About
This site summarizes research from the Finding a Voice project (2006-08), a collaboration between Queensland University of Technology, University of Adelaide, Swinburne University, UNESCO and UNDP.
The project was funded by the Australian Research Council, UNESCO and UNDP.
For further information, contact Associate Professor Jo Tacchi j.tacchi [at] qut [dot] edu [dot] au.
Links
Ethnographic Action Research manual online
etuktuk project
Articles by Jo Tacchi
Articles by Jerry Watkins
Making Scenes by Emma Baulch
Project
Finding a Voice investigated creative engagement between underserved communities and information and communication technology (ICT) to empower poor people to communicate their ‘voices’ within marginalised communities.
Participatory content creation (content created by and for specific local communities) was tested as a means to develop and communicate ideas, information and perspectives appropriate to those communities.
The project established a network of 15 local media and ICT initiatives across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Local embedded researchers worked in each of these initiatives, with the goal of understanding how creative engagement with ICT can be both effective and
empowering for positive social change.
Publications
Poverty and Digital Inclusion: Preliminary Findings of Finding a Voice
Andrew Skuse, Joann Fildes, Jo Tacchi, Kirsty Martin, Emma Baulch, October 2007
This paper presents preliminary findings from a multi-sited qualitative study of poverty and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in India, Indonesia Sri Lanka and Nepal. It draws upon data gathered by 12 ethnographic action researchers working across 15 community ICT initiatives. These local, 'embedded researchers' are part of a larger international project called Finding a Voice: Making Technological Change Socially Effective and Culturally Empowering, which includes UNESCO (South Asia) and UNDP (Indonesia), in partnership with Queensland University of Technology, the University of Adelaide and Australian Research Council, along with numerous local and regional organisations.
