A short summary of research around mobile development in Guatemala from 2010's Design for Unicef class at NYU's ITP.

1. Design
for
UNICEF
Mobile CAPACITY FOR
DEVELOPMENT in
Guatemala
by Sandra Dávila and Ari Joseph

2. Design
BACKGROUNd/ for
Context UNICEF
SPRING 2009
ITP
REGISTORY
blog.registory.org
Sandra Dávila
Andrea Dulko
Ari Joseph
Michelle Mayer
Jonathan Ystad

3. Design
BACKGROUNd/ for
Context UNICEF
SUMMER 2009
Guatemala
Projects:
RapidSMS Trials
RegiStory Research
Field Visits

4. Design
BACKGROUNd/ for
Context UNICEF
Guatemala Mobile Stats as of
2007:
Total Population: 13 Million*
Mobile Phones:
1.35 Million Landlines*
1.32 Million Internet Users*
LAGO
AtitláN
Guatemala City 10.2 Million Phones*
Antigua
*http://data.un.org/
GUATEMALA
Sites Visited

5. Design
Goals
for
UNICEF
‣ Document existing
conditions and behaviors
surrounding mobile
technology
‣ Test and prototype
mobile systems under field
conditions
‣Amplify existing uses of
technology
‣Augment existing
infrastructure with new tools

6. Design
OUTCOMES
for
UNICEF
‣ Document existing
conditions and behaviors
surrounding mobile
technology
‣ Test and prototype
mobile systems under field
conditions
‣Amplify existing uses of
technology
‣Augment existing
infrastructure with new tools
MIDWIVES in
San Juan
La LAgoa

7. Design
OUTCOMES
for
UNICEF
‣ Document existing
conditions and behaviors
surrounding mobile
technology
‣ Test and prototype
mobile systems under field
conditions
‣Amplify existing uses of
technology
‣Augment existing
infrastructure with new tools
Youth in Antigua

8. Design
OUTCOMES
for
UNICEF
‣ Document existing
conditions and behaviors
surrounding mobile
technology
‣ Test and prototype
mobile systems under field
conditions
‣Amplify existing uses of
technology
‣Augment existing
infrastructure with new tools
Three Major
Telecom Companies
in Guatemala

9. Design
OUTCOMES
for
UNICEF
‣ Document existing
conditions and behaviors
surrounding mobile
technology
‣ Test and prototype
mobile systems under field
conditions
‣Amplify existing uses of
technology
‣Augment existing
infrastructure with new tools
RAPIDSMS TRial
in GUATEMALA CITY

10. Design
OUTCOMES
for
UNICEF
‣ Document existing
conditions and behaviors
surrounding mobile
technology
‣ Test and prototype
mobile systems under field
conditions
Old National ID New National ID
‣Amplify existing uses of
technology
Registory Meeting
‣Augment existing with RENAP
(National Registry
infrastructure with new tools of Population)

11. Design
OUTCOMES
for
UNICEF
‣ Document existing
conditions and behaviors
surrounding mobile
technology
‣ Test and prototype
mobile systems under field
conditions
‣Amplify existing uses of
technology
‣Augment existing
infrastructure with new tools
Emergency Alert
System, PANAJACHEL

12. Design
OUTCOMES
for
UNICEF
‣ Document existing
conditions and behaviors
surrounding mobile
technology
‣ Test and prototype medical CHARTS,
mobile systems under field San PABLO La Lagoa
conditions
‣Amplify existing uses of
technology
‣Augment existing
infrastructure with new tools

13. Design
Lessons
Learned
for
UNICEF
The technological balancing act:
helping or hurting?

14. Design
Lessons
Learned
for
UNICEF
Assume things!

15. Design
Lessons
Learned
for
UNICEF
Then be ready to throw out your
assumptions.