Abstract:
Driven by a passion for social change through the application of ICT in developing countries, with a focus on digitally-enabled openness, SIRCA scholars have demonstrated outstanding influence, shifting ICT4D discourses, and providing leadership roles within their institutions. This Annual Report reviews impacts of Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance (SIRCA) ten years’ of projects, culminating in the book publication, “Critical Perspectives on Open Development” whose individual chapters are reviewed here. At the end of SIRCA’s third iteration (Phase III), the alliance moves forward on gender mainstreaming practices and the role of ICT in the intersections of technology development and gender.
