‘Hasta la Semana que Viene’, a participatory film to reflect on rural life and social change

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by Ana Zanotti

(shared from the ComDev forum with Ana’s permission)

Back in 2010, I gladly heard from the Argentine Film Institute that the proposal I submitted to produce a documentary tentatively called ‘Hasta la Semana que Viene’ (‘See You Next Week’) was among the projects selected for funding and later on broadcasting throughout the nationwide public TV network.

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Reflections about ICT4D and Participatory Media

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by Laura Saxer

Inspired by an article about blogging for ICT4D [1] I felt that in this context we need room here for some reflection and critical discussion about blogging in general and this blog in particular: What does blogging mean for whom? Who is reading blogs? Who is publishing their thoughts in blogs? Is this contributing to development and social change?

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