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4.5.3.5 Embed community based JeT services within existing economic
governance and social structures
One of the ways in which a project can prioritize actions needed to help
women have access to information is by using existing infrastructure as an
entry point into a community [e.g. a school, a church, etc] (Solange and
Momo, 2005:6).
This study sought to determine how best to diffuse and implement ICT
projects amongst rural women.
4.6 Application ot the Into-mobilisation theory in existing projects
The fundamental basis of the Info-mobilisation theory is the community, as
it takes centre stage in resource management. By actively participating in
research, identifying their own needs, sharing information and collectively
resolving their problems, the community is encouraged to play a
participatory role in defining their own goals toward development initiatives.
In case studies such as the "village information shops" in Pondicherry, India
(Harris 2004: 53), and the e-Bario project in Sarawak, Malaysia (Harris
2004: 51), there is extensive application of Participatory Action Research
Techniques (PAR). Given this fact, this section evaluates projects that have,
in effect, taken this approach in the design and implementation of local
initiatives with a bias toward ICT use.
According to White et al (2004: 3), PAR is a collaborative approach to
conducting research that has recently emerged as a paradigm for bridging
science and clinical science. To strengthen this definition, the Centre for
Cultural Understanding and Change [CCUC] (2003: 3), denotes that
participatory research means: (i) the community is always the focal point;
(ii) the community shares power with researchers; (iii) the community is
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