A framework for creating an ICT knowledge hub in Zimbabwe: A holistic approach in fostering economic growth

Mahlangu, Gilbert; Musungwini, Samuel; Sibanda, Mavellas

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“…Localities with high internal and external networking and knowledge sharing capabilities can also be thought of as ICT knowledge hubs (Evers, 2008). ICT knowledge hubs have risen to prominence as important forums for development of local technological enterprises and facilitating knowledge transfer between specialists and users (Mahlangu et al, 2018).…”

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“…In recent years, most countries’ competitiveness and sustainability have been increased based on technology and information; as a result, a serious demand for analytical study and assessment of the degree of innovative economic development emerged (Aliyev, 2018). Therefore, a number of evaluative approaches have been applied to assess its utilities; system utilization (Srinivasan, 1985; Trice and Treacy, 1986); information value (Gallagher, 1974); user satisfaction (Bailey and Pearson, 1983; Shaw et al, 2002); and service quality (Jiang et al, 2002) have all been used to evaluate ICTs over the years.…”

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ICT-enabled agricultural extension: How to promote and sustain?

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Shaba

2022

Information Development

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Governments in developing countries have invested in and digitalized various citizen services to obtain significant economic and societal benefits. However, academic and practice literature documented that the success rate of ICT-led development projects has been less than satisfactory. Therefore, this study aimed to find the priority areas where ICTs-based agricultural projects could be successful and propose measurable indicators to consider while designing and developing such initiatives. This study adopted a qualitative research methodology and interviewed eleven (11) top-ranked professionals from ten (10) organizations involved in carrying out several ICT-based projects in agriculture. Responses were analyzed qualitatively using ‘Thematic Analysis’. The analysis revealed a total of forty codes and nine thematic areas (e.g. creating agricultural knowledge hub, providing extension services, developing farmers’ database, initiating capacity building programs, developing Decision Support Systems (DSS) for different segments, developing farming alert systems, agricultural market information system, ICT-based community building, and formulating ICT strategies for agriculture) and proposed five (5) sets of measuring indicators (e.g. economic, quality of life, community development, service quality, technology acceptance) that would be useful in designing and measuring the success of ICT interventions. The findings of this study might help policymakers and Information Systems (IS) developers to identify priority areas for ICT-led interventions along with its success indicators. This study provides further evidence of the importance of considering economic and non-economic drivers of ICT adoption for development. It conveys important insights concerning the success dimensions of ICT-based agricultural projects certainly critical for resource management and livelihoods improvement.

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ICT-enabled agricultural extension: How to promote and sustain?

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2022

Information Development

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“…Tech assiduity is known for working long hours and having a lot of work, which can be hard for women who want to simultaneously work and care for their families. Women may have the impression that they must choose between their job and their particular life, which can result in career decline and collapse [6]. Women working in technology frequently suffer from impostor syndrome, in which they may believe they do not belong or are not good enough.…”

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Breaking the Barriers: Women and Technology

Swapna.¹,

Pallavi.²

2023

RCSAS

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All around the world, in various social norms, in some or the other form, women deny their rights to education, economic growth, and participation in politics. This inequality in gender slows down the progress of the world. Women are away from technology due to many reasons including gender bias, unequal opportunities, unequal pay for their hard work and talent, lack of guidance, and lack of women role models in the field. The technical industry is one of the industries which is growing rapidly reaching new heights and setting new goals. Climbing the career ladder in the technical industry is not so easy. But for women technologists, the path to the top is more difficult. When we compare men and women, men with a bachelor's degree earn 16% higher median wages than women. The technical industry is male-dominated, whereas women are underrepresented in technology. This is not only a societal shortage but also a workforce problem, given that there is a shortage of women's technical professionals. We should concede that women have a significant barrier between them and the technology company entries. This broken rung in the career of women puts them at a disadvantage. This becomes a reason for technical companies to hire same-gender people. People often think that women are not good at technology. Thinking that society is inside a bubble where women will stop working after marriage, and even if they continue working after marriage, they will stop after having children. We can see the variation in internet usage by different genders in which women lie far behind men, and this is true in every part and corner of this country. The Internet plays a very important role in people's lives as it helps everyone in accessing information and helps in social participation. Opportunities are never the same for men and women, and the differences in access to tools and technologies compromise the opportunities for women.

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Inclusive Digital Transformation for the Marginalized Communities in a Developing Context

Musungwini

Gavai

Furusa

et al. 2022

Advances in IT Standards and Standardization Research

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This chapter looks at Zimbabwe, a developing country in Sub-Saharan Africa that aspires to reach an upper-middle-income economy by 2030 through digital inclusiveness. Digital transformation (DT) and digital innovation (DI) may be the fundamental foundation to attain economic growth and productivity. To transit to Society 5.0, nations should develop robust technological systems, powerful, knowledgeable human resources, and a strategic direction policy by harnessing (DT) and (DI). A qualitative stance is applied using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Digital innovation identifies issues characterizing marginal communities in Zimbabwe that must be addressed to ensure that digital transformation targets rural areas, border posts, the informal sector, smallholder farmers, artisanal miners, vendors, and women (rural). The chapter then climaxes with a framework that if implemented may usher in Society 5.0, which may ensure that people, things, and technologies are all interconnected and intersect in the cyber and physical spaces.

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A framework for creating an ICT knowledge hub in Zimbabwe: A holistic approach in fostering economic growth

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ICT-enabled agricultural extension: How to promote and sustain?

ICT-enabled agricultural extension: How to promote and sustain?

Breaking the Barriers: Women and Technology

Inclusive Digital Transformation for the Marginalized Communities in a Developing Context

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