Essays about: "youth and ict"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words youth and ict.

1. 1. Information and Communication Technologies Impact on Social Capital : A case study in northern Uganda

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Lovisa Tunroth; Linda Mokvist; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The distance between the third world and the western countries is continuing to increase. The continent of Africa is home to many of the absolute poorest nations on this planet, making development even more difficult in the region. READ MORE

3. 2. Connecting young women in Malawi to ICTs - Strengthening SRH information as a pathway to empowerment?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Lovisa Klason; [2016]
   Keywords : ICT; socio-cultural norms; Information and Communication Technologies; Sexual and Reproductive Health: SRH; empowerment; gender inequalities; Malawi; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are becoming increasingly influential in social, economic and political spheres and have also been recognised for their potential within health promotion, especially when targeting youth and adolescents. Despite the potential of these new technologies, there is a growing understanding of how prevailing inequalities between men and women and socio-cultural norms create barriers for women in accessing ICTs and forms a “gender digital divide”. READ MORE

4. 3. Use of Social Media by Students in Denmark

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Ekaterina Valentinova Velkova; [2015]
   Keywords : social media; Facebook; smartphone; youth; qualitative interviews; interaction design;

   Abstract : The use of social media and its accessibility through smartphones is becoming a more and more researched topic in the field of ICT. In relation to this, the current study attempts to shed light on the general use of social media, Facebook in particular, by youth in Danish context and pays attention to how the accessibility to this media through smartphones affects the interaction between individuals when being together. READ MORE

5. 4. Constant and instant notifications - youth experiences of online security, relations and information in La Paz/El Alto

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Anna-Therese Nordeman; [2014]
   Keywords : La Paz El Alto; Social media; Online experience; LGBT; Information management; Relations online; Online security;

   Abstract : Several studies explore new technology and social media usage, especially in the global North. This study set out to investigate what kind of experiences and opinions youth in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, had of their internet and communication technology usage, through semi-structural interviews, at the same time comparing the possible differences in this between LGBT and non-LGBT youth. READ MORE

6. 5. Empowering Youth in Resource Poor Community in Kenya through ICT Training

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)

   Author : Yuchen Feng; [2012]
   Keywords : ICT Empowerment; ICT Training; Outcome Evaluation;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the area of Information and Communication for Development and emphases on bridging the digital divide between developed and developing society. Particularly, this project focuses on the empowerment of youth in resource poor community trough ICT training. READ MORE