Information Communication Technologies For Development In Africa

Author : Ramata Molo Thioune
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Communication in community development
ISBN : 9781552500019

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa by Ramata Molo Thioune Pdf

Volume 1 looks at the introduction, adoption, and utilization of ICTs at the community level. In various contexts -- geographical, technological, socioeconomic, cultural, and institutional -- the book explores the questions of community participation. It looks at how communities in sub-Saharan Africa have reacted to the changes brought about by the introduction of these new ICTs and, in detail, presents both the opportunities and the challenges that ICTs present for community development. The book will be useful for both researchers and development practitioners active, or just embarking upon, an "ICT for development" program. It will also be a very useful reference tool not only for academics but also for policymakers, decision-makers, and development professionals interested in the issue.

Author : Fisseha Mekuria,Ethiopia Nigussie,Tesfa Tegegne
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030266301

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Information and Communication Technology for Development for Africa by Fisseha Mekuria,Ethiopia Nigussie,Tesfa Tegegne Pdf

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Development for Africa, ICT4DA 2019, held in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in May 2019. The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 69 submissions. The papers address the impact of ICT in fostering economic development in Africa. In detail they cover the following topics: artificial intelligence and data science; wireless and mobile computing; and Natural Language Processing.

Author : Ramata Molo Thioune
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552500064

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa: The experience with community telecenters by Ramata Molo Thioune Pdf

Volume 3 documents the processes used, and institutions created, to bring computers and connectivity into schools, as a means of enhancing the use and integration of ICTs in teaching and learning. A range of project, administrative, and cultural settings are explored as are a wide variety of technical solutions. The results, observations, and conclusions presented in this book will be useful for policy- and decision-makers in education and ICTs. The book will also be useful for teachers, researchers, and development practitioners and professionals with interests or active programs in the area of "ICT for development." Information technology professionals looking to service the potential education market will also find this book valuable.

Author : Tina James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:717022891

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa by Tina James Pdf

Author : Joseph Ohiomogben Okpaku
Publisher : UN
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122162097

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Information and Communication Technologies for African Development by Joseph Ohiomogben Okpaku Pdf

This publication contains a series of papers that look at how information and communication technologies can be used to tackle development problems in Africa. The papers look at: background on ICT in Africa; and its current state; ICT in service development; the Un ICT task force and ICT as an instrument to leverage the Millennium Development Goals; the role of ICT in the African development agenda; regional ICT in Africa; Africa's digital rights and ways to bridge the digital divide.

Author : Ramata Molo Thioune
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Communication in community development
ISBN : 9781552500088

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa by Ramata Molo Thioune Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Information technology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112676924

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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Africa by Anonim Pdf

A selective review of studies and projects

Author : Ramata Molo Thioune
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Community development
ISBN : LCCN:2003405332

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa by Ramata Molo Thioune Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Community development
ISBN : 2869781156

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa: Opportunities and challenges for community development by Anonim Pdf

Volume 3 documents the processes used, and institutions created, to bring computers and connectivity into schools, as a means of enhancing the use and integration of ICTs in teaching and learning. A range of project, administrative, and cultural settings are explored as are a wide variety of technical solutions. The results, observations, and conclusions presented in this book will be useful for policy- and decision-makers in education and ICTs. The book will also be useful for teachers, researchers, and development practitioners and professionals with interests or active programs in the area of "ICT for development." Information technology professionals looking to service the potential education market will also find this book valuable.

Author : James T. Murphy,Pádraig Carmody
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118751336

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Africa's Information Revolution by James T. Murphy,Pádraig Carmody Pdf

Africa’s Information Revolution was recently announced as the 2016 prizewinner of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences - congratulations to the authors James T. Murphy and Padraig Carmody! Africa’s Information Revolution presents an in-depth examination of the development and economic geographies accompanying the rapid diffusion of new ICTs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Represents the first book-length comparative case study ICT diffusion in Africa of its kind Confronts current information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) discourse by providing a counter to largely optimistic mainstream perspectives on Africa’s prospects for m- and e-development Features comparative research based on more than 200 interviews with firms from a manufacturing and service industry in Tanzania and South Africa Raises key insights regarding the structural challenges facing Africa even in the context of the continent’s recent economic growth spurt Combines perspectives from economic and development geography and science and technology studies to demonstrate the power of integrated conceptual-theoretical frameworks Include maps, photos, diagrams and tables to highlight the concepts, field research settings, and key findings

Author : Oscar A. García,Prashanth Kotturi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429650543

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development Evaluation by Oscar A. García,Prashanth Kotturi Pdf

Written by a team of expert practitioners at the Independent Office of Evaluation of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), this book gives an insight into the implications of new and emerging technologies in development evaluation. Growing technologies such as big data analytics, machine learning and remote sensing present new opportunities for development practitioners and development evaluators, particularly when measuring indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals. The volume provides an overview of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the context of evaluation, looking at the theory and practice, and discussing how the landscape may unfold. It also considers concerns about privacy, ethics and inclusion, which are crucial issues for development practitioners and evaluators working in the interests of vulnerable populations across the globe. Among the contributions are case studies of seven organizations using various technologies for data collection, analysis, dissemination and learning. This valuable insight into practice will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and policymakers in development economics, development policy and ICT.

Author : Edith Ofwona Adera,Timothy M. Waema,Julian D. May
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781552505397

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Ict Pathways to Poverty Reduction by Edith Ofwona Adera,Timothy M. Waema,Julian D. May Pdf

'ICT Pathways to Poverty Reduction' presents a conceptual framework to analyse how poverty dynamics change over time and to shed light on whether ICT access benefits the poor as well as the not-so-poor. Essential reading for policymakers, researchers, and academics in international development or ICT for development.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:642480874

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Information & Communication Technologies for Development in Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patience Idaraesit Akpan-Obong
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1433103109

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Information and Communication Technologies in Nigeria by Patience Idaraesit Akpan-Obong Pdf

In recent years, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been linked with socioeconomic development with the assumption that they can be harnessed for economic growth in developing countries and facilitate integration into the global information society. However, very few studies in the ICT-for-development field examine the direct connections between ICTs and socioeconomic growth. Information and Communication Technologies in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges for Development is a compelling account of the development of ICTs in Nigeria. It examines the ICT policy framework and the societal context within which application of the technologies emerged and highlights the potentials of ICTs in socioeconomic development. However, this book also demonstrates, through interviews and case studies, that ICTs are not the panacea to underdevelopment; constraining factors in different countries can limit their capacity to succeed. The author employs a rare multidisciplinary approach that makes the book appealing and accessible to a diverse range of readership.

Author : Richard Heeks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317313564

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Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) by Richard Heeks Pdf

Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in developing countries; Internet and broadband access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) thus represent the fastest, broadest and deepest technical change experienced in international development. They now affect every development sector – supporting the work of hundreds of millions of farmers and micro-entrepreneurs; creating millions of ICT-based jobs; assisting healthcare workers and teachers; facilitating political change; impacting climate change; but also linked with digital inequalities and harms – with the pace of change continuously accelerating. Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) provides the first dedicated textbook to examine and explain these emerging phenomena. It will help students, practitioners, researchers and other readers understand the place of ICTs within development; the ICT-enabled changes already underway; and the key issues and interventions that engage ICT4D practice and strategy. The book has a three-part structure. The first three chapters set out the foundations of ICT4D: the core relation between ICTs and development; the underlying components needed for ICT4D to work; and best practice in implementing ICT4D. Five chapters then analyse key development goals: economic growth, poverty eradication, social development, good governance and environmental sustainability. Each chapter assesses the goal-related impact associated with ICTs and key lessons from real-world cases. The final chapter looks ahead to emerging technologies and emerging models of ICT-enabled development. The book uses extensive in-text diagrams, tables and boxed examples with chapter-end discussion and assignment questions and further reading. Supported by online activities, video links, session outlines and slides, this textbook provides the basis for undergraduate, postgraduate and online learning modules on ICT4D.