Archive for ICT4D

ICT4D Resources

Compiled by Mohamed Ben Moussa, Concordia University Joint PhD in Communication

Journal articles

Alzouma, G. 2005. Myths of digital technology in Africa: Leapfrogging development? Global Media and Communication, 1(3): 339-356.

Badshah, A., Khan, S., and Garrido, M. 2005. Connected for Development: Information Kiosks and Sustainability. NY: United Nations Publications. https://unp.un.org/details.aspx?entry=E04294

Baliamoune-Lutz, M. 2003. An analysis of the determinants and effects of ICT diffusion in developing countries. Information Technology for Development 10: 51–169.

Ciborra, C. and Navarra, D. 2005. Good Governance, Development Theory, and Aid Policy: Risks and Challenges of E-Government in Jordan. Information Technology for Development, 11(2): 141-159.

Franklin, M. 2007. The Pursuit of Development and Poverty Reduction through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Trinidad and Tobago. Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, 32(2): 23-49.

Fuentes-Bautista, M, Straubhaar, J. and Spence, J. 2003. NGOs and Government: The social shaping of the Internet from Below. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA, May 27, 2003. www.utexas.edu/research/tipi/reports2/internetbrazil-peru_tipi.doc

Heeks, R. 2002.Information Systems and Developing Countries: Failure, Success, and Local Improvisations. The Information Society, 18:101–112.

Kalu, K. 2007. Capacity Building and IT Diffusion: A Comparative Assessment of E-Government Environment in Africa. Social Science Computer Review, 25: 358-379.

Kendall, K., Kendall, J. & Kah, M. 2006. Formulating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy Through Discourse: How Internet Discussions Shape Policies on ICTs for Developing Countries. Information Technology for Development,12 (1): 25–43.

Kenny, C. 2002. Information and Communication Technologies for Direct Poverty Alleviation: Costs and Benefits. Development Policy Review, 20 (2): 141-157.

Lewin, K. 2000. New Technologies and Knowledge Acquisition and Use in Developing Countries. Compare, 30( 3): 313-321.

Leye, Veva. 2007. UNESCO, ICT Corporations and the Passion of ICT for Development: Modernization Resurrected. Media, Culture & Society 29(6): 972-993.

Martinez-Frias, J. 2003. The importance of ICTs for developing countries. Interdisciplinary Science Review, 28(1): 10-14.

Mhlanga, S. Fortune. 2006. A developing country’s Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure in respective: a vision for the 21st century. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science 10 (1), pp. 72.

Wade, R. 2003. Bridging the digital divide: New route to development or new form of dependency. Global Governance 8: 443:446.

Walsham, G. and Sahay, S. 2006. Research on Information Systems in Developing Countries: Current Landscape and Future Prospects. Information Technology for Development, 12 (1) 7–24.

Winston, Brian. 2007. Let Them Eat Laptops: Thee Limits of Technicism. International Journal of Communication 1: 170-176. http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc

Online Resources below…also some other resources I compiled a while back

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