We are gratified by the growing interest in Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) that is burgeoning within the international development, human-computer interaction and learning sciences communities since 2007.*
The present state of affairs is a far cry from the early 2000's. When we began to work on ICTD research back then, there were no major academic venues for us to publish our work. With co-conspirators in other institutions, we raised the visibility of HCI4D as a legitimate area of research. We continue to support this growth through the community service listed below, especially as organizers, program committee members and reviewers on major journals and academic conferences. It thus demands tremendous perseverance, risk-taking and personal sacrifices to be a pioneer in an emerging area.
For the next stage, we see a larger impediment towards ICTD research generating larger-scale real-world impact: even as we observe ICTD mushrooming within the above communities, differences in values continue to impede dialogue across communities. We feel that the communities have a lot to learn from one another, and must, if we are to make meaningful progress in the highly challenging endeavor of global development. It is with this goal of "mainstreaming" ICTD among international development actors and social entrepreneurs that we have been giving invited talks at these venues and performing related community service.
IEEE International Conference on Mobile Computing, Applications and Services (MobiCASE), 2012.
IEEE International Conference on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (DIGITEL), 2012.
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD), 2009-12.
Annual Symposium on Computing for Development (DEV), 2012.
International ICST Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries (AFRICOMM), 2011.
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2011
IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT), 2011.
ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Workshop on Designing Social and Collaborative Systems for China, 2011
ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI), Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces for Developing Regions, 2011
ACM International Multimedia Conference (Multimedia), 2010
International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), 2010
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI), 2010
IFIP International Conference on Interaction Design for International Development (IDID), 2010
IFIP India Human-Computer Interaction Conference (India HCI), 2010
ACM International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC), 2009-10
Mobile Learning Exhibits at the International Symposium on Mobiles for Education for Development, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington D.C., USA, August 18-19, 2011.
“Young” Researchers Workshop. IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD), Doha, Qatar, April 17, 2009
Human-Centered Computing in International Development. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Boston, Massachusetts, April 4-5, 2009
Human-Computer Interaction for Community and International Development. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Florence, Italy, April 3-4, 2008
Building an International Community: Designing Interactive Systems for/with Communities in the Developing World. ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS), Cape Town, South Africa, February 23-24, 2008
Needs and Opportunities for Technology in Developing Regions. United Nations-Berkeley “Bridging the Divide” Conference, Berkeley, California, USA, April 23, 2005
Community-Based Design Methods. Berkeley Institute of Design, Berkeley, California, USA, November 18, 2004
Internationalizing the Learning Sciences from Formal to Informal Learning Environments. ISLS International Conference on the Learning Sciences (ICLS), Chicago, Illinois, June 30, 2010
Human-Centered Computing in International Development. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Atlanta, Georgia, April 13, 2010
Guest Co-Editor, “New Media, Informal Learning and Social Change,” Global Media Journal, Spring 2011 special issue
Information Technology and International Development (ITID), 2008-12
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (TLT), 2010-11
Foundations and Trends in Human-Computer Interaction, 2010
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (PUC), “Bridging Digital Divides through Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology: Experiences and Perspectives,” Springer, 2010
Information Technology and People, 2009
IEEE Pervasive Computing, “User-Content Ecosystems in the Developing World,” October to December 2008 special issue
IEEE Communications, “New Directions in Networking Technologies in Emerging Economies,” January 2007 special issue
ACM International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp), 2011-12
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2006-10, 2012
ISLS International Conference on the Learning Sciences (ICLS), 2010
IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education (WMUTE), 2010
IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT), 2009
ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), 2008-10
Hawai’i International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS), Digital Divide Minitrack, 2007-08
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI), 2008
ACM International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC), 2006-07
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), 2005
Columbia University Press, 2012.
U.S. National Science Foundation, 2009-10, 2012.
The World Bank, 2010
Member, Advisory Board, Open Innovation Summit in Africa, Nokia, 2010
Featured Commentator, Champions of Quality Education in Africa competition organized by Ashoka, 2009