TY - JOUR
T1 - Participatory content creation : voice, communication, and development
AU - Tacchi, Jo
AU - Watkins, Jerry
AU - Keerthirathne, Kosala
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This article uses the example of a mobile mixed-media platform - a converted three-wheeled auto-rickshaw - in Sri Lanka in order to explore whether and how content-creation activities can enable marginalised communities to have a voice. It draws upon research into participatory content-creation activities conducted in 15 locations across India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The main findings are: the need to pay attention to context when thinking about what might be locally appropriate, relevant, and beneficial in terms of participatory content creation; the benefits that can be gained from creatively reaching out to and engaging marginalised groups and encouraging a diversity of voices; the usefulness of locally produced content for generating local debate around local issues; and the benefits of encouraging participation at all stages of content creation, so that content is locally meaningful and might lead to positive social change.
AB - This article uses the example of a mobile mixed-media platform - a converted three-wheeled auto-rickshaw - in Sri Lanka in order to explore whether and how content-creation activities can enable marginalised communities to have a voice. It draws upon research into participatory content-creation activities conducted in 15 locations across India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The main findings are: the need to pay attention to context when thinking about what might be locally appropriate, relevant, and beneficial in terms of participatory content creation; the benefits that can be gained from creatively reaching out to and engaging marginalised groups and encouraging a diversity of voices; the usefulness of locally produced content for generating local debate around local issues; and the benefits of encouraging participation at all stages of content creation, so that content is locally meaningful and might lead to positive social change.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/558265
U2 - 10.1080/09614520902866389
DO - 10.1080/09614520902866389
M3 - Article
SN - 1364-9213
SN - 0961-4524
VL - 19
SP - 573
EP - 584
JO - Development in Practice
JF - Development in Practice
IS - 45416
ER -