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How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa
We take a layered approach to contextualise Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) to understand digital technologists’ motivations to implement technologies to address socio-economic issues based on their capabilities and kinship affiliations. We adopt an interpretive approach...
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| author | Mumin Abubakre Marcia Mkansi |
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| description | We take a layered approach to contextualise Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) to understand digital technologists’ motivations to implement technologies to address socio-economic issues based on their capabilities and kinship affiliations. We adopt an interpretive approach to conducting an inductive qualitative study of digital technologists based in South Africa. We propose three mechanisms (emotional connectedness, user-centred technologies, and symbiotic relations) through which digital technologists undertake ICT4D to exercise their agency and enhance the socio-economic well-being of disadvantaged members of society. Taking the kinship perspective and capability approach as underlying motivations for undertaking ICT4D projects allows us to contribute to the ICT4D literature. |
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| spelling | rr-article-222106572021-10-06T00:00:00Z How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa Mumin Abubakre (12248108) Marcia Mkansi (10500845) Commerce, management, tourism and services Information systems ICT4D poverty kinship affiliations capability context South Africa <p>We take a layered approach to contextualise Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) to understand digital technologists’ motivations to implement technologies to address socio-economic issues based on their capabilities and kinship affiliations. We adopt an interpretive approach to conducting an inductive qualitative study of digital technologists based in South Africa. We propose three mechanisms (emotional connectedness, user-centred technologies, and symbiotic relations) through which digital technologists undertake ICT4D to exercise their agency and enhance the socio-economic well-being of disadvantaged members of society. Taking the kinship perspective and capability approach as underlying motivations for undertaking ICT4D projects allows us to contribute to the ICT4D literature.</p> 2021-10-06T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/22210657.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/How_do_technologists_do_ICT_for_development_A_contextualised_perspective_on_ICT4D_in_South_Africa/22210657 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Commerce, management, tourism and services Information systems ICT4D poverty kinship affiliations capability context South Africa Mumin Abubakre Marcia Mkansi How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa |
| title | How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa |
| title_full | How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa |
| title_short | How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa |
| title_sort | how do technologists do “ict for development”? a contextualised perspective on ict4d in south africa |
| topic | Commerce, management, tourism and services Information systems ICT4D poverty kinship affiliations capability context South Africa |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/22210657.v1 |