Technology stewardship in the face of a crisis. An interview with Dina Mehta

Authors

  • Beth Kanter
  • Nancy White

Keywords:

knowledge management, technology stewardship, community of practice, Tsunami, disaster relief

Abstract

In an interview with ethnographer and blogger Dina Mehta, the role of technology steward is explored in the context of voluntary online disaster relief work. The choice and deployment of software, volunteer organization, mutual support and distributed leadership are explored in the interview.

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Published

2007-07-30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2007): Stewarding technologies for collaboration, community building and knowledge sharing in development

Section

Interviews

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