The paper prototype tests of the Master Thesis ICT4Dgui – Graphical User Interface recommendations for ICT4D are being carried out at the partner institutions of COLABORAR. African immigrants were invited to participate and they are helping us to test icons for smartphone interfaces. This research is very important as it will result in guidelines for the creation of iconography for the user interfaces of mobile devices of many applications that are being developed at Fraunhofer AICOS and will be used by communities living in rural areas in Africa. The user interfaces must respect the cultural and literacy aspects, as they have a direct impact on the interpretation of graphic elements (e.g., colour, shapes, human figures or gestures) and on the interaction itself with devices and services.
COLABORAR would like to thank all the participants for being so kind as to participate. Each of you gave an important step towards digital inclusion of populations living in rural areas in Africa.