Tag Archives: MetaReciclagem

Amazonian Geeks and Social Activism: An Ethnographic Study

ellen sluis | 27 September 2010, 10:17 pm | tags: , , , , , ,

A couple of months ago I went to Brazil to conduct my MA reseach in the North of Brazil. This ethnographic study offers insight in the usage and appropriation of ICTs and the several projects and initiatives aiming at digital inclusion in this relatively isolated region.

Brazilian culture is free, collaborative and participatory

ellen sluis | 10 May 2010, 5:25 pm | 3 comments | tags: , , , ,

After only a few days in São Paulo, I could already feel the Brazilian creativity, inventiveness, the passion for free culture, collaboration, FLOSS, and alternative technology. They are positive, optimistic and embrace digital technologies for their changing and empowering potential.

Towards Digital Inclusion: Gathering, Digesting and Creating ICTs

ellen sluis | 16 February 2010, 8:54 pm | 8 comments | tags: , , , , , , ,

‘Problems are not a monopoly of the South and solutions are not a monopoly of the North’[1]. Particularly the latter part of this quote struck me, since within many studies on developmental aid and ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development) prevails the idea that the solutions will come from the north, that is, from the developed countries.