ECSCW'09 - PROGRAMME and CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

ECSCW'09 - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION www.ecscw09.org/programme.html We hope to see many of you in Vienna! Hilda Tellioglu Conference Vice Chair Keynote Speakers Kentaro Toyama Shared Use of Technology in Developing Countries Abstract: The commoditization of electronic hardware has brought PCs, mobile phones, and other digital devices to some of the world’s poorest environments. Local communities, however, invariably adapt technology to fit their unique constraints, and this is no less true for digital technology. One adaptation that is strikingly consistent is the sharing of technology, whether it is a mobile phone shared by an entire family or a classroom PC simultaneously shared by ten students. In this talk, I’ll highlight some of the interesting cases of technology sharing, discuss the social, economic, and cultural factors that contribute to it, and point to open areas for further research. Along the way, I’ll present research results – both observational and interventionist – from the Technology for Emerging Markets group at Microsoft Research India. The group’s goal is to understand potential technology users in economically poor communities and to devise technologies and syst!null