Presentation of my research project at IPID Symposium 2010, Barcelona, 8-9 September 2010.

1. RE-ACT
Social REpresentations of Community Multimedia Centres and
ACTions for Improvement
Università della Svizzera italiana Universidade Eduardo Mondlane,
Lugano, Switzerland Maputo, Mozambique

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

3. RE-ACT
Social REpresentations of Community Multimedia Centres and
ACTions for Improvement

4. RE-ACT
Social REpresentations of Community Multimedia Centres and
ACTions for Improvement

5. RE-ACT
Social REpresentations of Community Multimedia Centres and
ACTions for Improvement

6. Social Representation
Social psychological phenomena can
only be properly understood if they are
seen as being embedded in
historical, cultural and macro-
social conditions
(Moscovici 1973)

7. Social Representation
A Social Representation is a system
values
ideas practices

8. Social Representation
A Social Representation has 2 functions:
1 to establish how people
interpret their world
2 to enable people to
communicate with the other
members of the community

9. Actions for Improvement
?

10. Actions for Improvement
- the use of mobile phones as an
instrument of empowerment

11. 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

12. 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

13. Actions for Improvement
Stay Local !

14. Thank You!
Sara Vannini
sara.vannini@usi.ch
NewMinE Laboratory
Università della Svizzera italiana
Lugano, Switzerland