the etuktuk project

Exploring new modalities

Writing by admin on Friday, 5 of January , 2007 at 4:02 am

Exploring New Modalities: Experiences with Information and Communications Technology Interventions in the Asia-Pacific Region - A Review and Analysis of the Pan-Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme.

Author: Michael Dougherty

The Pan-Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme for Asia-Pacific is directed at encouraging original and innovative ICT solutions to development problems. This publication reviews and analyzes 56 projects from 14 different countries funded by the Programme between 2002-2005. Projects are focused on access to information and communication; capacity building and education; policy and social research; technical innovation; environment and agriculture; and health and medicine.

The following is an excerpt from the publication that focuses on the work of the etuktuk project thus far. To download the pdf click here.

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The eTUKTUK is a community building initiative that aims to converge the technological benefits of digital communications and new media with community radio. The eTUKTUK is a self-contained mobile telecentre and radio broadcasting unit housed within a three wheeled motorcycle. By taking access directly to the villages and presenting it to users in a familiar environment, trained intermediaries can help overcome the barriers of language and illiteracy and the benefits can be focused on the most disadvantaged in the community.