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If you are taking CSEP 590B, please sign up for the mailing list. Homework turnin Submit files as DOC or PDF (Not DOCX). Computing for the Developing World Advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have had a transformative impact on those of us in the developed world. Will ICT have the same impact on the billions of people who live on under $2 a day? Can ICT be used to address fundamental challenges faced by the world's poor in health, education, and earning a livelihood? This course will provide an introduction to the growing field of ICTD (Information and Communication Technologies for Development). The course will look at core technologies (cell phones, networking, open source, PCs, radio), application domains (health, education, agriculture, microfinance, governance) and case studies. Course Information Time: Wednesdays, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, starting April 2, 2008. UW Location: CSE 305 Redmond Location: Building 99, Rooom 1915 Contact Information Instructor: Richard Anderson, anderson@cs, CSE 582, Office hours by appointment. Teaching Assistant: Emma Rose, ejrose@u, Office hours by appointment. Important Announcements The May 14th class will be rescheduled for Monday, May 12th. Assignments and Workload There will be weekly reading assignments and short writing/research assignments. Students will also be required to write two book reviews of popular development books. The course will not have a final exam or a major project. Topics Most lectures will be structured with a technology component and application problem, and case studies. Date Topic Lecturers Technology Domain Case Studies References (see readings for full list) Week 1, April 2 Introduction Richard Anderson       Mundane Science The Case for Technology in Developing Regions The Challenges of Technology Research for Developing Regions Week 2, April 9 Telecenters and Kiosks Richard Anderson Internet Entrepreneurship and Governance Kiosknet, eChoupal, Ashakrya Kiosk Survey Connectivity Costs Liberia Alaska and the Yukon Week 3, April 16 Telemedicine Richard Anderson Wireless Health Care delivery and education Aravind Rural Health Workers, Telemedicine in Peru Week 4, April 23 Information Access Richard Anderson, Umar Saif Rural Internet, Cell Phones/SMS Financial Information, Markets Warana Warana Unwired Week 5, April 30 Agricultural Information Systems Richard Anderson SMS, Digital Video Market Information, Vocational Education Digital Green Digital Green: Participatory Video for Agricultural Extension Week 6, May 7 Portable devices Richard Anderson, Brian DeRenzi PDAs Health Care Delivery and Data Collection e-ICMI e-IMCI: Improving Pediatric Health Care in Low-Income Countries Week 7, Monday, May 12 Open MRS, Grammeen Technology Center Yaw Anokwa, David Edelstein, Joyojeet Pal PC Ecosystem Administration and Education OpenMRS My child will be respected Week 8, May 21 Classroom Computing Richard Anderson Low Cost PCs Education Varodara Multimouse Week 9, May 28 Large scale health and agricultural monitoring Tapan Parikh, Richard Anderson Data Management Micro Finance CAM Mobile Phones and Paper Documents Week 10, June 4 Non-literate UIs James Utzschneider User Interfaces Basic Livelihood Job Search Text Free UI

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