Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Telecommunications Policy |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Pages (from-to) | 692-703 |
| ISSN | 0308-5961 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- ICT4D
- Participatory development
- Development discourse
- Developing world
- Information infrastructure
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Representing Participation in ICT4D Projects. / Singh, J. P.; Flyverbom, Mikkel.
In: Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 40, No. 7, 2016, p. 692-703.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Representing Participation in ICT4D Projects
AU - Singh, J. P.
AU - Flyverbom, Mikkel
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - How do the discourses of participation inform deployment of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D)? Discourses here mean narratives that assign roles to actors, and specify causes and outcomes for events. Based on the theory and practice of international development we identify two dimensions to participation and ICT4D: whether participation 1) is hierarchical/top-down or agent-driven/bottom-up, and 2) involves conflict or cooperation. Based on these dimensions we articulate four ideal types of discourse that permeate ICT and development efforts: stakeholder-based discourses that emphasize consensus, networked efforts among actors collaborating in network arrangements, mobilization discourses that account for contestation over meanings of participation, and oppositional discourses from ׳grassroots׳ actors that also include conflict. We conclude that ICT4D efforts, depending on the context of their implementation, are permeated by multiple discourses about participation. Our four ideal types of participation discourses are, therefore, useful starting points to discuss the intricate dynamics of participation in ICT4D projects.
AB - How do the discourses of participation inform deployment of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D)? Discourses here mean narratives that assign roles to actors, and specify causes and outcomes for events. Based on the theory and practice of international development we identify two dimensions to participation and ICT4D: whether participation 1) is hierarchical/top-down or agent-driven/bottom-up, and 2) involves conflict or cooperation. Based on these dimensions we articulate four ideal types of discourse that permeate ICT and development efforts: stakeholder-based discourses that emphasize consensus, networked efforts among actors collaborating in network arrangements, mobilization discourses that account for contestation over meanings of participation, and oppositional discourses from ׳grassroots׳ actors that also include conflict. We conclude that ICT4D efforts, depending on the context of their implementation, are permeated by multiple discourses about participation. Our four ideal types of participation discourses are, therefore, useful starting points to discuss the intricate dynamics of participation in ICT4D projects.
KW - ICT4D
KW - Participatory development
KW - Development discourse
KW - Developing world
KW - Information infrastructure
KW - ICT4D
KW - Participatory development
KW - Development discourse
KW - Developing world
KW - Information infrastructure
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DO - 10.1016/j.telpol.2016.02.003
M3 - Journal article
VL - 40
SP - 692
EP - 703
JO - Telecommunications Policy
JF - Telecommunications Policy
SN - 0308-5961
IS - 7
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