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September 30: Introduction

Warschauer, M. (2003). Technology and social inclusion: Rethinking the digital divide. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Introduction and Chapter 1

Read “Basic Information: About WSIS” and “FAQs” on the WSIS homepage
www.itu.int/wsis
http://www.itu.int/wsis/basic/faqs.asp

Recommended
Klein, H. (2004). Understanding WSIS: An institutional analysis of the UN World Summit on the Information Society, Information Technologies and International Development, Vol. 1, 3-4, Summer 2004, pp. 3-14.

October 7 Grand Questions: Rethinking the “Digital Divide”

Cisler, Steve (2005). What’s the Matter with ICT?

Friedman, Thomas L. (2005). It’s a Flat World, After All. New York Times Magazine, April 3, 2005.

Behind the digital divide. Economist, March 12, 2005, pp. 22-25.

Wilson, Ernest J.; Best, Michael L.; Kleine, Dorothea (2005). Moving Beyond "The Real Digital Divide." Information Technologies and International Development. MIT Press. Volume 2, Number 3, Spring 2005, pp. iii-vi(4). Available online via UW Libraries.

UNDP. (2001). Human Development Report 2001: Making new technologies work for human development. New York, NY: UNDP. Chapter 2

The Seattle Times (whole issue from October 6, 2005):

For a class exercise you will need to look through the entirety of the Thursday, October 6 issue of the Seattle Times. Consider this, not as a newspaper, but as an example of a highly evolved Information Delivery Vehicle (IDV), where a series of consequential decisions (e.g., which article goes where), opportunities (e.g., access to source material) and constraints (e.g., page size) impact each day’s edition. In our class discussion, we will consider all aspects of this IDV (organization of sections, placement of ads, use of pictures, and much more) as a template against which to assess every other IDV, including the Internet.

Recommended
Castells, M. (1999). Information technology, globalization and social development (UNRISD Discussion Paper No. 114). Geneva, Switzerland: UNRISD

Feather, J. (2003). Theoretical perspectives on the information society. In S. Hornby and Z. Clarke (Eds.), Challenge and change in the Information Society, (pp. 3-17). London: Facet.

Mann, C. L. (2003). Information technologies and international development: Conceptual clarity in the search for commonality and diversity. Information Technologies and International Development, 1 (2), 67-79

Mansell, R. (2002). Constructing the knowledge base for knowledge-driven development. Journal of Knowledge Management, 6 (4), 317-329

October 14 Connectivity and Access: The technologies and policies that shape technology choices

Guest speaker: Peter Bladin, Executive Director, Grameen Technology Center

Discussants: Shella Biallas & Brant Paulson

Zuckerman, E., & McLaughlin, A. (2003) Introduction to Internet architecture and institutions. Cambridge, MA: Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. [available online: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/digitaldemocracy/internetarchitecture.html]

Warschauer, Chapters 2 & 3

O’Reilly, T. Inventing the Future (2002) http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/04/09/future.html

Galperin, Hernan (2005). “Wireless Networks and Rural Development: Opportunities for Latin America,” Information Technologies and International Development, MIT Press. Volume 2, Number 3, Spring 2005, pp. 47-56 (10). Available online via UW Libraries.

October 21 National and International Policy Framework

Guest speaker: George Sadowsky

Discussants: Richard Cook, Tanya Lalwani & Odette Clark

1st half

Warschauer, Chapters 4 & 5

Technology and Fundamental Change:
Oppenheimer, T. The Computer Delusion (1997)
http://www.tnellen.com/ted/tc/computer.htm

2nd half

Sadowsky, G. (2004). "Internet Governance: A Discussion Document," Internet Governance: A Grand Collaboration, A collection of papers contributed to the United Nations ICT Task Force Global Forum on Internet Governance, New York, March 25-26, 2004. United Nations ICT Task Force, 2004, pp. 183-226.
http://pws.prserv.net/sadowsky/papers/unintgov.pdf
Skim this document with particular attention to section 4

Sadowsky, G. "The Internet and Developing Countries." On the Internet, November/December 1996
http://www.isoc.org/oti/articles/1196/sadowsky.html

Sadowsky, G. " Paving the Way for Internet-Rich Environments in Developing Nations." On the Internet, March/April 2001 http://www.isoc.org/oti/articles/0401/sadowsky.html

Negroponte, Nicholas. "Internet Governance: A Bits and Atoms Story." Information Technologies and International Development, Vol. 1 No. 3. pp. 71-72. Available through UW Libraries.

Johnson, David; Crawford, Susan; Palfrey, John G. "Trusting the Net in Developing Countries: Peer Production of Governance" Information Technologies and International Development, Vol. 1 No. 3. pp. 73-75. Available through UW Libraries.

Global Internet Policy Initiative
http://www.internetpolicy.net/
Skim this website

October 28 Community Applications and Evaluating Impact

Discussants: Timothy Forbes, Maria Gomez &Troy Hilton

Attitudes towards ICTs in Columbia: Ana Garzon

Warschauer, Chapters 6 & 7

Roman, R. & Colle, R. (2003) Content creation for information and communication technology development projects: Integrating normative approaches and community demand. Journal of Information Technology for Development 10 (2), 85-94.

Proenza, F. (2001). Telecenter sustainability: Myths and opportunities. Journal of Development Communication, 12 (2), 94-109 [available online at http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/commdev/jdc-1.cfm]

Gumucio-Dagrón, A. (2001). Prometheus riding a Cadillac? Telecenters as the promised flame of knowledge. The Journal of Development Communication, 12 (2), 85-93. [available online at http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/commdev/jdc-1.cfm]

Hudson, H. (2001). Telecentre evaluation: Issues and strategies. In C. Latchem & D. Walker (Eds.), Telecentres: Case studies and key issues. Vancouver: The Commonwealth of Learning. [available online: http://www.col.org/telecentres]

bridges.org. Access to technology must mean more than just computers and connections: bridges.org's 12 Real Access criteria [available online at http://www.bridges.org/digitaldivide/realaccess.html]

In-Class: Presentations and discussions of projects

November 4 Education and Literacy

Guest speaker: Ricardo Gomez, Senior Manager, Community Affairs, Microsoft

Student presentation: Ana Garzon

Gomez, R. and Cadadiego, B. (2002). Letter to Aunt Ofelia: Seven Proposals for Human Development Using New Information and Communication Technologies. International Development Research Centre IDRC.

Wagner, D., Day, B., Sun, J. (2004). Information Technologies and Education for the Poor in Africa: Recommendations for a Pro-Poor ICT4D Non-Formal Education Policy. International Litaracy Institute.

ICT for Poverty Reduction
Skim this article

Microsoft Global Citizen Report 2005
Especially section on "Advancing the Knowledge Economy"

November 11 HOLIDAY

November 18 ICT and Social Movements

Guest instructor: Maria Garrido, PhD candidate, Department of Communication

Cleaver, H. (1998). The Zapatista Effect: The Internet and the Rise of an
Alternative Political Fabric. Journal of International Affairs, 5(2), 621-640