How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa
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چکیده
We take a layered approach to contextualise Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) understand digital technologists’ motivations implement technologies address socio-economic issues based on their capabilities and kinship affiliations. adopt an interpretive conducting inductive qualitative study of technologists in South Africa. propose three mechanisms (emotional connectedness, user-centred technologies, symbiotic relations) through which undertake ICT4D exercise agency enhance the well-being disadvantaged members society. Taking perspective capability as underlying undertaking projects allows us contribute literature.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Information Systems
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0960-085X', '1476-9344']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0960085x.2021.1978343