Projects and Principal Investigators

SIRCA II supports 15 projects across three continents, Africa, Asia and Latin America.

AFRICA

Course Redevelopment for Delivery Using Learning Technologies

Course Redevelopment for Delivery Using Learning Technologies

by Dr. Kassimu A. Nihuka (Tanzania)
Dr. Nihuka works as a lecturer in the Institute of Continuing Education at the Open University of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam – Tanzania. Before that, he has worked as a Biology teacher in several secondary schools i...
ICT and Food Security in Côte d'Ivoire: Case of Mobile Phone on Food Products Distribution from Village to City

ICT and Food Security in Côte d'Ivoire: Case of Mobile Phone on Food Products Distribution from Village to City

by Mr. Kabran Aristide Djane (Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire))
Kabran Aristide Djane is an Ivorian researcher (PhD Student)at the Institute of Anthropology and Development , University of Cocody, Ivory Coast. His research focused on population and environment....
ICT for the Development of Labour Productivity in Cameroon

ICT for the Development of Labour Productivity in Cameroon

by Mr. Tefong Vaumi Achille (Cameroon)

Achille Vaumi is working with Development Initiative Centre (DIC), a research and development Institution based in Cameroon. He graduated with a Master of Philosophy in Management Science in 2009 at the...

Impact of Mobile Banking on Micro Savings, Payments and Household Welfare: Randomized Controlled Trials

Impact of Mobile Banking on Micro Savings, Payments and Household Welfare: Randomized Controlled Trials

by Mr. Mamadou Alhadji Ly and Yaya Ky (Senegal)

Mamadou Alhadji Ly has been working on ICT field since 2006 as an economist for ICT sector analysis. His PhD thesis title is “Digital Poverty Analysis in Sub-Saharan Countries,” and he wrote an ...

StoreRooms: Science and Technology Opportunities and Resources Portal for Kenyan Female University Students

StoreRooms: Science and Technology Opportunities and Resources Portal for Kenyan Female University Students

by Dr. Stephen Kimani (Kenya)

Dr. Stephen Kimani is an academic and research member of staff at the Institute of Computer Science and Information Technology of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya. He has...


ASIA

Cybersex in the Anti-Development State: Labor Politics and Life Histories

Cybersex in the Anti-Development State: Labor Politics and Life Histories

by Ms. Elinor May Cruz (the Philippines)

Prior to my appointment as research associate, I have served as a research assistant at the University of the Philippines Third World Studies Center. I am an associate editor of Kasarinlan, the Center’s i...

ICT Usage Among Burmese Ethnic Women Organizations in Thailand: Enabling Change For Women and Communities

ICT Usage Among Burmese Ethnic Women Organizations in Thailand: Enabling Change For Women and Communities

by Mr. Nikos Dacanay (Thailand; Thailand-Burma border)

 
Nikos Lexis Dacanay was the Principal Investigator for the study of telecenters and cybercafés in northern Thailand, sponsored by the Amy Mahan Research Fellowship. He is co-author ...

ICTs and Empowerment among New Generation Migrant Workers in China

ICTs and Empowerment among New Generation Migrant Workers in China

by Dr. Baohua Zhou (China)

Dr. Baohua Zhou is an associate professor at the Journalism School, Fudan University, Shanghai of China. He is also a research fellow of the Center for Information and Communication Studies and associate director of Media...

The Dynamics of Interplay of Technology with 'Health Seeking Behavior' and 'Doctor-Patient Interaction' in Telemedicine: Case Studies from Rural India

The Dynamics of Interplay of Technology with 'Health Seeking Behavior' and 'Doctor-Patient Interaction' in Telemedicine: Case Studies from Rural India

by Dr. Rajesh Kumar Chandwani (India)

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Chandwani is a fourth year doctoral candidate at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (India) in the OBHR area (Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management). He is particularly...

The Internet and Women Empowerment – A Study of How Women in Indonesian Urban Areas Use Social Media to Become Entrepreneurs

The Internet and Women Empowerment – A Study of How Women in Indonesian Urban Areas Use Social Media to Become Entrepreneurs

by Mrs. Ezmieralda Melissa (Indonesia)

 
Ezmieralda Melissa is the lecturer in the Department of Communication and Public Relations at Swiss German University. Apart from lecturing Communication subjects, she is also an active member of The...


LATIN AMERICA

Are Digital Textbooks a Sustainable Alternative in Peruvian Schools? Adapting the Pedagogical Approach of the Program “Leer Es Estar Adelante” to a Digital Format

Are Digital Textbooks a Sustainable Alternative in Peruvian Schools? Adapting the Pedagogical Approach of the Program “Leer Es Estar Adelante” to a Digital Format

by Ms. Maria Paz Olivera Rodríguez (Peru)

Paz Olivera has a Bachelor in Communication for Development by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru. At present, she is a research assistant at the Institute of Peruvian Studies, focusing on educational t...

ICT and Welfare policies: Digital skills' impact on formal education and labor market trajectories of young uruguayans evaluated by PISA 2003 (Panel study)

ICT and Welfare policies: Digital skills' impact on formal education and labor market trajectories of young uruguayans evaluated by PISA 2003 (Panel study)

by Mr. Matías Dodel Schubert (Uruguay)

Matías Dodel is a Sociologist (B.A. at Universidad Católica del Uruguay or UCU), Psychologist (B.A. at Psychology Faculty from Universidad de la República or UdelaR) and Magister in Sociology -Candidate- (at...

ICT’s and the Natural Knowledge Economy: diverging or converging paths?

ICT’s and the Natural Knowledge Economy: diverging or converging paths?

by Ms. Andrea Lucía Ordóñez Llanos (Ecuador)

Andrea Ordóñez is research director at Grupo FARO where she leads the debate, articulation and revision of the institutional research agenda. Additionally, she supports the different teams to carry on r...

Supporting Collaborative Deliberation: Designing Consultation Portals for Deliberative Practices in Brazil

Supporting Collaborative Deliberation: Designing Consultation Portals for Deliberative Practices in Brazil

by Dr. Fabro Boaz Steibel (Brazil)

Fabro Steibel did his PhD at the Institute of Communications Studies (Leeds University /UK), under the supervision of Prof Stephen Coleman; and had his MA at UFF/Brazil, under the supervision of Prof Afonso de...

Youth, inequalities and ICT. A qualitative study of youth paths to the incorporation of computer and Internet in the frame of the Plan Conectar Igualdad in La Plata and Gran La Plata

Youth, inequalities and ICT. A qualitative study of youth paths to the incorporation of computer and Internet in the frame of the Plan Conectar Igualdad in La Plata and Gran La Plata

by Dr. Héctor Sebastián Benítez Larghi (Argentina)

Professor in the Department of Sociology at Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata. He is Assistant Researcher at Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONICET). He is the author of ...