CALL FOR PAPERS: Conference on knowledge for poverty reduction in Tanzania: towards access to information resources

The “Open Knowledge for Poverty Reduction in Tanzania” conference will promote opportunities for learning, information sharing and policy analysis for researchers and civil society working to reduce poverty. Below is a description of the event.

Where: Bagamoyo, Tanzania December 12 -14 2012

Format: papers and poster must respond to following themes:

 -Knowledge for poverty reduction
-Gender and knowledge access
-Marginalization and knowledge access
-ICT and knowledge access
-Communication and media and knowledge access
-Knowledge access for influencing policy

Posters should present the following:
- case studies of information access for poverty reduction
- case studies of innovative mechanisms for information diffusion to socially marginalized groups

CALL and DEADLINES 2012
-Deadline for submission of abstracts: October 30, 2012.
-Acceptance notifications will be sent by: November 5th, 2012.
-Deadline for submission of full paper and poster content: 30th November, 2012

We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts at your earliest opportunity.

Organizers: Dr. Benedict Mongula, Institute of Development Studies, University of Dar es Salaam; Dr. Alice Nkhoma-Wamumza, Dr. W. Chagula Library, University of Dar es Salaam

Email: knowledgeconference@yahoo.com