Warana Unwired: Replacing PCs with mobile phones in a rural sugarcane cooperative

Veeraraghavan, Rajesh; Yasodhar, Naga; Toyama, Kentaro

doi:10.1109/ictd.2007.4937395

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“…Other studies place more stress on the role of the "gateway manager" (for instance the manager of an electronic information kiosk) in mitigating issues of interpretation and trust (Puri & Sahay, 2007). Projects have also been challenged by issues of trust between the client and the service (Srinivasan, 2007;Veeraraghavan, 2007). These findings can be related to findings in Computer Supported Cooperative Work that highlight not only common ground, but communities of practice, social capital and human development (Carroll et al, 2006).…”

Section: Existing Approaches To E-agriculturementioning

confidence: 57%

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Kheti: mobile multimedia in an agricultural co-operative

Dearden

Matthews

Rizvi³

2010

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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Kheti is a mobile phone based, multimedia communication system to support sharing of agricultural knowledge and advice within a producers' co-operative. The first version of this system was designed with, and was tested by, the Sironj Crop Producers Company Ltd (SCPCL), a co-operative of small farmers working in Madhya Pradesh, Central India.In this paper we describe the Kheti system and examine how it addresses the problems of making agricultural knowledge available by recognizing that practical knowledge is always located within a complex network of social relations and practices. We also examine the results of field trials, and some of the challenges in seeking to convert a successful technology into a sustainable development intervention.

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Section: Existing Approaches To E-agriculturementioning

confidence: 57%

“…The active involvement of farmers in both extension and ICT-enabled services entails an understanding of knowledge and design as hands-on and necessitating the inclusion of a range of perspectives through negotiation and debate (Veeraraghavan, 2007).…”

Section: Existing Approaches To E-agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Kheti: mobile multimedia in an agricultural co-operative

Dearden

Matthews

Rizvi³

2010

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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“…Elsewhere in the ICTD community, SMS-based solutions have also proven robust, flexible, and valuable in multiple contexts [10]- [12].…”

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Experiences with a transportation information system that uses only GPS and SMS

Anderson

Brunette

Johnson

et al. 2010

Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development

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Abstract-We present our experiences with an SMS-based system for providing transit information based solely on existing cellular and GPS networks. The aim is to permit the development of information services that do not rely on a central authority or complex web hosting. We developed and applied our system to the network of privately-run marshrutka buses in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. However, our goal is to more broadly address issues of ad-hoc shared transportation systems in the developing world. A custom designed GPS-GSM unit is placed on a vehicle, and users can query our server over SMS with their own non-GPSenabled cell phones. We report on the accuracy of our location naming approach and estimates of bus arrival times. In addition, we summarize interviews with bus drivers and bus riders relating their views of the system and outline directions for future work. Our system is a grassroots solution to the persistent lack of transport information in developing countries.

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“…There are several iterations and interactions between stages and each stage of the framework is exemplified using practical development projects. The following papers (Islam & Alawadhi, 2008;Parmar, 2009;Pick et al, 2014;Puri & Sahay, 2007;van Reijswoud, 2009;Sambasivan & Smyth, 2010;Tongia & Subrahmanian, 2006;Veeraraghavan, et al, 2009) were categorized as contributing some kind of framework. van Reijswoud (2009) develops an integrated and participatory design process model that is suitable for the cultural, environmental, organizational, economic and political conditions in which it is intended to be used.…”

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Systematic Mapping Study of Information Technology for Development in Agriculture (The Case of Developing Countries)

Zewge

Dittrich

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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With its rapid proliferation in the developing world, information and communication technology (ICT) has been accepted as an opportunity to assist disadvantaged people. Many projects have piloted ICT supporting rural communities in developing countries. Such rural communities are socially complex and infrastructurally weak environments that demand clear understanding of the social, economical, cultural and political preconditions when implementing ICT innovations. To provide a comprehensive overview of what kinds of ICT intervention and research contributions have been achieved, a systematic mapping study (SMS) was carried out. This work presents the state-of-the-art based on related journal and conference papers published between 2006-2014. The review indicates that ICT supporting farmers has gained attention over the past few years with a growing number of contributions. However, the field is still in a consolidating phase. Theoretical concepts are sparse, so it is difficult to generalize and transfer the findings. Specifically, there is limited research in IT design and development process; user-interface design for illiterate people; and user and community involvement in the design process.

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Warana Unwired: Replacing PCs with mobile phones in a rural sugarcane cooperative

Cited by 53 publications

References 7 publications

Kheti: mobile multimedia in an agricultural co-operative

Kheti: mobile multimedia in an agricultural co-operative

Experiences with a transportation information system that uses only GPS and SMS

Systematic Mapping Study of Information Technology for Development in Agriculture (The Case of Developing Countries)

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