Toward Sustainable Domestication of Smart IoT Mobility Solutions for the Visually Impaired Persons in Africa

Abdulazeez Femi Salami, Eustace M. Dogo, Nnamdi I. Nwulu, Babu Sena Paul

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Abstract

According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, Africa accounts for 10% of the global visually impaired persons (VIPs). This visual impairment burden is exacerbated by the shortage of specialist medical human resources, orientation and mobility specialists, and high cost of assessing primary eye care services. These render the majority of VIPs to rely heavily on human-assisted guides and ineffective navigation aids for their daily routines and movements. A viable technological solution that can fill this void and meet these mobility needs is the Internet of Things (IoT). This chapter provides an assessment of smart IoT mobility solutions pertinent to the African context. Furthermore, the barriers to the realization of technology domestication as well as growth catalysts are examined. Lastly, this chapter proffers technical recommendations for sustainable domestication of smart IoT mobility solutions for VIPs in Africa.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages275-300
Number of pages26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameEAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
ISSN (Print)2522-8595
ISSN (Electronic)2522-8609

Keywords

  • Africa
  • Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Mobility and navigation
  • Smart assistive technology
  • Visually impaired person

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Health Informatics
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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