Sandpit: Design in the Digital World Network

这个网络延伸了2008年12月EPSRC数字世界的创意工厂设计：为了人民，由人民。数字经济是一个新兴的研究领域，研究委员会将其定义为信息和通信技术的新颖设计或使用，以帮助改变个人、社会或企业的生活。Ideas Factory专注于这一转变的一个关键方面--用户在整个设计过程中的参与。潜在的动机是让数字技术和相关服务反映用户的需求、愿望和潜力。技术应该是包容性的，不仅促进技术的典型早期采用者的参与，而且促进广大民众的参与，他们中的许多人对传统设计的界面有困难，和/或目前看不到数字技术与他们的生活的相关性。具体目标包括：-支持就一套探索创新应用程序和方法的研究提案进行合作，以便让用户参与设计过程-建立一个新的研究社区，整合致力于创建创新设计原则的多学科团队，以应对数字经济的挑战和障碍-促进知识从网络参与者向更广泛的社区的转移-鼓励对研究学生和研究助理进行跨学科培训和信息交流-为该领域创造一个关键群体，使英国在数字经济领域处于世界领先地位

This Network extends the December, 2008 EPSRC Ideas Factory Design in the Digital World: For the people, by the people . The Digital Economy, an emerging research area, is defined by Research Councils as the novel design or use of information and communication technology to help transform the lives of individuals, society or business . This Ideas Factory focussed on a critical aspect of this transformation - the involvement of users throughout the design process. The underlying motivation is to have digital technology and related services reflect the requirements, aspirations, and potential of users. The technology should be inclusive, promoting participation not only of typical early-adopters of technology, but also the participation of the population at large, many of whom have difficulty with traditionally-designed interfaces and/or currently do not see the relevance of the digital technologies for their lives.The purpose of the network is to facilitate the continued interdisciplinary approach to Design for the Digital World. Specific objectives include:- To support collaboration on a suite of research proposals that explore innovative applications and methodologies for involving users in the design process- To establish a new research community that integrates multi-disciplinary teams dedicated to creating innovative design principles that address the challenges and barriers of the Digital Economy- To facilitate the transfer of knowledge from network participants to a broader community - To encourage interdisciplinary training and information exchange for research students and research assistants- To create a critical mass for the field, placing the UK in a world-leading position in the Digital Economy