Chris DiLorenzo

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possibilities of implementing the Swedish teledermatological service iDoc24 in Kenya through already established organizations. The main source of information came from interviews within various organizations as well as case studies with patients within these organizations, where the service was tested in a Kenyan setting. Technically, no insurmountable barriers to implementation were found although some restrictions as to where the service may be… Show more

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possibilities of implementing the Swedish teledermatological service iDoc24 in Kenya through already established organizations. The main source of information came from interviews within various organizations as well as case studies with patients within these organizations, where the service was tested in a Kenyan setting. Technically, no insurmountable barriers to implementation were found although some restrictions as to where the service may be implemented exists and the cheapest technology available is not recommended for the service. Financially, an implementation of the service would require a large amount of resources which would need to be procured; we have made some suggestions such as development aid organizations. Organizationally, it seems possible and advisable to launch the service within an already established and successful organization if the service is to be launched to the poorer rural communities. However, the service needs to add and change a few technical features before this is possible. This also results in a possible change in the organizational structure and how the service is used and for what purpose, thus ethical aspects needs to be considered here as well as legal. To the middle and upper class, it is recommended to launch according to the Swedish model due to the increasing presence of suitable phones by this target group, meaning that anyone with a suitable phone may use the service and pay full price. Show less

This thesis is produced as the graduate work in the Master of Science programme Systems in Technology and Society at Uppsala University. The thesis was conducted at Saab Aeronautics situated in Linköping during the spring of 2011.

The scope of the thesis was to examine if a modern tablet with the Android operating system would suit as a replacement for the papers (known as the flight bag) that are currently being used by fighter pilots operating the JAS 39 Gripen. To do so the authors… Show more

This thesis is produced as the graduate work in the Master of Science programme Systems in Technology and Society at Uppsala University. The thesis was conducted at Saab Aeronautics situated in Linköping during the spring of 2011.

The scope of the thesis was to examine if a modern tablet with the Android operating system would suit as a replacement for the papers (known as the flight bag) that are currently being used by fighter pilots operating the JAS 39 Gripen. To do so the authors used a Cognitive Work Analysis to get clear requirements for which functions need replacing. When the requirements were set the use of User Centered Design was used in conjunction with various application development- and design theories. Various prototyping sessions were carried out to pinpoint design flaws and iteratively improve the applications functionality. The process started with paper prototyping and ended with software prototyping. The prototypes were continuosly evaluated with employees at Saab Aeronautics and fighter pilot representatives. The final prototype can be said to have replaced a significant amount of the functionality of the old flight bag. However there is still plenty of work to do to have an Android tablet used in the cockpit of a fighter jet. Show less