Researching ICT4D

Building collective capabilities through ICT in a mountain region of Nepal: where social capital leads to collective action

2012-02-16T09:38:00.000+01:00

Abstract In this paper, we explore how ICT can lead to development specifically human development in Sen's capability approach. In answering to the critique that Sen views capabilities as the individual, we incorporate the societal level by adding collective capabilities. We propose that ICT helps to create or enhance SC of communities which in turn can lead to development by building

The Role of ICT Actors and Networks in Development: The Case Study of a Wireless Project in Nepal

2011-11-01T09:21:00.000+01:00

AbstractThe role of ICT actors in the formation and extension of ICT4D projects is important. The actors through their extended network and aligned interest can enhance the effectiveness of the project which in turn enables socioeconomic development opportunities. However, few studies have been conducted to understand the role of these central players. The objective of this paper, therefore,

Quantitative Research Methods Seminar with Professor Detmar Straub

2011-06-15T08:49:00.004+02:00

In this session, I discussed the chapter 7 from the following book: Author information: Dr. Eugene F. Stone-Romero Professor Department of ManagementCollege of Business The University of Texas at San AntonioPhone: 210.458.5901 Fax: 210.458.5783 E-mail: eugene.romero@utsa.edu Book Title: Research Methods in Organizational Behavior. http://faculty.business.utsa.edu/eromero/

Summary: 11th IFIP WG 9.4 Conference, May (22-25), Kathmandu, Nepal

2011-06-06T14:39:00.002+02:00

Information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) is a well established research area in both academia and practice. The question of whether ICT is useful for developing world is answered with big ‘YES’. However, the process by which ICT may foster development, in the context of developing countries still remains a much debated issue. Academics and practitioners are attempting to

Demystifying the Possibilities of ICT4D in the Mountain Regions of Nepal

2011-02-10T12:23:00.002+01:00

Despite the substantial investments in ICT4D projects in developing countries, the benefits are yet to be realised by the majority of remote communities. Inaccessibility to ICT has widened educational, healthcare, information, and communication gaps between urban and remote communities. This paper focuses on an interpretive case study in Nepal to widen our understanding of how locally-initiated

ICT, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND DEVELOPMENT

2010-12-04T14:12:00.001+01:00

While the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in fostering socioeconomic development is generally accepted, the process through which this may happen remain unclear. In this paper, we take a social capital perspective and propose that ICT helps to create or strengthen social capital of communities which in turn leads to development. To illustrate our proposition, we conducted a

ICT and Society

2010-11-08T09:16:00.002+01:00

Current news on growing rate of internet usage and installation of mobile towers in Nepal shows that more and more people can have access to pools of information and bridges of communication. The growing web of information and communication technology (ICT) can be a boon to people living in urban areas in general and remote areas in particular. Plenty of literatures, anecdotes, and empirical

Crafting research proposal

2010-10-01T12:30:00.003+02:00

One of the interesting, challenging, exasperating and demanding moments of PhD is writing research proposal. I had a similar experience while writing my proposal. I experienced the tantalizing moments of finding research topic, structuring research questions, finding theoretical framework, research methodology and philosophical underpinnings. Through this article I would like to share the

The reflection of philosophy of science on my ICT4D research: is my research a science?

2010-09-27T12:50:00.003+02:00

1. IntroductionThe purpose of writing this essay is to find the corresponding philosophy of science for my information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) research, so that I can entitle my research outcome as a valid scientific knowledge. The ICT4D research, which is more dealing with the national development and changing the quality of life through deploying ICT service, falls

Research Process

2010-08-30T09:21:00.000+02:00

Suggestion by (Andrew M. Pettigrew): 1) What we choose to study. 2) How we choose to study. 3) What literature we do or do not read. 4) How and with whom we develop relationships. 5) What we are capable of seeing and making sense of. 6) How we make connections between concepts and data. 7) Our capacities, such as intuition, insights, persistence, craftiness, and courage to getting into or out of

Reflections on Microsoft Research Summer School

2010-07-28T10:15:00.007+02:00

I was watching a video recording of PM Dahal's speech at Nepalnews.com on 7 April, 2009. He was expressing his dissonance about the role of Media in spreading negative information to people. However, my article is not about endorsing the PM's statement neither to criticize the role of media. My objective is to pull media's

A Good Leader

2008-04-10T05:50:00.003+02:00