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Deployments
June 2017 Seminar
Chelsea-Joy Wardle
Eduardo Koloma Jr
Grace Jegede
Ngonidzashe Choga
Lighton Phiri
Wanjiru Mburu
Kayokwa Chibuye
Joan Byamugisha
UCT Centre in Information and Communications
Technology for Development (ICT4D)
ICT4D SEMINAR

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Outline
1. Introduction
2. Different Evaluation Strategies
3. Why Deploy?
4. Constraints and Challenges
5. Impact and Sustainability
6. Examples
7. Conclusion

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Introduction
What is deployment?
● Series of actions undertaken to evaluate features of an artifact in the real world
● Depends on artifact and deployment setting
Deployment includes:
● Identifying features to be evaluated
● Identifying target population or users
● Providing access to artifact
● Collecting data on user experience
● Cleanup

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Deployments and other Evaluation Strategies

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Different Evaluation Strategies
Cost Risks
Focus
Model Artefacts Users
Theoretical Low None/Low ✓ — —
Simulations Low/Medium Low ✓ — —
Laboratory Medium
Low/Mediu
m
— ✓ ✓
Deployment
s
High High — ✓ ✓

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Why deploy?
● Research project’s main objective
● Assess how artefact may be used
in the real world
○ Short term
○ Long term
● How external factors and
constraints affect the efficacy of
the artefact?

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Constraints & Challenges
● Time & Costs
● Power Challenges
● Environmental Challenges
● Connectivity Challenges (Data)
● Users’ and Stakeholders’ differences
● Human Resources and Other Non-technical Challenges

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Impact and Sustainability
● Project deployment must be undertaken in phases
● Project ownership precedes sustainability
● Measurable development outcome
○ Narrowed digital divide
○ Change in behavior or attitude
○ Economic growth >> improved livelihood
● Sustainability barriers
○ Economic and financial barrier
○ Social barrier
○ Poor monitoring and evaluation systems

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Examples of
Deployments

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The Milk Matters Mobile Application 50 Total installs since its release November 2016

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Abalobi

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Uncovering Employment Barriers
Over 25% unemployed in South Africa
Mobile and Web Application for job Seekers
● Unemployed or underemployed
● 2 weeks

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Natural Language Processing

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Flipped Classroom Orchestration Toolkit
Context: Department of
Computer Science at the
University of Cape Town
Period: 2014 and 2015
● Short-term deployment to assess the feasibility of organised
technology-driven orchestration in an authentic educational setting.
● Major outcomes: Potential positive impact on learning experience.

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Supporting mothers of preterm infants

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Speech data collection for under-resourced
languages
System Overview Application
Current Status: Data Collection [ 11 languages, 330 participants, 100 words per language ]

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Attrition in Longitudinal Surveys
Current status: Completed household recruitment.

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Questions?
We meet in the ICT4D Boardroom 2-3 pm every Thursday.
UCT Centre in Information and Communications
Technology for Development (ICT4D)
ICT4D SEMINAR

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Theoretical - Involves conceptual frameworks and mathematical models
for understanding computation, algorithms and data structures.
Simulation - Mathematical and logical models that imitate and replicate of
real systems and real-world settings.
Laboratory - Performed in laboratory settings with high degree of control.
The aim is to manipulate desired variables and control others.
Different Evaluation Strategies

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Deployments - Generally involves the combination of both software and
hardware
Real world experiments: Takes cues from lab study but conducted within
target environment, audience will use the artefact, usually short time
period
Real world deployments: Involve deploying an artefact in the target
environment over a period of time
Different Evaluation Strategies

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Different Evaluation Strategies
Cost Risks
Focus
Model to real
world
Theoretical Low None/Low
Simulations Low/Medium Low
Laboratory Medium Low/Medium
Deployments High High