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

Pasquale Giovanni (), Marco Romano (), Monica Sebillo (), Genoveffa Tortora (), Giuliana Vitiello (), Tamara Ginige (), Lasanthi Silva (), Jeevani Goonethilaka (), Gihan Wikramanayake () and Athula Ginige ()
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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

A chapter in Organizational Change and Information Systems, 2013, pp 399-408 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Usability Evaluation; Mobile Application; Mobile Phone Application; Major Research Challenge; Real Stakeholder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37228-5_39

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