Essays about: "ICT4D"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 45 essays containing the word ICT4D.

  1. 11. Facilitating communication for marginalised communities in Mexico : Designing a progressive web application with a participatory design approach

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Amanda Lindén Guinez; [2019]
    Keywords : Participatory design; ICT4D; mobile usability; design evaluation;

    Abstract : There are areas in Oaxaca, Mexico, where larger telephone operators have refused to install a cellular network, leaving mainly indigenous communities without connectivity. A minor field study was carried out in the affected areas with the aim to build an application tackling some of the existing connectivity problems. READ MORE

  3. 12. ICT4D? Social Media and Small Media use during the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon

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

    Author : Agborsangaya Nkongho Salome; [2018]
    Keywords : Social media; Diaspora; Small Media; Activism; ICT4D;

    Abstract : This project analyses the role of social media and small media use during the ongoing Anglophone crisis in Cameroon by projecting social media as a product of new ICTs used to bring positive social change. An argument is raised to address some of the inadequacies that have centered around social media and protest with a focus on the Anglophone crisis. READ MORE

  4. 13. Analyzing Function and Potential in Cuba's El Paquete : A Postcolonial Approach

    University essay from KTH/Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MID

    Author : Jonathan Adam; [2018]
    Keywords : El Paquete; Cuba; resource-poor networking; ICT4D; Computing within limits; postcolonial computing; informal innovation.;

    Abstract : The dire state of Cuban internet connectivity has inspired local informal innovations. One such innovation is El Paquete, a weekly distribution of downloaded content spread through an informal network. Taking a postcolonial approach, I investigate through user experiences how this network operates in a resource-poor environment. READ MORE

  5. 14. Implementing ICTs in Indonesia’s Small-Scale Fisheries: Identifying Common Implementation Challenges and the Development Paradigms that Shape Them

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

    Author : Melinda Donnelly; [2018]
    Keywords : ICT4D; ICT; fisheries; technology; mobile for development;

    Abstract : Indonesia is home to some of the world’s most productive fisheries, with Indonesia’s small-scale fishermen responsible for the majority of production. Despite their contributions to global and national food stocks they remain amongst the poorest segments of the population and are most impacted by the sector’s various economic, environmental and political challenges. READ MORE

  6. 15. Factors Influencing the Divergence and Convergence of ICTs within African Diaspora Entities in the United Kingdom

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

    Author : Samah Ahmed; [2018]
    Keywords : Diaspora; African diaspora organisation; Transnationalism; Globalisation; ICT4D;

    Abstract : With the increase in International migration, migrants and diasporas contribution and engagement with their countries of origin has seen growing focus from academics, policymakers, governments and other stakeholders. This has been especially the case in the development sector where remittances form a sizeable percentage of some low-income country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). READ MORE