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Information and Communication Technologies for Development

14th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, May 22-24, 2017, Proceedings

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  1. Jyoti Choudrie

    1. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom

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  2. M. Sirajul Islam

    1. Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

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  3. Fathul Wahid

    1. Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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  4. Julian M. Bass

    1. University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom

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  5. Johanes Eka Priyatma

    1. Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT, volume 504)

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Table of contents (72 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Keynotes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Facilitating Social Harmony Through ICTs

      • Robert M. Davison
      Pages 3-9

    3. Theoretical Framing of ICT4D Research

      • Chrisanthi Avgerou
      Pages 10-23

    4. Design, Needs, and Aspirations in International Development

      • Kentaro Toyama
      Pages 24-32

  3. Large Scale and Complex Information Systems for Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Leveraging Software Platform Capabilities to Support HIV (ART) Treatment Adherence Management: A Case from Sierra Leone

      • Eric Adu-Gyamfi, Petter Nielsen
      Pages 35-46

    3. Patchworks of Logistics Management Information Systems: Challenges or Solutions for Developing Countries?

      • Bjørn-Ingar Bergum, Petter Nielsen, Johan Ivar Sæbø
      Pages 47-58

    4. Health Information Systems in Indonesia: Understanding and Addressing Complexity

      • Jorn Braa, Sundeep Sahay, John Lewis, Wilfred Senyoni
      Pages 59-70

    5. Open Source Software Ecosystems in Health Sector: A Case Study from Sri Lanka

      • Roshan Hewapathirana, Pamod Amarakoon, Jørn Braa
      Pages 71-80

    6. A Framework to Assess and Address Human Capacities Needed to Leverage Open Source Software Platforms in Developing Countries

      • Brown Msiska, Petter Nielsen
      Pages 81-92

    7. The Role of Global Standardization Communities in Shaping National Health Information Architectures

      • Simon Pettersen Nguyen, Petter Nielsen, Johan Ivar Sæbø
      Pages 93-103

    8. From Abstraction to Implementation: Can Computational Thinking Improve Complex Real-World Problem Solving? A Computational Thinking-Based Approach to the SDGs

      • Maryam Rabiee, A Min Tjoa
      Pages 104-116

  4. Women Empowerment and Gender Justice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. Telecentres Use in Rural Communities and Women Empowerment: Case of Western Cape

      • Abiodun Alao, Tandi Edda Lwoga, Wallace Chigona
      Pages 119-134

    3. Young Women in South African Call Centres: A Case of Women’s Empowerment or a Repackaging of the Conventional Global Factory?

      • Sisa Ngabaza
      Pages 135-143

  5. Social Mechanisms of ICT-Enabled Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Living in the Limits: Migration and Information Practices of Undocumented Latino Migrants

      • Luis Fernando Baron, Ricardo Gomez
      Pages 147-158

    3. Critical Realism and ICT4D Research

      • Richard Heeks, P. J. Wall
      Pages 159-170

    4. A Spatial Perspective of Innovation and Development: Innovation Hubs in Zambia and the UK

      • Andrea Jiménez, Yingqin Zheng
      Pages 171-181
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2017, held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in May 2017.

The 60 revised full papers and 8 short papers presented together with 3 keynotes were carefully reviewed and selected from 118 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: large scale and complex information systems for development; women empowerment and gender justice; social mechanisms of ICT-enabled development; the data revolution and sustainable development goals; critical perspectives on ICT and open innovation for  development; the contribution of practice theories to ICT for development; agile development; indigenous local community grounded ICT developments; global sourcing and development; sustainability in ICT4D; and information systems development and implementation in Southeast Asia. Also included are a graduatestudent track, current issues and notes. 


The chapter ‘An Analysis of Accountability Concepts for Open Development’ is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom

    Jyoti Choudrie

  • Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

    M. Sirajul Islam

  • Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Fathul Wahid

  • University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom

    Julian M. Bass

  • Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Johanes Eka Priyatma

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