• DOI:10.1080/09614520902866389
• Corpus ID: 129109973

Participatory content creation: voice, communication, and development

@article{Tacchi2009ParticipatoryCC,
  title={Participatory content creation: voice, communication, and development},
  author={Jo Tacchi and Jerry Watkins and Kosala Keerthirathne},
  journal={Development in Practice},
  year={2009},
  volume={19},
  pages={573 - 584}
}

• J. Tacchi, Jerry Watkins, Kosala Keerthirathne
• Published 1 March 2009
• Sociology
• Development in Practice

This article uses the example of a mobile mixed-media platform – a converted three-wheeled auto-rickshaw – in Sri Lanka in order to explore whether and how content-creation activities can enable marginalised communities to have a voice. It draws upon research into participatory content-creation activities conducted in 15 locations across India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The main findings are: the need to pay attention to context when thinking about what might be locally appropriate, relevant, and beneficial in terms of participatory content creation; the benefits that can be gained from creatively reaching out to and engaging marginalised groups and encouraging a diversity of voices; the usefulness of locally produced content for generating local debate around local issues; and the benefits of encouraging participation at all stages of content creation, so that content is locally meaningful and might lead to positive social change.