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Building Social Life Networks Through Mobile Interfaces: The Case Study of Sri Lanka Farmers

In: Organizational Change and Information Systems

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  • Pasquale Giovanni

    (University of Salerno)

  • Marco Romano

    (University of Salerno)

  • Monica Sebillo

    (University of Salerno)

  • Genoveffa Tortora

    (University of Salerno)

  • Giuliana Vitiello

    (University of Salerno)

  • Tamara Ginige

    (Australian Catholic University)

  • Lasanthi Silva

    (University of Colombo)

  • Jeevani Goonethilaka

    (University of Colombo)

  • Gihan Wikramanayake

    (University of Colombo)

  • Athula Ginige

    (University of Western Sydney)

Abstract

The development of mobile applications is paramount to support users living in developing countries to improve their lives. One of the major research challenges is to develop a user interface suitable for such users. In this chapter we present the design process we applied in order to develop a mobile application oriented to farmers living in Sri Lanka. The application prototype developed so far has been evaluated against usability requirements and a usability evaluation framework has been devised, which can be used to replicate the tests as the application iteratively reaches its final release. This work represents a pilot study within a wider international research project aiming to provide real-time information to support activities related to livelihood delivered using mobile phone applications targeted to meet the needs of people in developing countries.

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  • Pasquale Giovanni & Marco Romano & Monica Sebillo & Genoveffa Tortora & Giuliana Vitiello & Tamara Ginige & Lasanthi Silva & Jeevani Goonethilaka & Gihan Wikramanayake & Athula Ginige, 2013. "Building Social Life Networks Through Mobile Interfaces: The Case Study of Sri Lanka Farmers," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Paolo Spagnoletti (ed.), Organizational Change and Information Systems, edition 127, pages 399-408, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-642-37228-5_39
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37228-5_39
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