Projects
The projects under PROTIC II
Lasting societal impact takes a holistic approach. Explore the diverse initiatives and research groups contributing to PROTIC II.
Digital information solution for fishing community
After developing an understanding of their information needs, this initiative aims to co-create a prototype digital tool with fisherfolk in Bangladesh to systematically capture, preserve and share information and knowledge within their community. This is being done by developing a range of inclusive personas spanning multiple age groups and income-generating activities.
Digital Transformation Group
HumaniSE Lab
PAROLI: Distributed community engagement in low digital access setting
Through Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology, Paroli is making it possible for organisations to host remote, structured group engagements without requiring participants to be able to read, write, have Internet access or own a smart device. Paroli’s digitally-augmented nature means it can support interactions and activities that would ordinarily be impractical or impossible on a standard phone call. It is being used to deliver remote classroom sessions in Nepal, and Oxfam’s partners are planning to adopt it for engagements with fisherfolk, tea garden workers and domestic workers in Bangladesh.
Action Lab
Platform cooperative of domestic workers
We’re working with employees, employers, NGOs and government to understand the everyday experiences and challenges of women domestic workers both in and out of work. With this knowledge, we will co-design socio-technical infrastructures underpinned with cooperative values to support the social, economic and cultural empowerment of worker cooperative members. This research is being carried out in collaboration with Seuty Sabur (BRAC University) and Morshed Mannan (European University Institute).
IMAGE: Domestic worker codesign participants in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Credit: Bronwyn Cumbo)
Emerging Technologies Research Lab
Doctoral research
Infrastructuring voice-based distributed community engagement
Doctoral student: Adnan Islam
This project will explore how we can provide effective support to enhance the use and uptake of telephony-based platforms, alongside establishing legitimate voice data (generated when using telephony-based platforms) management practices to facilitate equitable and effective community engagement in Bangladesh.
Information cultures in marginalised communities: A case study of marine fishing community in Bangladesh
Doctoral student: Joy Bhowmik
This initiative focuses on understanding the information cultures of marine fishing communities in Bangladesh and identifying factors in the social process that influence the management and use of information efficiently. With this understanding, recommendations to promote information management at the community level aligned with needs and preferences will be developed.