Finding a Voice: Making Technological Change Socially Effective and Culturally Empowering

新的信息和通信技术（ict）被誉为促进边缘化社区发展的重要工具。研究表明，信息通信技术可以促进发展，但是需要以承认当地社会网络和文化背景的方式引入。该项目采用参与式研究方法，旨在通过寻找自己的声音来赋予人们权力。我们将建立一个亚太地区本地信息和通信技术倡议的研究网络。利用民族志行动研究，该网络将由当地的研究人员在每一项倡议中进行填充，并由澳大利亚研究人员进行培训和支持。这将增进人们对信息通信技术如何既有效又赋权的理解。

New information and communication technologies (ICTs) are heralded as remarkable tools for the development of marginalised communities. Research has shown that ICTs can contribute to development, but need to be introduced in ways that recognise local social networks and cultural contexts. This project takes a participatory approach to research, aiming to empower people through finding their own voice. We will establish a research network of local ICT initiatives across Asia and the Pacific region. Using ethnographic action research the network will be populated by local researchers in each of these initiatives, trained and supported by Australian researchers. This will increase understanding of how ICTs can be both effective and empowering.