tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post3125321009407925513..comments2024-03-19T16:26:45.863-04:00Comments on Digitization 101: ALISE17 : Community engagement through the right of access to information: Assuring inclusion of marginalized populationsJill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-58805782669278030032017-01-29T19:50:54.759-05:002017-01-29T19:50:54.759-05:00Dear Jill. It was great meeting you at ALISE. I wa...Dear Jill. It was great meeting you at ALISE. I was preparing my SU application and got diverted to your wonderful website and blogs while looking for some faculty information on iSchool website. This post particularly caught my attention as I attended this session at #ALISE17. I am not sure about other countries, but I totally disagree with the speaker of this session about the comments she made about Bangladesh. Since I am from Bangladesh I must say my knowledge about Bangladesh is superior to that of the speaker. I must mention that I am one of the many disappointed listeners of the #ALISE17 keynote session. I spoke with fellow scholars, research at the conference and many expressed very strong thoughts about the research findings of this session's speaker. The research findings were over-generalized and had been inaccurately used to label the countries. The data sources were unknown from this research. What was the population, timeframe, geolocation, cultural background, socio-political factors etc. - all were unknown, too! Women in Bangladesh expereince better lifestyle than that many of the developed countries. One unique example that I must bring here that we have female Prime-Ministers, the most powerful position of the country, from 1991 until today. Although all-gender quality-education has been a nationwide challenge, women in Bangladesh are continually becoming interested in education. This change is helping in many ways to improve socio-economical situations. Of course, there are many challenges that hinder the progress of the country overall. But, the rise of the women power in every sector of life in Bangladesh is really fascinating. I must confess the situation is not at its best, but we are proud how women are taking leading roles in many aspects of life in Bangladesh. Access to education and open society is key to making the ultimate challenge. I am sure and proud of women in Bangladesh and they will be contributing continually to develop a better society. While promises are looming, an inaccurate representation of a country in a scholarly platform (#alise17) is quite frustrating. Also, the fact that over-generalization is dangerous in research must be carefully considered for this case. --- I have so many things to complain about the keynote speaker's session just like many other baffled attendees of that session, but stopping here to get back to my work...submit the application. Again, it was wonderful to meet a pure soul like you at #ALISE17! Bests.Zamirhttps://sites.google.com/site/mhassanzamir/noreply@blogger.com