Community-centered, Project-based ICT4D Education in the Field

The growing demand for user-centered, sustainable, collaborative and ecosystem-aware ICT4D programs and projects brings new requirements for education & training of ICT4D professionals. This working paper presents a post-graduate field-based course in ICT4D that teaches how to co-create and deploy community-centered ICT services. The course has been deployed in Sarawak, Malaysia for a group of computer science, information science and artificial intelligence master students. The course design, experiences and outcomes are presented in this working paper, by Anna Bon, Jaap Gordijn, Hans Akkermans, Victor de Boer, Andre Baart, Cheah Wai Shiang, Sze San Nah.
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