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We are proud to present the new website for the ICT4Democracy in East Africa Network. Head on over to www.ict4democracy.org and learn more about the projects and our partners.

The seminar draws on research among urban and rural farmers in Uganda on their access and use of ICTs in their everyday lives. Drawing on theories from gender and technology studies Caroline Wamala, PhD will analyze access and use of ICTs in Uganda and focus in particular on the cultural embeddedness of gender and technology from a development perspective.

As 2011 is drawing to a close, we wish to thank all our partners for your support and collaboration. We wish you happy holidays and look forward to working with you in 2012.

Dominant understandings of corruption tend to replicate a narrow view of society that falls short of addressing the root causes of corrupt practices. By defining corruption as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain" or "misusing publicly entrusted power for private gain," as exemplified in the work of Transparency International, the private (individual) sphere is opposed to the public (social) sphere.

A year ago, Spider launched the publication "Increasing transparency and fighting corruption through ICT" in which Spider wished to highlight the potential of ICT as an anti-corruption tool. This year, the number of ICT related initiatives and projects that address corruption (defined in its widest sense) have doubled if not tripled.

Spider calls for expression of interest regarding grants for research related to our projects. Apply no later than January 13 2012!

Spider and AIESEC are currently looking for a Junior ICT expert for a placement with WOUGNET in Uganda. Please apply no later than December 16!