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Making the Link – providing mobile media for novice communities in the developing world
Maunder, Dr Andrew
Marsden, Dr Gary
Harper, Dr Richard
Human-centered computing
In this paper we investigate the media needs of low-income mobile users in a South African township. We develop and deploy a system that allows users to download media at no costs to themselves, in order to probe future media requirements for similar user groups. We discover that, not only are the community interested in developmental information, but are just as interested in sharing local music or videos. Furthermore, the community consume the media in ways that we did not expect which had direct impacts on their lives. Finally, we conclude with some reflections on the value of media and the most appropriate ways to deliver it in developing world communities.
2011
Journal article (paginated)
application/pdf
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https://pubs.cs.uct.ac.za/id/eprint/707/1/BigbaordpaperV5.pdf
Maunder, Dr Andrew and Marsden, Dr Gary and Harper, Dr Richard (2011) Making the Link – providing mobile media for novice communities in the developing world, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 69, 647-657.