Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0561848

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0561848

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Finding a Voice: Making Technological Change Socially Effective and Culturally Empowering. New information and communication technologies (ICTs) are heralded as remarkable tools for the development of marginalised communities. Research has shown that ICTs can contribute to development, but need to be introduced in ways that recognise local social networks and cultural contexts. This project takes a participatory approach to research, aiming to empower people through finding their own voice. We will establish a research network of local ICT initiatives across Asia and the Pacific region. Using ethnographic action research the network will be populated by local researchers in each of these initiatives, trained and supported by Australian researchers. This will increase understanding of how ICTs can be both effective and empowering.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2006

End Date: 31-05-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $558,424.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Communication And Media Studies | Communication and Media Studies |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Communication And Media Studies | Communication and Media Studies | The Media

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