Inadequate infrastructure, low levels of education
and awareness, inappropriate policies and regulations, high costs
and unsuitable content, mean that Indigenous Peoples in developing
countries are struggling to participate in the emerging global knowledge
economy. It is also evident that even in the developed world, there
are disadvantaged sections of society that also suffer from the
digital divide; not only in terms of not having access to ICTs but
also in terms of lacking the skills, experience, motivation, support
and awareness that is necessary for making good use of ICTs. Indigenous
populations such as those that can be found in North America, Europe,
Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, are regularly over represented
in statistics relating to low levels of social well being and to
lack of access and use of ICTs. The relationship between ICTs and
social development for the poor and marginalised is not well understood
and is still evolving. The "IT Indigenous Voices on IT for
Indigenous Peoples" track situates such issues within a regional
framework. It offers the opportunity for indigenous researchers
and practitioners to exchange their experiences. Papers are invited
from indigenous authors with a story to tell relating to these issues.
Indigenous Voices
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