Essays about: "ICT4D"
Showing result 26 - 30 of 45 essays containing the word ICT4D.
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26. The effectiveness of video-based training of an electronic medical record system: An exploratory study on computer literate health workers in rural Uganda : Ändamålsenligheten hos videobaserad undervisning av ett elektroniskt patientjournalsystem: en explorativ studie av datorvana sjukvårdsarbetare på Ugandas landsbygd
University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)Abstract : Aims The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities for video-based learning of computer systems in the field of medical education in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Background Low-income countries are forced to perform healthcare services with resources already spread too thin. READ MORE
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27. Smartphones and news consumption in Kenya : How technical devices are used by students at the Technical University of Mombasa
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)Abstract : Our study has explored how university students at the Technical University of Mombasa, TUM, in Kenya consume news. The aim of the research has been to get a snapshot picture of what the consumption look like in a time and context when the development of Internet Communication Technology, ICT, has increased rapidly in a short period of time. READ MORE
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28. Communicative Democracy: Developing leadership accountability through ICTs : A qualitative case study from the Rwenzori region in western Uganda
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikationAbstract : There is a growing interest in the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) for citizen engagement in democracy around the world today, especially in the developing world. Events such as the Arab Spring show the potential ICTs can have on citizen engagement with those in leadership positions. READ MORE
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29. Tweeting against corruption: Fighting police bribery through online collective action
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : Efforts to utilise Twitter to improve communication in Kenya between officials at the Kenya Police and Ministry of Interior, and Kenyan citizens, are researched specifically addressing efforts to use Twitter to report and combat police corruption. The goal is to assess efforts to use the social networking platform to improve communication channels between officials and citizens, through a mixed methods approach incorporating a content analysis of thousands of tweets sent by four separate government Twitter accounts, as well as interviews with Kenyans who have interacted with the accounts on Twitter. READ MORE
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30. Access and Accountability - A Study of Open Data in Kenya
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This study explores Open Data actors in Kenya, focusing on the issue of transparency and accountability. Drawing on an exploratory quantitative analysis of existing statistical material of usage of the Kenya Open Data Initiative website and 15 qualitative interviews conducted primarily in Nairobi, the study analyses key factors – both enabling and disabling – that shape transparency initiatives connected to Open Data in Kenya. READ MORE
