Re: [DC3] DC3 Researchers group

Agree with Leandro on ICT4D. It is a worthwhile event. Internet Society | www.internetsociety.org Skype: janercoffin Mobile/WhatsApp: +1.202.247.8429 On 12/18/16, 10:33 AM, "dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net on behalf of Leandro Navarro" <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net on behalf of leandro(a)pangea.org> wrote: On 17/12/16 14:54, Nicolas wrote: Hi, my opinion is that this already exists in a wider scope, the ICT4D community. One example is the excellent work IPID is doing for so many years: http://groupspaces.com/ipid Regarding academic conferences (and communities around), we have http://acmdev.org/ for the more technology oriented, and http://ictd2017.itu.edu.pk/ for the more interdisciplinary. For instance the ACMDEV 2015 had several papers about community networks, and the best paper award was given to one about WISPs from U Berkeley: http://dev6.acmdev.org/program.php There are also very relevant academic journals. One is " The Journal of Community Informatics". For instance this special issue: http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/54 is very nice. You'll see familiar names there. A lesson learned (not only for me) is that research in ICT4D requires recognized forums that can promote high-quality complementary collaborations and publications, that can be competitive and compared under normal academic quality metrics. That can enable research careers in these areas, visibility and research impact, which are long-term critical issues. For these reasons, I find more effective and sustainable to join and contribute to reinforce existing established and slightly wider-scope research communities. Regards, Leandro. _______________________________________________ DC3 mailing list DC3(a)listas.altermundi.net https://listas.altermundi.net/mailman/listinfo/dc3