| Designing human centered technologies for the developing world: HCI but not as we know it. |
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Location: HCI 2007 conference, Lancaster, UK
Host/Speaker: Rose Luckin, Joshua Underwood, Kevin Walker
Date and Time:
Tuesday, 04 September 2007, 08:30 - 19:00
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Please note: The location of this event is not the London Knowledge Lab.
With huge investments being made in ICT for development (ICT4D) and education (e.g. "$100 laptop," UN programmes etc.) and high expectations being raised, it is critical to ensure that ICT developments are in fact usable, useful, appropriate and well adapted to the communities and contexts in which they are intended to be used. This requires well designed solutions, which in turn requires appropriate human-centred design methods. However, it is unclear that methods largely developed for and with users in the developed world will prove appropriate in the developing world. This workshop aims to bring together interested parties and strengthen the User-centred design for development (UCS4D) community, as well as contribute to the body of knowledge about designing for and with communities in the developing world.
For further information, see:
http://hct4d.blogspot.com/2007/06/call-for-participation.html
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