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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated2026-02-17humanJason Sargentupdated2026-02-17humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007984b.htmpersonSargentJason PaulAACR221 February 1970Place of BirthBathurst, New South Wales, AustraliaInformation technologistJason Sargent is an Information Systems (IS) scholar dedicated to "bringing people and technology together for a better world." His research focuses on Public Interest Technology (PIT) and IS for social impact, specifically aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
His extensive humanitarian field experience includes:
• Refugee Relief: conducting PhD fieldwork with refugees on the Thai-Burma border.
• Remote Communities: leading the award-winning IT for Social Impact India project co-creating digital solutions for tribal village schools in the Satpuda Ranges, Maharashtra.
• Crisis Management: researching digital aid frameworks for humanitarian relief operations.
As a Senior Editor for IEEE technology & society, Sargent advances global discourse on technology's role in societyFebruary 2012December 2015Career position - Information Systems Outreach Academic. Department of Information Systems, Entrepreneurship and Logistics, Swinburne University of TechnologyJuly 2013Career position - Associate Editor, IEEE technology & society magazine20162016Award - QS-Unisolutions inaugural Global IMPACT Staff Mobility Experience Award, Valencia, Spain20182018Award - PIEoneer Award, Real Life Learning, PIE Professionals in Education, LondonJanuary 2018December 2020Career position - Course Director, Master of Business Information Systems (MA-BIS), School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship (SoBLE), Swinburne University of TechnologyJuly 2018April 2022Career position - Co-Director, Information Systems for Social Impact Research Group, School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship (SoBLE), Swinburne University of TechnologyJanuary 2019May 2024Career position - Associate Editor, IEEE transactions on technology and societyJanuary 2020December 2020Career position - Deputy Discipline Leader (Information Systems Postgraduate). School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship (SoBLE), Swinburne University of TechnologyJanuary 2020December 2020Career position - Deputy Discipline Leader (Information Systems Postgraduate,. School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship (SoBLE), Swinburne University of TechnologyAugust 2020August 2021Career position - Ambassador, My New Neighbour Campaign, Amnesty International AustraliaMarch 2024Career position - Committee Member, Transformative Education for Sustainable Social Impact (TESSI) Institute, Office of Creative Inquiry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.June 2024Career position - Senior Editor, IEEE transactions on technology and societyAugust 2024August 2024Career position - Chair, Reach for Your Future FoundationFebruary 2026Career position - Committee member, Community-Based Global Learning Collaborative, Asia-Pacific Hub
School of Information technology, Swinburne University of Technology
Information Systems Outreach Academic 2012 - 2015
School of Business, Swinburne University of Technology
Course Director, Master of Business Information Systems (MA-BIS) 2018 - 2020; Co-Director, Information Systems for Social Impact Research Group 2018 - 2022
'Sargent, Jason Paul', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologySargent, Jason PaulSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationJournal Article: Transformations, transitions, or tall tales? A global review of the uptake and impact of NoSQL, blockchain, and big data analytics on the land administration sectorBennett, Rohan Mark, Pickering, M. and Sargent, J.Transformations, transitions, or tall tales? A global review of the uptake and impact of NoSQL, blockchain, and big data analytics on the land administration sector2019Land use policy83435-48Conference Paper: Exploring the impact of government ICT initiatives on the livelihood of Australian rural communitiesSingh, Mohini, Molla, AAlemayehu, Karanasios, Stan and Sargent, JasonExploring the impact of government ICT initiatives on the livelihood of Australian rural communities2008BLED 2008 Proceedings464-74Journal Article: Automating higher education through artificial intelligence?Michael, Katina, Pitt, Jeremy, Sargent, Jason and Scornavacca, EusebioAutomating higher education through artificial intelligence?2024IEEE transactions on technology and society53264-71Conference Paper: The need for a digital aid framework in humanitarian reliefSargent, J. and Michael, KatinaThe need for a digital aid framework in humanitarian reliefThe 9th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2005), Orlando, Florida, USA, 10-13 July 20056326-32Journal Article: The digital aid frameworkSargent, J.The digital aid framework2003UbiquityOctoberJournal Article: Social and economic sustainability: guest editorialSargent, J., Mehta, K and Michael, K.Social and economic sustainability: guest editorial2015IEEE technology and society magazine 34(1):17-1834117-8Journal Article: What is IT for Social Impact? A review of literature and practicesSargent, Jason and Ahmed, AshirWhat is IT for Social Impact? A review of literature and practices2017IEEE technology and society magazine36462-72