The ‘Ear’ and ‘Eye’ Digital Divide

Metcalfe, Mike; Joham, Carmen

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“…They argued the need to create counter-networks, using a term drawn from Castells (1996Castells ( , 2000, to the existing dominant networks of human and nonhuman actors operating within deep-rooted sociocultural structures. Metcalfe and Joham (2003) described their research on oral cultures, drawing from their work with some Aboriginal groups in Australia. They argued that modern technology, such as UHF citizen band radio, can be highly effective in supporting knowledge exchange between groups with strong oral traditions.…”

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Research on information systems in developing countries: Current landscape and future prospects

Walsham

Sahay

2006

Information Technology for Development

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The current landscape of the information systems research literature concerned with developing countries is surveyed by examining a range of research articles published from 2000 onward. These are discussed in terms of the key challenges addressed, including the role of technology, and the methodological and theoretical approaches used. Prospects for future research are discussed, based on a conceptual view as to how to study information and communication technologies (ICTs) in developing countries, to classify existing work, identify gaps, and suggest future opportunities. The authors contribute to the important debate on how ICTs in general, and information systems research in particular, can make a positive difference in the developing countries. C 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Section: Focusing On Particular Groupsmentioning

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“…Other general theories of society, if we can call them this, include theories of neo-colonialism and postcolonialism (Adam & Myers, 2003). Anthropological theories of culture are also drawn on by IS researchers (Metcalfe & Joham, 2003).…”

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Research on information systems in developing countries: Current landscape and future prospects

Walsham

Sahay

2006

Information Technology for Development

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“…This is in line with what Avgerou (2008) calls "social embeddedness of IT innovation." National and organizational differences (Barrett & Walsham, 1995), conditions of local cultures (e.g., Metcalfe & Joham, 2003;Zheng, 2007), institutional structure and power processes (Silva & Backhouse, 2003), type of governance (Ciborra & Navarra, 2005), and information infrastructure (Rolland & Monteiro, 2002) are all examples of social and environmental conversion factors that reflect human diversity in the context of e-development.…”

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Different spaces for e-development: What can we learn from the capability approach?

Zheng

2009

Information Technology for Development

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"e-Development" is often pursued with a lot of thinking on the 'e' and little on the 'development,' rendering the link between them ambiguous and fragile. It is important to explicate what kind of "development" is being pursued, and how information and communication technology (ICT) can contribute to this goal. This article draws on Amartya Sen's capability approach to provide some theoretical reflections on e-development. It is argued that the capability approach, being a normative and evaluative approach, provides us with a different "space" to assess e-development and allows us to sensitize and take into account a variety of important issues surrounding ICT adoption for development. This article first provides an introduction to key concepts of the capability approach, which are then drawn on to generate implications for e-development research. C 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…Mosse and Sahay [41] and Korpela et al [36] argued that there is need to create counter-networks, using a term drawn from Castells [14,15] to the existing dominant networks of human and nonhuman actors operating within deep-rooted sociocultural structures Metcalfe and Joham [46]. Korpela et al [36] argued that modern technology, such as UHF citizen band radio, can be highly effective in supporting knowledge exchange between groups with strong oral traditions.…”

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“…This is because IT has not effectively been integrated in the development agenda of most countries as reflected in the lack of ICT policies [42]. Africa has 13 % of the world population, but has very small percentage of world telephone lines and small percentage of Internet connectivity measured in terms of number of Internet hosts and Internet users [46].…”

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Research on ICT Development in Africa Countries Focusing on Benefits, Trends, Challenges, and Solutions

Odongo¹

2014

Computing in Research and Development in Africa

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The ability to enhance socio-economic development through information communication technology (ICT) is a subject of an ongoing debate. Developed and some developing nations have made remarkable progress in their use of ICT to facilitate socio-economic development but Africa still lags behind in its ICTbased development agenda. The returns on Africa's efforts at using ICT to leapfrog its development are not as promising as those of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This chapter reviews Africa's research development on ICT focusing on benefits, trends, challenges, and solutions in an increasingly information age and knowledge-based global economy. It outlines the roles of knowledge and IT in addressing, benefits, trends, challenges, and solutions in IT development in Africa. It addresses polices that Africa must adopt to enhance the process of reducing the marginalization gap in the emerging global information world. The paper concludes that policies and strategies that seek to realize ICT opportunities for development should among other requirements; focus on generating clear ICT visions, be actionoriented, and have measurable and achievable targets.A.O. Odongo ( ) Kenya electricity generating company limited,

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The ‘Ear’ and ‘Eye’ Digital Divide

Cited by 6 publications

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Research on information systems in developing countries: Current landscape and future prospects

Research on information systems in developing countries: Current landscape and future prospects

Different spaces for e-development: What can we learn from the capability approach?

Research on ICT Development in Africa Countries Focusing on Benefits, Trends, Challenges, and Solutions

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