Data from Rural Information Infrastructures Study

This project is investigating the way residents of four rural villages adapted and adopted new and existing technologies during the pandemic to communicate within and across villages to share knowledge and resources, and for purposes of mutual aid. The project aims to explore the potential for new technologies that build on existing infrastructure to support intra-village communications and support.  The first phase of the study involved data collection through interviews and an online survey with residents, community leaders, and admins of online groups and pages. The second phase of the study will seek to design prototypes to shape discussion around the potential for innovations in the villages to support their needs. The final stage of this will be the deployment of a new system of infrastructure.

本项研究旨在探究四个农村村庄的居民如何在疫情期间适应与采纳新旧技术，以实现村际间的沟通、知识资源共享以及互助合作。研究旨在挖掘基于现有基础设施的崭新技术潜力，以支持村庄内部及相互间的通信与支持。研究的第一阶段通过访谈和在线调查居民、社区领袖以及在线群组和页面的管理员来收集数据。第二阶段将致力于设计原型，以引导关于村庄创新潜力支持其需求的讨论。最终阶段将涉及新基础设施系统的部署。