3rd International workshop on intelligent user interfaces for developing regions: IUI4DR

Abstract

Information Technology (IT) has had significant impact on the society and has touched all aspects of our lives. Up and until now computers and expensive devices have fueled this growth. It has resulted in several benefits to the society. The challenge now is to take this success to its next level where IT services can be accessed by users in developing regions. The first IUI4DR workshop was held at IUI 2008. This workshop focused on low cost interfaces, interfaces for illiterate people and on exploring different input mechanisms. The second workshop held at IUI 2011 focused on multimodal applications and collaborative interfaces in particular to aid effective navigation of content and access to services. So far we have concentrated on mobile devices as the primary method for people to access content and services. In particular we focused on low-end feature phones that are widely used. However the smart phone market is booming even in developing countries with touch phones available for as little as 50 USD. We want to explore how devices such as smart TVs, smart phones, and old desktop machines, radios, etc. can be used to provide novel interaction methods and interfaces for the low literate populations. We would also like to continue our focus on interaction modalities other than speech such as gestures, haptic inputs and touch interfaces.