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Item Final technical report of the Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program to Assess the Impact of Public Access to ICT(Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, 2012-05) Proenza, Francisco J.This fellowship program made it possible to strengthen independent research capacity for assessing the impact of ICT4D in various regions and contexts. Award winners came from 12 countries. Studies completed are to be published in a book titled “ICT and Social Change: The Impact of Public Access to Computers and the Internet” (See Appendix). Studies cover urban cybercafés in 7 countries, and looked at telecentres in both rural and urban settings. An important factor in ICT4D programme sustainability, is understanding what are the key determinants of success and failure in public access to ICT initiatives.Item Tecnología y cambio social : el impacto del acceso público a las computadoras e Internet en Argentina, Chile y Perú(Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP), Lima, PE, 2012-08) Proenza, Francisco J.Item Debates teóricos entorno al vínculo de los jóvenes con las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC)(2009) Aguerre, Carolina; Benítez Larghi, Sebastián; Calamari, Marina; Fontecoba, Ariel; Gaztañaga, Miguel; Moguillansky, Marina; Orchuela, Jimena; Ponce de León, JimenaItem Problemas teórico-metodológicos en los estudios de la apropiación de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en el caso de jóvenes de sectores populares urbanos(2009) Aguerre, Carolina; Benítez Larghi, Sebastián; Calamari, Marina; Fontecoba, Ariel; Moguillansky, Marina; Orchuela, Jimena; Ponce de León, Jimena; Winocur Iparraguirre, RosalíaItem Implicancias del uso de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación en municipios rurales : un estudio de caso en Ayacucho, Perú(Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP), Lima, PE, 2010) Kanashiro, Laura LeónItem Public access to ICT and employment : case of the impact of public access to ICT skills on job prospects in Rwanda(2010) Damascène, M. Jean; Theodomir, M.The paper presents a study in progress that aims at evaluating the impact of public access to ICT skills on job prospects in Rwanda. The study addresses the following issues: the impact of public access to ICT on skills; kinds of ICT skills acquired from ICT venues; how access to ICT changes the level of users’ computer skills; impacts of ICT skills acquired from public access ICT on users’ job prospects.Item Internet centers/usage by Burmese ethnic migrants in Mae Sod : traversing the borders of Internet divide and recasting ethnic identities(2010) Dacanay, NikosThis paper looks at the symbiotic relationship between the use of the Internet and the re/construction of ethnic identities. It argues that the incomplete and ongoing self-making nature of ethnic identity can shape how the Internet is used, as much as how the Internet shapes identity. Taken from ongoing research on the use of Internet centers by marginalized women in the Thai-Burmese border, the paper reflects upon the various means and meanings of the appropriation of the technology.Item Theories of change and evaluation of Malaysian rural internet centers(2010) Alias, Nor; Jamaludin, H.; Hashim, S.; Ismail, I.S.; Suhaili, N.This early stage of the research generates three different theories of change for three categories of Rural Internet Centers (RICs) in Malaysia. The cyber café model, the community service center model and the entrepreneurial center models emerged through local community needs. The paper describes findings from the early phase of research that was conducted to evaluate the impact of utilization of connectedness and empowerment through rural internet centres (RIC).Item Conceptual and methodological problems in the study of ICT appropriation process by low- income urban youth in Argentina(2010) Benítez Larghi, Sebastián; Moguillansky, Marina; Aguerre, Carolina; Fontecoba, Ariel; Orchuela, Jimena; Calamari, Marina; Ponce de León, Jimena; Gaztañaga, MiguelIn this work we discuss the theoretical framework and the methodology to approach the relationship between public access to ICT, poor urban youth groups and socio-economic changes in their daily lives. For this purpose we analyze the concepts of appropriation and contribution versus those of impact and attribution, considering the theoretical and methodological implications of this difference. This is followed by an analysis of the selected methodological strategy and the logical model used in this research. Finally, the article analyses the practical implications of these concepts and the selected methodological strategy for the efficiency in the design of public policies.Item Understanding cybercafés users behavior in Mainland China : an exploratory study(2010) Wei Shang; Guoxin Li; Oluwasefunmi Arogundade; Xuemei JiangPay-per-use cybercafés are the dominant public access venue for the Internet in China. Internet speed and cybercafé facilities are found to be the most influential factors in users’ choice of cybercafés. Chatting and gaming are found to be major activities in cybercafés. In general, urban and rural users’ behavior are similar. This study assessed users of cybercafés for ICT services and products, based on their socio-demographic and economic characteristics and pattern of service utilization.Item ICTs and its social meanings : women in the margins of Thailand (December 2010)(2010)This paper explores ICT influence in the lives of marginalized women migrant workers in Thailand in the context of the repressive military regime of Burma (Myanmar). The enabling environment of ICTs in the border created significant differences in women’s survival, as freedom of information, communication and mobility had been largely repressed inside their own country. This paper argues for increased opportunities for women to access and use ICTs. While use of information and communication technology allows for processes of information and communication that were previously impossible for women to attain, many are still excluded.