Multi-lifespan information system design in post-conflict societies: An evolving project in Rwanda

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2833-2842

  Friedman, Batya ^a   Nathan, Lisa P ^b   Lake, Milli ^a   Grey, Nell Carden ^a   Nilsen, Trond T ^a   Utter, Robert F ^d   Utter, Elizabeth J ^d   Ring, Mark ^a   Kahn, Zoe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Roosevelt High School   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Access; Adaptation; Appropriation; Multi lifespan information system design; Post conflict society; Reuse; Value sensitive design; Value tensions

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT SITUATION; DESIGN EFFORT; INFORMATION SYSTEM DESIGN; LIFE SPAN; POLITICAL CLIMATE; VALUE SENSITIVE DESIGN;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DESIGN;

EID: 77953089931     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1753846.1753870     Document Type: Conference Paper

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