Sökning: "ICT4D"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade ordet ICT4D.

  1. 1. Education for All in Sri Lanka : ICT4D Hubs for Region-Wide Dissemination of Blended Learning

    Författare :Peter Mozelius; Henrik Hansson; Sutinen Erkki; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT4D; ICT4D hubs; Digital divide; Sri Lanka; Blended learning; Education for All; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : ICT4D, here defined as the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in developing regions, can be seen as one of the most powerful and cost efficient ways to improve the standard of living in the developing world. Many regions in Asia have shown a rapid but heterogeneous development where information technology had a drastic impact on development but often with the problems related to ICT4D 1. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The capability approach in ict4d research

    Författare :Mathias Hatakka; Åke Grönlund; Anders Avdic; Cathy Urquhart; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT4D; the capability approach; development as freedom; education; ICT; development; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys; Informatics;

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  4. 3. Play as Freedom : Implications for ICT4D

    Författare :Pedro Ferreira; Kristina Höök; Jonathan Donner; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Sammanfattning : Information and Communication Tech nologies for Development (ICT4D) deals with understanding the relationship between modern technology use and social and economic development. While play may not appear as an immediate concern to the field, a recent body of work has emerged questioning the role of play in ICT4D and the reasons behind its apparent dismissal. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Creating opportunity by connecting the unconnected : mobile phone based agriculture market information service for farmers in Bangladesh

    Författare :M. Sirajul Islam; Åke Grönlund; Rahul Dé; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT4D; agriculture market information service; design science research; mobile phones; farmers; technology acceptance; artifact design; Bangladesh; least developed countries; Informatics; Informatik; Informatik; Informatics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is framed within the research area of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), which is concerned with how ICT can make a difference to the lives of the poor. This study focuses primarily on mobile phones and how they can be used as part of an Agriculture Market Information Service (AMIS) in order to provide crucial information to farmers in Bangladesh. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Learning to learn in e-Learning : constructive practices for development

    Författare :Annika Andersson; Åke Grönlund; Karin Hedström; Tim Unwin; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ICT4D; distance education; constructive learning practices; Structuration Theory; ICT; developing countries; e-learning; Informatics; Informatik; Informatik; Informatics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns technology use in distance educations and learning practices related to this use. The research was carried out over the period 2005 to 2009 in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and has been reported in 6 published papers. LÄS MER