Home Informatics and Telematics: ICT for the Next BillionAlladi Venkatesh, Timothy Gonzalves, Andrew Monk, Kathy Buckner Springer, 2007 M11 15 - 290 páginas This volume represents the papers reviewed and accepted for the HOIT2007 conference held at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) in the city of Chennai, India, in August 2007. The conference, entitled "Home/Community Oriented ICT for the Next Billion," addressed many major themes of current interest in this field. In particular, the focus was on community-based technologies. The conference was organized by IFIP working Group 9. 3-Home Oriented Informatics and Telematics (HOIT), in association with the TeNeT Group of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The conference papers cover a wide range of topics that transcend local/national themes and engage us in global issues. This was the first time the HOIT conference was held outside Europe or North America, testifying to the growth and development of other regions of the world. The conference included paper sessions, panel discussions, special keynote speaker presentations, and poster sessions. The topics were grouped under different themes. Following are the five basic themes of the conference and a brief description of the papers that appear under each theme. Empowerment and Digital Divide In their comparative analysis of South Africa and India, Joseph and Andrew show how ICTs can have dramatic impact in two key areas—alleviating poverty for rural women and achieving socio-economic development goals. In the next piece, Malhotra and co authors discuss "DesiCrew" as a unique business process outsourcing (BPO) initiative in the context of rural areas in India. |
Contenido
1 | |
Untapped Resources Amazing Potential | 21 |
A Set of Heuristic Measurements for Evaluating | 35 |
Findings from an experience in Tecámac Mexico | 49 |
B ICT and Learning | 64 |
Teaching Learning Strategies in Interactive Education A Case Study V Bharathi | 79 |
C ICT Emerging Communities and Societal Issues | 102 |
A community sensitive health information system for rural | 133 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Home Informatics and Telematics: ICT for the Next Billion Alladi Venkatesh,Timothy Gonzalves,Andrew Monk,Kathy Buckner Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |
Términos y frases comunes
ACM Press activities aesthetic ratings applications areas Ashok Jhunjhunwala awareness systems behaviour bowls cameras centers citing this chapter clutter concept connected devices digital media digital photos display domestic objects drawers e-CF effect emotions empowerment evaluation experience explore format when citing functions Gonsalves Home Informatics HSDPA images India Informatics and Telematics information privacy laws infrastructure Intelligent Tutoring System interaction interaction design interface interviews issues learning manipulation mobile phones NASSCOM neighbors online grocery shopping organization Panorama paper parents participants photo sharing photographs projects questions Real del Sol reinforcement learning relevant RL agent rural women skills smart home smart home systems social awareness South Africa staff members Telematics telephone tutorials ubiquitous computer usability ratings Venkatesh villages wireless
Pasajes populares
Página iii - IFIP's aim is two-fold: to support information processing within its member countries and to encourage technology transfer to developing nations. As its mission statement clearly states, IFIP's mission is to be the leading, truly international, apolitical organization which encourages and assists in the development, exploitation and application of information technology for the benefit of all people. IFIP is a non-profitmaking organization, run almost solely by 2500 volunteers. It operates through...
Página iii - IFIP's events range from an international congress to local seminars, but the most important are: • the IFIP World Computer Congress, held every second year; • open conferences; • working conferences. The flagship event is the IFIP World Computer Congress, at which both invited and contributed papers are presented. Contributed papers are rigorously refereed and the rejection rate is high. As with the Congress, participation in the open conferences is open to all and papers may be invited or...
Página iii - The International Federation for Information Processing IFIP was founded in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO, following the First World Computer Congress held in Paris the previous year. An umbrella organization for societies working in information processing...
Página 4 - People lack many things: jobs, shelter, food, health care and drinkable water. Today, being cut off from basic telecommunications services is a hardship almost as acute as these other deprivations, and may indeed reduce the chances of finding remedies to them.