1. You Are Here
Source: Layard (2003)

2. Happiness, Development and ICTs
Richard Heeks
Centre for Development Informatics, IDPM
University of Manchester, UK
Centre for Development Informatics

3. Definitions and Disciplinary Roots
Informatics
Development Studies
Happiness
Philosophy
Psychology
Economics
Emotion
Wellbeing
Self-Fulfilment

4. Happiness and Informatics: The Emotionality Route
Affective Computing
Computer Science
“Orange Computing”
HCI
Inf-emotion
Information Science
Information Systems

5. Information Systems and Emotions
IS Development
IS Implementation
IS Use
Emotions

6. Happiness and Development: The Wellbeing Route
Subjective Wellbeing
Life Satisfaction
Utility

7. Changing Economic Perspectives on Happiness
Single Proxy for Objective Utility
Multiple Self-Report of Subjective Wellbeing
Happiness
Philosophy
Psychology
Economics
Emotion
Wellbeing
Self-Fulfilment

8. Bhutan and GNH

9. GNH and the Four Pillars
Good Governance
Equitable Economic Growth
Cultural Preservation
Environmental Sustainability

10. ICT4H: Overview Causes of Happiness ICTs Happiness
Causes of Unhappiness
Technology Priorities
Application Priorities
Process Priorities

11. ICT4H Policy: Causes of Happiness
Meaningful Employment and Income
Close Family/Friends Relationships
Helping Others
Creating Something

12. ICT4H Policy: Causes of Unhappiness
Health
Disasters & Climate Change
Cyber Crime
Social Exclusion and Inequality
e-Resilience

13. ICT4H Practice Participative / User-Centred Design
H-app-iness Competition

14. ICT4H Research Agenda Ethics/Philosophy: Happiness as the goal?
Conceptualisation: Of happiness and development
Analysis: ICTs and the causes of happiness
Impact: Of ICT applications on happiness
Action Research: Development and implementation of a happiness app