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Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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TY - GEN
T1 - Designing a mobile service as a facilitator for capturing local trade data
AU - Gradinar, Adrian
AU - Coulton, Paul
AU - Lochrie, Mark
AU - Knowles, Bran
AU - Whittle, Jon
AU - Hallam, Michael
PY - 2013/10/3
Y1 - 2013/10/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - NFC
KW - mobile
KW - trade
KW - economic models
U2 - 10.1145/2523429.2523443
DO - 10.1145/2523429.2523443
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 9781450319928
SP - 172
BT - AcademicMindTrek '13 Proceedings of International Conference on Making Sense of Converging Media
PB - ACM
CY - New York
T2 - MindTrek Conference 2013 "Making Sense of Converging Media"
Y2 - 1 October 2013 through 3 October 2013
ER -