Title :
Architecture for extending AgriKiosk services to mobile phones
Author :
Akram, Attiya ; Afzal, Muhammad ; Zubairi, Junaid
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Arid Agric., Rawalpindi
Abstract :
The recent advances in technology have enabled the use of electronic gadgets in every day life. The increase in use of mobile phones can be exploited to make them effective tools for e-learning and information dissemination. AgriKiosk project was initiated with an intention to use technology to abridge the digital divide and bring the benefits of technology to the doorsteps of the farmers. In the initial phase, the project was developed for the touch screen devices i.e. kiosk machines to deliver the agriculture information to the farmers in forms of audio, video and text in English and local languages. In this paper we present architecture to extend the AgriKiosk services to mobile phones and use this cheap and really easy to use technology to deliver the critical and needed information to the farmers.
Keywords :
agriculture; computer aided instruction; information dissemination; mobile radio; software architecture; Agrikiosk services; agriculture information; e-learning; electronic gadgets; information dissemination; mobile phones; Africa; Agriculture; Asia; Crops; Electronic learning; Information technology; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Personal digital assistants; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Collaborative Technologies and Systems, 2008. CTS 2008. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Irvine, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2248-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2249-4
DOI :
10.1109/CTS.2008.4543925