Challenges for inclusion in software engineering: The case of the emerging Papua New Guinean society
Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
6-2022
Abstract
Software plays a central role in modern societies, with its high economic value and potential for advancing societal change. In this paper, we characterise challenges and opportunities for a country progressing towards entering the global software industry, focusing on Papua New Guinea (PNG). By hosting a Software Engineering workshop, we conducted a qualitative study by recording talks (n=3), employing a questionnaire (n=52), and administering an in-depth focus group session with local actors (n=5). Based on a thematic analysis, we identified challenges as barriers and opportunities for the PNG software engineering community. We also discuss the state of practices and how to make it inclusive for practitioners, researchers, and educators from both the local and global software engineering community.
Keywords
Software, Conferences, Software Engineering, Government, Economics, Internet, Tools, Inclusion, Emerging Society, Software Engineering
Discipline
Databases and Information Systems | Software Engineering
Research Areas
Software and Cyber-Physical Systems
Publication
IEEE Software
Volume
39
Issue
3
First Page
67
Last Page
76
ISSN
0740-7459
Identifier
10.1109/MS.2021.3098116
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Citation
KULA, Raula; TREUDE, Christoph; HATA, Hideaki; BALTES, Sebastian; STEINMACHER, Igor; GEROSA, Marco; and KULA AMINI, Winifred.
Challenges for inclusion in software engineering: The case of the emerging Papua New Guinean society. (2022). IEEE Software. 39, (3), 67-76.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/8763
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2021.3098116