Participation for Development

Yvonne Dittrich, Retha De La Harpe, Mikko Korpela, Gertrudes Macueve, Rahel Bekele, Jens Kaasbøll

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Abstract

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is more and more promoted as a driver and facilitator of economic growth and development in low and middle income countries. ICT for Development (ICT4D) though has mixed successes. Sustainability of solutions and usability respectively usefulness for the intended beneficiaries have been reported as causes. Participatory approaches to development have been proposed to address these causes. Participatory Design (PD) seems like a perfect fit. However, at the Participatory Design Conferences, research that addresses PD in low and middle income countries is rare. The workshop aims at bringing together the PD researchers working with under-privileged communities and attracting researchers from the ICT4D communities to the PD conference. The goal is to share experiences and start a discussion on how participation, ICT and development might relate.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th Participatory Design Conference: Short Papers, Industry Cases, Workshop Descriptions, Doctoral Consortium Papers, and Keynote Abstracts - Volume 2
Number of pages2
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date2014
Pages213-214
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-3214-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • ICT4D, participative development, participatory design

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