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WG 9.4: Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries
13th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries
Track 7: Development and ICT-enabled Well-Being
Chairs: Angsana A. Techatassanasoontorn (Auckland Uni. of Tech., New Zealand)
Antonio Díaz Andrade (Auckland Uni. of Tech., New Zealand)
All individuals regardless of race, education, income and places of living want to have a good life. A good life may convey different
meanings to different individuals. Research in psychology and welfare economics suggest that a good life can be assessed through
the concept of well-being. Well-being has two interrelated dimensions: evaluative well-being and emotional well-being. Evaluative
well-being focuses on overall life satisfaction, while emotional well-being assesses feelings associated with everyday life activities.
Nowadays, many personal, family, work and leisure activities are increasingly mediated by ICT tools (e.g., studying, working,
communicating, shopping and playing, among others).
More recently, policy discourse has started to recognise that economic indices offer a limited view to understand social progress and
development. In their recent report to the French government, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz and Jean-Paul Fitoussi, have advocated the
broader concept of human well-being to measure economic performance and social progress. Similarly, the Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a framework for measuring well-being as a way to assess whether technology
policies make a difference in people’s lives. ICT tools have the potential to contribute to people’s well-being in various ways. For
example, Internet and mobile technology give disadvantaged individuals a voice and the disabled the opportunity to become functioning
members of society.
We encourage ICT4D scholars, policy makers and practitioners to take a fresh look and offer some new insights to understand the role
of ICT in social development and people’s well-being. Topics of interest for the track include, but are not limited to: ICT use and impact
on well-being; Dialogues and policy discourse on ICT and well-being; Overcoming disabilities through ICT tools; The role of ICT on
local identities and diversity; Methodological approaches to understand ICT and well-being; Negative consequences of ICT on
well-being; ICT and overall life satisfaction; ICT and its influence on different domains of life satisfaction.
For more informations, please contact angsana.techatassanasoontorn[at]aut.ac.nz
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Track 7: Development and ICT-enabled Well-Being
