Who uses public access ICTs? First survey working paper released

Who uses public access ICTs? With the release of the first survey working paper, Public access to ICTs: Sculpting the profile of users, the Global Impact Study offers insight into who the users of public access ICTs are. Written by George Sciadas, with input from Hil Lyons, Chris Rothschild, and Araba Sey, this working paper results from data analysis of the user surveys in Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and the Philippines.

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TASCHA Research Seminar – analysis of Global Impact Study data

The TASCHA Winter 2012 Research Seminar focuses on analysis of data from the Global Impact Study. The Global Impact Study comprises a variety of research activities, including a comprehensive set of surveys of public access venue owners/operators, users, and non-users at more than a thousand public access venues in Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and the Philippines. The result is a rich source of data on demographics, usage needs/behaviors, and services in these countries. The seminar will focus on analysis of the survey data and provide opportunities to participate in different aspects of the project from crunching numbers to reviewing related literature.

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TASCHA Talk: Development and implementation of surveys

On October 20, 2011, Araba Sey and Chris Rothschild will discuss the development and implementation of the Global Impact Study surveys. The talk is part of the Technology and Social Change Group's (TASCHA) TASCHA Talk series.

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Survey data analysis reports coming soon

We will soon release three reports based on top-level analysis of user and venue survey data from Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, and the Philippines. Based on analysis conducted by the survey team, the three reports include a profile of public access venue users, public access venue uses and services, and perceived impacts of public access venues.

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Survey data analysis begins

Over the past few months, the survey analysis working group of the Global Impact Study has been planning for and implementing the user and venue survey data analysis. This working group, comprised of Mike Crandall, Chris Rothschild, George Sciadas, and Araba Sey, is working with the University of Washington's Center for Statistical Consulting in the data analysis phase of the study. The Center for Statistical Consulting is helping to run the data, as well as advising the working group on options for statistical analyses.

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