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Designing a mobile service as a facilitator for capturing local trade data

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Published
Publication date3/10/2013
Host publicationAcademicMindTrek '13 Proceedings of International Conference on Making Sense of Converging Media
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Pages172
Number of pages1
ISBN (print)9781450319928
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventMindTrek Conference 2013 "Making Sense of Converging Media" - Tampere, Finland
Duration: 1/10/20133/10/2013

Conference

ConferenceMindTrek Conference 2013 "Making Sense of Converging Media"
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityTampere
Period1/10/133/10/13

Conference

ConferenceMindTrek Conference 2013 "Making Sense of Converging Media"
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityTampere
Period1/10/133/10/13

Abstract

In this paper we will highlight the potential for creating alternative economic models based on ethical trading to encourage communities to embrace the benefits of connecting, sharing and trading more locally. In particular the research presented considers whether mobile and ubiquitous computing can be used to effectively to support such an initiative as an alternative to local currency schemes. The current prototype, known as BARTER, encourages transparency in the dissemination of local trade information to all members of the community, including the customers, rather than adopting current approaches whereby the trader records such information without revealing anything to the customers. This transparency also allows us to illustrate to customers that the more money is spent locally the healthier the local economy becomes bringing benefits to all.