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From Africa to Atlanta, USA

From Africa to Atlanta, USA. The ICTD African Researchers Network is a growing group of Africa-based researchers, started at ICTD 2010, interested in improving ICTD scholarship on the continent.

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From Africa to Atlanta, USA

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  1. From Africa to Atlanta, USA

  2. The ICTD African Researchers Network is a growing group of Africa-based researchers, started at ICTD 2010, interested in improving ICTD scholarship on the continent. This session will provide a space to collaborate practically on research ideas and quality with the goal of producing short papers for future publication.

  3. ICTD 2010, London

  4. Amplifying individual voices and raising the visibility of African ICTD researchers; • Creating a space for researchers to tell their own story; • Shaping ICTD discourse on quality research and acceptable publication options; and • Improving quality of research and publication output from Africa, ultimately with the goal of closing the participation gap in ICTD research. 

  5. ictd-researchers-in-africa-network@googlegroups.com • http://ict4dafricanresearchers.wordpress.com • ACM’s Interactions Magazine: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1978837 • African ICTD research (or the lack thereof) – August 2011

  6. Virtual Membership • 45 active members (as of March 2012) • 8 African countries • Multi-disciplinary (comp sci, economics, law, media) • Diverse areas of study

  7. WORKSHOP AIM • Explore existing and new fundamental theoretical concepts, methodologies and gaps in ICTD research in Africa from individual Africa-based researcher perspectives. • Identify, facilitate and stimulate peer review of working papers on African research whilst encouraging collaboration and knowledge networks to support cross-disciplinary research.

  8. ACTIONS: • Support Africa-based research • Support Africa-based theory building • Support Africa-based publishing

  9. Many thanks to organizing committee: • Name(s) of Organiser(s): Kathleen Diga. Paul Plantinga, Robert KabuteyOkine, ShikohGitau, David Hutchful, IldaLadeira, KwekuKoranteng, Margaret NyamburaNdung’u • Affiliation/address: University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Monash University, Johannesburg, South Africa; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana; *Research @iHub, Nairobi, Kenya; Grameen Foundation

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