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Pape Abdoulaye Barro, Marco Zennaro, Jules Degila and Ermanno Pietrosemoli
An increasing number of implementations of IoT for development use the LoRaWAN protocol as many of them leverage the free network and application servers provided by The Things Networks (TTN) to fulfill their needs. Unfortunately, in some countries in Su...
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Annette N. Brown,Hannah J. Skelly
Pág. 18 pgs.
To identify impact evaluations on the effectiveness of ICTD interventions, we conducted a systematic search and screening that identiªed 253 studies. We present our results in an evidence map that shows the amount of evidencefor each of 11 intervention c...
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Isabella Rega,Alessandro Inversini
Pág. pp. 19 - 24 pgs.
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Stan Karanasios
Pág. pp. 1 - 18 pgs.
Despite the advancement of the ICT for Development (ICT4D) field over the last decade, it has been argued that its knowledge and theoretical contribution has been weak. It has also been argued that ICT4D lacks appropriate theoretically driven approaches ...
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Terje Aksel Sanner,Johan Ivar Sæbø
Pág. pp. 33 - 47 pgs.
The article highlights the contradictory role per diem payments play in swiftly attracting local participation in ICT for Development (ICT4D) projects, while undermining long-term capacity building and sustainability with such efforts. We discuss sustain...
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Niall Hayes,Chris Westrup
Pág. pp. 19 - 32 pgs.
This article considers the role of one actor that is in the ascendancy in the development sector, namely the multinational management consulting organization. Drawing on science and technology studies concepts, we argue that such consultants are increasi...
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William Jobe
Pág. pp. 27 - 32
The extensive growth and expansion of smartphones and tablets and therewith the use of mobile web applications that utilize HTML5 and related technologies are frequently discussed and debated in media as possible replacements for native applications. The...
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Siobhán Clarke,Gillian Wylie,Hans Zomer
Pág. pp. 55 - 70 pgs.
Since the year 2000, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have anchored efforts to combat global poverty. As we near 2015, this article assesses ICTs? role in reaching the goals, with an emphasis on urban poverty. Over the lifespan of the MDGs, debate...
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Isabella Rega,Sara Vannini,Emanuele Fino,Lorenzo Cantoni
Pág. pp. 35 - 54 pgs.
This article presents extensive research conducted in Mozambique that aims to deeply understand how different social groups understand community multimedia centers (CMCs), which are structures combining a community radio and a telecenter. The social repr...
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Øystein Sæbø,Devinder Thapa
Pág. pp. 85 - 98 pgs.
Information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) projects can only be considered successful if they lead to some kind of individual, social, or economic development. The benefits of introducing ICT4D projects in developing countries are y...
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