In: Proceedings, 2017, vol. 1, no. 9, p. 873
Utopia is a place that does not exist; utopia is a non-existent model society in a non-existent model space. Utopia is an image. According to the definition given by Michel Foucault, hétéropies, unlike utopias, are places that actually exist. Heterotopies are at the same time non-physical and real and physical spaces. In the modern Western world, characterised by multiculturalism and by an...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2019 ; 2019COM003.
This dissertation focuses on the online communication and representation of a digital city in Africa: Douala, the largest city of the Republic of Cameroon. In particular, it explores the evolution of the web-based reproduction (Couclelis, 2004) of Douala, the largest city of the Republic of Cameroon, from a chronological, spatial and representational perspective, with the purpose of...
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In: Annales Des Télécommunications, 1998, vol. 53, no. 5-6, p. 164-178
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In: The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 2012, vol. 214, no. 1, p. 11-39
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2017 ; 2017COM002.
The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to elucidate the premises and conditions in which a co-design approach can be used with rural communities in Mozambique and the usage of Information and communication technologies for development as a tool for supporting rural communities on daily activities. The doctoral thesis includes five papers, a systematic literature review, and four case...
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In: Lecture notes in computer science Volume 9186, 2015, pp 149-156, 2015, vol. 9186, p. 149-156
This paper describes a community co-design approach performed in rural Mozambique. It discusses the experiences and experiments performed in a community multimedia center towards creating services with inherent values for daily community activities. The design approach pursues a holistic interpretation of community needs, and discusses emerging, new and creative applications for future community...
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In: Questions familiales, 2004, no. 1, p. 9-15
Les médias sont omniprésents dans quasiment toutes les familles: télévision, vidéo, radio, téléphones portables, ordinateurs, consoles de jeux, Internet, etc. Or, l’utilisation de ces technologies influence considérablement le fonctionnement familial, et elle pose aux parents des problèmes éducatifs. Le but de l'auteur ici est d’effectuer une réflexion sur le rôle éducatif des...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2014 ; 2014COM005.
UNESCO Community Multimedia Centres are a specific model of public access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). These venues are conceived to address the information needs of underserved and marginalised communities in emerging and developing countries. They are composed of a community radio station, which broadcasts in local languages and is managed by local people, along with...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2013 ; 2013COM007.
Minority cultures have a history of voicelessness. If in the past lack of voice was conditioned by dominating majority groups and discriminating social structures, at present this needs to be seen in relation to the unequal distribution of tools and platforms that can enable expression, communication, and participation in the public sphere of discourse. The growing importance and ubiquity of...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2011 ; TDB 2140.
La révolution numérique portée par plusieurs technologies nées de la rencontre de l’audiovisuel, de l’informatique et des télécommunications bouscule le monde de l’audiovisuel. Au centre de nouveaux enjeux de pouvoir et économiques, les professionnels de l’audiovisuel composent aujourd’hui avec ces nouvelles technologies à la fois opportunes et complexes qui dérangent la...
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