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    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, Rosalía
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    Using an information ecology approach to identify research areas : findings from Chile
    (Universidad de La Frontera Instituto de Informática Educativa, Temuco, CL, 2009) Hinostroza, J. Enrique; Labbé, Christian; Hott, Jairo; Mora, Freddy; Vivent, Macaren; Garrido, Rodrigo
    The aim was to characterize the infrastructure of ICT public access venues, their users, their main activities and their role in the community. The study is part of the first stage of a wider project, “The Global Impact Study of Public Access to Information and Communication Technologies.” The findings from Chile are presented in a table form with photos of the venues, the name of the venues, and their category and characteristics of use (library, telecentre, school/ users, community, students, activity type). There are clear differences between community and commercially oriented venues.
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    Using an information ecology approach to identify research areas : findings from Bangladesh
    (Development Research Network (D.Net), Dhaka, BD, 2009) Raihan, Anaya; Uddin, Forhad; Billah, Masum
    The primary purpose of this mapping exercise was to gather intelligence for development of a methodology to assess the impact of public access to ICT. The paper aims to capture the experiences of villagers in Bangladesh, focusing on how rural people interact within and outside their community to collect, use, and assimilate information and knowledge for various livelihood and social purposes. This “Information Ecology Mapping” exercise is part of the larger project, “The Global Impact Study of Public Access to information and Communication Technologies.”
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    Using an information ecology approach to identify research areas : findings from Lithuania
    (Society for Information and Development (S4ID), Vilnius, LT, 2009) Beresnevičiūtė, Vida; Butkevičienė, Eglė; Macevičiūtė, Elena; Sadunišvili, Renata
    As part of the Global Impact Study of Public Access to Information & Communication Technologies, this exploratory fieldwork contributes to background information and data on usage of public access to ICTs. For the majority of people interviewed, both users and non‐users or mediated/indirect users of the library venues, ICT is an important source of information that is handled with varying skills and trust. The Global Impact Study explores libraries, telecentres, and cybercafes in multiple areas of access and usage, including for communication and leisure, culture and language, education, employment, governance, and health.
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    Compendium on impact assessment of ICT-for-development projects
    (Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US, 2009) Heeks, Richard; Molla, Alemayehu
    This compendium of research presents frameworks useful for ICT4D practitioners, policy-makers and consultants to better understand the impact of informatics initiatives in developing countries. It summarises a series of impact assessment frameworks, each one drawing from a different perspective. As well, it provides a bibliography – a tabular summary of real-world examples of ICT4D impact assessment. The ICT4D value chain illustration depicts the basis for understanding the assessment of ICT4D projects, taking into consideration elements of readiness, availability, uptake, and impact.
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    Literature review on the impact of public access to information and communication technologies
    (Center for Information and Society, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US, 2009) Sey, Araba; Fellows, Michelle
    This document summarizes preliminary findings of a literature review of research on the impacts of public access to information and communication technologies. The report was prepared by Araba Sey and Michelle Fellows for the Global Impact Study.
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    Public access to ICTs : a review of the literature
    (Center for Information and Society, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US, 2008)
    This document summarizes CIS's preliminary findings of a literature review of the types of research conducted to date on public access to ICTs, including issues investigated, methods used, main findings, and gaps in the literature.
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    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).
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    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, Miguel
    In 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.