View source for SDDP COST 219ter Actions towards developing practical broadband applications

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   |acronym= SDDP Obstacles to practical broadband applications                   
   |book_image=SDDP_Report_Image.jpg   
   |report_title= A systemic evaluation of actions that the Cost219ter community can take to alleviate the obstacles that prevent the development of practical applications
   |project= [[COST 219ter: Accessibility for all to services and terminals for next generation mobile networks|COST 219ter]]
   |Triggering_Question= What actions can the Cost219ter community take to alleviate the obstacles that prevent the development of practical applications?
   |location=
   |dates= 9-11 May 2007, 1-2 October 2007
   |LeadFacilitator=[[Yiannis Laouris]] 
   |AsFacilitator=[[Marios Michaelides]] <br> [[Elia Petridou]]  
   |author= [[Yiannis Laouris]] 
   |editor=  <br> [[Yiannis Laouris]] <br>[[Marios Michaelides]] <br> [[Patrick Roe]]    
   |total_duration= 2 days
   |stats= Participants=26 <br> Number of ideas=48  <br>Number of Clusters=8 <br> Ideas received Votes=31 <br> Ideas on MAP R=22  <br>Spreathink  ST=60% 
   |isbn=
   |link= [[Media:Cost219 Report 2008 10 07.pdf| Download Report]]
}}

==Executive Summary==
This report has been developed in the context of the [[COST 219ter: Accessibility for all to services and terminals for next generation mobile networks|COST 219ter]] project. The results of a co-laboratory, which took place partly on a boat between Stockholm and Helsinki (9-11 May 2007), and was later completed in San Sebastian (1-2 October 2007). The co-laboratory was organized as the next phase to a previous one in which the obstacles that prevent practical broadband applications from being produced and exploited have been defined.



<u>The [[Triggering Question]] (TQ) was </u><br>
'''What actions can the Cost219ter community take to alleviate the obstacles that prevent the development of practical applications?'''

In response to the TQ, the 26 participants came up with 48 actions, which were categorized in 8 clusters. Following the voting process, 31 ideas received one or more votes and were structured to create the influence MAP shown below. <br>

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[[File:Cost219 Action Map.png|thumb|center|upright=2.0|alt=MAP for COST 219ter Actions.|Influence tree on the mechanisms towards developing practical broadband applications.]]
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According to the participants of this workshop, the characteristics appear to be the most influential  were: <br>
* Factor #26: Provide empirical rather than anecdotal evidence that evaluation/testing makes products easier to use for every one
* Factor #25: Unify the disability community around a clear set of expectations, requirements and principles as an agenda for industry
* Factor #3:Hold workshops in each country inviting disability representatives to agree on a common set of accessibility measures
* Factor #1: Help formulate specific design requirements from user needs



The participants had time to discuss and reflect on the influence map and in general agreed that the arrows in the map made sense to them. In sum, the participants reported their satisfaction that their voices have been heard and documented and communicated their expectations for follow-up activities to address the diagnosis of their needs.<br> <br>
The workshop was facilitated by [[Yiannis Laouris]] ([[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute |CNTI]]), [[Marios Michaelides]], [[Elia Petridou]] (Helsinki SDD) and [[Patrick Roe]].

==External Links==

* [http://www.tiresias.org/cost219ter/ Cost291ter Website] 

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