M. Bernardine Dias
Eric Brewer
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Information and communication technology for development can greatly improve quality of life for the world's neediest people.
- Dias, M.B., Mills-Tettey, G.A., and Mertz, J. The TechBridgeWorld Initiative: Broadening perspectives in computing technology, education, and research. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Women and ICTD: Creating Global Transformation. ACM Press, NY (June 2005). Google Scholar
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- Kalra, N., Lauwers, T., Dewey, D., Stepleton, T., and Dias, M.B. Iterative design of a Braille writing tutor to combat illiteracy. In Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE/ ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (Dec. 2007).Google ScholarCross Ref
- Kam, M., Ramachandran, D., Devanathan, V., Tewari, A., and Canny, J. Localized iterative design for language learning in underdeveloped regions: The PACE Framework. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (San Jose, CA, Apr. 28--May 3, 2007). Google ScholarDigital Library
- Kim, S.J. Information technology and its impact on economic growth and productivity in Korea. International Economic Journal 17, 3 (Oct. 2003). 55--75.Google Scholar
- Mills-Tettey, G.A., Dias, M.B., Browning, B., and Amanquah, N. Teaching technical creativity through robotics: A case study in Ghana. In Proceedings of the 2nd AI in ICT for Development Workshop, 20th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Jan. 2007).Google Scholar
- Parikh, T.S., Javid, P., Sasikumar, K., Ghosh, K., and Toyama, K. Mobile phones and paper documents: Evaluating a new approach for capturing microfinance data in rural India. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (Apr. 24--27, 2006, Montreal, Canada). Google ScholarDigital Library
- Surana, S., Patra, R., Nedevschi, S., and Brewer, E. Deploying a rural wireless telemedicine system: Experiences in sustainability. IEEE Computer 41, 6 (June 2008), 48--56. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Toyama, K. and Dias, M.B., guest editors. IEEE Computer Magazine, Special Edition on Information Communication Technology for Development (June 2008). Google ScholarDigital Library
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- How computer science serves the developing world
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