ABSTRACT

ICT could be a powerful tool for development, but how appropriate are developed-world HCI methods? Should we 'parachute in' foreign methods, do we have more to learn than to teach?

Categories and Subject Descriptors
H.5.2 [User Interfaces]: Evaluation/methodology, Graphical User Interfaces, Input devices and strategies, Interaction styles, Prototyping, Screen design, Standardization, Style guides, Theory and methods, User-centered design

General Terms
Measurement, Documentation, Design, Reliability, Experimentation, Human Factors, Standardization.

Keywords
Development, developing world, Africa, Asia, participatory design