 Hawthorn Cottages, Wellington Avenue, Virginia Water (10 minutes by car from campus – transport to be arranged) – please bring a bottle to share (preferably from your own country!)
Friday 15th September
09.15 / ICT4D Early stage PhD presentations (Chair: David Hollow)
· Auchariya Yongphrayoon (Royal Holloway, University of London) - Geographical Information Systems for mass valuation in Thailand
· Julie Ferguson (Hivos/ Royal Holloway, University of London) – Analyzing the development effect of knowledge sharing strategies - an introduction
· Discussion
10.30 / Refreshments and themed networking2
11.30 / ICT4D Early stage PhD presentations: e-learning and related themes (Chair: Muluken Fantaye)
· Annika Andersson (Business, Statistics and Informatics, Örebro) – What’s so special about e-learning in developing countries?
· Marco Zennaro (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, and KTH, Sweden) – ICT4SD: ICT for Scientific Development
· Discussion
12.45 / Lunch1
13.50 / PID – SPIDER’s network for PhD students – Gudrun Wicander
14.00 / ICT4D early stage PhD presentations: e-health (Chair: Andrea Burris)
· David Crespo Garcia (Royal Holloway, University of London) – mHealth in rural areas: some challenges
· Adesina Iluyemi (Queen Mary, University of London) – Handheld computers as an empowerment tool for a community healthworker in developing countries
· Discussion
15.00 / Refreshments
15.30 / ICT4D early stage presentations (Chair: Charles Howie)
· Marije Geldof (Royal Holloway, University of London) – The role of iCT in empowering people with low-literacy levels in Africa
· Salma Abbasi (Royal Holloway, University of London) – Practical ways to deploy and sustain ICT to enable development and gender empowerment
· Marcus Duveskog (University of Joensuu) – Cultural Encounters in Teacher Training Programmes in Tanzania
· Discussion
17.00 / Closing plenary (Chair: Tim Unwin and Andrea Burris)
Evening / For those staying after the symposium a range of informal evening activities may take place.
Notes:
1. Lunch – a selection of sandwiches, fruit and drinks will be available for purchase at a fixed price of £5 per ‘lunch’.
2. Themed networking – one of the core purposes of this symposium is to provide opportunities for participants with shared interests to meet together to discuss their research and practice. Participants are invited to suggest themes both in advance of and during the symposium. These will then provide the basis for informal group discussions at the indicated times.
3. Presentation style – All presentations will be of no more than 20 minutes duration. Presenters are encouraged to focus on the challenges and issues that they face in undertaking their research, so that the subsequent discussions can address ways in which these may be resolved. It is hoped that everyone’s research practice will thus benefit from this sharing of experiences.
4. Resources – Data-, overhead- and slide-projectors will be available throughout the symposium. Those requiring other hardware are encouraged to contact the organisers as soon as possible.
5. Fees – There is no conference fee, but delegates will be expected to contribute £5 for lunch each day, and to bring an appropriate beverage from their own country to share at the BBQ on the Thursday evening.
6. Dissemination – All presenters are asked to provide digital copies of their presentations (either as a text document or a presentation document) at registration on the first day so that these can subsequently be made available through the Collective’s web-site.
7. Accommodation – For those who have pre-booked accommodation, payment will be required on registration