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Connecting bridges across the digital divide
(ACM, 2004)
Connecting people across the Digital Divide is as much a social effort as a technological one. We are developing a community-centered approach to learn how interaction techniques can compensate for poor communication across ...
An IP based multimodal semi-synchronous rural telehealth service: Adding video messaging and conferencing to MuTI
(Telkom, 2004)
We intend adding video messaging and conferencing to Multimodal Telemedicine Intecommunicator (MuTI), a previous system that has already been in place in the target environment. This is to allow a semi-synchronous communication ...
Abstractions for designing and evaluating communication bridges for people in developing regions
(ACM, 2010)
This paper describes two novel abstractions that help soft- ware engineers work in developing regions to align social and technical factors when building communication systems. The abstractions extend two concepts familiar ...
Grafting an ATM network onto an existing ethernet network
(Telkom, 1998)
Grafting an ATM network onto an existing Ethernet network is a non-trivial exercise in network configuration. The process of mating ATM technology to an Ethernet network without tampering the underlying backbone and network ...
An Internet paradigm approach to policy-based network management of legacy kit for VoIP services in Next Generation Networks
(Telkom, 2000)
With QoS available on IP-dominant NGNs, Policy-based Network Management (PBNM) is an effective mechanism for managing services as opposed to actual devices. IP is ubiquitous, and any NGN must contend with legacy devices ...
Security of a Mesh Potato Network in Ad Hoc Mode
(Telkom, 2013)
Wireless Mesh Networks can provide low cost and reliable community-owned connectivity in developing rural areas. A rural community can use mesh networks to access a wide range of modern information and communication ...
Beyond traditional ethics when developing assistive technology for and with deaf people in developing regions
(Springer, 2015)
There are limitations to traditional ethical approaches and procedures when engaged in assistive technology (AT) research for Deaf people in a developing region. Non-traditional issues arise as a consequence of employing ...
Instant messaging on handhelds: an affective gesture approach
(SAICSIT in association with ACM, 2005)
Text communication can be perceived as lacking in chat spontaneity, or plastic, due to medium limitations during interaction. A form of text messaging, Instant Messaging (IM), is now on the uptake, even on mobile handhelds. ...
Communicating in designing an oral repository for rural African villages
(IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2012)
We describe designing an asynchronous, oral repository and sharing system that we intend to suit the needs and practices of rural residents in South Africa. We aim to enable users without access to personal computers to ...
Automatic voice relay with open source Kiara
(Telkom, 2009)
One way for Deaf people to communicate with hearing people over the telephone is to use a voice relay. The service is often provided with a human relay operator that relays text into voice, and vice versa, on behalf of the ...