[Air-L] FW: IIIrd eBario Knowledge Fair

[michael gurstein]

This is a great event and there is the added (and superlative) bonus of
getting to know a unique part of the world!

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Harris [mailto:roger.harris at rogharris.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:41 PM
To: 'Roger Harris'
Subject: IIIrd eBario Knowledge Fair


Call for Papers: Third eBario Knowledge Fair 2011: ICTs for Indigenous
Peoples 16-18 November 2011, Bario, Sarawak Malaysia


About the eBario Knowledge Fair

The e-Bario Knowledge Fair (eBKF) is a bi-annual conference, held in the
village of Bario, Malaysia, which showcases the use of ICTs for rural
development. It is conducted in conjunction with the local community,
bringing together researchers, practitioners and policy makers with the
residents of Bario and the wider Kelabit indigenous ethnic community. The
eBKF is a pioneering example of Development Conferencing, the process by
which development specialists articulate their plans and share their ideas
together with the people whose lives they are trying to improve, and in
their own surroundings.

Theme

The Third Knowledge Fair will adopt a theme of Technological Innovation for
Indigenous Peoples. As part of this, and with the assistance of the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Knowledge Fair
will feature the Asian recipients of grants under the IFAD's Indigenous
Peoples Assistance Facility (26 projects in 13 countries) with particular
reference to their potential use of Information and Communication
Technologies and sources of renewable energy in support of development for
Indigenous Peoples.

Additional contributions are also sought that can stimulate further debate
on the applicability and deployment of these technologies towards solutions
to the specific problems faced by Indigenous Peoples. As eBario has been
awarded Malaysia's first license to operate a community radio station, the
Third eBario Knowledge Fair will include a focus on the use of community
radio for engaging with indigenous issues.

Suggested topics

The topics for regular sessions include, but are not limited to:

Preservation of cultural heritage with ICTs
ICTs and environmental protection
ICTs and climate change
Giving voice; new media for public debate
Traditional knowledge; collection, preservation and intellectual property
rights Creativity, adaptation and indigenisation of ICTs for social
transformation Indigenising ICT4D ICTs for community mapping and community
memory Renewable energy for ICTs


http://ebarioknowledgefair.org/ 

Dr. Roger Harris
Consultant in ICTs for poverty reduction and rural development.
http://www.rogharris.org/ Director Business Development; eBario Sdn Bhd
http://www.ebario.org/