Moving Content 2007-10
Co-Principal Investigator
Partner: Intel Corporation, Oregon USA

Moving Content looks for innovative applications of digital information and communication technology in low infrastructure areas of India. The project investigates the consequences and constraints of such applications, in sociotechnical, economic, and cultural terms.

Finding a Voice 2006-08
Chief Investigator
Partners: QUT, U. Swinburne, U. Adelaide, UNESCO, UNDP

Finding a Voice investigates ICT for development programs in India, Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It focuses on the potential for participatory content creation activities to promote voice in underserved communities.

Social Media & Cultural Communication Conference 2008
Co-chair and Producer
Venues: Museum of Sydney, Australian Museum

The inaugural event of the Digital Cultural Communication conference series examined social media and cultural institutions. Keynote speakers from Canada, USA and UK joined presenters from across Australia.

Engaging with Social Media in Museums 2008-10
Senior Research Fellow
Partners: Australian Museum, Museum Victoria, Powerhouse Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Engaging with Social Media explores the potential for social media to impact on formal and informal learning within the museum, and the effect that this impact may have on notions of cultural identity.

New Literacy, New Audiences 2006-8
Senior Research Fellow
Partners: ACMI, Australian Museum, National Museum of Australia, Powerhouse Museum, State Library of Queensland

New Literacy, New Audiences investigates the potential for Australian cultural institutions to engage communities of interest through content- rich digital cultural communication.