RICTA meeting final report and video available on-line
The report of the founding meeting of the Research on ICTs with Aborginal communities (RICTA) cluster from this past March is now available on the RICTA website. Click here for the entire PDF copy of the report. (Research on ICT with Aboriginal Communities: Report of the founding RICTA meeting. March 11, 2005)
This report includes not only the meeting minutes but also the meeting evaluation and the biographies of RICTA members. RICTA is currently reflecting on the meeting to learn how it can keep the momentum moving forward.
Along with the report is a video description about RICTA that includes some of its founding members. Click here to view the video (requires Windows Media Player).
The Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute and the National Research Council (NRC) established RICTA with a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council back in the fall, 2004. The SSHRC announced grants last fall to establish research clusters to identify areas of expertise where Canada can become recognized as world leaders. One hundred and forty university researcher teams from across Canada applied for these cluster grants. KORI's application with its partner the NRC was one of only thirty proposals that was approved for funding.