KENYA AND TANZANIA DESIGNING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CITIZEN ARCHIVIST PROJECT.

The article focuses on technological innovations created to support the Citizen's Archivist Projects, which was initiated by the American non-profit organization Small Bean in Kenya and Tanzania. The Smallbean Android smartphone application was conceptualized by volunteer William Johnson to help use...

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Publicado en:	Oral History (01430955) Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 26 - 27
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oral History Society Spring2012
Materias:	Archivists Johnson, William Android (Operating system) Solar energy Laboratories Kenya Tanzania
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	The article focuses on technological innovations created to support the Citizen's Archivist Projects, which was initiated by the American non-profit organization Small Bean in Kenya and Tanzania. The Smallbean Android smartphone application was conceptualized by volunteer William Johnson to help users record oral history interviews. Another project is the Excess Solar Capacity as a Revenue Generation Option (ESCARGO), a computer lab in Kwala, Tanzania.