About WG 13.8

Working Group in Interaction Design and International Development

As part of IFIP Technical Committee 13, this working group’s main aim is to research and promote the discipline of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in an international context.

AIMS and SCOPE

1) To support and develop the research, practice and education capabilities of HCI in institutions and organisations based around the world taking into account their diverse local needs and cultural perspectives;

2) To promote application of interaction design research, practice and education to address the needs, desires and aspirations of people across the developing world;

3) To research and promote interaction design practice in cross-cultural settings, with a special focus on new and emerging economies;

4) To develop links between the HCI community in general and other relevant communities involved in international development and cross-cultural aspects of ICT development.

Officers:

Chair (Caretaker)

Prof. Jose ABDELNOUR-NOCERA, University of West London, School of Computing and Technology, St. Mary’s Road, Ealing LONDON W5 5RF United Kingdom e-mail: jose.abdelnour-nocera@uwl.ac.uk

Secretary

Dr. Sheethal Liz TOM, Varsity College, 146 Campground Road, Newlands, CAPE TOWN, 7700, South Africa, e-mail: stom@varsitycollege.co.za

Vice-Chairs

Prof. Anirudha JOSHI, IIT Bombay, Powai, IN-MUMBAI 400076, India. Tel. +91 98203 45569 e-mail: anirudha@iitb.ac.in

Prof. Torkil CLEMMENSEN, Copenhagen Business School Department of IT Management Solbjerg Plads 3 DK-2000 FREDERIKSBERG, Denmark. Tel. + 45 381 52389 e-mail: tc.itm@cbs.dk

Prof. Christian STURM,Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Faculty of Computer Science Esplanade 10, D-85049 Ingolstadt, Germany. e-mail:Christian.sturm@thi.de