http://hdl.handle.net/10628/21 2013-06-07T09:44:43Z http://hdl.handle.net/10628/310 Title: Towards appropriate user interface design preserving rural African communication practices. Authors: Chivuno-Kuria, Shilumbe Abstract: Poster presentation: The aim of this research project is to determine current communication structures and discourse practices of listeners in a selected rural community. Description: Indigenous Knowledge Technology Conference (IKTC) (2011, Nov. 2-4 : Windhoek, Namibia) 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10628/309 Title: An attempt to merge local and technological paradigms in the digital representation of indigenous knowledge. Authors: Kapuire, Gereon Koch; Blake, Edwin Abstract: Current technology trends and developments have hardly been informed by African indigenous and rural knowledge systems. Thus either substantial modifications are necessary in adapting technology to the requirements of indigenous knowledge systems or those systems are inadequately represented through technologies. This paper explores different options of organising video recorded indigenous knowledge in the pursuit of maintaining local communication patterns and practices. The evolutionary design of our indigenous knowledge management system is informed by a series of interactions and prototype evaluations with a pilot community in Eastern Namibia. Description: Indigenous Knowledge Technology Conference (IKTC) (2011 Nov. 2-4 : Windhoek, Namibia) 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10628/296 Title: Developing a visualized cultural knowledge transfer prototype: An in situ evaluation in Rural Namibia Authors: Rodil, Kasper; Eskildsen, Søren; Rehm, Matthias Abstract: Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a loss of valuable cultural knowledge, which has been a foundation for the coming generations’ survival and cultural self-awareness. By transferring cultural knowledge contexts into 3D visualizations, we prototyped and evaluated a system to bridge the gap between elders and urban youth in Namibia. The findings from the field experiment indicate that designers together with rural elders and children can reach a shared design platform by communicating visually. Description: Indigenous Knowledge Technology Conference (IKTC) (2011 Nov. 2-4 : Windhoek, Namibia) 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10628/295 Title: Welcome to the first Indigenous Knowledge Technology Conference Authors: Winschiers-Theophilus, Heike Abstract: I have great pleasure in welcoming you to the first Indigenous Knowledge Technology Conference (IKTC2011) in Windhoek, Namibia. It is so exciting to see the realization of, what was, just a vague idea borne from the desire to bring together a critical mass of people engaged in studying indigenous knowledge systems and designing new and different technologies to support the representation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge. Description: Indigenous Knowledge Technology Conference (IKTC)(2011 : Nov.2-4 : Windhoek, Namibia) 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z