Society, Culture

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Society, Culture Technology a policy for whom
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• Building shared knowledge societies in the
  Caribbean
• By Armelle Chatelier
• DCN / ISOC Chapter SL

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ICT4HD

• The digital divide is just a reproduction of the
  social divide.
• ICT as a tool for development a shortcut ?
• At what price? and for whom ?

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Review of practices

• Best practice shows that for the process
• Social relevance is required for all uses
• Creativity of people and groups is essential
• The large vision of ICT includes
• Cell phone
• Cable TV
• Music studio
• 3D animation
• video game
• The unconnected majority of persons is important
•  Targets  and  stakeholders  are consumers
  and citizens

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Dominica Carib territory
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Caribbean Culture vs ICT ?

• Societies of strong vertical hierarchies
• Illiteracy
• Technology reluctant
• Society of the secret
• Island mentality
• Slow motion

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Caribbean Culture vs ICT ?

• Solidarity in the communities
• Traditional knowledge
• Creativity
• Strong link to the diasporas
• Regional integration by families
• Majority of young people
• Knowledge sharing by peers

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Shared-knowledge societies

• Concept of Adama Samassekou
• President of the Academy of African Languages and
  president of the first WSIS committee.
• Shared-knowledge societies as opposed to
• information society,
• knowledge society
• communication society

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Web search competition in youth training centre
in Antigua
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Action plan and policyfor Digital literacy

• A cooperative vision in action plans, projects,
  in the way to make people include themselves
• Include multi-stakeholder participation at ALL
  LEVELS
• Produce our own content
• Share information in a win-win situation and in a
  collaborative way.
• Include Ethics in ICT purpose

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Reinventing the wheel !

• The methodology gives the key to digital literacy
• Self training all the way
• Yes we have to inform ourselves about new
  technology
• Invent new uses of technology and reinvent the
  wheel collectively
• Thank you.

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• Let me introduce two students
• from SALCC St Lucia
• Milan Kim  devileyez 
• They will present their blog
• http//cryforthemalaiway.blogspot.com/