Building a Digital Entrepreneurial Platform Through Local Community Activity and Digital Skills with Ngemba First Nation, Australia

Building a Digital Entrepreneurial Platform Through Local Community Activity and Digital Skills with Ngemba First Nation, Australia

In collaboration with Ngemba First Nation in Brewarrina, Australia, this research involves co-designing and co-developing an innovative community digital entrepreneurial platform that includes a mobile app and a website. The methodology is informed by theories of relatedness, Indigenist standpoint,...

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Published in:International indigenous policy journal Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19
Main Authors: Beetson, Susan J., Pradhan, Sojen, Gordon, Grace, Ford, Jason
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Western University 01-01-2020
University of Western Ontario
Subjects:
Community
Economic development
Economic research
Employment
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Internet access
Native North Americans
Native peoples
Priorities
R&D
Research & development
Research design
Research projects
Skills
Technological change
Technology
Australia
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Summary:In collaboration with Ngemba First Nation in Brewarrina, Australia, this research involves co-designing and co-developing an innovative community digital entrepreneurial platform that includes a mobile app and a website. The methodology is informed by theories of relatedness, Indigenist standpoint, and by the principles of Indigenist research and related ways of being, knowing, and doing research. It uses an Indigenist technology co-design and co-development method. The platform proposes several practical applications, including individual and community entrepreneurship promotion and skills development. This research is motivated by the Australian government’s First Nations priorities through the Close the Gap initiative, including the digital divide, employment and business, and economic development. This research project proposes a paradigm shift from a focus on welfare to a focus on entrepreneurial enterprise.
ISSN:1916-5781
1916-5781
DOI:10.18584/IIPJ.2020.11.1.10211