| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 229 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
IFIP advances in information and communication technology, 1868-4238 ; 587 |
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IFIP advances in information and communication technology ; 587. 1868-4238
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| Contents |
Digital Platforms and Gig Economy -- Competing Logics: Towards a Theory of Digital Platforms for Socio-Economic Development -- Different Approaches to Complementing Software Platforms: A Case Study of Digital Innovation across 10 Developing Countries -- Risks and Risk-Mitigation Strategies of Gig Economy Workers in the Global South: The Case of Ride-Hailing in Cape Town -- Theory and Open Science -- The Potential of Open Science for Research Visibility in the Global South: Rwandan Librarians' Perspectives -- Digital Innovation by Displaced Populations: A Critical Realist Study of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh -- A Post-colonial Analysis of Agile Software Development Methods in ICT4D -- Education and Health -- The Adoption of Mobile Health (mHealth) Services by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria -- Embracing uMunthu: How Informal Caregivers in Malawi use ICTs -- Constraining and Enabling Factors in the Use of ICT in Rural Schools in Nepal -- Educational Technology as a Positioning Tool in Rural Bangladesh -- Inclusion and Participation -- ICT-Based Participation in Support of Palestinian Refugees' Sustainable Livelihoods: A Local Authority Perspective -- Appraising WhatsApp in the Indian Context: Understanding the Rural Sentiment -- Enrolling Actors in a Social Information System: the Incremental Development of Unique Registry in Brazilian "Bolsa Famlia" Program -- Business Innovation and Data Privacy -- Exploring Gender Gaps: How Nigerian Micro Business Owners Use Mobile Apps for Business -- What Enables & Restrains Business Entrepreneurship in Refugee Camps in Malawi? A Search for Technology-related Causal Mechanisms -- Check your Tech -- Considering the Provenance of Data Used to Build Digital Products and Services -- Data Privacy and Protection: The Role of Regulation and Implications for Data Controllers in Developing Countries -- Implementation of Agile Methodology in Developing Countries: Case Study in Lebanon |
| Summary |
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2020, which was supposed to be held in Salford, UK, in June 2020, but was held virtually instead due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 18 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. The papers present a wide range of perspectives and disciplines including (but not limited to) public administration, entrepreneurship, business administration, information technology for development, information management systems, organization studies, philosophy, and management. They are organized in the following topical sections: digital platforms and gig economy; education and health; inclusion and participation; and business innovation and data privacy |
| Notes |
International conference proceedings |
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Includes author index |
| Bibliography |
References-Digital Innovation by Displaced Populations: A Critical Realist Study of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh-1 Introduction-1.1 Background of Rohingyas-1.2 Challenges with ICT and Internet Access for Rohingyas-1.3 Overcoming ICT Challenges and Restrictions-1.4 Services Offered by the Mobile Phone Shops-1.5 Digital Innovation and an Alternative Internet: Acquisition and Transfer of Audio-Visual Content by Mobile Phone Shops-2 A Critical Realist Philosophical Approach and Methodology-2.1 Field Data Collection Method |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 1, 2021) |
| Subject |
Information technology -- Social aspects -- Developing countries -- Congresses
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Computers and civilization.
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Application software.
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Coding theory.
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Information theory.
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Computer organization.
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Information Theory
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Information technology -- Social aspects
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Application software
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Coding theory
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Computer organization
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Computers and civilization
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Information theory
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Developing countries
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bass, Julian M., editor.
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Wall, P. J., editor
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| ISBN |
9783030658281 |
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3030658287 |
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