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PRODID:Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hochschule Magdeburg":mailto:info@hs-magdeburg.de
LOCATION:Campus Stendal, Haus 3, Raum 0.09
SUMMARY:Co-designing technologies with indigenous and marginalized communities in Namibia
DESCRIPTION:Knowledge representations and conceptualisations of the world differ profoundly across cultures and knowledge systems. Current technology designs are deeply anchored in a Western epistemology which is often conflicting with indigenous conceptualisations. Thus we pursue a locally situated approach to co-creating a new digital reality with indigenous knowledge holders in Namibia. We have developed a number of prototypes to support the preservation of indigenous knowledge. Lessons learned and open research questions are shared in the presentation.
Furthermore, we have been engaged in co-designing technologies with unemployed youth in an informal settlement of Windhoek. Namibia has an exceptionally high youth unemployment rate and increasing rural-urban migration leading to a number of socio-economic challenges. Thus over the last 3 years we have dedicated substantial efforts into a digital transformation to improve the livelihood of marginalized youth. Challenges and success stories of the interventions will be shared in the presentation.
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DTSTART:20170516T160000
DTEND:20170516T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T013244
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