Project title:
Makerspaces: Supporting digital inclusiveness in urban communities
“This project will assess the role of Makerspaces in helping disenfranchised communities: empowering individuals to be creative and to be productive.”
Researcher:
Dr Declan Scully
Project proposal:
The purpose of this research project is to investigate the extent to which Makerspaces can assist communities through providing access to modern digital fabrication equipment (and the training to support its use), and through the support offered by Makerspaces for nascent entrepreneurs. The project will assess the role of Makerspaces in helping disenfranchised communities: empowering individuals to be creative and to be productive
Themes:
Enabling transformational change
Encouraging the arts
Seeking justice
Promoting wellbeing
Nurturing rooted communities
Thinking globally
Amplifying voices