Updates

Event recording: Overview of TASCHA & the U.S. Impact Study

Update Melody Clark on November 4, 2014

On November 3, Rebecca Sears and Samantha Becker presented an overview of TASCHA and the US IMPACT Study for UW students. Students who attended learned about the effects of technology on economic and social development, open data and open research, public access to technology, digital …

TASCHA Research Seminar offers students an opportunity to get involved

Update Melody Clark on November 4, 2014

We are often asked how students can get involved with the work that we do at TASCHA. During Winter Quarter 2015, TASCHA is leading a Research Seminar in the Information School (INFX 571), offering students a chance to get real world ICTD and research experience by working on one of our …

Event: What is TASCHA and the U.S. IMPACT Study? An introduction to our research and people

Update Melody Clark on October 22, 2014

Are you interested in the effects of technology on economic and social development? Do you wonder if mobile phones will replace PCs? Interested in the role libraries play in communities and development? Curious about open data and open research? Passionate about access to technology, …

ICT4Drinks Seattle September 2014 edition

Update Melody Clark on September 24, 2014

TASCHA is pleased to sponsor September's ICT4Drinks event by buying the first round of drinks for everyone. We even have a couple of special guests, including Microsoft Research India's Jonathan Donner. He'll be in town all the way from South Africa to chat about his research on mobile …

Myanmar leaders develop information strategies for societies in transition

Update Melody Clark on September 22, 2014

During the summer, TASCHA and the UW Jackson School hosted 25 of Myanmar’s leaders from government, civil society, political parties, ethnic communities, libraries, and the media for a five-week workshop. During the five weeks, the fellows honed their leadership skills and developed …

STEM, DASTEM, and STEAM in Making: Debating America’s Economic Future in the 21st Century

Update Lauren Britton on September 3, 2014

As noted in the previous post, Democratized Tools of Production: New Technologies Spurring the Maker Movement, the power and opportunity purported to emerge from the maker movement is strongly focused on STEM education and the ‘tools of production’. This post will focus on the history of …

9/4 Event – UW Myanmar Fellows Looking Forward: Information Strategies for a Society in Transition

Update Melody Clark on August 29, 2014

This summer TASCHA, along with the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, hosted 25 of Myanmar’s leaders from government, civil society, political parties, ethnic communities, libraries, and the media. The fellows took part in a 5-week professional development program focused on …

Young farmers and ICTs: New research from TASCHA visitor

Update Matias Centeno and Maria Garrido on August 28, 2014

Family farming is a predominant form of agriculture both in developed and developing countries, with over 500 million productive units in the entire world, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO is promoting 2014 as the international year of …

Democratized tools of production: New technologies spurring the maker movement

Update Lauren Britton on August 18, 2014

The discourse surrounding the Maker Movement, particularly in the political spectrum, focuses heavily on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education, manufacturing, and jobs (Kalil, Extreme Marshmellow Canons, 2012). It is the technology and tools that are ushering in “the …

8/21 Event – Update Myanmar: UW Fellows on Myanmar’s Political & Economic Transitions

Update Melody Clark on August 13, 2014

This summer TASCHA, along with the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, is pleased to be hosting 25 of Myanmar’s leaders from government, civil society, political parties, ethnic communities, libraries, and the media. The fellows are taking part in a 5-week professional …