Speech interfaces are growing in popularity. Through a review of 99 research papers this
work maps the trends, themes, findings and methods of empirical research on speech …

Speech processing for under-resourced languages is an active field of research, which has
experienced significant progress during the past decade. We propose, in this paper, a …

In this paper we present the results of a field study of Avaaj Otalo (literally," voice stoop"), an
interactive voice application for small-scale farmers in Gujarat, India. Through usage data …

Using a systematic literature review, this review examines existing studies on the design,
usability, user experience (UX), and adoption of computer applications designed for illiterate …

While mobile phones have found broad application in bringing health, financial, and other
services to the developing world, usability remains a major hurdle for novice and low-literacy …

Farmers constitute 54.6% of the Indian population, but earn only 13.9% of the national GDP.
This gross mismatch can be alleviated by improving farmers' access to information and …

Interactive voice forums have emerged as a promising platform for people in developing
regions to record and share audio messages using low-end mobile phones. However, one …

One of the greatest challenges in providing information and communication technology
access is that about 775 million people in the world are completely non-literate and many …

Information access by low literate users is a difficult task. Critical information, such as in the
field of healthcare, can often mean the difference between life and death. We have …

With the wide penetration of mobile internet, social networking (SN) systems are becoming
increasingly popular in the developing world. However, most SN sites are text heavy, and …