A lightweight mobile e-procurement solution for rural small scale traders implemented using a living lab approach

Ntawanga, Felix; Coleman, Alfred

doi:10.1109/istafrica.2015.7190550

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“…Related grassroots-level projects include online shopping [9], [10], mobile procurement [11], [12], mAgriculture [13], business education [14], financial literacy applications [15], and educational applications [14]. One project used DSR to design mobile bookkeeping for Tanzanian street vendors [16].…”

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confidence: 99%

Mobile training in micro business: Design science research for frugal innovation

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Section: Related Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mobile training in micro business: Design science research for frugal innovation

et al. 2017

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“…Examples include online shopping [12,13], mobile procurement [14,15], applications for small scale farmers [16,17], records keeping, goal setting and planning applications [18,19], business education applications [20], financial literacy applications [21], tools for illiterate micro businesses [13], and educational applications for women entrepreneurs [20]. One study [18] proposes valuable ideas to allow flexible adjustment of applications to suit the needs of different contexts and informal worker groups.…”

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confidence: 99%

Bookkeeping for Informal Workers: Co-creating with Street Traders

Mramba

Tulilahti

Apiola

2016

Tackling Society's Grand Challenges With Design Science

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Abstract. Over 200 million street traders operate in Africa. Our previous research has identified a number of challenges of Tanzanian street traders and related technology innovation opportunities. One identified opportunity is technology to support keeping business records. In this study, an intercultural team of Finnish and Tanzanian technologists, researchers, and Tanzanian street traders was set up to create a bookkeeping application, contextualized for the needs of Tanzanian street traders. A research period, lasting four months, resulted in a successful first version of the application, ready for further DSR projects. In addition, first experiences about what works in co-creation in this cultural context and with this team setup were gained. These results are useful for managing related DSR projects in the future. This study shows the importance of launching similar DSR projects, and the high potential of DSR and co-creation in solving societal and economic challenges in developing countries with technology solutions.

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“…They provide functionality similar to smart phones but possess lower hardware specifications. In [74], an application designed for low-end smartphones was used to allow local retailers to perform eProcurement. In [95], global system for mobile communications (GSM) voice channels are used for data transmission.…”

Section: Making Things Simplementioning

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A Key 6G Challenge and Opportunity - Connecting the Base of the Pyramid: A Survey on Rural Connectivity

Yaacoub¹,

Alouini²

2020

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Providing connectivity to around half of the world population living in rural or underprivileged areas is a tremendous challenge, but also a unique opportunity. Access to the internet would provide the population living in these areas a possibility to progress on the educational, health, environment, and business levels. In this paper, a survey of technologies for providing connectivity to rural areas, and that can help address this challenge, is provided. Although access/fronthaul and backhaul techniques are discussed in the paper, it is noted that the major limitation for providing connectivity to rural and underprivileged areas is the cost of backhaul deployment. In addition, energy requirements and cost efficiency of the studied technologies are analyzed. In fact, the challenges faced for deploying an electricity network, as a prerequisite for deploying communication networks, are huge in these areas and they are granted an important share of the discussions in this paper. Furthermore, typical application scenarios in rural areas are discussed, and several country-specific use cases are surveyed. The main initiatives by key international players aiming to provide rural connectivity are also described. Moreover, directions for future evolution of rural connectivity are outlined in the paper. Although there is no single solution that can solve all rural connectivity problems, building gradually on the current achievements in order to reach ubiquitous connectivity, while taking into account the particularities of each region and tailoring the solution accordingly, seems to be the most suitable path to follow.

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A lightweight mobile e-procurement solution for rural small scale traders implemented using a living lab approach

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

Mobile training in micro business: Design science research for frugal innovation

Mobile training in micro business: Design science research for frugal innovation

Bookkeeping for Informal Workers: Co-creating with Street Traders

A Key 6G Challenge and Opportunity - Connecting the Base of the Pyramid: A Survey on Rural Connectivity

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