A key 6G challenge and opportunity—Connecting the base of the pyramid: A survey on rural connectivity
E Yaacoub, MS Alouini - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Providing connectivity to around half of the world population living in rural or underprivileged
areas is a tremendous challenge, but, at the same time, a unique opportunity. Access to the …
areas is a tremendous challenge, but, at the same time, a unique opportunity. Access to the …
Service robots in hospitals: new perspectives on niche evolution and technology affordances
Changing demands in society and the limited capabilities of health systems have paved the
way for robots to move out of industrial contexts and enter more human-centered …
way for robots to move out of industrial contexts and enter more human-centered …
[PDF][PDF] Q methodology in audience research: Bridging the qualitative/quantitative 'divide'
CH Davis, C Michelle - … : Journal of Audience and Reception Studies, 2011 - academia.edu
Q Methodology has been employed in research on audiences since the 1960s, but has not
entered the mainstream of scholarly or commercial audience research, and most audience …
entered the mainstream of scholarly or commercial audience research, and most audience …
[PDF][PDF] Mobile phones and expanding human capabilities
ML Smith, R Spence, AT Rashid - Information Technologies & …, 2011 - itidjournal.org
The explosion of mobile phones and their impacts on human well-being have been a central
focus of ICT4D research of late (Donner, 2008). This prominence is deserved and should …
focus of ICT4D research of late (Donner, 2008). This prominence is deserved and should …
Considering failure: Eight years of ITID research
LL Dodson, SR Sterling, JK Bennett - Proceedings of the fifth …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
This paper examines forty articles published in the journal Information Technologies &
International Development between 2003 and 2010 in an effort to identify commonalities …
International Development between 2003 and 2010 in an effort to identify commonalities …
Moving the centre to design social media in rural Africa
NJ Bidwell - AI & society, 2016 - Springer
Efforts to design voice-based, social media platforms for low-literacy communities in
developing countries have not widened access to information in the ways intended. This …
developing countries have not widened access to information in the ways intended. This …
A key 6G challenge and opportunity--connecting the remaining 4 billions: a survey on rural connectivity
E Yaacoub, MS Alouini - arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.11541, 2019 - arxiv.org
Providing connectivity to around half of the World population living in rural or
underprivileged areas is a tremendous challenge, but also a unique opportunity. In this …
underprivileged areas is a tremendous challenge, but also a unique opportunity. In this …
Walking and the social life of solar charging in rural Africa
We consider practices that sustain social and physical environments beyond those
dominating sustainable HCI discourse. We describe links between walking, sociality, and …
dominating sustainable HCI discourse. We describe links between walking, sociality, and …
How technology supports family communication in rural, suburban, and urban Kenya
Much ICTD research for sub-Saharan Africa has focused on how technology related
interventions have aimed to incorporate marginalized communities towards global economic …
interventions have aimed to incorporate marginalized communities towards global economic …
Q-Methodology as a Research and Design Tool for HCI
A" discount" version of Q-methodology for HCI, called" HCI-Q", can be used in iterative
design cycles to explore, from the point of view of users and other stakeholders, what makes …
design cycles to explore, from the point of view of users and other stakeholders, what makes …