Technology and Empowerment | India
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The following projects are associated with both the Technology and Empowerment research area and the SCAI center.
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Technology platforms are emerging as a new kind of workplace: from crowdwork to ‘peer economy’ platforms. This project uses ethnographic methods to address questions such as: Who are the workers on these platforms? What are their work practices? How do…
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Note: This research project has reached its conclusion. These pages are maintained for reference and archival purposes. This project explores the impact of different forms of money and financial technologies on financial inclusion for low and variable income communities. It includes…
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99DOTS is a technology-enabled project focusing on medication adherence for anti-Tuberculosis drugs. Treatment programs wrap each anti-TB blister pack in a custom envelope, which hides phone numbers behind the medication. Patients can only see these hidden numbers after dispensing their…
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One of the greatest challenges in providing information and communication technology access is that about 775 million people in the world are completely non-literate and many are able to read only with great difficulty and effort. Even though mobile phone…