Developing Software in Bicultural Context: The Role of a SoDIS Inspection
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Description
This article introduces the SoDIS process to identify ethical and social risks from software development in the context of designing software for the New Zealand Maori culture. In reviewing the SoDIS analysis for this project, the tensions between two cultures are explored with emphasis on the (in)compatibility between a Maori worldview and the values embedded in the SoDIS process. The article concludes with some reflections upon the key principles informing the professional development of software and ways in which cultural values are embedded in supposedly neutral technologies, and reviews the lessons learned about avoiding colonization while working on a bicultural project.
Citation Information
Gotterbarn, Don; Clear, Tony; Gray, Wayne; and Houliston, Bryan. 2006. Developing Software in Bicultural Context: The Role of a SoDIS Inspection. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI). Vol.2(2). 1-23. https://doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2006040101 ISSN: 1548-3908