Designing for Sustainability: Key Issues of ICT Projects for Ageing at Home

Achieving the sustainability of IT-based solutions is a challenge. We will argue in this paper that it is helpful to conceptualize designing for sustainable IT-based solutions as taking place in a multi-dimensional space. It requires thinking about how a project is framed; the perspectives and commi...

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Published in:Computer supported cooperative work 2018-12, Vol.27 (3-6), p.495-537
Main Authors: Meurer, Johanna, Müller, Claudia, Simone, Carla, Wagner, Ina, Wulf, Volker
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Science
Older people
Psychology
Social Sciences
Sustainability
User groups
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
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Summary:Achieving the sustainability of IT-based solutions is a challenge. We will argue in this paper that it is helpful to conceptualize designing for sustainable IT-based solutions as taking place in a multi-dimensional space. It requires thinking about how a project is framed; the perspectives and commitments of the project partners; the type of innovation that is foregrounded; the motivations and needs of the user group; and the level of sustainability a project or research program may achieve. The paper describes some of the challenges and possible solutions by revisiting a portfolio of projects that developed IT support for elderly people who continue living in their own homes.
ISSN:0925-9724
1573-7551
DOI:10.1007/s10606-018-9317-1