⃛as India sees decline in cooperative work

Cooperative work is seamless

CSCW seems to be in a dilemma. On one hand there is a position which aims at the provision of systems that prescribe interaction but which, in doing so, restricts coordinative interaction, and on the other hand a position which aims at radically flexible systems that do not prescribe interaction but which, in doing so, leaves it to the users to cope with the complexity of coordinating their coo...

VFC for Cooperative Work

Although cooperative work is widely used in a daily basis, nonetheless cooperative work tools are not being used as their potential would suggest. Even though the reasons behind this fact are not completely clear, the truth is that users, sometimes, see current cooperative work tools as a burden to their working activities. To work around this problem, we exploit two concepts: the notion of loc...

Computer-Supported Cooperative Work

Few contest the claim that modern information technology, supported by computers and communications, contributes to a dramatic improvement in productivity and effectiveness among individuals engaged in a wide range of tasks. Computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) aims to provide similar improvements for “multiple individuals working together in a conscious way in the same production process...

New survey finds fertility decline in India.

A brief indication was provided of demography, fertility, and contraceptive usage and knowledge based on the recent 1992/93 Indian National Family Health Survey. The sample included 88,562 households and 89,777 ever married women aged 13-49 years in 24 states and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. About 38% of household members were aged under 15 years. The sex ratio was 944 females to...

Anti-Tuberculosis Work in India