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Developing Software in Bicultural Context: The Role of a SoDIS Inspection

Developing Software in Bicultural Context: The Role of a SoDIS Inspection

Don Gotterbarn, Tony Clear, Wayne Gray, Bryan Houliston
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781605660608|ISBN10: 1605660604|EISBN13: 9781605660615
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-060-8.ch129
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Gotterbarn, Don, et al. "Developing Software in Bicultural Context: The Role of a SoDIS Inspection." Software Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Pierre F. Tiako, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 2172-2193. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-060-8.ch129

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Gotterbarn, D., Clear, T., Gray, W., & Houliston, B. (2009). Developing Software in Bicultural Context: The Role of a SoDIS Inspection. In P. Tiako (Ed.), Software Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 2172-2193). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-060-8.ch129

Chicago

Gotterbarn, Don, et al. "Developing Software in Bicultural Context: The Role of a SoDIS Inspection." In Software Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Pierre F. Tiako, 2172-2193. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-060-8.ch129

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Abstract

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.

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