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Research Design Finalized for Global ICT Impact Study

Research Design Finalized for Global ICT Impact Study (0)

November 20, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Lead Story, Workshops & Events

From October 25-29, 2008 CIS facilitated the second global workshop for the five-year project titled “Investigating the Social & Economic Impacts of Public Access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)”.  The workshop was held in Valparaiso, Chile.  As coordinators of the project, CIS brought together researchers from the initial group of countries in the study [...]

Research Design Finalized for Global ICT Impact Study

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New CIS Project: ICT Skills, Immigrant Women and Employability in European Union (0)

New CIS Project: ICT Skills, Immigrant Women and Employability in European Union

In collaboration with Spanish researcher Gabriel Rissola (Digital Organization Thinking) and Italian researcher Milvia Rastrelli (ARCI), CIS will study the contribution of e-Skills training programs in helping immigrant women to enter the labor market in four European Union countries: Italy and The Netherlands in Western Europe and Hungary (as a receiver country) and Romania (as [...]

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E-Government/E-Commerce Comparative Analysis - The Next Phase (0)

E-Government/E-Commerce Comparative Analysis - The Next Phase

The E2ECA project (E-Government to E-Commerce Comparative Analysis) just concluded the cluster analysis phase. In that phase the team tried to identify the main challenges that e-government and e-commerce are facing, how these challenges are being addressed and what these two sectors can learn from each other. The next phase will be conducted in January [...]

  • The University of Washington’s Center for Information & Society (CIS) studies the design, use and impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on individuals and communities around the world. Our research focuses on disadvantaged and underrepresented populations, and on four main areas of inquiry: access, development, culture, and policy. CIS is a leader in the global network of ICT researchers, drawing on contributions from a wide variety of disciplines.
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