The Hacker Ethic and the Effective Use of ICTs in Alternative Economic Cultures: the case of Ik’ ta K’op in Abasolo, Chiapas
| Autor: | J. Castellanos-Rivadeneira, G. Valerio-Ureña |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Development Studies Research, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 131-140 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2166-5095 21665095 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21665095.2020.1816838 |
| Popis: | The capitalist agency of mainstream Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is inherently at odds with alternative economic cultures. This suggests that the problem is technology itself – that is, the capitalist values that underscore their design, use and development. This research studies the Hacker Ethic as an alternative culture and value-system underpinning a series of ICTs –and people– that could serve as a basis for an effective use of technologies within alternative economic cultures. To that end, the case of Ik’ ta K’op –a Maya-Tzeltal collective that offers telecommunication services– was analyzed, for they explicitly and implicitly resort to this Hacker Ethic as a way to ensure the effective use of ICTs. Results suggest that the Hacker Ethic has been instrumental to Ik’ ta K’op in five ways: 1. it has facilitated access to ICTs; 2. it has facilitated self-determination and governance; 3. it has fostered openness; 4. it has allowed for cooperative values to be replicated in the use of ICTs, and; 5. It has strengthened creativity and problem-solving skills. We can conclude that there is a necessity for an alternative technological ecosystem that recognizes, reflects and fosters our cultural diversity as a basic foundation for effective uses of ICTs. |
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