ICT for socio-economic development: A citizens’ perspective

Palvia, Prashant; Baqir, M. Naveed; Nemati, Hamid R.

doi:10.1016/j.im.2017.05.003

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“…The Taobao villages in China are examples of how e‐commerce ecosystem can develop new microentrepreneurs and connect with the emerging market opportunities (Leong, Pan, Newell, & Cui, ). Similar observations are found in Pakistan (Palvia, Baqir, & Nemati, ). ICTs are developing the market for the bottom of pyramid by various ways (Tarafdar, Anekal, & Singh, ).…”

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Present and future of the use and impact of information and communication technology in informal microenterprises: Insights from India

Ilavarasan

2019

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Using Indian cases, the present paper argues that the usage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in informal microenterprises in the developing world is still at a nascent stage. The use is mostly limited to mobile phones and the personal domain. The impact of its usage on the growth of the enterprises is also limited.The characteristics of these enterprises, which are predominantly walk-in customers, smaller size, and the nonuse of electricity, can explain the low usage and impact of ICTs. The future pathways for linking ICTs and informal enterprises are discussed in the light of emerging automation technologies. It appears that low-cost ICTs like mobile applications are likely to play a significant role in the growth of such enterprises, which needs to be studied in the future.

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Present and future of the use and impact of information and communication technology in informal microenterprises: Insights from India

Ilavarasan

2019

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…In addition, it can help deliver economic growth through e-commerce, act as a source for knowledge distribution and can directly aid employment generation for the poor section of the society (Gulati and Kaur 2017), thus fostering economic growth and reducing poverty (Hargittai 1999). While it is widely reported that on an individual level, impediments to ICT adoption and implementation can be influenced by age, cost, technology use anxiety, and computer illiteracy (Palvia et al 2017;Salemink et al 2017), to what extent culture may affect the socio-economic dynamics is worth exploring from within the South Asian context.…”

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Technology as a Disruptive Agent: Intergenerational Perspectives

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This study explores how British South Asian parents perceive their children's technology consumption through their collectivist lenses and interdependent values. The findings for this qualitative study indicate that second and third generation South Asian parents acknowledge the benefits of children's technology use; but largely perceive technology as a disruptive agent, whereby children are becoming isolated and increasingly independent within the household. The analysis aims to understand how parents view their children's relationship with others as a result of technology consumption. Accordingly, this paper proposes an extension of the Construal of self conceptualisation and contributes a Techno-construal matrix that establishes a dyadic connection between technology consumption and cultural values. Overall, the study reveals that children display less inter-reliance and conformance typically associated with collectivist cultures, resulting from their technology use. Consequently, parents interpret their children's shift from interdependence to more independence as a disruptive and unsettling phenomenon within the household.

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“…ICT adoption and implementation issues at individual level can be categorized into different perspective representing age, cost, anxiety about the use of technology, and low computer ability [33][34][35] , whereas at organizational level (firms, NGOs, MNCs etc) the barriers to ICT adoption are financial capital, skilled manpower and technology Upgradation [36]. The companies working at very low margins have very limited educational and technological initiatives.…”

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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Inclusive Human Development: A Review

Gulati¹,

Kaur²

2017

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Abstract:nformation and Communications Technologies (ICTs) adoption is increasing globally for human development because of its potential affect in many aspects of economic and societal activities such as GDP growth, employment, productivity, poverty alleviation, quality of life, education, clean water and sanitation, clean energy, and healthcare. Adoption of new technologies has been the main challenge in rural areas and is the main reason for the growing gap between rural and urban economy. The work related ICT use have also yielded mixed results; some studies show the individual's perceived work-family conflict, negative cognitive responses e.g. techno stress while others show increased productivity, improved job satisfaction and work-family balance due to flexible work timings. This paper attempts to understand the role of ICT in human development areas of health, education and citizen empowerment taking into consideration of digital divide which exists in geographic area and within the communities through literature review.

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ICT for socio-economic development: A citizens’ perspective

Cited by 140 publications

References 37 publications

Present and future of the use and impact of information and communication technology in informal microenterprises: Insights from India

Present and future of the use and impact of information and communication technology in informal microenterprises: Insights from India

Technology as a Disruptive Agent: Intergenerational Perspectives

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Inclusive Human Development: A Review

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