As part of CYSTINET–Africa we are working on a small mixed-methods study on the acceptability and feasibility of an augmented reality approach for knowledge sharing and troubleshooting within global research networks, especially in the lab setting. 

The study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptability of AR approaches in African laboratory settings to improve knowledge sharing and problem solving globally. The study seeks to develop an understanding of how innovative technologies can be envisioned, how they are accepted for remote training purposes, how they help resolve problems and what kind of opportunities and obstacles arise within the specific laboratory settings in Kenya and Zambia. The studies rationale is cross-cultural and interdisciplinary collaboration to assess the potentials of innovative technologies in African laboratory settings, incorporating given socio-cultural and socio-economic factors.

For this project we use the Microsoft HoloLens 2 and the Microsoft 365 Remote Assist Program.