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Winter 2007
The seminar meets Wednesdays, 3:30-4:20 pm, in EEB 054. Course organizers will be Richard Anderson (Anderson@cs), Paul Javid
(pjavid@cs), and Tapan Parikh (tapan@cs).
The course will take an application-centric perspective on
computing in the developing world. By investigating
application-driven demands for computing technologies, we hope to
derive a better understanding of what technologies, systems and
applications will be useful in this context. At the end of the
course, we will survey current technical research in this area, to
assess its relevance and potential impact given our derived domain
understanding.
The course will be conducted in the seminar format, with weekly
readings and discussions led by student teams.
Possible topics:
- ICT and Agriculture: Commodity Value Chains
- ICT and Agriculture: Agri-Extension and Certification
- ICT and Microfinance: Management Information Systems
- ICT and Microfinance: Branchless Banking
- ICT and Healthcare: Telemedicine
- ICT and Healthcare: GIS and Public Health
- Current Research in ICTD: User Interfaces
- Current Research in ICTD: Low-cost Devices
- Current Research in ICTD: Networking
Schedule
| Date | Topic | Discussion Leaders | References | Slides |
| 1/3/07 | Course Introduction | Tapan Parikh | | |
| 1/10/07 | Telemedicine | Chandrika Jayant, Rosalia
Tungaraza |
Analysis of Information and
Communication Needs in Rural Primary Health Care in Developing
Countries A. Martinez, V. Villarroel, J. Seonane, and F. del
Pozo, IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine,
Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2005
A Study of a rural telemedicine system
in the Amazon region of Peru A. Martinez, V. Villarroel, J.
Seonane, and F. del Pozo, IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2006:
Asessing Informtion Technologies for Health.
Design and implementation of an
automatic message-routing system for telemedicine Richard
Wootton, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Volume 9, Supplement 1, 2003
Telemedicine - the way ahead
for medicine in the developing world Tropical Doctor, January 2003.
| Slides 1
Slides 2 |
| 1/17/07 | Public Health and GIS | Yaw Anokwa and Ruth Anderson | The application of geographical information systems to important
public health problems in Africa
Challenges in using geographic information systems (GIS) to
understand and control malaria in Indonesia | Slides 1
Slides 2 |
| 1/24/07 | Agricultural Extension using ICTs | Natalie Linnell and Saleema Amershi | THE SCOPE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION IN
MAURITIUS
Dissemination of Agricultural Technologies through
Interactive Multimedia Compact Disc (IMCD): An
Innovative Approach | Slides |
| 1/31/07 | Agricultural Extension using ICTs | Carl Harting and Mitchell Slep |
SimCorn - A Software Designed To Support Site-Specific Nutrient
Management for Farmers of Small Parcels in the Tropics
Rural Radio In Agricultural Extension: The Example of Vernacular Radio Programmes on Soil and Water Conservation in N. Ghana
| Slides 1
Slides 2 |
| 2/7/07 | Agricultural Supply Chains using ICTs | Paul Javid and Tyler Robison | eChoupals: A Study on the Financial Sustainability of Village Internet
Centers in Rural Madhya Pradesh
Trust building in agri-food markets with computer-mediated business
relationships | Slides
1
Slides 2 |
| 2/14/07 | Microfinance | Brian DeRenzi and Neb Tadasse | Software implementations: what have we learned?
Rural Microfinance Service Delivery: Gaps, Inefficiencies and Emerging Solutions | Slides |
| 2/21/07 | Developing a Research Agenda | Richard Anderson |
Challenges by Sector | Slides |
| 2/28/07 | | | | |
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