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International Conference on Internationalization, Design and Global Development 

About: International Conference on Internationalization, Design and Global Development is an academic conference. The conference publishes majorly in the area(s): User experience design & Usability. Over the lifetime, 121 publications have been published by the conference receiving 1099 citations.

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Nathan Eagle1
15 Jul 2009
TL;DR: The txteagle system as mentioned in this paper enables people to earn small amounts of money by completing simple tasks on their mobile phone for corporations who pay them in either airtime or MPESA (mobile money).
Abstract: We present txteagle, a system that enables people to earn small amounts of money by completing simple tasks on their mobile phone for corporations who pay them in either airtime or MPESA (mobile money). The system is currently being launched in Kenya and Rwanda in collaboration with the mobile phone service providers Safaricom and MTN Rwanda. Tasks include translation, transcription, and surveys. User studies in Nairobi involving high school students, taxi drivers, and local security guards have been completed and the service has recently launched in Kenya nationwide.

178 citations

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15 Jul 2009
TL;DR: Examination of variations across countries in adoption and usage of existing m-banking services by low-literate, low-income individuals finds that variations are along several parameters: household type, services adopted, pace of uptake, frequency of usage, and ease of use.
Abstract: Due to the increasing penetration of mobile phones even in poor communities, mobile-phone-enabled banking (m-banking) services are being increasingly targeted at the "unbanked" to bring formal financial services to the poor Research in understanding actual usage and adoption by this target population, though, is sparse There appear to be a number of issues which prevent low-income, low-literate populations from meaningfully adopting and using existing m-banking services This paper examines variations across countries in adoption and usage of existing m-banking services by low-literate, low-income individuals and possible factors responsible for the same It is observed that variations are along several parameters: household type, services adopted, pace of uptake, frequency of usage, and ease of use Each of these observations is followed by a set of explanatory factors that mediate adoption and usage

127 citations

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15 Jul 2009
TL;DR: The authors note and evaluate patterns of similarity and difference in the Website designs that seem to link social networking sites by culture dimensions.
Abstract: The techniques of cross-cultural analysis of Websites based on culture models are used to examine user-interface components (the metaphors, mental models, navigation, interaction, and appearance) of social networking sites in three countries. The authors note and evaluate patterns of similarity and difference in the Website designs that seem to link social networking sites by culture dimensions.

54 citations

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15 Jul 2009
TL;DR: It will be shown that the M-PESA application was utilized for the cultivation of livelihood strategies that helped residents to cope with (temporarily adjust) and recover from (longer term shifts in livelihood strategies) stresses and shocks.
Abstract: Since its introduction in March of 2007, the M-PESA application has acquired a user base of over five million, and an agent network of over five thousand. Because of its rapid growth, the application has received a significant amount of attention. There have been assertions that it can engender transformational benefits by providing the unbanked with new opportunities to access financial services. There is, however, very little discussion of what these transformational benefits are and how they are engendered. This paper will contribute to filling this gap in the literature. It will draw from ethnographic fieldwork that was deployed over a period of fourteen months in two locations--an informal settlement near Nairobi and a farming village in Western Kenya. It will show that the M-PESA application was utilized for the cultivation of livelihood strategies. Such strategies helped residents to cope with (temporarily adjust) and recover from (longer term shifts in livelihood strategies) stresses and shocks. The outcomes of these strategies will also be discussed.

53 citations

Book ChapterDOI
15 Jul 2009
TL;DR: Issues regarding the influence of culture on Arabic Websites and can an Arabian designer achieve what users in other cultures need and want are discussed.
Abstract: This paper discusses issues regarding the influence of culture on Arabic Websites. Arabic Websites from three countries serve as an initial sample for this study. Do the Websites of Arabian countries reflect their culture? How specifically? Do they share attitudes about design? Can an Arabian designer achieve what users in other cultures need and want? What are differences reflected in the differences between Arabic countries in the Eastern world and Western countries? This paper discusses these and other issues.

47 citations

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No. of papers from the Conference in previous years
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201165
200956