Tag: Conference Paper
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“Words Are not just Words; They Carry Experiences Within Them”: Navigating Personal Information Management in Multilingual Contexts
This exploratory study examines the factors that shape personal information management (PIM) in multilingual contexts (MPIM) by investigating how individuals manage personal information in multiple languages. Through conducting 10 semi-structured interviews with voluntary migrants in higher education in the US, New Zealand, and Germany, the study sheds light on the challenges and opportunities of MPIM.…
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The Conceptualization of Digital Inclusion in Government Policy: A Qualitative Content Analysis
Governments globally are committed to closing the gap between citizens who are digitally engaged and those who are not. Digital inclusion is a government policy response aimed at addressing factors associated with digital inequities. States across the globe have developed digital inclusion policies and strategies to try to reduce inequalities within their societies but there…
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Digital Experiences in Physical Spaces: Virtual Reality and Public Libraries in Aotearoa New Zealand
Presents selected results from research exploring the use and role of virtual reality (VR) in public libraries in Aotearoa New Zealand. Interviews with public library staff responsible for VR services in 9 public libraries found that digital inclusion and supporting communities’ digital literacy skills and experiences were the key motivations behind the introduction of VR.…
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Methods and (Lack of) Theory in Digital Inclusion, Digital Divide, and Digital Equity Research on Older Adults
Older adults, as a group, have been the focus of considerable attention from digital inclusion researchers. The paper analyses literature on the digital inclusion, digital divide, and digital equity of older adults from the last five years (2017-2022) to explore the extent to which recent digital inclusion research considers developments in the field and explores…
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Conceptualization of Digital Twins in an Education Services Environment: A Straw Man Proposal
Digital twins have been used in manufacturing to describe, predict, and prescribe responses to complex problems. The digital twin is a constellation of technologies that mirror physical objects in the virtual world, including what has happened, is happening and could or should happen in the future for the mirrored object. What is common in previous…
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Indigenous Digital Inclusion: Interconnections and Comparisons
This paper explores published research on Indigenous digital inclusion, starting from the premise that Indigenous peoples adopt and use digital technologies in ways that fit their specific social contexts. Analysis of search results from Scopus and Web of Science aimed to identify common themes and approaches, and to explore differences and interconnections between research from…
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Indigenous Cultural Sustainability in a Digital World: Two Case Studies from Aotearoa New Zealand
This paper explores issues relating to the impact of digital technologies on indigenous cultural sustainability. Adoption of digital technologies is represented as a double-edged sword for indigenous communities seeking to maintain and revitalize their cultures; while the affordances of digital technology can disseminate cultural information knowledge quickly, easily and globally, digitalization also raises questions about…