Essays about: "ICT Rural"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words ICT Rural.

  1. 1. Participation, Empowerment and Power Dynamics in the Digitalisation of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethnographic Research on the Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Platforms for Agricultural Development in Kenya

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Álvar González Bujedo; [2023-02-09]
    Keywords : ICT; Digital Services; Rural Development; Economic Growth; Poverty Alleviation; Social Practice Theory; Site Analysis; Participant Observation.;

    Abstract : Information and Communication Technologies, such as mobile phones, are hoped to contribute to rural development and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that mobile platforms bundle diverse digital services, including financing, marketing, and value chain management, they are supposed to be of support to smallholder farmers. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Social Sustainability of Digital Information Services in Sub-Saharan Africa : a Social Practice Perspective on Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services for Agricultural Development in Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Alvar Gonzalez Bujedo; [2023]
    Keywords : ICT; Pro-Poor Innovation; Knowledge Processes; Social Practice Theory; Human Capital; Social Capital; Sustainability Transitions; Participant Observation;

    Abstract : Nowadays, mobile phone-enabled services are reaching the rural poor farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with digital information for agricultural development. These digital services consist of access to social networks and customised information that are expected to enhance farm management due to knowledge exchange and learning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Mentorship Programs in ICT

    University essay from KTH/Lärande

    Author : Alice Boberg; [2022]
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    Abstract : The covid-19 pandemic required an emergency transition to digital education all over the world and led to a huge learning loss in most countries. Informal learning programs teaching children digital skills were stopped or digitalized due to the pandemic. READ MORE

  5. 4. ICT Services and Gender-based Violence in Ethiopia : A Study of Four Organisations’ Implementation of ICT Services During the “Shadow Pandemic” of COVID-19

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Cecilia Emilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; shadow pandemic; gender-based violence; ICT services;

    Abstract : The term “shadow pandemic” arose along with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic globally, referring to the parallel increase of gender-based violence (GBV) as a result of lockdowns, preventive measures and economic hardships in almost every nation worldwide, including Ethiopia, with one of the highest rates of GBV in the world. With limited physical access to essential services and support, information and communication(ICT) services became an important factor to rely on. READ MORE

  6. 5. The impact of ICT diffusion on primary schooling in The Gambia: a synthetic control approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ida Lennström; Spencer Robild; [2022]
    Keywords : Internet penetration; Synthetic Control Method; sub-Saharan Africa; primary school completion; ICT diffusion;

    Abstract : Using national-level data from countries within sub-Saharan Africa, this paper investigates the impact of ICT diffusion, measured through Internet penetration, on primary school completion. Digital inequalities, as well as an overrepresentation of children out of school, particularly affect poor- and rural population groups in sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE