Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and development information for professional women in Zambia

Mulauzi, Felesia; Albright, Kendra S.

doi:10.1504/ijtm.2009.021527

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“…These radios create awareness, provide information and education, improve community skills, and provide for cultural, political and economic development and empowerment (Nirmala, 2015). Rural women play a crucial role in development (Mulauzi and Sitali, 2010). The post-apartheid Government of South Africa has prioritised the empowerment of rural women as part of a comprehensive rural development programme.…”

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“…Rural women’s information needs range from traditional personal to development oriented information. Therefore, they should be provided with information on all aspects of their social lives (Mulauzi and Sitali, 2010). As observed by the CED (2003), nothing, arguably, is as important today in the political economy of development than the adequate recognition of the political, economic, and social participation and leadership of women.…”

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“…To withhold information from them is to hold back the potential for rural development. Women play the triple role of the production, reproduction and socio-political involvement in society (Mulauzi and Sitali, 2010). However, obstacles such as poverty, illiteracy, fear, poor access to public agencies and lack of knowledge about the right to information and how or where to ask for it, have deprived women of access to information (Ellison and Pol, 2015).…”

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“…The plight of these women has hindered their access to media that would enable them to participate responsibly in nation building. Unlike men, rural women remain uninformed and they lack access to appropriate information that is critical to all aspects of their development (Mulauzi and Sitali, 2010). Therefore, information poverty remains one of the causes of underdevelopment.…”

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The role of community radios in information dissemination to rural women in South Africa

Fombad

Jiyane

2016

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Rural women in South Africa are important role players in community development; to withhold information from them is to hold back the potential for rural development. However, obstacles such as poverty, illiteracy, fear, poor access to public agencies, and lack of knowledge about the right to information and how or where to ask for it has deprived women of access to information. Since post-apartheid South Africa, government has made progress toward empowering women. Community radio is the only accessible and readily affordable medium within the rural community and can play a significant role in rural development of women. This article adopts the case study research approach through the use of document analysis and interviews to investigate the role of two community radio stations in selected areas of the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa with regard to rural development and the dissemination of information to women listeners. It also suggests ways by which these radios may be used to enhance access to information by rural women in South Africa. The findings reveal that although community radio stations are recognised as support systems for information dissemination in rural communities, their role in information dissemination and the community development of women has not been fully explored. This article suggests ways in which the services of community radios may be enhanced by the provision of information to women for rural development.

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The role of community radios in information dissemination to rural women in South Africa

Fombad

Jiyane

2016

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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“…Technology adoption results in less isolation within the rural areas that come to be more connected to each other through social media and emails (Hay and Pearce, 2014). Another study investigated the access of professional women in Zambia to ICT (Mulauzi and Albright, 2008). According to the authors, ICT can be useful to develop women’s growth as it provides them with knowledge about health, education, environment, good governance (Mulauzi and Albright, 2008).…”

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Digitalization in the agri-food industry: the relationship between technology and sustainable development

Annosi¹,

Brunetta

Capo

et al. 2020

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PurposeDigitalization is becoming the subject of considerable interest in the literature. This is in view of its relevance in addressing social problems and contributing to the development of communities and societies. In the agri-food-industry, digitalization is also expected to contribute significantly to solve several challenges the sector is facing at this moment, such as the increasing food demand and resource use. However, the effects of advanced technologies are less a function of the technologies themselves than of how they are used by people. The study analyses the dominant challenges faced by firms in the agri-food industry in the usage and adoption of digital technology. Also, they show how these challenges impact on the sustainable development of digital technology for firms in the industry and provide avenues for future research.Design/methodology/approachThe authors propose a structured literature review aiming to investigate the following research question: what are the main challenges faced by firms within the agri-food industry in the adoption of smart technologies?FindingsResults illustrate the dominant challenges faced by firms in the agri-food industry in the usage and adoption of digital technology. Also, they show how these challenges impact on the sustainable development of digital technology for firms in the industry and provide avenues for future research.Originality/valueSo far, in the context of digitalization in the agri-food industry, various researchers have analysed different kinds of challenges to the adoption of smart technologies. This work reviews these contributions to create a clear reference framework of the challenges faced by agri-food firms while providing future avenues of research and implications at a policymaking, economic-managerial and socio-environmental level.

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Pregnancy-Related Information-Seeking Behavior and Information Literacy Profiles of Women at Reproductive Age

Kostagiolas,

Alexopoulou,

Ntalampiras

et al. 2023

Journal of Hospital Librarianship

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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and development information for professional women in Zambia

Cited by 9 publications

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The role of community radios in information dissemination to rural women in South Africa

The role of community radios in information dissemination to rural women in South Africa

Digitalization in the agri-food industry: the relationship between technology and sustainable development

Pregnancy-Related Information-Seeking Behavior and Information Literacy Profiles of Women at Reproductive Age

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