Improving the Flow of Livelihood Information Among Unemployed Youth in an Informal Settlement of Windhoek, Namibia

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dc.contributor.authorSamuel, M.
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, J.
dc.contributor.authorWinschiers-Theophilus, H.
dc.contributor.authorNieminen, M.
dc.contributor.editorLewkowicz, Myriam
dc.contributor.editorRohde, Markus
dc.contributor.editorMulder, Ingrid
dc.contributor.editorSchuler, Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:54:11Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:54:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractAccess to information remains circumstantial, even more as it is channeled through ICTs. While technology rich areas have developed well-functioning information dissemination mechanisms, informal settlements lack basic services including information access. Thus, we are investigating how we can ensure that livelihood information reaches the most marginalized people in the informal settlement that would utilize this information to make consequential life changes. We are engaging youth from an informal settlement of Windhoek into discussions, technology explorations and participatory design workshops, to jointly explore the improvement of citizen-based information dissemination. A contextual mapping of the current information flow shows its strengths and weaknesses. While a user, exploration of a digital noticeboard reveals the communities' eagerness to digitally share vital information with their fellow community members.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3083671.3083687
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-4854-6
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACM Press, New York
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectCitizen Journalism
dc.subjectCo-design
dc.subjectCollective Games
dc.subjectInformal Communities
dc.subjectInformation Flow
dc.subjectNamibia
dc.subjectParticipatory Design
dc.subjectYouth
dc.titleImproving the Flow of Livelihood Information Among Unemployed Youth in an Informal Settlement of Windhoek, Namibiaen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.endPage265
gi.citation.startPage256
gi.conference.dateJune 26-30, 2017
gi.conference.locationTroyes, France
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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