How ICT4D Research Fails the Poor
Research can improve development policies and practices and funders increasingly require evidence of such socioeconomic impact from their investments. This article questions whether information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) research conforms to the requirements for achiev...
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| description | Research can improve development policies and practices and funders increasingly require
evidence of such socioeconomic impact from their investments. This article questions
whether information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) research
conforms to the requirements for achieving socioeconomic impact. We report on a
literature review of the impact of research in international development and a survey of
ICT4D researchers who assessed the extent to which they follow practices for achieving
socioeconomic impact. The findings suggest that while ICT4D researchers are interested in
influencing both practice and policy, they are less inclined toward the activities that would
make this happen, especially engaging with users of their research and communicating
their findings to a wider audience. Their institutions do not provide incentives for
researchers to adopt these practices. ICT4D researchers and their institutions should engage
more closely with the users of their research through more and better communications with
the public, especially through the use of information and communication technologies. |
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| spelling | unimas-113882023-11-28T02:52:00Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11388/ How ICT4D Research Fails the Poor Harris, Roger W. HC Economic History and Conditions T Technology (General) Research can improve development policies and practices and funders increasingly require evidence of such socioeconomic impact from their investments. This article questions whether information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) research conforms to the requirements for achieving socioeconomic impact. We report on a literature review of the impact of research in international development and a survey of ICT4D researchers who assessed the extent to which they follow practices for achieving socioeconomic impact. The findings suggest that while ICT4D researchers are interested in influencing both practice and policy, they are less inclined toward the activities that would make this happen, especially engaging with users of their research and communicating their findings to a wider audience. Their institutions do not provide incentives for researchers to adopt these practices. ICT4D researchers and their institutions should engage more closely with the users of their research through more and better communications with the public, especially through the use of information and communication technologies. Taylor & Francis Group 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11388/1/How%20ICT4D%20Research%20Fails%20the%20Poor%20%28abstract%29.pdf Harris, Roger W. (2016) How ICT4D Research Fails the Poor. Information Technology for Development, 22 (1). pp. 177-192. ISSN 1554-0170 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84955644326&partnerID=40&md5=50dc28d4a50a37b417970c69bff266e9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2015.1018115 |
| spellingShingle | HC Economic History and Conditions T Technology (General) Harris, Roger W. How ICT4D Research Fails the Poor |
| title | How ICT4D Research Fails the Poor |
| title_full | How ICT4D Research Fails the Poor |
| title_fullStr | How ICT4D Research Fails the Poor |
| title_full_unstemmed | How ICT4D Research Fails the Poor |
| title_short | How ICT4D Research Fails the Poor |
| title_sort | how ict4d research fails the poor |
| topic | HC Economic History and Conditions T Technology (General) |
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