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The
focus of our research is to understand the human dimension of community
and business computing; the adoption and diffusion of technology within
society and the effect of the digital divide. The importance of the
"people" component of technology is recognised by many
govenments in their funding of information and communications
technology (ICT) projects.
In
New Zealand the government's Digital
Strategy responds to the changes and challenges of a rapidly
evolving digital world. The Community Partnership Fund has supported
many ICT projects that increase capability and skills of New Zealanders
to use ICT. Members of our Social Informatics Group have completed a
number of research projects that have as their focus, "People, not
technology". They include:
- evaluation of the
Secret Level Youth ICT Project, 2008
- evaluation of the
e-Rider Project - a mobile, technical computing support service
for the not-for-profit sector
- examining and
evaluating the impact of efforts to narrow the digital divide within
a city suburb
- evaluating the adoption
of ICT by a refugee immigrant community
- examining the impact of
the computing sub-culture on New Zealand ICT professionals
- examining the secondary
school and tertiary computing learning environment
- cross-cultural studies
involving ICT women working in Malaysia and Japan
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