RE-ACTSocial REpresentations of Community Multimedia Centres and ACTions for Improvement

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane,

Maputo, Mozambique

Università della Svizzera italiana Lugano, Switzerland

Telecentres should fulfill the communication and information needs of the communities where they are located

RE-ACTSocial REpresentations of Community Multimedia Centres and ACTions for Improvement

RE-ACTSocial REpresentations of Community Multimedia Centres and ACTions for Improvement

RE-ACTSocial REpresentations of Community Multimedia Centres and ACTions for Improvement

Social Representation

Social psychological phenomena can

only be properly understood if they are

s e e n a s b e i n g e m b e d d e d i n

historical, cultural and macro-

social conditions

(Moscovici 1973)

A Social Representation is a system

values

ideas practices

Social Representation

Social Representation

1 to establish how people

interpret their world

2 to enable people to

communicate with the other

members of the community

A Social Representation has 2 functions:

?Actions for Improvement

Actions for Improvement

- the use of mobile phones as an

instrument of empowerment

Actions for Improvement

- the use of mobile phones as an

instrument of empowerment

- the use of ICTs to develop cultural

content that reflects the nature and the

vision of local communities

Actions for Improvement

- the use of mobile phones as an

instrument of empowerment

- the use of ICTs to develop cultural

content that reflect the nature and the

vision of local communities

- make this content available for

visitors, offering chances for cultural

exchange and understanding

Actions for Improvement

!Stay Local

Thank You!

Sara Vannini

Università della Svizzera italiana Lugano, Switzerland

NewMinE Laboratory

sara.vannini@usi.ch