Eclectic Tech Carnival Weaving Networks

Joana Sakyi Portia

ICT offers possibilities and opportunities for development, but it is meaningful only if their contents reflect local conditions. Localization of ICT is a way of customizing programs and materials to suit the local people, and to have impact on the culture of the local communities and minorities.
It is only when the people understand the language of the technology and see themselves in it that they can make meaningful contributions in it.

Localization involves taking a product and making it linguistically and culturally appropriate to the target local region and language where it will be used and sold. Localization of software facilitates the use of local languages in computer and makes computers accessible to non-English speaking natives.
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This presentation and workshop aims at concientizing women in technology and in education to be sensitive to the local languages, which is the mother tongue of their populace and their children. It is through the efforts of mothers that we can mostly preserve our culture, values and languages.

Also, in order not to be left behind in this era of globlization and Technology, it is hoped that at an event such as this, our aims in localization will better be illuminated.

A tool we are using in the workshop is Tux Paint. This is a drawing tool for children. This tool assist the child to draw things using the local language.