Building integrity for accountability in public information systems: Research from Africa and South Asia

Michael Hoyle, currently Project Manager and Lead Researcher at the International Records Management Trust. This is a London-based NGO which concerns itself with helping developing countries establish electronic records-keeping tools and wrestling with the obstacles that are related to this endeavor.

The Center for Internet Studies

An Introduction to the Center for Internet Studies
with Chris Coward and Maria Garrido

The CIS is a recent addition to the family of research groups at the iSchool here.

Quick Snapshot:
What do they study?

Their central focus is the study of ICT and development of countries (economic, social, etc…).

How do they study it?

- They have a number of frameworks from which they draw:
Development Communications, Participatory Development, Sustainable Livelihood, Development Informatics, Social Movement Theory, Social Network Analysis, Development Economics
- Methodologically speaking, they leverage both quantitative and qualitative methods. They depend on the research question to drive the choice of method.

Where do they study?

At least one of their projects has a roster of 25 different countries.

They migrated from the Evans School to the iSchool (working at the Roosevelt Commons Building). Today, they took the time to formally introduce themselves to our community and engage in conversation about their work. Currently, they are starting new projects and appear very open to collaborations and ideas. Some of that conversation is excerpted below: