Home Institution
Trinity College
Publication Date
Fall 12-1-2014
Abstract
This is the extensive study of the smartphone in the developing country of Nepal, specifically the Kathmandu valley. Throughout my research I conducted various interviews with businesses, Tibetan refugees, and Nepali millennials (18yrs-33yrs) with the goal of identifying how the smartphone is used and understood. I chose the Kathmandu valley as my main area of research because the usage of smartphones in rural Nepal is extremely limited, and the valley represents the economic hub where progressive thinking flourishes. As a main objective I sought to understand how, if at all, the smartphone is used differently between Nepal and America. All millennials interviewed possessed smartphones.
Disciplines
Asian Studies | Communication Technology and New Media | Computer Sciences | Digital Communications and Networking | Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces | Mass Communication | OS and Networks | Social Media
Recommended Citation
Bird, Seth, "Is the Smartphone Smart in Kathmandu?" (2014). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1969.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1969
Included in
Asian Studies Commons, Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Digital Communications and Networking Commons, Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces Commons, Mass Communication Commons, OS and Networks Commons, Social Media Commons
Program Name
Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples