Smart and Connected Systems for the Non-typical User: Design Methodology to Observe the Outliers

Longoria, Inés Alvarez-Icaza; Molina, Arturo; Bustamante-Bello, Rogelio

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80829-7_31

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“…This systematic mapping focuses on vulnerable groups and the digital gap concept to assess the progress in academic research towards acknowledging its scale and implications as a form of discrimination. This mapping is part of ongoing research pursuing validated tools for the Smart, Sensing and Sustainable Products and Services Systems (S 3 PSS) [46][47][48][49], observing the requirements of flexible technology integration [50] for those who are considered non-typical users of technology [51]. This consideration includes individuals who suffer or at least experience a digital gap due to lacking resources, literacy, or skills to fully use and benefit from technological devices in the perspective of S 3 PSS.…”

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Systematic Mapping of Digital Gap and Gender, Age, Ethnicity, or Disability

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Rapid technological evolution defines the first two decades of the millennium. This phenomenon has increased the digital gap, disparities, and inequalities in global and local contexts. This paper reports a systematic literature mapping of 180 articles published from 2000 to 2021 discussing the digital gap. The documents were retrieved using boolean operations in two databases, adding terms related to gender, age, ethnicity, and disabilities, focusing on population groups that are especially vulnerable to the effects of this phenomenon. The method included categorizing the retrieved documents to provide a general view of the most concerning topics in the academic and research community. This analysis concludes (a) the approaches to address this topic are diverse, as this is a multilayered, complex, and interconnected issue; (b) many studies refer to developed countries; however, fewer are those who observe or analyze the underdeveloped regions; (c) the majority of published papers in the last decade report information and communication technologies (ICT) and their role in bridging the gap, showing an opportunity area for designing these technologies considering more accessible approaches through flexible technology approaches; (d) this study’s results are a valuable source of information to identify the design requirements for accessible products and service systems. The last section provides a detailed explanation of the findings.

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