Konstantin Aal
Marios Mouratidis
Anne Weibert
ABSTRACT
This poster describes the research around computer clubs in Palestinian refugee camps and the various lessons learned during the establishment of this intervention such the importance of the physical infrastructure (e.g. clean room, working hardware), soft technologies (e.g. knowledge transfer through workshops), social infrastructure (e.g. reliable partners in the refugee camp, partner from the university) and social capital (e.g. shared vision and values of all stakeholders). These important insights can be transferred on other interventions in similar unstable environments.
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- Challenges of CI Initiatives in a Political Unstable Situation - Case Study of a Computer Club in a Refugee Camp
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