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Monthly Archives: January 2015

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New W4RA documentary: Living Labs in Rural Africa

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New W4RA documentary: Living Labs in Rural Africa

Published January 5, 2015

Seed information for Malian Farmers – SeVoSem project

SeVoSem, a project on Information and knowledge management of seed systems and trees crops for farmers in Mali" aimed at enhancing food security & local trade in rural Mali, has been (re)started by AOPP and the W4RA team of VU. The project is supported by SOS Faim and SIDI. The collaboration between W4RA and AOPP continues. Five information science students will be involved in this action research projects.

Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism

W4RA supports the Vienna Manifesto. April 2019 - An international group of influential scientists have called for deliberation and action on current and future technological development: "The system is failing. We must shape technologies in accordance with human values and needs, instead of allowing technologies to shape humans." More on this topic..

Slides Aurora Digital Society and Global Citizenship

Blog post about DigDivDigHum workshop

Blog from the University of Southampton about the DigDivDigHum workshop, posted by Jo Dixon here.

Student projects ICT4D Summer 2019

July 2019 - Innovative ICT4D research by students of VU Amsterdam and UNIMAS Sarawak Malaysia: m-health, e-business, m-education, blockchain technology, digital storytelling, AI4D Read more...

W4RA and The Value Engineers set up partnership

W4RA and The Value Engineers started a strategic partnership to study the sustainability of the Seed Value Networks in Rural Mali using the e3 value methodology. Value networks in rural Mali are a very difficult to study, due to the complexity of this low resource context. Despite the size and extent of the seed value networks, financial sustainability is far from being achieved for the particiaping seed producers. By studying the network using e3 value, W4RA and The Value Engineers will try to detect the strengths and weaknesses and the potential business opportunities of this value network. In 2017 the W4RA team started a projevct in Sarawak, Malaysia with TVE See blog.

W4RA research in the News

29 June 2019 - Interview with Marc Hegeman and Carlbandro Edoga about apps for the homeless poor Ad Valvas 17 June 2019 - The Foroba Blon service, featuring in an article in the Los Angeles Times by Anna Pujol Mazzini.

W4RA publications

Find all Published research papers related to the W4RA research program; All VU Student papers related to ICT4D; View Posters ; Technical documentation: deliverables VOICES project.

Condoléances

21 Juin 2019 - Avec une forte émotion nous avons appris les évènements malheureux qui se sont passés sur l’axe Sévaré–Bandiagara et qui ont concerné une délégation de l’AOPP revenant d’une formation. L'équipe W4RA partage avec nos partenaires de l’AOPP cette triste nouvelle que cinq personnes de l'AOPP sont décédés. Nous exprimons nos sincères condoléances et prions pour les blessés et pour ceux qui ont été enlevés. Qu’ils soient retrouvés sains et saufs.

Reflecting about the ICT4D course 2019

The ICT4D course at VU was concluded last week. Students gave their feedback on this course. View a few of their quotes.

Updates

Two research papers have been presented at the 2019 IFIP WG 9.4 conference, 1 - 3 May 2019 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, by Anna Bon. Digital Development: Elements of a Critical ICT4D Theory and Praxis and Community-centered, Project-based ICT4D Education in the Field

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About W4RA
AI for SDG: agent-based analysis of the Seed Value Chain in rural Mali?
Blogroll
Buenos Aires TO-INN workshop March 2018
Call for papers and posters (closed)
Chris Reij raconte sur le reverdissement en Afrique et le partage de connaissance
Chris Reij tells about Regreening in Africa and knowledge sharing
Citizen journalism in rural areas in Mali
Contact
Downscale
Downscale 2013 – part 1
Downscale 2013 video – part 2
Downscaling the Semantic Web – Second international workshop 2013
Films
Foroba Blon logo
Foroba Blon, community radio in Africa and the Web
ICT4D 3.0 in a nutshell
ICT4D Student essays 2019
ICT4D Symposium 6 April 2016 – Tuinzaal VU – W&N Building
Interview with Zakary Diarra, beekeeper in Mali
Keynote speakers at the Workshop Digital (In)equality, Digital Inclusion, Digital Humanism
Le Web par la Voix – documentaire
Leen Zevenbergen: Once upon a future
Naomi Dembelé, Bianivo Mounkoro and Anna Bon about agro-forestry value chains in Mali
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- Culture Citizenship Participation: Perspectives from Latin America on Inclusive Education
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Program committee “The Web and the Digital Divide”
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Publications related to W4RA
RadioMarché logo
RadioMarché prototype
RadioMarché, Voice-based market information system
Real World Research
Reflections on the ICT4D course 2019 at VU
Registration form Perspectives on ICT4D Symposium 2019
Sponsors of W4RA
Student papers on ICT4D
Student projects ICT4D course VU 2018
Symposium Perspectives on ICT4D: The Web and the Digital Divide – Sunday 27 May 2018
- The Annual Symposium “Perspectives on ICT4D”
Tabalé logo
Tabale, a mobile voice-based micro blogger
Tentative program and info for ICT4D in the Field
The Making of RadioMarché
The Web and the Digital Divide
Timezones
TO-INN kick off meeting in Barcelona
Upcoming events
VU team participates in pre kick-off TO-INN workshop in Rome, March 2017
W4RA achievements
W4RA presents three new master theses by students Information Science@VU
W4RA short summary clip
W4RA short trailer
Web of VOICES at European Development Days, Brussels 26 november 2013

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Connecting Worlds Conference at VU

The Connecting Worlds Conference, a which took place at the NU gebouw of VU on 30 June and 1 July 2022, was a colourful event that was organized in the framework of the Connected World research profiling theme. The W4RA presence was represented by the keynotes from Prof. Narayanan Kulathuramayir, Prof. Saa Dittoh, the doctoral consortium presentation by Francis Dittoh, and the poster market with contributions from the master students of the course "ICT4D in the Field". Inclusion and south-south-north research cooperation in real-world issues was central to this event. The event was organized by the Centre for International Cooperation, CLUE+ and the Network Institute.

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