Analyzing the impact of information and communication technology for development : lessons learnt from the SIRCA II Program

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dc.contributor.authorEstevez, Elsa
dc.contributor.authorSoledad Ramírez Montoya, María
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-20T14:40:12Z
dc.date.available2015-07-20T14:40:12Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractDuring recent years, we have witnessed revolutionary developments of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their impact on people’s lives. The way in which such developments contribute to socio-economic development and empowering people depends highly on the absorptive capacity of different societies. While in developed countries, their IT-ecosystems have the capacity for enriching themselves through empowered actors and enhanced interactions and, in turn, for continuous growth; in developing countries, such eco-systems face challenges to produce similar results. However, the challenges faced, particularly by the countries in the Global South; in Asia, Africa and Latin America, can be transformed into opportunities if countries are able to leapfrog in the learning process and develop their human and institutional capacities. In this context, capacity-building programs on ICT for Development (ICT4D), such as Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance (SIRCA), are of the upmost importance to developing countries. In this introduction to the SIRCA special issue of The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries we discuss the evolution of ICT4D policy and research, explain the experience of the SIRCA II Program, and summarizes the lessons learnt from it.en
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dc.identifier.citationEstevez, E., & Soledad Ramírez Montoya, M. (2015). Analyzing the Impact of Information and Communication Technology for Development: Lessons Learnt from the SIRCA II Program. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 69(1): 1-17.en
dc.identifier.issn1681-4835
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/54396
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/article/view/1550/586
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectICT4Den
dc.subjectRESEARCH CAPACITYen
dc.subjectINFORMATION SOCIETYen
dc.subjectMOBILE COMMUNICATIONen
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION NETWORKSen
dc.subjectRESEARCH NETWORKSen
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTHen
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYen
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDINGen
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICYen
dc.subjectPROGRAMME EVALUATIONen
dc.subjectRESEARCH QUALITYen
dc.titleAnalyzing the impact of information and communication technology for development : lessons learnt from the SIRCA II Programen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
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idrc.project.componentnumber106618001
idrc.project.number106618
idrc.project.titleStrengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance - Phase IIen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-2469-27
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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