Principal Investigator:McMahon, Rob Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5595.
Telecommunications services in remote communities of northern Canada are usually more expensive, slower, less available, less reliable, and of lower quality regarding service compared to their southern and urban counterparts. The global pandemic has further highlighted the digital divide and broadband service dispari...
Principal Investigator:McMahon, Rob Licensed Year(s):
2023
2022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5515.
Along with research outcomes regarding digital technology adoption and use, this project continues to contribute to a strong foundation for sustainable, appropriate digital literacy training in the NWT, at a time of rapid development of digital infrastructure (through the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link and other major in...
Principal Investigator:McMahon, Rob Licensed Year(s):20212020
2019
Summary:
The goal of this project is to conduct surveys on digital technology development, adoption and use through the NWT.
The focus is on community development and digital literacy in the context of the Indigenous and Northern residents of the NWT. The research team will collect research data through surveys, key informant interviews and focus groups. The first phase of this project focuses on resear...
Principal Investigator:McMahon, Rob Licensed Year(s):2018
2017
Summary:
This project supports the development of a research partnership between the University of Alberta and the Gwich'in Tribal Council's Department of Cultural Heritage (GTC) that focuses on Digital Content and Connectivity in the North. The project partners are jointly developing a workshop on this topic to be held in Inuvik in summer 2017. The workshop focuses on different aspects of Indigenous digit...