Sessions at ICTD2010
The following sessions have been accepted at ICTD2010, and are listed in alphabetical order of family name of first organiser. Links to session web-sites are given where applicable.
The power of intent and the touch of the unexpected: exploring a new paradigm for ICT research and planning for development
Organisers: Ineke Buskens (Research for the Future), Mark Thompson (Cambridge University)
South => North: A fishbowl on the transferability of ICTs in income-poor countries to income-rich countries (debating applicability, methods, policies)
Organisers: Christopher Coward and Karen Fisher (both University of Washington)
Health promotion and well-being in mobile-centric environments
Organisers: Jonathan Donner (Microsoft Research India) Patricia Mechael (Columbia University)
Qual meets Quant: Bridging the gap between technical and social researchers to foster international development through mobile phones
Organisers: Vanessa Frias-Martinez (Teléfonica Research); Kentaro Toyama and Jenna Burrell (both University of California, Berkeley), Nathan Eagle (SantaFe Institute)
ICT for Microentrepreneurs
Organiser: Charity Gichuki (Kenyatta University)
Citizen mapping and media development
Organisers: Josh Goldstein, Erica Hagen, Mikel Maron (Ground Truth and Map Kibera Project)
ICTD2.0 and peer-production
Organisers: Mark Graham and Maja Andjelkovic (Oxford Internet Institute)
Applying gender analysis to ICT4D projects
Organiser: Nancy Hafkin (WIGSAT/ Knowledge Working/ United Nations)
Information as a global public good: enabling access to knowledge through open licenses
Organiser: Ted Hanss (University of Michigan Medical School)
ICTs, Climate Change and Development
Organisers: Richard Heeks, Angelica Ospina (University of Manchester)
Engendering ICT policies
Organiser: Sonia Jorge (Pyramid Research)
Creating, An Alternative
Organisers: Ann Light (Sheffield Hallam University), Karen Merkel (New Media Networks), Clodagh Miskelly, Gabriel Gbadamosi (Goldsmith College, UL), Linje Manyozo (LSE)
Conceptions of Accountability in Policy and Practice
Organisers: Ann Light (Sheffield Hallam University), Robin Mansell (LSE)
Opening Access – What gets in the way? Towards a holistic approach to unlocking the power of scholarly knowledge and information in developing and emerging countries
Organiser: Tag McEntegart (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, UK)
Possibilities and disruptions: how do ICT4D researchers use ICTs in their work?
Organisers: Pamela McLean (Dadamac Knowledge Brokers)
Mapping out a research agenda for mHealth
Organisers: Patricia Mechael (Columbia University), Alison Bloch (mHealth Alliance), Garrett Mehl (WHO)
How can ICT research better inform and communicate theories of development and globalisation? Challenges and promising directions
Organisers: James Murphy (Clark University) and Pádraig Carmody (Trinity College Dublin)
From digital inclusion to information literacy: an open space workshop
Organisers: Brasilina Passarelli, Daisy Grisolia, Fernanda Scur, Mariana Tavernari (University of São Paulo)
Free and Open Source approaches to assistive technologies in ICT4D
Organiser: Ugo Vallauri (Royal Holloway, University of London/Computer Aid International)
Participatory design of mobile learning activities: a workshop for academics from developing regions
Organisers: Niall Winters and Yishay Mor (both London Knowledge Lab)
(Further sessions have been accepted, but are still under discussion)
Partner and Invited Sessions
These sessions are listed in alphabetical order by the name of the organisation convening the session
Open Space for newly emerging themes
Organiser: Alan Jackson (Aptivate)
e-Agriculture perspectives: enhancing the impact of ICT in rural development
Organisers: e-Agriculture and FAO
Open Development
Organiser: Laurent Elder (IDRC-CRDI)
IPID (International Postgraduate Network in ICT4D) – Full postgraduate day
Organisers: Gudrun Wikander, Mathias Hatakka, Endrit Kromidha (IPID with support from ICT4D Collective)
Randomised Control Trials: Innovations for Poverty Reduction
Organiser: Dean Karlan
EU-Africa Partnership in the field of ICT4D
Organiser: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Nuevas perspectivas desde América Latina en TIC para el desarrollo
Organiser: Eduardo Villanueva (Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú)
Link to online Pre-Conference
Organiser: Ineke Buskens (Research for the Future)
Decision making and accountability: citizen-centred ICT platforms?
Organiser: SPIDER
ICTs, enterprises and poverty alleviation
Organiser: UNCTAD
Media Literacy
Organiser: Karen Merkel (UNESCO, UK)
For any questions concerning the conference sessions, please contact the General Programme Chair, Dorothea Kleine (dorothea.kleine@rhul.ac.uk)
