Spatial inequality and the Internet divide in Indonesia 2010-2012
Spatial inequality has been one of the key development characteristics considered across developing countries. However, relatively few studies examine the mechanisms by which spatial inequality explains the existing digital divide in a developing ...
The centrality of electricity to ICT use in low-income countries
A growing body of literature that extols the ability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance well-being in developing countries tends to focus on long run institutional and socio-economic changes as key to driving Internet ...
Digital literacy and knowledge societies
With a structurally entrenched digital divide on the one hand, and increasing ubiquity of the Internet in a techno-centric world on the other, the imperative to exploit information and knowledge for development remains a significant driver for equitable ...
Rethinking the assessment of e-government implementation in developing countries from the perspective of the design-reality gap
E-government has received increasing attention as an innovative method for improved governance, and many countries are channeling their efforts and resources into its development. However, the outcomes of e-government development have varied across ...
The informational life of the poor
This paper seeks to contribute to the debate on the impact of the adoption of information technologies (ICT) in poverty reduction by understanding how the poor obtain, share and use ICT on their everyday life - what we call the informational lives of ...
The price sensitivity of mobile use among low income households in six countries of Asia
The private sector in developing countries is increasingly interested in extending mobile telephony services to low income and rural markets that were previously considered unprofitable. Determining the right price is a central challenge in this ...
Representing participation in ICT4D projects
How do the discourses of participation inform deployment of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D)? Discourses here mean narratives that assign roles to actors, and specify causes and outcomes for events. Based on the theory ...
Global agenda and ICT4D in Africa
In 1996, as part of the global ICT for development phenomenon, the Africa Information Society Initiative (AISI) was launched as the action framework for the building of ICT infrastructure in Africa. Its goals included the digital connection of every ...
Sustainability of rural informatization programs in developing countries
Traditionally, the role of telecommunications carriers is often limited to providing connections in rural informatization programs. This paper illustrates the case of Sichuan's government-carrier cooperative rural informatization model, where the ...
