Information Technology and Indigenous People provides theoretical and empirical information related to the planning and execution of IT projects aimed at serving indigenous people. It explores many cultural concerns with IT implementation, including language issues and questions of cultural appropriateness, and brings together cutting-edge research from both indigenous and non-indigenous scholars.
Max Hendriks lectures in information technology at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, where he is also currently completing a master?s degree in internetworking science. He has been an educator for over 35 years and taught all grades from pre-school through to university postgraduate students, as well as holding senior executive positions in education. He is involved in the Indigenous Participation in Information Technology Project at the University of Technology, Sydney, and took an active role in the development and delivery of the university?s first Indigenous pre-IT program.
Stephen Grant holds an academic position at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, where he is in charge of mentoring Indigenous students in the Indigenous Participation in Information Technology Project. He was recently presented with a university Equity, Social Justice and Human Rights Award for his work in the program. He is one of a handful of qualified Indigenous IT professionals in Australia, with qualifications and industry experience in engineering and IT as well as in Indigenous affairs. Since joining the University of Technology, Sydney, he has added to his networking industry certification by becoming a qualified networking instructor as well as commencing a Master of Science in Internetworking, making him one of three Indigenous IT postgraduate students in Australia. [Editor]