Sustainable development is a big challenge for developing countries, due to lack of effective
communication about sustainability to the rural population. This paper aims at building a …

In the early wave of optimism surrounding “ICTs and development” beginning 2000, much
attention was paid to the potential of ICTs for empowering women. It was suggested that new …

This article explores the potential role of participatory or open content creation for
development. It does so by examining ideas around voice and listening, and their relevance …

Using a qualitative approach, this article explores South African community radio stations'
uses of the internet, particularly the online social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter …

As digital life stories continue to assume more and more significance across a range of
institutions, so too does their potential to bring into focus once marginalised and neglected …

We identify some tensions between formal education and informal learning in the uses of
popular literacy since the nineteenth century, in order to argue for a 'demand-led'model of …

ABSTRACT Institutionalised participation in South Africa's local government is a process that
compels municipal officials to fulfil specific legislative imperatives, such as the coordination …

This article highlights the influence that new ICTs and Computer Mediated Communication
is having on the newsroom cultures among community radio journalists in Africa, especially …

Continually emerging and evolving technologies have transformed our ability to create,
modify, store, and share digital media and, in so doing, have presented new possibilities for …

Across the globe, our work and social lives are increasingly integrated with Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT), yet massive disparities in the values, uses and benefits …