Managing Knowledge in Computational Models for Global Food, Nutrition and Health Technologies

Computational models that need to incorporate domain knowledge for attaining realistic solutions often lead to technologies transferred to developing countries. Supporting the management of knowledge incorporated into these technologies will allow customisation to suit local conditions. This paper investigates this problem through the challenge of incorporating food and nutrition therapy guidelines (FNTG) into ICT-based solution models for the meal planning problem (MPP) for HIV/AIDS patients in developing countries. The paper contributes a clear understanding of, and directions for addressing, the problem of support for managing the knowledge incorporated into solutions models to support customisability of technologies and enable technology transfer.