Context, design and conveyance of information: ICT-enabled agricultural information services for rural women in Bangladesh

Tithi, Tahmina Khan; Chakraborty, Tapas; Akter, Pinash; Islam, Humayra; Sabah, Amina Khan

doi:10.1007/s00146-020-01016-9

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“…Technological innovation firms and ICT developers should strive to improve the functions and quality of their systems. More specifically, related ICTs must be designed in accordance with farmers' technology acceptance level, that is, by reducing the difficulty of technical operations and the threshold required for adoption (Tithi et al, 2021). Moreover, we advocate using feedback related to the functions and emotions involved in the use of technology to make further improvements.…”

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Promoting ICT adoption in rural entrepreneurship: more neighbourhood effect or more institutional incentives?—Empirical evidence from China

Geng

Xue

2023

J of Intl Development

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Although digital village projects have been vigorously promoted in China in recent years, the application rate of information and communication technology (ICT) is still low, while the ways in which governmental technology promotion turns into endogenous initiatives and the impact of informal institutions remains unclear. This study found that the neighbourhood effect, rather than institutional incentives, is decisive for ICT adoption. Perceived well‐being benefit was found to be an indispensable internal driver for ICT adoption, whereas government incentives varied across industries, producing a variety of impacts. The findings of this study provide practical insights into the effective promotion of ICT adoption, suggesting that government and community forces should be integrated, and that both cognitive and affective psychological drivers should be considered.

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Promoting ICT adoption in rural entrepreneurship: more neighbourhood effect or more institutional incentives?—Empirical evidence from China

Geng

Xue

2023

J of Intl Development

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“…On the other hand, technology innovation firms and ICT developers should strengthen research on technological innovation on the basis of the needs of farmers’ entrepreneurs. The ease of use should be considered, and ICTs must be designed in accordance with farmers’ technology acceptance level, that is, by reducing the difficulty of technological operation and the threshold required for adoption (Khan Tithi et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors Affecting Intention Toward ICT Adoption in Rural Entrepreneurship: Understanding the Differences Between Business Types of Organizations and Previous Experience of Entrepreneurs

Geng,

Hui,

Liang

et al. 2023

Sage Open

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Information and communication technology (ICT) is substantially beneficial for rural entrepreneurship. A better understanding of factors contributing to ICT adoption is needed for wide promotion, yet it remains underexplored This study investigated the factors affecting ICT adoption intention. From the technology, individuals, and environment dimensions, an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) was proposed, and data from 327 rural entrepreneurs and the method of SEM were used to test the hypotheses. The moderating effect of multi-group on each path was discussed, including online and offline organizations and entrepreneurs with and without previous experience. Results show that, except for core variables in the TAM, social influence and relative advantage positively influence ICT adoption intention directly and indirectly. Increasing the relative advantage of ICT among enterprises with offline businesses can significantly improve their ICT adoption intention. For entrepreneurs without previous experience, perceived ease of use significantly and positively affects attitudes toward ICT adoption.

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“…The participants also had access to a call centre, which they could call if they did not understand those messages or if they wanted to ask other questions on agricultural matters. This call centre was very popular with the participants who called it regularly to ask questions for themselves and for their relatives and neighbours (Frings-Hessami et al ., 2020; Tithi et al ., 2021). Research conducted during the project showed that the participants started writing in notebooks information that they received by text messages and through the call centre in order to preserve the information for later use (Frings-Hessami et al ., 2020).…”

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The use of notebooks by Bangladeshi rural women to preserve information

Frings‐Hessami

2022

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PurposeThis article uses continuum theory to analyse how Bangladeshi rural women who participated in an information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) project accessed and preserved information during and after the end of the project.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews were conducted over the phone with a sample of the project participants two years after the end of the ICT4D project, and a survey of all the participants in one village was conducted face-to-face by one of the project participants using a questionnaire developed by the author.FindingsThe majority of the participants used paper notebooks to write down information that they received in digital format during the project as a guarantee against the fragility of digital data and continued to use them to access and preserve information after the end of the project.Practical implicationsThe author suggests that the application of proactive appraisal during the planning stage and throughout ICT4D projects can ensure that the longer-term needs of the communities for information and their capacities to use specific formats will be considered.Originality/valueThe author applies the continuum theory concept of proactive appraisal to the use of information in an ICT4D context and argues that it can help with assessing the information needs of marginalised communities and the technologies and formats that should be used to ensure that the information provided to them will remain accessible for as long as they need it.

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Context, design and conveyance of information: ICT-enabled agricultural information services for rural women in Bangladesh

Cited by 15 publications

References 21 publications

Promoting ICT adoption in rural entrepreneurship: more neighbourhood effect or more institutional incentives?—Empirical evidence from China

Promoting ICT adoption in rural entrepreneurship: more neighbourhood effect or more institutional incentives?—Empirical evidence from China

Factors Affecting Intention Toward ICT Adoption in Rural Entrepreneurship: Understanding the Differences Between Business Types of Organizations and Previous Experience of Entrepreneurs

The use of notebooks by Bangladeshi rural women to preserve information

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