Wal Taylor

Dr. Wal Taylor is the Foundation Professor of Community Informatics at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Capetown, South Africa. His research interests are predominantly in the social appropriation of Internet technologies, particularly their interface with public agency service delivery. He is author and co-editor of 3 books, 4 conference proceedings, 10 book chapters and 45 papers on Community Informatics. He sits on the executive of a number of international community informatics organizations including the Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN http://www.ciresearch.net). He was a key note speaker at the 2003 Salzburg Seminar on Digital Inclusion and since 2001, he has been an invited keynote speaker and presenter at a number of Community Informatics international conferences in Australia, France, Austria, Italy, Russia, United Kingdom, United States and Canada.

Publications

Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology
Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology
Stewart Marshall, Wal Taylor, Xinghuo Yu. © 2005. 804 pages.
In many international settings, regional economies are declining resulting in lowered opportunities for these communities. This result attacks the very fabric of cohesion and...
Using Community Informatics to Transform Regions
Using Community Informatics to Transform Regions
Stewart Marshall, Wal Taylor, Xinghuo Yu. © 2004. 320 pages.
In many international settings, regional economies are declining resulting in lowered opportunities for these communities. This result attacks the very fabric of cohesion and...