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Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D

15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 1–3, 2019, Proceedings, Part I

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Table of contents (64 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Communities, ICT-Enabled Networks, and Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Ins and Outs of Participation in a Weather Information System

      • Bidisha Chaudhuri, Linus Kendall
      Pages 3-14
    3. eHealth in Zimbabwe, a Case of Techno-Social Development

      • Trymore Chawurura, Ronald Manhibi, Janneke van Dijk, Gertjan van Stam
      Pages 15-26
    4. ICT Use in the Context of Electricity Access in a Developing Country: A Choice Framework Analysis

      • Arlene Bailey, Aldrie Henry-Lee, Yhanore Johnson-Coke, Richard Leach, Anthony Clayton, Matt Gee et al.
      Pages 27-38
    5. Contemporary Challenges in Street Trader-Customer Interaction Through Mobile Devices in Dodoma, Tanzania

      • Joel Rumanyika, Matti Tedre, Mikko Apiola, Solomon Sunday Oyelere, Nasibu Rajabu Mramba
      Pages 76-88
    6. E-Commerce Institutionalisation in Mozambique: Enablers and Barriers

      • Fernanda Matsinhe, Salah Kabanda
      Pages 140-151
    7. The Influence of Telecentres on the Economic Empowerment of the Youth in Disadvantaged Communities of South Africa

      • Samkelo Lutho Booi, Wallace Chigona, Priscilla Maliwichi, Khaya Kunene
      Pages 152-167
    8. Peer Networking and Capacity Building for Child Protection Professionals – Lessons from “ChildHub”

      • Sendrine Constant, Balwant Godara, Thierry Agagliate, Nihaalini Kumar, Amara Amara
      Pages 168-180
    9. Investigating the Implementation of ICT Tool to Electoral Process in Nigeria

      • Aishatu Shuaibu, Salihu Dasuki, Muhammadou Kah
      Pages 181-191
  3. Digital Platforms for Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
    2. A Multi-level Perspective on Digital Platform Implementation and Impact: The Case of EasyTaxi in Colombia

      • Juan Erasmo Gomez-Morantes, Richard Heeks, Richard Duncombe
      Pages 195-206
    3. Exploring Tensions of Global Public Good Platforms for Development: The Case of DHIS2

      • Brian Nicholson, Petter Nielsen, Johan Saebo, Sundeep Sahay
      Pages 207-217

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About this book

The two volumes IFIP AICT 551 and 552 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in May 2019.

The 97 revised full papers and 2 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 185 submissions. The papers present a wide range of perspectives and disciplines including (but not limited to) public administration, entrepreneurship, business administration, information technology for development, information management systems, organization studies, philosophy, and management. They are organized in the following topical sections: communities, ICT-enabled networks, and development; digital platforms for development; ICT for displaced population and refugees. How it helps? How it hurts?; ICT4D for the indigenous, by the indigenous and of the indigenous; local technical papers; pushing the boundaries - new research methods, theory and philosophy in ICT4D; southern-driven human-computer interaction; sustainable ICT, informatics, education and learning in a turbulent world - "doing the safari way”.

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Petter Nielsen

  • University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Honest Christopher Kimaro

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