MangngalApp -- An integrated package of technology for COVID-19 response and rural development: Acceptability and usability using TAM
Billy S. Javier, Leo P. Paliuanan, James Karl A. Agpalza, Jesty S., Agoto

TL;DR
MangngalApp is a web and mobile platform integrating technologies for rural development and COVID-19 response, showing high acceptability and usability among target users like fishers and farmers.
Contribution
This study evaluates the acceptability and usability of MangngalApp using TAM and ISO standards, demonstrating its potential for rural development during COVID-19.
Findings
MangngalApp was highly acceptable and usable.
It complied well with ISO 25010 software quality standards.
The app is expected to promote social development in rural communities.
Abstract
The COVID19 pandemic has challenged universities and organizations to devise mechanisms to uplift the well-being and welfare of people and communities. In response, the design and development of an integrated package of technologies, MangngalApp -- A web-based portal and mobile responsive application for rural development served as an opportunity. It showcases different packets of technologies that were outputs of R&D in the field of fisheries and aqua-culture, innovations that were IP-protected, and technologies that harness locally available resources for post-harvest development and aiding in sustaining growth and development in the communities. This paper focused on the usability and acceptability of the MangngalApp implementing a descriptive research design using the Technology Acceptance Model or TAM and ISO 25010 software quality standards. Constrained by government health…
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Taxonomy
TopicsCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · SMEs Development and Digital Marketing · Information Retrieval and Data Mining
MethodsTemporal Adaptive Module
