Before the Tech Bit: Observations on the Workings of a Scottish Community Fridge

Sarah Kiden; Angelika Strohmayer; Joyce Yee

doi:10.1145/3565967.3571752

Before the Tech Bit: Observations on the Workings of a Scottish Community Fridge

Sarah Kiden, Angelika Strohmayer, Joyce Yee

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Abstract

In the last few years, we have seen an increased interest by communities in developing technologies, including telecommunication infrastructures. In HCI, we have seen work around food sharing and the role of technology in supporting sustainability efforts to reduce food waste. We bring these two debates together, reflecting on our experience of working with a Community Fridge to explore possibilities of technologies to support ongoing efforts. In finding our definition for community building, our contributions are twofold: (1) we must meaningfully consider community priorities in digital developments; and (2) introduce locally relevant technologies that relate to genuine priorities of grassroots organisations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	GROUP '23: Companion Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
Editors	Casey Fiesler, Fabiano Pinatti
Place of Publication	New York, US
Publisher	ACM
Pages	45-47
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450399456
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3565967.3571752
Publication status	Published - 8 Jan 2023
Event	The ACM international conference on Supporting Group Work - The Sonesta Resort , Hilton Head Island, United States Duration: 8 Jan 2023 → 11 Jan 2023 https://group.acm.org/conferences/group22/index.php

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Conference	The ACM international conference on Supporting Group Work
Abbreviated title	GROUP '23
Country/Territory	United States
City	Hilton Head Island
Period	8/01/23 → 11/01/23
Internet address	https://group.acm.org/conferences/group22/index.php

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Community building
community fridge
food-sharing
community technology

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Kiden, S, Strohmayer, A & Yee, J 2023, Before the Tech Bit: Observations on the Workings of a Scottish Community Fridge. in C Fiesler & F Pinatti (eds), GROUP '23: Companion Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work. ACM, New York, US, pp. 45-47, The ACM international conference on Supporting Group Work, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States, 8/01/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3565967.3571752

Before the Tech Bit: Observations on the Workings of a Scottish Community Fridge. / Kiden, Sarah; Strohmayer, Angelika ; Yee, Joyce.
GROUP '23: Companion Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work. ed. / Casey Fiesler; Fabiano Pinatti. New York, US: ACM, 2023. p. 45-47.

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