In a world that has become overwhelmed with the constant flux of technological novelty, it is important to...
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How to Work Responsibly with Emerging Technologies
Existing human-centered approaches to research and design are not adequate to effectively address emerging...
The Local Ingenuity: Maximizing Livelihood through Improvising Current Communication Access Technology
This paper presents what it means for the low income, non user segment to have ‘technological voices’ and in turn ‘be heard’ socially and economically. It argues that the ICT liberates low income people to explore ways in which technology might help to support their livelihood. We draw on recent...
The Calculus of Small Change: An Ethnography of Unlearning
Technological innovation obsolesces not only earlier technologies, but also the knowledge, skills, and expertise of the users of those technologies. Individual obsolescence is generally written off as the cost of participation in a vibrant capitalist economy, a small price to pay and part of the...