Participation is a key requirement to ensure that ICT4D and HCI4D projects succeed. Specifically, the relationship between the research and community is necessary for any ICT4D project; without this cooperation, the proverbial white elephant project will result. We investigate challenges and frustrations as expressed by a communities with whom we have established long term collaborations. This provides further evidence on the need to guide and educate novice researchers working with the community. In this project, we are developing tools, frameworks (such as cultural protocols) and organising training workshops for researchers to build their capacity on community engagement process. We advocates the importance of working with community and aiming to sustain a coherent research and development collaboration.
Research Outcomes
- Falak, H., & Zaman, T. (2016). Mitigating Ethno-Cultural Differences: Ethical Guidelines for ICT Development. Design Solutions for User-Centric Information Systems (pp. 162-174) Informing Science Press, California
- Zaman, T., Winschiers-Theophilus, H., George, F., Wee, A. Y., Falak, H., & Goagoses, N. (2016). Using sketches to communicate interaction protocols of an indigenous community. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 14th Participatory Design Conference: Short Papers, Interactive Exhibitions, Workshops-Volume 2.
- Zaman, T., Winschier-Theophilus, H.& Yeo. A.W. (2015) Reducing “white elephant” ICT4D projects: A Community-Researcher Engagement, Seventh International Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T 2015), Limerick Ireland (accepted)
- Zaman, T., & Yeo, A. W. (2014). Ensuring Participatory Design Through Free, Prior and Informed Consent: A Tale of Indigenous Knowledge Management System. User-Centric Technology Design for Nonprofit and Civic Engagements (pp. 41-54). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland
Project partners
- Long Lamai community, Upper Baram, Sarawak Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Malaysia