Youth empowerment and information and communication technologies: a case study of a remote Australian Aboriginal community |
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| Authors: | Guy Singleton Maria Fay Rola-Rubzen Kado Muir Deeva Muir Murray McGregor |
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| Institution: | (1) Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia;(2) Desert Knowledge CRC, Alice Springs, NT, Australia;(3) Walkatjurra Cultural Centre, P.O. Box 13, Leonora, WA, 6438, Australia |
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| Abstract: | In spite of a ‘digital divide’, Aboriginal groups in Australia, as internationally, are increasingly using information and
communication technologies (ICTs) to maintain their cultures, communicate, archive knowledge, empower their communities, develop
skills and generate income. Each community uses the technologies differently in accordance with their particular needs and
the opportunities available. The use of ICTs in Aboriginal youth empowerment is illustrated through a case study of an initiative
undertaken by the Walkatjurra Cultural Centre in Leonora, remote Western Australia. A participatory process was used to engage
the Centre’s young people and they were given individual assistance to develop their ICT related capacity. The community conceives
this youth empowerment to be part of a broader youth participation process that will contribute to the Centre’s overall objectives. |
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