"Understanding Broadband from the Outside" Ricardo Ramírez Freelance researcher and consultant, adjunct professor at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2:00-3:30pm Kerckhoff Hall - 1st floor
Abstract: If the medium is the "massage" in that we live in it like fish in water, then understanding what broadband does to us -and what we can do with it- requires that we jump out of the water to gain perspective. Jumping out of the water means borrowing methods and principles from community development and adult education, from natural resource management and communication for development, from systems thinking and participatory action research. These sister disciplines keep us honest as we seek to harness broadband as a tool to improve livelihoods. The examples and stories will focus on community development in remote and rural settings.
The presentation will be based in part on: Ramírez, Ricardo, "Appreciating the Contribution of Broadband ICT With Rural and Remote Communities: Stepping Stones Toward an Alternative Paradigm", The Information Society, 23: 8594, 2007
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