From the Margins to the Centre: Defining New Mission and Vision for HCI Research in South Asia

Abstract

brainstorming, we aim to provide a space for symbiotic knowledgeThe past two decades have seen an increase in the amount of re-sharing, and defning shared visions and missions for HCI activities search in the CHI community from South Asia with a focus on in South Asia for including and moving beyond the development designing for the unique and diverse socio-cultural, political, in-agenda.frastructural, and geographical background of the region. However, the studies presented to the CHI community primarily focus on KEYWORDS working with and unpacking the regional contextual constraints HCI, South Asia, Beyond development, Vision building (of the users and the infrastructures), thus taking a developmental