ICTD 2015: Is the hotspot the new telecentre? Explo...

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Break times for all days are as follows: Tea Break 10:30 am - 11 am | Lunch 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Tea Break 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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Is the hotspot the new telecentre? Exploring community access points as complements and alternatives to mobile Internet - Workshop and Consultation

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An open & affordable Wi-Fi connection blurs the lines between luxury and necessity. This session explores important continuing roles for Wi-Fi and shared access (both community and commercial) as both complements and substitutes for mobile internet among resource-constrained communities in the Global South. Building on findings from a draft report on internet access and use, in preparation for late-2015, brainstorming groups will identify priorities for re-imagining community access in ICTD theory and practice. Additional session details here.

Speakers

jonathan donner

Director, Research, Caribou Digital

An author & researcher, I study the impacts of the internet & mobiles on the developing world, and vice-versa. I have a new book coming out later this year from the MIT Press: After Access: Inclusion, Development, and a More Mobile Internet (http://amzn.com/0262029928)