From shuyer at wigsat.org Sun Nov 1 16:01:53 2009 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:01:53 -0500 Subject: [Ict4women] on-line discussion group for sharing audio files for agricultural information invites participants In-Reply-To: <1128920622.11078531256217879530.JavaMail.root@huron.cs.uoguelph.ca> Message-ID: <29DBFED9-3B01-4DF9-9B5C-52351B120800@wigsat.org> Hello everyone The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is hosting an on- line discussion forum from October 25- about "Audio files on climate change and agricultural information for community radios in Africa". Please join and circulate this call for participants to individuals that you feel would want to participate. This is a preliminary discussion to inform a larger FARA initiative on food security. It will look at all sides of the idea that audio files can be shared and used/adapted to exchange knowledge about climate change and agricultural information. We will consider a range of real and potential opportunities and constraints. I will be co-facilitating this discussion in the forum and would like to invite you to participate given your interest, experience and networks in rural radio, ICTs, gender and agriculture and climate change. Information about participation is below. thanks and regards Helen Hambly University of Guelph *** Community Url: http://dgroups.org/groups/fara-rails/Agric_podcasts http://dgroups.org/?ftj1g7jh Community Email: podcasts-agriculture at dgroups.org Purpose Description: The FARA Inventory on Innovative Farmer Advisory Services (December 2008 : 66 pages) concluded that systems which use a voice-platform or audio files provide an innovative and promising entry point to farmer information while the other platforms (SMS and web-based platforms) remain essential to provide a back-end offering more detailed information. Low quantity and quality of content, including lack of local knowledge in the media to support improved coverage of climate change or mitigation strategies in Africa and more in general agricultural and rural development relates to the lack of collaboration within and between the media and other development actors. The discussion proper will be held from 25/10 onwards to allow interested participants to register. It will be followed by 2 face to face meetings (participation is self-sponsored): 1. Consortium creation + Write shop in Accra 2-3/11 on a Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP) proposal. (Most likely the European Commission will postpone their deadline with 2 months (instead of the initial 06/11). 2. Consortium creation + Write shop (continued) in Nairobi on 4-6/11 (TBC). From shuyer at wigsat.org Wed Nov 4 19:03:54 2009 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:03:54 -0500 Subject: [Ict4women] Just Published - 'Information Economy Report 2009' Message-ID: <0B2601D2-8244-45BA-BA1E-1E1CF1ACC327@wigsat.org> From [web2fordev] Just Published - 'Information Economy Report 2009' 'The Information Economy Report 2009: Trends and Outlook in Turbulent Times' is the fourth in a series published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report is one of the few publications to monitor global trends in information and communication technologies (ICTs) as they affect developing countries. It serves as a valuable reference for policymakers in those nations. It gives special attention to the impact of the global financial crisis on ICTs. Contents: * Global and regional trends in the diffusion of ICTs such as fixed and mobile telecommunications, Internet, and broadband * Ranking of the most dynamic economies in terms of increased ICT connectivity between 2003 and 2008 * Monitoring of the "digital divide" * Survey of national statistical offices on the use of ICT in the business sector * A review of the changing patterns in the trade of ICT goods * A mapping of the new geography in the offshoring of IT and ICT- enabled services * Policy recommendations on how developing countries can reap greater benefits from ICT * A statistical annex with global ICT data. The Information Economy Report 2009 (IER 2009) offers a fresh assessment of the diffusion of key ICT applications between 2003 and 2008. While fixed telephone subscriptions are now in slight decline, mobile and Internet use continues to expand rapidly in most countries and regions. At the same time, there is a widening gap between high- income and low-income countries in broadband connectivity. Broadband penetration is now eight times higher in developed than in developing countries. The report explores policy options for countries seeking to improve broadband connectivity. The IER 2009 includes a chapter on the use of ICTs in the business sector. Drawing on unique data, it examines how ICT use differs both between and within countries, highlighting the rural-urban divide as well as that between large and small companies. The report recommends that governments in developing countries give more attention to ICT uptake and use by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as they are lagging behind larger firms. And it discusses those aspects of ICT where government intervention can make a difference. A third chapter is devoted to the impact of the financial crisis on ICT trade. While a growing share of exports of ICT goods and services is accounted for by developing economies, especially in Asia, the crisis has affected goods and services quite differently. ICT goods are among the categories of trade most negatively affected by the recession, while IT and ICT-related services appear to be among the most resilient. A statistical annex to the report provides data on ICT infrastructure, ICT use, and ICT trade for up to 200 economies. A PDF version of the IER 2009 and its statistical annex are downloadable from the UNCTAD website (www.unctad.org/ier) from 23 October 2009. Download Full-text PDF: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/ier2009_en.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From shuyer at wigsat.org Tue Nov 10 11:37:14 2009 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:37:14 -0500 Subject: [Ict4women] Vacancies at UNESCO Message-ID: <69CB8955-AFC7-45B7-93DC-551AF76B6ECA@wigsat.org> UNESCO is advertising a range of openings in the natural sciences, social sciences and communications and information sectors, including Assistant DIrector General of all three. See http://recrutweb.unesco.org/postes/postes_visualisation.asp?AffLangue=gb&CATPOSTE=1 for more information. From kaippg at earthlink.net Sun Nov 29 23:44:06 2009 From: kaippg at earthlink.net (Janet Feldman) Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:44:06 -0000 Subject: [Ict4women] "Blogging Positively": E-Guide, WAD Chat (Dec 3), and Project Message-ID: Dear Friends, Rising Voices (http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org) is pleased to announce the release of "Blogging Positively," a collection of case studies, interviews, and best practices about citizen media related to HIV/AIDS. Copies in PDF form can be downloaded here: http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/guides In this e-guide, you will be introduced to some of the leaders and veterans of the HIV/AIDS-related blogging community, and also to citizen media projects which aim to spread more awareness about the pandemic. The guide contains tips for workshop facilitators and teachers, and points readers to helpful resources for new bloggers just getting started. The project began two years ago when Kenyan blogger, Serina Kalande, volunteered to lead a working group for Rising Voices--the outreach arm of Global Voices Online--to discuss how citizen media can best be implemented in the field of HIV/AIDS. Rising Voices is especially interested in how new media tools can be used most effectively to spread awareness and encourage discussion about HIV/AIDS-related topics. We also wanted to better understand some of the risks and obstacles facing bloggers who are HIV-positive, or who regularly write about HIV/AIDS-related topics. Four online chats brought together people from all over the world, and from a wide range of fields. In addition to this guide, the participants of the chats and others are collaborating on the creation of a map-based directory of people and groups who blog about HIV/AIDS. This is a link to the map: http://is.gd/545x4 If you are an HIV-positive blogger, someone who blogs about HIV/AIDS, or if you have suggestions for links to add to the directory, please contact Global Voices Public Health Editor, Juhie Bhatia (juhiebhatia at gmail.com), or the Blogging Positively Guide creator and co-editor, Janet Feldman (kaippg at earthlink.net). The importance and impact of this guide depends on our collective ability to get it into the hands of activists, and to encourage their contributions to the worldwide conversation that is taking place daily at the Global Voices website (http://globalvoicesonline.org). Please consider sharing this with your network of friends and blogging about it. If there are HIV/AIDS organizations and support groups in your region, please send them a copy of the guide. World AIDS Day "Blogging Positively" Chat: December 3, 2009 at 11am EST (USA) To join us, please visit: http://www.worknets.org/chat/base Select "English" and press "Next". We will create chat rooms for other languages if the opportunity arises. The chat will begin at 11am EST (Boston-New York). This is 2pm (Buenos Aires), 4pm (London), 6pm (Cape Town, Beirut), 7pm (Nairobi), 9:30pm (New Delhi) 12am (Dec 4) (Beijing, Manila), 1am (Tokyo), 3am (Dec 4) (Sydney). For other WAD coverage at Global Voices Online: http://globalvoicesonline.org Thanks and hope you will join us for one or all of these activities! Janet Feldman ActALIVE (www.actalive.org) KAIPPG International (www.kaippg.org) Creator and Co-Editor, Blogging Positively Guide (Rising Voices) kaippg at earthlink.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shuyer at wigsat.org Sun Nov 22 09:33:26 2009 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:33:26 -0000 Subject: [Ict4women] 2010-2011 Fellowships at Stanford University's Clayman Institute Message-ID: <12F9CDDC-23DF-4ED4-8D76-4CEECF52A7EA@wigsat.org> Stanford University, California, USA Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research Faculty Research Fellowship Program Call for Applications: 2010-2011 Deadline: December 15, 2009 ************************************************************** The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University invites applications for residential fellowships for the academic year 2010-2011 from tenured and tenure-track faculty (or the equivalent), and postdoctoral scholars, from the U.S. and international universities. Applications for one, two or three quarters will be considered. Fellows must remain on faculty and be in residence at the Clayman Institute for the duration of their fellowship. Fellowships will be non-stipendiary in 2010-2011, except for the postdoctoral appointment where stipend and benefits will be set and adjusted in accordance with Stanford University rules. Fellows are provided with faculty-equivalent privileges for using Stanford's library and other facilities, an office at the Institute, and the collegiality of a diverse community of gender scholars from across the spectrum of academic disciplines and ranks. Thematic Focus: "Reinvigorating the Revolution: Advancing Gender Equality in the Twenty-first Century" Projects are supported in all disciplines including the humanities, social sciences, science and engineering, business, law, and medicine, among others, so long as they focus centrally on gender. Possible sub- topics include (but are not limited to): ***The gender division of household labor ***Families and women's careers: the 2nd shift, opting out, on- ramping, and flexible schedules ***Representations of women in culture and history ***Gender stereotyping and bias in the workplace ***Gendered meanings and practices at work and home ***Women's experiences in male-dominated fields, such as science and engineering ***Gendered innovations in knowledge: Bringing gender analysis into the practice of science ***Gender and culture in history or literature ***Advancing women's progress in the professions of business, medicine, and law ***Historical and cross-national comparisons of women's educational and occupational progress ***Effects of legal mandates (such a Title IX and FMLA) on women's careers ***National policies, organizational polices, and work-family balance: what works? ***Men's involvement in gender equality movements ***Gender, leadership, and entrepreneurship How to Apply: Applications are to be received in our office by 5:00pm (PST) on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. 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The IAS-STS is broadly speaking, an institute for the enhancement of science and technology studies. The IAS-STS invites researchers to apply for a stay between 1 October 2010 and 30 June 2011 as a - RESEARCH FELLOW (up to nine months) or as a - VISITING SCHOLAR (shorter period, e.g. a month) The IAS-STS offers excellent research infrastructure. Close co-operation with researchers at the IFZ (Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, Work and Culture; see: www.ifz.tugraz.at[1]), guest lectures, workshops and conferences provide an atmosphere of creativity and scholarly discussion. Furthermore we can offer five grants (up to EUR 1,000 per month) for long-term Research Fellows at the IAS-STS. The Fellowship Programme 2010-2011 is dedicated to projects investigating the following issues: 1. GENDER ??? TECHNOLOGY ??? ENVIRONMENT Women with their various interests, competencies and potentials play an important part in the process of shaping socially sound and environmentally friendly sustainable technologies ??? as users and consumers or experts. Applications should focus on research in the field of women in traditionally male fields of engineering, on ways of creating cultures of success for women engineers (students, graduates), and on masculinity and the culture of engineering. 2. GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY A focus of the Fellowship Programme lies on research providing a critical analysis either of human genetics or of biotechnology. Researchers investigating either ethical, legal and social aspects of genetic testing in the medical domain or risk and wider governance issues related to agricultural biotechnology are especially encouraged to apply. 3. SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION (SCP) SCP seeks to promote social and economic development within the carrying capacity of ecosystems. New strategies and concrete tools are needed to change individual and institutional patterns of consumption and to enhance corporate responsibility (CR) of organisations. Researchers investigating patterns of consumption and intervention strategies to promote sustainable lifestyles among both public and private consumers or working within the thematic field of ecological product policy are encouraged to apply. Research projects integrating product assessment tools such as LCA, carbon footprint, MIPS or related methods are also of special interest. 4. ENERGY AND CLIMATE Projects in this field should aim at socio-economic aspects of environmental technologies or at strategies of environmental technology policy, such as user participation or strategic niche management. They should develop measures and strategies for the promotion of renewable energy sources and for the transition to a sustainable energy system. Regional governance, climate policy strategies, innovation policy and the role of users in the area of energy technologies play an important role. In addition, the Manfred Heindler Grant is awarded for research projects on the increased use of renewable energies and on a more efficient use of energy. 5. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS) A focus of the Fellowship Programme will be put on novel developments based on ICT from an STS point of view. Topics like ICTs and agency, ubiquitous computing or ICTs and mobility are analysed with respect to their wider social and political implications. Further issues of interest are the social shaping of ICT developments, innovation policies, risk management and participatory approaches to the design of ICT systems and applications. Applications must be submitted to the IAS-STS by 31 DECEMBER 2009. For application forms and further information: Please visit our website: WWW.STS.TUGRAZ.AT Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society (IAS-STS) Attn. Guenter Getzinger Kopernikusgasse 9 8010 Graz ??? Austria E-mail: info at sts.tugraz.at Links: ------ [1] http://www.ifz.tugraz.at