Bridging the Global Digital Divide Network

Lead Research Organisation: Sheffield Hallam University
Department Name: Faculty of Arts Computing Eng and Sci

Abstract

This Network will motivate, encourage, critique and help sustain the Global Digital Divide projects funded under the EPSRC Ideas Factory, using a mix of large plenary meetings, targetted workshops and print and broadcast media.
 
Description This was a research network project whose primary purpose was to engage four separate primary research projects (Rural e-Services, Storybank, Fair Tracing & VeSeL) in collaborative dialogues, and to connect these projects to wider networks interested in similar research areas.



During the period 2006 to 2009 that the BGDD projects ran, there was a steady international growth in the area of ICT for Development. As a result of the BGDD network, a number of the participants have become active in
Exploitation Route Please see notes for the individual projects Please see exploitation routes for the individual projects:

Rural e-Services

Storybank

VeSeL: Villiage e-Science for Life

Fair Tracing
Sectors Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education