02062nas a2200241   4500008004500000020002000045245010600065210006900171260001300240300001000253520124700263653002501510653002201535653001401557653002201571653001401593653002401607653001301631100002101644700001901665700001801684856011801702       2019                        Engldsh    a18269745 (ISSN)00aA participatory approach for digital documentation of egyptian bedouins intangible cultural heritage.0 aparticipatory approach for digital documentation of egyptian bed  c2019 SUM  a31-493 aThe Bedouins of Egypt hold a unique intangible cultural heritage (ICH), with distinct cultural values and social practices that are rapidly changing as a consequence of having settled after having been nomadic for centuries. We present our attempt to develop a bottom-up approach to document Bedouin ICH. Grounded in participatory design practices, the project purpose was two-fold: engaging Egyptian Engineering undergraduates with culturally-distant technology users and introducing digital self-documentation of ICH to the Bedouin community. We report the design of a didactic model that deployed the students as research partners to co-design four prototypes of ICH documentation mobile applications with the community. The prototypes reflected an advanced understanding for the values to the Bedouins brought by digital documentation practices. Drawing from our experience, three recommendations were elicited for similar ICH projects. Namely, focusing on the community benefits; promoting motivation ownership, and authenticity; and pursuing a shared identity between designers and community members. These guidelines hold a strong value as they have been tested against local challenges that could have been detrimental to the project.10aCommunity engagement10aCultural heritage10aEducation10aMobile technology10aPrototype10aStudents-led design10aTraining1 aGiglitto, Danilo1 aLazem, Shaimaa1 aPreston, Anne  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85086099863&partnerID=40&md5=c510b76ea631272e3bfee8b2a59c1ecb