Abstract
Following worldwide tendencies, the patterns of usage of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Mexico are being influenced by increasing affordability. In this work we present the results of a study on the use and adoption of ICTs to support daily life in residential communities conducted in Tecamac, Mexico. There, neighbors were provided with computers and broadband internet access as part of the facilities. The study consists of analysis of interviews conducted in situ with members of the community. We mainly discuss incidents and situations beyond and around the use of technology such as the services neighbors need when moving in. This study provides some insights for the design and deployment of technology in real communities on a large scale.
Keywords
These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Please use the following format when citing this chapter: Gonzalez. V. M, Kraemer. K., Castro. L. A., Venkatesh, A.. 2007. in IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, Volume 241, Home Informatics and Telematics: ICT for the Next Billion, eds. Venkatesh. A., Gonsalves, T., Monk, A., Buckner, K., (Boston: Springer), pp. 49–63.
Download to read the full chapter text
Chapter PDF
References
AMIPCI, “Hábitos de los Usuarios de Internet en México 2005.” Oct, 2005.
INEGI, “Encuesta Nacional sobre Disponibilidad y Uso de Tecnologías de la Información en los Hogares.” 2005.
M. Foth and M. Brereton, “Enabling local interaction and personalized networking in residential communities through action research and participatory design,” in OZCHI 2004: Supporting community interaction, P. Hyland and L. Vrazilic, Eds. Wollongong, NSW: University of Wollongong, 2004, pp. 20–24.
MexicoUnido.org, “Mexico Unido por la Democracia,” in http://www.mexicounido.org/, 2006.
S. Low, “Behind the Gates,” New York and London: Routledge, 2003.
M. Foth, “Analyzing the Factors Influencing the Successful Design and Uptake of Interactive Systems to Support Social Networks in Urban Neighborhoods,” International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, vol. 2, pp. 65–82, 2006.
J. M. Carroll and M. B. Rosson, “A Trajectory for Community Networks,” The Information Society, vol. 19, pp. 381–393, 2003.
M. Gurstein, “Community informatics, community networks and strategies for flexible networking,” Community informatics: Shaping computermediated social relations, pp. 263–283, 2001.
J. Corbin and A. Strauss, “Basics of Qualitative Research,” Thousand Oaks (CA): Sage Publications, 1998.
S. Intille, K. Larson, and C. Kukla, “House_n: The MIT Home of the Future Project,” MIT Dept. of Architecture. http://architecture.mit.edu/house_n, 2000.
X. Bian, G. D. Abowd, and J. M. Rehg, “Using Sound Source Localization to Monitor and Infer Activities in the Home,” Georgia Institute of Technology Report Number: GIT-GVU-04-20, 2004.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 International Federation for Information Processing
About this paper
Cite this paper
Gonzalez, V.M., Kraemer, K., Castro, L.A., Venkatesh, A. (2007). The Tech-Enabled Neighborhood: Findings from an experience in Tecámac, Mexico. In: Home Informatics and Telematics: ICT for The Next Billion. HOIT 2007. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 241. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73697-6_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73697-6_4
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-0-387-73696-9
Online ISBN: 978-0-387-73697-6
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)