Information for Community Services (iCOMMS) is a research team within the Department of Information Systems at The University of Cape Town. Established in 2011.
In the latest GeDIA blog about inclusive innovation, @Andrejcisneros argues that "inclusion cannot be limited to temporarily tempering institutional and contextual constraints.” Click below for more!
#gender#digital#innovation#feminism
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In the latest GeDIA blog, Mapping Africa’s tech ecosystem, @C_WamalaLarsson interrogates "the mapping of Africa’s tech hubs, asking what purpose they serve and . . . the extent to which these maps represent accuracy with reality.” https://t.co/wNERIb8Kmz
#africa#gender#digital
In partnership with @WWFSouthAfrica, we invite everyone to participate in the #CitizenScience Project on #Groundwater in #CapeTown. Your valuable input will help gain a better understanding of this precious source of water. Please share! Thank you!
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#BigData has changed the world forever – just ask Netflix. But, argues @RivettUlrike, when it comes to society, public sector and government big data is perhaps not the silver bullet we imagine.
@icommsza
https://t.co/iOfmXs0bkJ
Final presentation for the day by Tokollo Noko on
User Experiences of a City Infrastructure Fault-Reporting Mobile Application: A South African Case Study
#ID4A2019
Registrations are now open! #ID4A
Notifications to authors will be on the 15th of May. You are welcome to attend #ID4A even if you are not presenting. Hope to see you all there!
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@icommsza a discussion we often have and need to continue having - paper rejection, bad reviews etc. - it is not a reflection on you but the version of work and we all get it- even the A rated scholars!
What if Africa-based scholars could summon enough courage and conviction to resist the peer pressure of research agendas set by Africanists?
What if we permitted ourselves to ask the questions that interested us; and not those that were legible to our Northern colleagues? (1)
Spring season is a great time to reflect on the year so far. We're looking back to when our founders were hosted by @StartUpGrindPTA back during their Female Founders month in May.
Click the link to read a little more about this event.
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Knowledge Co-op bursaries @UCT_news provide support to master's students who are committed to conducting research that makes an impact on civil society... Consult our electronic noticeboard for more info: https://t.co/B9tjX97xTg #EngagedScholarship
@icommsza@UCT_IS@UCT_SoIT Version 2.0 of the ICTDEthics standards are now out - see link below! Starting 2019 with the right focus on ethics in research