Social Mapping for Communal Sensemaking: The Case of Development Informatics Researchers in South Africa

Abstract

The community dynamics revolve around shared interests, norms and identities. The sustainable exchange of resources for development is only possible if the members of the community are connected and the collaboration opportunities and practices are well-understood. This work in progress paper proposes social mapping as an innovative way of making sense of the connections between Development Informatics researchers towards understanding the research landscape and behavioural collaboration patterns.