Ethics, Roles and Relationships in Interaction Design in Developing
Regions
A workshop at INTERACT 2009, August 24th & 25th 2009, Uppsala, Sweden
Deadline for submissions: 10 May 2009
This workshop will explore the ethical and organisational issues
associated with interaction design efforts conducted in 'developing'
regions of the world, and design efforts supporting social and
economic development in marginalised groups in 'developed' regions.
Our focus is on the challenges of producing outcomes that are
sustainable from technical, financial, social, organisational,
ecological and human perspectives.
Themes
*Ethics
-- What are the ethical issues involved in conducting design research
in this field?
-- What can we draw from existing debates about ethics and partnership
working in development to inform our practice?
*Roles
-- How do projects select partners to work with, and what are the
difficulties?
-- How can individual projects work in partnership with local NGOs,
educational and research organisations to develop capacity in
interaction design, and what are the challenges?
-- How can roles be configured and negotiated to maximise both the
chances of developing successful project outcomes and enhancing local
capability?
-- What kinds of participation should be recommended? Is participatory
design always the appropriate approach?
*Relationships
-- How do outside influences, such as the environment of funding,
commercial interests, personal interests, and institutional objectives
impact on our ability to make meaningful contributions?
-- What kinds of sustainable configuration of interests can be
supported, and how?
-- What are the appropriate roles for individuals, research
institutions, government, commercial companies and NGOs in this setting?
-- How can we ensure that interaction design with development aims is
sustainable in local contexts?
Submission
Please submit a 2-page experience statement addressing one or more of
the themes listed above, and explaining how your experience is
relevant to the themes of the workshop. Your submission may include a
case study, a scenario, or a description of a particular project.
We shall be seeking sponsorship to support participants from
developing regions in attending this workshop. If you would like to be
considered for this sponsorship, please indicate this and send a short
CV.
Send your submissions by email to n.winters@ioe.ac.uk with the subject
line "Interact 2009 submission"
Important Dates
Submission deadline: 10 May 2009
Notification of acceptance: 24 May 2009
Early registration deadline for conference: 27 May 2009
Workshop: August 24/25 2009
Organisers
Anxo Cereijo-Roibas, Vodafone Group
Andy Dearden, Sheffield Hallam University
Susan Dray, Dray & Associates
Phil Gray, University of Glasgow
John Thomas, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Niall Winters, London Knowledge Lab
For more details, please see: http://tinyurl.com/dac3kf
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