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MINODU: Fostering Local Sustainable Development Through Technology and Research

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This document is a part of the following document:
Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2022: Practicing Sovereignty - Interventions for Open Digital Futures

Fröbel, Friederike
Lange, Carina
Joost, Gesche

Corporate Editor
Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society - The German Internet Institute

Abstract

Rapid climate change is exposing subsistence farmers to enormous challenges, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Several foreign aid programs have been set up to cope with these issues, many of which have focused on technical solutions. However, there seems to be a large gap between scientific researc... view more

Rapid climate change is exposing subsistence farmers to enormous challenges, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Several foreign aid programs have been set up to cope with these issues, many of which have focused on technical solutions. However, there seems to be a large gap between scientific research and the needs of local communities. Besides focusing on new ways to improve the resilience of local food production, there is also an urgent need to adapt available knowledge to the local context. Based on experiences from a project to co-create community networks in Togo in 2020, we aim to empower local stakeholders, including farmers and scientists, to adapt existing knowledge of sustainable crop farming to current practices. New modes of knowledge exchange can be established with the help of participatory design. These methods may help to foster a collective approach to learning that enables people to cope with global challenges on a local level, all while valuing the traditional practices of local farmers and enriching them with scientific knowledge.... view less

Keywords
international cooperation; knowledge transfer; network; artificial intelligence; agriculture; Africa; participation; climate change; Togo; sustainable development; Africa South of the Sahara; technology transfer

Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy

Free Keywords
community learning; local community networks; co-creation; DIY networking; collective awareness; community learning; science communication; community wireless

Collection Title
Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2022: Practicing Sovereignty - Interventions for Open Digital Futures

Editor
Herlo, Bianca; Irrgang, Daniel

Conference
4. Weizenbaum Conference "Practicing Sovereignty: Interventions for Open Digital Futures". Berlin, 2022

Document language
English

Publication Year
2023

City
Berlin

Page/Pages
p. 183-193

ISSN
2510-7666

Status
Primary Publication; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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