ICT for development

Impact of mobile phones on SME supply chains in Nigeria

Can mobile telephony improve commercial supply-chains in developing countries? Informational challenges – absence, uncertainty, asymmetry – shape the working of markets and commerce in many developing countries. This paper is a case study of the impact of mobile telephony on SMEs in the clothweaving sector in Nigeria.

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Internet users are under threat in Sri Lanka: ( Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lanka , 2010); This paper deems that the post-war outlook for freedom of expression on the internet in Sri Lanka is not bright. It argues that online journalists and bloggers have come under attack and surveillan...
Threats to internet freedom: ( K.D. Karlekar;S.G. Cook / Freedom House , 2009); The study evaluates the level of internet and mobile phone freedom experienced by average users and activists in a sample of 15 countries across 6 regions. It is based on a newly developed set of 19...
E-learning resources for agricultural information: ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2010); IMARK is an e-learning initiative in agricultural information management. It has been developed by FAO and partner organisations. IMARK is being created as a series of modules on the Internet an...
Use of computerised information systems in Uganda and Botswana: ( R Bisaso / id21 Development Research Reporting Service , 2008); The use of Computerised Information Systems has grown rapidly in developed countries in the past two decades. Developing countries are far behind but some, such as Botswana and Uganda, have introdu...
Enhancing the potential of ICTs for advancing democracy and empowerment in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda: ( Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency , 2009); Access to and the strategic use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) have been shown to have the potential to help bring about economic development, poverty reduction, and democrat...
Improving access to information through rural ICT channels in Bangladesh: ( Development Research Network , 2006); These individual case studies illustrate the benefits that the Pallitathya Rural Information Centre has provided through various information and communication technologies channels in fou...
Making mobile technology relevant to development: crucial issues and future directions: ( R Heeks;A Jagun / Development Studies Association, UK and Ireland , 2007); This briefing summarises some key issues and research priorities emerging from the workshop on "Mobiles and Development" held at the University of Manchester in May 2007. ...
Meeting consumer demand for m-commerce in developing countries: cases from Philippines and South Africa: ( N. Wishart / Infodev , 2006); This Paper summarises the first phase of an ongoing investigation into the application of mobile-enabled commerce (m-Commerce) in developing markets, through examining cases from the Philippines an...
Mobile phones as catalysts for financial service innovations in South Africa: ( G Ivatury;M Pickens / Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest , 2006); The study provides several insights from one of the first major initiatives dedicated to offering m-banking services to the poor- WIZZIT. It shows that m-banking services are valued by poor people in ...
Integrating Africa in the global economy through ICT infrastructure development: ( R Mayer / EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund , 2008); Substantial investments in information and communications technology (ICT) and related infrastructure will be made through 2015 to meet market demand for telecommunications services in 24 countries of...