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Innovation Practices for Digital Transformation in the Global South

IFIP WG 13.8, 9.4, Invited Selection

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  1. José Abdelnour-Nocera

    1. University of West London, London, UK

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  2. Elisha Ondieki Makori

    1. University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

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  3. Jose Antonio Robles-Flores

    1. Esan University, Lima, Peru

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  4. Constance Bitso

    1. University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

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  • Explore accounts of innovative design practices of digital development and applications in the Global South
  • Produce and share knowledge concerning digital transformation and its implications in human development and society
  • Review the development in this topic in the digital and knowledge-based economies in the Global South

Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT, volume 645)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Digital Inequities and Societal Context: Digital Transformation as a Conduit to Achieve Social and Epistemic Justice

    • Siyabonga Mhlongo, Reuben Dlamini
    Pages 1-15

  3. Complexities and Challenges of Multi-stakeholder Involvement in Digital Transformation in the Global South: The Machine-Readable Passport Project in Bangladesh

    • Ahmed Imran, Safiya Okai-Ugbaje
    Pages 16-33

  4. From Digital Divide to Digital Discovery: Re-thinking Online Learning and Interactions in Marginalized Communities

    • Lay-Wah Carolina Ching-Chiang, Juan Manuel Fernández-Cárdenas, Nicole Lotz, Noé Abraham González-Nieto, Mark Gaved, Derek Jones et al.
    Pages 34-58

  5. Land, Letṧema and Leola: Digital Transformation on a Rural Community’s Own Terms

    • Kgopotso Ditshego Magoro, Nicola J. Bidwell
    Pages 59-78

  6. Adoption of Mobile Applications for Self-healthcare Monitoring by the Youth in South Africa

    • Macire Kante, Patrick Ndayizigamiye
    Pages 79-96

  7. Determinants of the Adoption of Mobile Applications that Help Induce Healthy Eating Habits

    • Dineo Adolphina Matlebjane, Patrick Ndayizigamiye, Macire Kante
    Pages 97-112

  8. Sociotechnical Dimension of Trucking in India: Possibilities for Digitalization

    • Vivek Kant, Arun Babu, Varun Vikash Karthikeyan, Nishant Sharma
    Pages 113-129

  9. Role of Digital Platforms in Entrepreneurial Processes: The Resource Enabling Perspective of Startups in Pakistan

    • Hareem Nassar, Fareesa Malik
    Pages 130-148

  10. The Chronicles of Kunene: The Lion, the Omuhimba and the Drone

    • Chris Muashekele, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Kasper Rodil, Colin Stanley, Hina MuAshekele
    Pages 149-164

  11. From Staging to Social Protagonism: Digital Transformation Within the Experimental Theater of Cali

    • Juan Manuel Acuña Guzmán, Jose Abdelnour-Nocera, Leonardo Parra-Agudelo, Paula Barriga-Isaza
    Pages 165-182

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 183-183
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About this book

This book is a collection of chapters from the IFIP working groups 13.8 and 9.4. The 10 papers included present experiences and research on the topic of digital transformation and innovation practices in the global south. The topics span from digital transformation initiatives to novel innovative technological developments, practices and applications of marginalised people in the global south. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of West London, London, UK

    José Abdelnour-Nocera

  • University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

    Elisha Ondieki Makori

  • Esan University, Lima, Peru

    Jose Antonio Robles-Flores

  • University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

    Constance Bitso

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