This quarter we will be reading papers focused on major ICTD projects that have withstood the test of time. Discussion each week will focus on how a particular technology or project has evolved and the context surrounding it's evolution. A Google Doc for organizing topics and selecting can be found here.
The seminar meets Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 in CSE 203.
| Week | Date | Discussion Leaders | Topic | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 29 | --- | Planning and disorganization | |
| 2 | April 5 | SMS | Trevor | Use of an Innovative, Affordable, and Open-Source Short Message Service–Based Tool to Monitor Malaria in Remote Areas of Uganda (PDF) |
| 3 | April 12 | ODK | Waylon | Open Data Kit: Tools to Build Information Services for Developing Regions (PDF) |
| 4 | April 19 | Ushahidi | Collin | |
| 5 | April 26 | Babajobs | Niall | Page 7-10 of this report. |
| 6 | May 3 | Digital Green | Sam | Digital Green: Participatory video for agricultural extension Rikin Gandhi (PDF) |
| 7 | May 10 | Village Base Station | Fahad | Local, sustainable, small-scale celluarl networks Heimerl et. al (PDF) |
| 8 | May 17 | Awaaz.De | Aditya | Power to the Peers: Authority of Source Effects for a Voice-Based Agricultural Information Service in Rural India Patel et. al (PDF) |
| 7 | May 24 | UNICEF Logistics | Trevor | Logistics as Care and Control: An Investigation into the UNICEF Supply Division Margaret Jack & Steve Jackson (PDF) |
| 10 | May 31 | OLPC | Everyone |