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The Communication Initiative

After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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This journal aims to empower communities with information on Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) that can help them achieve their objectives and overcome the "digital divide." The journal seeks to provide information that empowers communities and citizens in the range of ICT applications including health, cultural production, civic management and e-governance. It seeks to reach traditionally excluded populations and communities, and provide information that supports local economic development, social justice and political empowerment using the Internet.

Published four times a year, each issue contains a number of double blind peer-reviewed research articles as well as commentaries by leading Community Informatics (CI) practitioners and policy makers. The Journal provides open access and an open archive for all of its content based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. It seeks to reach a global readership including a broad range of academics, CI practitioners and national and multi-lateral policy makers.

Subscriptions are free. Two e-mail discussion lists are available to individuals interested in Community Informatics as well.

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