do public access icts have an impact on socio-economic development?
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Presentation at WSIS +10 on 23 February 2013TRANSCRIPT
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WSIS+10 26 February 2013
Do Public Access ICTs have an Impact on Socio-Economic Development?
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Solution to digital divide!
Invest, invest, invest!
PUBLIC ACCESS AT THE TIME OF WSIS…
High expectations!
peregrinari
Mark Surman
Mark Surman
CSC India
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ARE PUBLIC ACCESS ICT VENUES…
failures?
make_change
frivolous?
mikekogh
needed? digital.democracyirrelevant? DFID
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Lithuania
Ghana
Botswana
South Africa
Bangladesh
Philippines
Chile
Brazil
GLOBAL IMPACT STUDY OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO ICTS
globalimpactstudy.org
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libraries telecenters cybercafés
DIFFERENT MODELS OF PUBLIC ACCESS
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WHAT DID WE FIND?
I. Digital inclusion
II. Social and economic impacts
III. Value of public access
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DIGITAL INCLUSION
Dorian V.
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THE CRITICAL FIRST TOUCH
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First use of computer at public access venueFirst use of Internet at public access venue
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For more than half of the user survey respondents, a public access venue provided them with their:• first ever contact with computers (50%) • first ever contact with the Internet (62%)
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ONLY OPTION FOR ACCESS
Public access venues were the only source of access to the Internet for at least a third (33%) of survey respondents
The majority of respondents (over 55%) would see a decrease in their use of ICT if public access venues were no longer available
To get help from other users
To get help from venue staff
Better equipment than home or work
No other option for computer access
To work or be with friends or other people
No other option for Internet access
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Main reasons for using public access venues
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DIGITAL LITERACY – ICT SKILLS
Users identified public access venues as the most important place for development of their computer (40%) and Internet (50%) skills
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ComputerInternet
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SOCIAL & ECONOMIC IMPACTS
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DOMAIN USES
Communications & Leisure
Education Employment & Income
Culture & Language
Health Governance0
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% of users engaged in domains in the last 12 months
All Venues
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USER NEEDS DRIVE USE
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Why didn’t you use public access for…
Employment & Income Education HealthGovernance Culture & Language
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Did you search for a job? (57%)
Did you find information to apply? (89%)
Did you apply? (91%)
GOAL ACHIEVEMENT
Employment & Income
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THE VALUE OF PUBLIC ACCESS
Ryan McFarland
(National Library in Peru)
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COMMUNICATIONS & SOCIAL NETWORKS
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MOBILE PHONES ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE
Almost all users surveyed have a mobile phone (96%)
Only 4% of non-users don’t use public access venues because of mobile phones
South Africa In-depth Study Western Cape teens with mobile Internet Teens have developed practices to maximize
use of both mobiles and public access Mobiles supports social literacies
Public access supports digital literacies
Marion Walton
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LOOKING FORWARD
1. Re-commit to public access as a priority
2. Re-connect with domain-specific priorities
3. Re-think value of social media and games
4. Embrace mobiles
5. Recognize value of place
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majordojo
Seattle Public Library
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Technology & Social Change Grouptascha.uw.edu | @taschagroup
globalimpactstudy.org | @ictimpact
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