MAPPING THE DIGITAL DOUALA LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF AN AFRICAN CITY Marta Pucciarelli Sara Vannini Lorenzo Cantoni NewMinE Lab USI Lugano CIRN CONFERENCE: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. PRATO 15 OCTOBER 2014
Mapping the digital Douala @ CIRN2014, Prato
Nov 22, 2014
Mapping the digital Douala: lights and shadows of an African city.
Marta Pucciarelli, Sara Vannini & Lorenzo Cantoni.
Paper presented at the Community Informatics Conference: Challenges and Solution, 13-15 October 2014, Prato, Italy.
Marta Pucciarelli, Sara Vannini & Lorenzo Cantoni.
Paper presented at the Community Informatics Conference: Challenges and Solution, 13-15 October 2014, Prato, Italy.
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MAPPING THE DIGITAL DOUALALIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF AN AFRICAN CITY
Marta Pucciarelli
Sara Vannini
Lorenzo Cantoni
NewMinE Lab
USI Lugano
CIRN CONFERENCE: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. PRATO 15 OCTOBER 2014
DOUALA
FOCUS OF THE PAPER
DIGITAL VS PHYSICAL DOUALA
MICRO-COMMUNITIES
ORIGIN
NEIGHBOURHOODS
METHODOLOGY
From Douala Zoom to online search:
Activity category
Name activity
Neighbourhood
Address Online presence
Website Social media Origin
Art galleries/museums
Espace doual’art
Bonanjo 4.043344, 9.687063
yes www.doualart.org
www.facebook.com/pages/Doualart/352373388233581?ref=ts&fref=ts
local
METHODOLOGY
From Douala Zoom to online search:
Activitycategory
Name activity
Neighbourhood
Address Online presence
Website Social media Origin
Art galleries/museums
Espace doual’art
Bonanjo 4.043344, 9.687063
yes www.doualart.org
www.facebook.com/pages/Doualart/352373388233581?ref=ts&fref=ts
local
1
Who is online Micro-
communities
METHODOLOGY
From Douala Zoom to online search:
Activity category
Name activity
Neighbourhood
Address Online presence
Website Social media Origin
Art galleries/museums
Espace doual’art
Bonanjo 4.043344, 9.687063
yes www.doualart.org
www.facebook.com/pages/Doualart/352373388233581?ref=ts&fref=ts
local
1
Who is online Micro-
communities
Where they come from local, national or
international origin
2
METHODOLOGY
From Douala Zoom to online search:
Activity category
Name activity
Neighbourhood
Address Online presence
Website Social media Origin
Art galleries/museums
Espace doual’art
Bonanjo 4.043344, 9.687063
yes www.doualart.org
www.facebook.com/pages/Doualart/352373388233581?ref=ts&fref=ts
local
Which areas of the city they are representing
Visible and invisible neighbourhoods
1
Who is online Micro-
communities
3
Where they come from local, national or
international origin
2
1. Micro-communities
4835 socio economic instances
1. Micro-communities
4835 socio economic instances 716 online instances=
14,80%
1. Micro-communities
4835 socio economic instances327 activity categories
716 online instances=
14,80%
1. Micro-communities
4835 socio economic instances327 activity categories
20 micro-communities
716 online instances=
14,80%
1. Micro-communities
4835 socio economic instances327 activity categories
20 micro-communities
716 online instances=
14,80%
Art and culture Hospitality
Bank and Insurance Import-export
Career Professionals
Communication and media Technology
Transport Security
Industrial production and distribution Retailers
Maintenance Urban environment
Social services Entertainment
International organization Public administration
Education Health
Micro-Communities
0 5 10 15 20 25
Bank and insurances
Industrial production & distribu-tion
Retailers
Education
Technology
Communication and media
Professionals
Hospitality
Import-export
Transport
Health
Urban environment
International organizations
Maintenance
Career
Social services
Art and culture
Security
Public administration
Entertainment
% of visibility within the total available websites and social media pages
Micro-communities most frequently represented within the online landscape
usi
prova a fare le scritte delle categorie un po' piu' grandi se riesci... so che non è facile...
Micro-Communities
0 5 10 15 20 25
Bank and insurances
Industrial production & distribu-tion
Retailers
Education
Technology
Communication and media
Professionals
Hospitality
Import-export
Transport
Health
Urban environment
International organizations
Maintenance
Career
Social services
Art and culture
Security
Public administration
Entertainment
% of visibility within the total available websites and social media pages
47,8%Douala as economic and commercial cap-
ital
Micro-communities most frequently represented within the online landscape
Micro-Communities
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Bank and insurances
Industrial production & distribu-tion
Retailers
Education
Technology
Communication and media
Professionals
Hospitality
Import-export
Transport
Health
Urban environment
International organizations
Maintenance
Career
Social services
Art and culture
Security
Public administration
Entertainment
% of visibility within the total available websites and social media pages
Micro-communities most frequently represented within their own category
usi
così non si capisce niente.. invece di tenerle nello stesso ordine io le metterei dalla piu' alla meno frequente come prima, poi evidenzia quelle che vuoi evidenziare e sottolinea che l'ordine è cambiato!
Micro-Communities
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Bank and insurances
Industrial production & distribu-tion
Retailers
Education
Technology
Communication and media
Professionals
Hospitality
Import-export
Transport
Health
Urban environment
International organizations
Maintenance
Career
Social services
Art and culture
Security
Public administration
Entertainment
% of visibility within the total available websites and social media pages
Micro-communities most frequently represented within their own category
Micro-Communities
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Bank and insurances
Industrial production & distribu-tion
Retailers
Education
Technology
Communication and media
Professionals
Hospitality
Import-export
Transport
Health
Urban environment
International organizations
Maintenance
Career
Social services
Art and culture
Security
Public administration
Entertainment
% of visibility within the total available websites and social media pages
Micro-communities most frequently represented within their own category
Micro-Communities
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Bank and insurances
Industrial production & distribu-tion
Retailers
Education
Technology
Communication and media
Professionals
Hospitality
Import-export
Transport
Health
Urban environment
International organizations
Maintenance
Career
Social services
Art and culture
Security
Public administration
Entertainment
% of visibility within the total available websites and social media pages
Micro-communities most frequently represented within their own category
2. Origin of the micro-communities
Local 59,1%National 13,8%
International 27,1%
2. Origin of the micro-communities
Local 59,1%National 13,8%
International 27,1%
Art and Culture, entertainment and urban environment are 100% local
2. Origin of the micro-communities
Local 59,1%National 13,8%
International 27,1%
Art and Culture, entertainment and urban environment are 100% local
Mostly international organization, bank and insurance, transport and import-export
2. Origin of the micro-communities
Local 59,1%National 13,8%
International 27,1%
Art and Culture, entertainment and urban environment are 100% local
Mostly international organization, bank and insurance, transport and import-export
Social services is the most represented community from a national point of view
Visible and invisible neighbourhoods
Akwa:256 activities (35.8%)19 microcommunities
usi
L'idea è che dopo che hai detto la presenza che hanno online, tu descriva anche a voce cosa c'è in quei quartieri (tanto lo sai bene, no?)
Bonanjo:104 activities (14.5%)
usi
Qui e nelle prossime: cerchia i quartieri, io non riesco a leggere e non so dove siano! Scusa!
Bonapriso, Bonaberi, Deido, Bassa, Bounamoussadi:30 to 57activities each
Ndokoti, Maképé, New Bell, Aereoport, Zone Portuaire, Mboppi, Axe Lourd, Nylon/Saint Michel, Sable, Log Baba:4 to 17activities each
Base Elf, Base Naval, Beedi, Bepanda, Bepanda/Ominisport, Bessengue, Bonadibong, Cité de Palmiers, Cité SIC, Koumassi, Madagascar, Ndongbong, Ndogpassi, New Deido, Nyalla, PK8, Yassa, Zone Universitaire:1 to 3 activities each
Invisible neighbourhoods
Invisible neighbourhoods
abusively assembled
non-paved roads
high-density areas
Invisible neighbourhoods
informal working activities
cultural activities
markets
CONCLUSIONSThe digital – visible Douala0 economic and commercial image0 visible neighbourhoods are only those located on the coast side of Douala,
which are better served by public services;
The digital – invisible Douala instead appears characterised by 0 Scarce involvement of the public sector in the social well being of its
inhabitants (no social services, health sectors and public administration are present there).
0 Invisibility concerns neighbourhoods highly populated and spontaneously growth which lack of access to any kind of public services.
0 Invisible neighbourhoods are very busy of social-economic activities, like markets and self-organized health, social, security communities.
So, according to Tim Unwin, the image of the digital Douala, is enhancing rather than leveraging the digital divide between whose have and whose have not access to ICTs.
FUTURE WORKS
0Temporal evolution of digital presence;
0Comparison of the image coming from websites against emerging spatial landmarks from:0 User-Generated Content on maps;0 Local and foreigners voices.
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