Senior Research Fellow & Project Manager, eGovlab, Sweden
Monday, September 7th
11:00 - 12:20 | Session II: INTEGRATION OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES WITH CITIZEN-CENTRIC APPROACHES | Speaker 1
Dr. Joshi is a research scientist with expertise in the field of ICT for Social Inclusion & Sustainability. Her specialization falls within the applied context of technological innovation, particularly in how it translates into transparency in governance, education, environmental conservation and health services within the developing world. She has experience working with a range of partners from academia, industry, NGOs, as well as international development organizations, towards the common goal of facilitating inclusive development. Academically speaking, she has published in top peer reviewed journals and presented in several international conferences – both on innovative methodological practices as well as results from my fieldwork in developing nation as well as European contexts. Somya has conducted several focus group sessions, workshops, guest lectures and training events in the field of sustainability, participation and open governance.
At present, she is responsible for course development and teaching on a Masters program on ICT4D, as well as on Open Governance at Stockholm Univeristy. In addition to this, she is teaching a course on Participatory Design and HCI - with a specific focus on Sustainability.
Specialties: Participatory Design, HCI, Sustainability, ICT4D, Inclusive Governance, Policy co-creation.