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.
Read more about why "Participation for Development" at the Participatory Design Conference
Purpose and Intended Outcome
The workshop is meant to be a discussion forum
for researchers working with participatory approaches in the context of ICT4D.
We aim at bringing together researchers working with participatory design in
ICT4D projects and compare experiences with Participation for Development.
During the workshop, we plan to discuss how to promote the discussion on
‘Participation for Development’ in connection with the PD community and
conference. This could e.g. be in form of a special issue for one of the
relevant journals or an edited volume.
How to participate
You are invited to submit a position paper of up to 5 pages.
We especially encourage the presentation of concrete projects.
Please, highlight the way the intended beneficiaries and other stakeholders contributed to the project and reflect on the dimensions of development - e.g. human, economical, and/or technical did benefit from the participation.
If your project didn't take a participatory approach, this fact and its implications could be subject to the position paper.
If your project is still in a planning phase, feel free to map out the intended participation.
Position papers are submitted through the easychair website:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=participation4d
28 July Communication of acceptance
5 Aug Early registration
5 Oct Workshop
Retha De La Harpe, Cape Peninsula Univ. of Tech., South Africa, DeLaHarpeR(*)cput.ac.za
Mikko Korpela, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Finland, mikko.korpela(*)uef.fi
Gertrudes Macueve, Univ. Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique, gertrum(*)gmail.com
Rahel Bekele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, rahtesf(*)yahoo.com
Jens Kaasbøll, University of Oslo, Norway, jensj(*)ifi.uio.no
We especially encourage the presentation of concrete projects.
Please, highlight the way the intended beneficiaries and other stakeholders contributed to the project and reflect on the dimensions of development - e.g. human, economical, and/or technical did benefit from the participation.
If your project didn't take a participatory approach, this fact and its implications could be subject to the position paper.
If your project is still in a planning phase, feel free to map out the intended participation.
Position papers are submitted through the easychair website:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=participation4d
Important Dates
22 July Submission deadline for position papers28 July Communication of acceptance
5 Aug Early registration
5 Oct Workshop
Organising Committee
Yvonne Dittrich, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark, ydi(*)itu.dkRetha De La Harpe, Cape Peninsula Univ. of Tech., South Africa, DeLaHarpeR(*)cput.ac.za
Mikko Korpela, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Finland, mikko.korpela(*)uef.fi
Gertrudes Macueve, Univ. Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique, gertrum(*)gmail.com
Rahel Bekele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, rahtesf(*)yahoo.com
Jens Kaasbøll, University of Oslo, Norway, jensj(*)ifi.uio.no
