TY - GEN
T1 - Contextual information portals
AU - Chen, Jay
AU - Karthik, Trishank
AU - Subramanian, Lakshminaryanan
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - There is a wealth of information on the Web about any number of topics. Many communities in developing regions are often interested in information relating to specific topics. For example, health workers are interested in specific medical information regarding epidemic diseases in their region while teachers and students are interested in educational information relating to their curriculum. This paper presents the design of Contextual Information Portals, searchable information portals that contain a vertical slice of the Web about arbitrary topics tailored to a specific context. Contextual portals are particularly useful for communities that lack Internet or Web access or in regions with very poor network connectivity. This paper outlines the design space for constructing contextual information portals and describes the key technical challenges involved. We have implemented a proof-of-concept of our ideas, and performed an initial evaluation on a variety of topics relating to epidemiology, agriculture, and education.
AB - There is a wealth of information on the Web about any number of topics. Many communities in developing regions are often interested in information relating to specific topics. For example, health workers are interested in specific medical information regarding epidemic diseases in their region while teachers and students are interested in educational information relating to their curriculum. This paper presents the design of Contextual Information Portals, searchable information portals that contain a vertical slice of the Web about arbitrary topics tailored to a specific context. Contextual portals are particularly useful for communities that lack Internet or Web access or in regions with very poor network connectivity. This paper outlines the design space for constructing contextual information portals and describes the key technical challenges involved. We have implemented a proof-of-concept of our ideas, and performed an initial evaluation on a variety of topics relating to epidemiology, agriculture, and education.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77957962310
SN - 9781577354550
T3 - AAAI Spring Symposium - Technical Report
SP - 20
EP - 25
BT - Artificial Intelligence for Development - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium, Technical Report
PB - AI Access Foundation
T2 - 2010 AAAI Spring Symposium
Y2 - 22 March 2010 through 24 March 2010
ER -