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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade ordet ICT4D.

1. 6. Do-It-Yourself Learning in Kenya : Exploring mobile technologies for merging non-formal and informal learning

   Författare :William Jobe; Henrik Hansson; Harald Kjellin; Evoda Mukama; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT4D; mobile learning; M4D; informal learning; non-formal learning; MOOCs; digital incentives; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap; Informatics;

   Sammanfattning : The educational landscape is changing and a variety of technologies and techniques are blurring the lines between traditional and non-traditional learning. This change is substantial in low-income countries: individuals in developing countries have a great desire to educate themselves and improve their quality of life. LÄS MER

3. 7. Motivating eParticipation in Authoritarian Countries

   Författare :Wairagala Wakabi; Åke Grönlund; Anders Avdic; Sirajul Islam; Kim Normann Andersen; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Civic voluntarism; IS artefact; Uganda; eParticipation; citizen participation; social networking sites; authoritarian regime; ICT4D; Informatik; Informatics;

   Sammanfattning : Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can enrich the ways in which citizens participate in civic and political matters. Indeed, many theorists on online participation, or eParticipation, proclaim the potential of digital technologies to empower citizens with convenient ways to participate in democratic processes and to hold leaders to account. LÄS MER

4. 8. Mobile Supported e-Government Systems : Analysis of the Education Management Information System (EMIS) in Tanzania

   Författare :Gudrun Wicander; John-Sören Pettersson; Anders G. Nilsson; Peter Rönnlund; Louise Yngström; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; e-Government systems; mobile telephony; SMS; blended digital system; education management; information systems; systems theory; developing countries; Tanzania; ICT4D; M4D; Information Systems; Informatik;

   Sammanfattning : e-Government systems are considered by both governments and international organisations to improve administration and management. In Tanzania, an e-government system for education administration, EMIS, is partly implemented but shows several limitations. LÄS MER

5. 9. A Structured Approach for Evaluating ICT Contributions to Development

   Författare :Florence Nameere Kivunike; Love Ekenberg; Mats Danielson; F. F. Tusubira; Tim Unwin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : There is considerable on-going research aimed at devising means of evaluating the contribution information and communication technology (ICT) makes towards development, of which this thesis forms a part. It specifically seeks to investigate how a structured approach can support the evaluation of the ICT contribution to development. LÄS MER

7. 10. Exploring telecentres as development initiatives

   Författare :Linda Johansson Hedberg; Stockholms universitet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Telecentres are formal moves to enhance access to Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) where individual access is unavailable or unaffordable. Since the 1990s an emphasis on reaching people in Africa, Asia and Latin America through the spread of telecentres can be ascertained. LÄS MER