the etuktuk project

OURMedia / NUESTROSMedios 6 Conference

Writing by admin on Tuesday, 10 of April , 2007 at 4:36 am

Kosala Keerthirathne, the projects research coordinator, was an invited speaker to the OurMedia 6 conference held in Sydney, Australia where he presented a paper on the activities of the etuktuk and the findings from his research.The OM6 Conference Organizing Committee received close to 200 proposals, from over 35 countries, including academics, activists, community media practitioners, artists, media and social researchers. Participants will represent over 60 universities and research centers worldwide (including 11 from Australia) and over 50 community media organizations, NGO’s and alternative media/arts collectives.

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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.