Developing locally relevant software applications for rural areas: a South African example

@inbook{chetty_developing_2004, abstract = {The digital divide between rural and urban areas within developing countries is vast. We investigate how to address this divide by introducing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into remote rural areas. Our aim is to discover how to create locally relevant software applications with appropriate content for these areas. We use a user centred design approach and a modified software development lifecyle that is participatory, iterative and cyclical. This process is based on principles from Participatory Design and Action Research. This paper presents our initial experience of developing a telemedicine application for a rural village in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa using this process. We present an overview of the methodology, describe the software application we have developed and cite several challenges we have faced. Finally we conclude that an inter-organisational and inter-disciplinary approach is needed to develop software for remote areas.}, address = {Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa}, author = {Chetty, Marshini and Tucker, William and Blake, Edwin }, citeulike-article-id = {1530844}, journal = {Proceedings of the 2004 annual research conference of the South African institute of computer scientists and information technologists on IT research in developing countries}, keywords = {action, clemmensenzotero, design, factors, human, participatory, research, telemedicine}, pages = {239--243}, posted-at = {2007-08-02 15:59:01}, priority = {2}, publisher = {South African Institute for Computer Scientists and Information Technologists}, series = {ACM International Conference Proceeding Series}, title = {Developing locally relevant software applications for rural areas: a South African example}, url = {http://esc-proxy.lib.cbs.dk/login?url=http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1035053.1035083\&coll=\&dl=\&type=series\&idx=1035053\&part=Proceedings\&WantType=Proceedings\&title=ACM\%20International\%20Conference\%20Proceeding\%20Series\&CFID=15151515\&CFTOKEN=6184618}, volume = {75}, year = {2004} }

TY - CHAP ID - chetty_developing_2004 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1530844 TI - Developing locally relevant software applications for rural areas: a South African example SE - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series JF - Proceedings of the 2004 annual research conference of the South African institute of computer scientists and information technologists on IT research in developing countries VL - 75 SP - 239 EP - 243 AD - Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa PB - South African Institute for Computer Scientists and Information Technologists N2 - The digital divide between rural and urban areas within developing countries is vast. We investigate how to address this divide by introducing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into remote rural areas. Our aim is to discover how to create locally relevant software applications with appropriate content for these areas. We use a user centred design approach and a modified software development lifecyle that is participatory, iterative and cyclical. This process is based on principles from Participatory Design and Action Research. This paper presents our initial experience of developing a telemedicine application for a rural village in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa using this process. We present an overview of the methodology, describe the software application we have developed and cite several challenges we have faced. Finally we conclude that an inter-organisational and inter-disciplinary approach is needed to develop software for remote areas. KW - action KW - clemmensenzotero KW - design KW - factors KW - human KW - participatory KW - research KW - telemedicine AU - Chetty, Marshini AU - Tucker, William AU - Blake, Edwin PY - 2004/// ER -