Computing for Global Development and Resource Constraint

Опубликовано 22 июня 2016, 0:43

As the cost of information technology falls and the reach of communication systems grows ever more pervasive, hundreds of millions of people are being exposed to computing technologies for the very first time. This gives rise to the question: can all this technology be used to help people in the world's poorest regions improve their lives? What can computing technology do for the unique context of a wage laborer in India, a farmer in Tanzania, or a child in a Sao Paulo favela? This session will focus on some of the ways that research in IT and computing can contribute to the well-being of people in communities under severe resource constraint in terms of finances, language, education, infrastructure (power, Internet access) and availability of devices. Our speakers will describe innovations in networking, health-care administration, and media sharing for communities in challenging contexts in the global south. We hope to engage the audience in a dialog on the challenges and unique rewards of computing research in these areas.