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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"ICT4D."”.
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Adoption of ICT4D frameworks to support screening for depression in Nigerian universities
… global research to encourage the adoption of ICT4D frameworks for the prevention of more serious cases by empowering other population for an early first-line depression screening.
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Evaluating How Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Interventions Affect the Wellbeing of Indigenous Communities in the North Rupununi, Guyana
… high failure rate of many ICT for development (ICT4D) interventions and their limited focus on wellbeing impact has drawn attention to the needs for designing better evaluation frameworks to help make sense of the complex realities in which ICT interventions take place, and for interrogating the …
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The effects of community participation on sustainability in an ICT4D project: A Case of Vrygrond Community Lab in South Africa
… on community participation and sustainability of ICT4D initiatives in South Africa. Secondly study makes recommendations for donors and Universities looking to implement initiatives similar to the Vrygrond Community Lab in addressing socioeconomic challenges by equipping communities with computer …
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Towards the development of a grounded framework of context as tool for linking rural community development needs to ICT policy and implementation in the Dr J.S. Moroka Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
… Information Communication for Development (ICT4D) initiatives amongst rural communities in South Africa. The author of this thesis argues that, for rural South African communities to reap the benefits of ICT4D initiatives, it would be necessary for the communities to empower themselves and …
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The contribution of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) projects to capabilities, empowerment and sustainability : a case study of iREACH in Cambodia
The purpose of the research underpinning this thesis is to develop and test a framework for understanding whether, how and under what circumstances information and communication technologies (ICT) can contribute to development.
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Towards understanding the difficulties and concerns of deep rural communities in South Africa and the effect they have on community engagement in ICT4D
… interest in the field of ICT for Development (ICT4D). This study focuses on exploring the perspectives from which deep rural communities define development. In addition, this study seeks to understand the issues facing deep rural communities, as well as the effect that these issues have on …
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A community-based approach to new medium integration in South African education : a combination of ICT4D process approach and ethnographic action research techniques
Our initial study indicates that successful integration of new communication medium into South African schools is not only challenging from the financial point of view, but also in terms of designing tools that fit within educational goals, as well as the training and support of relevant personnel …
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Collective empowerment through information and communication technologies: co-creation processes in underserved communities in Cape Town
… for collective empowerment. Grounded in current ICT4D research, the thesis tries to resolve the gap related to how to include collective approaches and participation in design. The study is framed by critical social theory and the capability approach but with special attention to collective and …
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Co-designing in the real world: managing a multiple stakeholder design process with an NGO
Many ICT4D research projects work in collaboration with NGOs in order to meet their development objectives and to increase their interventions’ effectiveness. Herein, aspects of co-design are often applied, where the intention is to include all stakeholders as equal participants in the design …
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Analysis of designed and emergent consequences of mobile banking usage by SME’s in Kenya using ethnographic decision tree modeling
… and Communications Technologies for Development (ICT4D) has been a challenge both in terms of theoretical and methodological approaches. It has been pointed out in extant literature that ICT4D impact studies are few compared to those that investigate determinants of adoption. Knowledge of this …
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The impact of work seeker support platforms on the development of South Africa's unemployed youth
… Revolution and the rise of ICT for Development (ICT4D) interventions, several digital solutions have been developed in South Africa. These attempt to provide low-cost, scalable solutions to youth unemployment by addressing some of the barriers that young people experience. Despite the increased …
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Dynamics of online game industry in China: An application of Porter's model
… applied to study the ICTs for development, or ICT4D, this thesis identifies several macro variables associated with the transitioning society to understand the application of the model to study the indus-try competitiveness in the context of new media sector in China.
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Designing Ummeli a case for mediated design, a participatory approach to designing interactive systems for semi-literate users
… communication technologies for development (ICT4D). User Centred Design (UCD) was incorporated as a design approach. Ummeli was built by a combination of insights drawn from a lived-in experience, and employing UCD informed mtheods of participatory design (PD).
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Optimizing perspectives: a classic grounded theory of stakeholder perceptions on WSDB influence in Uganda's water sector
… the contemporary notion of ICT for Development (ICT4D) or Information Systems in Developing Countries (ISDC) studies that examine developmental significance of ICTs such as e-government systems in SSA. A comparative analysis of Optimizing Perspectives with related theories was undertaken to bring …
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Framing Empowerment: Representation and Reception of Mobile Technology and the Female Figure in INGO Advertising
… and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) project which aims to close the ‘digital divide’ by placing mobile phones in the hands of global South users, where there may be existing gaps in ownership and access. These efforts position the mobile phone as a tool that enables economic …
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ICT-based information systems and organisational change in microfinance organisations
… With an aim to contribute to the field of ICT4D, this study examines the use of ICT in combating corruption in microfinance and argues that along with the use of ICT, an ethical ambiance and administrative reforms are required to prevent corruption more effectively. It also argues that the …
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The effects of mobile phones in social and economic development : the case of female microentrepreneurs in Chennai, India
… and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) field by introducing and testing the concept of mattering, a construct that measures self-perception of how significant one is to others. The generalizability of the findings in this dissertation is limited in part by the cross-sectional …
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Community-centred network management for community wireless networks (CWNs)
… and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), which emphasises designing with and for communities, an investigation into CWN management interfaces was conducted. This research employed a community co-design approach, focusing on CWNs in South Africa and India, to identify the challenges …
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