Paper Number
ICIS2025-1747
Paper Type
Short
Abstract
Animal disease reporting systems are essential to prevent and manage disease outbreaks. However, motivating farmers to voluntarily report animal diseases remains a challenge. To address this issue, we undertook an Action Design Research (ADR) with industry practitioners, aquaculture experts, government officials, and artisanal shrimp farmers to co-design a voluntary disease reporting system (VDRS) that provides real-time visibility into shrimp disease occurrences. We adopt regulatory fit theory as a lens for aligning user motivations to engage with the VDRS and appropriate technology as a lens for understanding the problem context. This short paper outlines the initial design principles that were identified as critical for engaging artisanal farmers in voluntary reporting. Through this research, we aim to offer prescriptive knowledge that could inspire future development of similar voluntary disease reporting systems for animal diseases.
Recommended Citation
Cooray, Marian Vindya; Pan, Shan; Sandeep, M.S.; Ritchi, Hamzah; Puspita, Rora; Khan, Alexander; and Andoyo, Robi, "Designing a Voluntary Disease Reporting System (VDRS) For Artisanal Farmers" (2025). ICIS 2025 Proceedings. 9.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2025/sustain/sustain/9
Designing a Voluntary Disease Reporting System (VDRS) For Artisanal Farmers
Animal disease reporting systems are essential to prevent and manage disease outbreaks. However, motivating farmers to voluntarily report animal diseases remains a challenge. To address this issue, we undertook an Action Design Research (ADR) with industry practitioners, aquaculture experts, government officials, and artisanal shrimp farmers to co-design a voluntary disease reporting system (VDRS) that provides real-time visibility into shrimp disease occurrences. We adopt regulatory fit theory as a lens for aligning user motivations to engage with the VDRS and appropriate technology as a lens for understanding the problem context. This short paper outlines the initial design principles that were identified as critical for engaging artisanal farmers in voluntary reporting. Through this research, we aim to offer prescriptive knowledge that could inspire future development of similar voluntary disease reporting systems for animal diseases.
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