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Public access venues provide first experience with computers and Internet for...
Over the next several months, leading up to the release of our final project report, we will be posting interim findings as they emerge from the data. We will begin the series of posts with some...
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Public access is the only option for Internet access for many
The previous post on findings from the Global Impact Study’s User Profiles working paper discussed that public access ICT venues provide many people with the opportunity to first use computers and...
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Open data, open research discussion at ICTD 2012
The Global Impact Study uses an open research approach, meaning the study’s data, instruments, publications, and other materials produced, will be available to the public for free under a Creative...
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Why do people use public access venues?
The last two posts on findings from the User Profile paper described that many people only have access to computers and particularly the Internet at public access ICT venues. Public access ICT venues...
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Who uses public access venues?
Photo courtesy of David Sasaki (Flickr user "oso") The last few posts based on the User Profiles working paper considered the “access” dimensions of public access venues – where people access...
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What do public access venue users use computers for?
The last few posts, as well as the User Profile paper, have looked at the characteristics of public access venue users and their access to computers and the Internet. As the survey data analysis...
View ArticleGlobal Impact Study releases user survey data
The Global Impact Study is pleased to announce the release of our user survey data. Over 5,000 public access ICT users were surveyed in libraries, telecenters, and cybercafes in Bangladesh, Brazil,...
View ArticleGlobal Impact Study presents at IFLA 2012
Global Impact Study’s Melody Clark had the opportunity to present some of the study’s findings at the International Federation of Library Association’s (IFLA) annual conference in Helsinki, Finland on...
View ArticlePublic access and development: New brief released
Does public access to computers and the Internet make a difference in people’s lives? Do public access venues contribute to development? A brief based on some of the emerging findings of the Global...
View ArticleMobile Internet in-depth study research report released
The Global Impact Study is pleased to announce the release of the Mobile Internet in-depth study research report, Public access, private mobile: The interplay of shared access and the mobile Internet...
View ArticleInventory database source code and documentation released
As a part of the Global Impact Study’s commitment to open research, we have released the source code for the inventory database for other developers to use and adapt. The web application is written in...
View ArticleGlobal Impact Study at World Summit of Information Society (WSIS)
Global Impact Study’s Principal Investigator, Chris Coward, will be participating on a panel organized by IFLA during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) +10 review Meeting in Paris,...
View ArticleFinal report to be released soon
The Global Impact Study is excited to announce that we will be releasing our final research report soon! After five years of research design, research implementation, and data interpretation and...
View ArticleGlobal Impact Study: Final report & findings released
While you’re likely reading this on your personal computer, enjoying reliable and fast internet, millions of people around the world still lack private access to this increasingly necessary resource to...
View ArticleNew publication: Public libraries connecting people for development
Last month, the final report of the Global Impact Study of Public Access ICTs, Connecting people for development: Why public access ICTs matter, was released. In addition to the overall analysis...
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