Inclusive digital transformation in South Africa

Manda, More Ickson; Backhouse, Judy

doi:10.1145/3209415.3209486

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“…Rural communities have limited digital readiness (digital literacy and IT infrastructure), thus, face difficulties to quickly exchange information in business-related activities (Cunha et al, 2020;Katara, 2016;Manda & Backhouse, 2018;Philip & Williams, 2019).…”

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“…We identified that rural communities are still marginalized due to several challenges. First, rural communities have insufficient IT infrastructures (Katara, 2016) and limited digital literacy (Manda & Backhouse, 2018). Second, the government, as the party that is responsible for rural development, has a strict financial budget (Li, 2015;Said et al, 2020) that limits its capacity to facilitate digital services for rural communities.…”

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Architecting rural smartness: A collaborative platform design for rural digital business ecosystem

Mukti

Firdausy

Aldea

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E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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The wide urban-rural economic gap, particularly in developing countries, has led to various problems. To lower the gap, the participation of rural communities in digital business ecosystems is being viewed as a promising approach. To this end, we use design science research methodology to present a reference architecture of a rural smartness platform that facilitates the emergence of a smarter business ecosystem. This ecosystem embodies the characteristics of rural smartness, which are empirically proven to have a strong positive impact on improving the rural economic climate.Evaluation by means of expert opinion, technical action research, and empirical research suggest that the proposed architecture effectively improves the rural economic climate and is feasible to be implemented in a real-world setting. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge regarding the establishment of a digital business ecosystem for rural communities, particularly by proposing a solution resulting from a design science perspective that is backed by empirical evidence.

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Section: Digitally Empowered Citizensmentioning

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Architecting rural smartness: A collaborative platform design for rural digital business ecosystem

Mukti

Firdausy

Aldea

et al. 2022

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…, 2020a, b; Sharma et al. , 2018; Haluza and Jungwirth, 2018; Hamburg and Bucksch, 2017; Manda and Backhouse, 2017; Paul and Das, 2017; Tondeur et al. , 2017; Dios et al.…”

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“…The exponentially increasing proliferation of new digital technologies has steered the individuals of the digital society to consume more digital content, reproduce it, create new content, share it and provide a critique of it when needed. The increased digital innovations and accelerated usage of information communication technologies (ICT) created new opportunities for inclusive development such as economic development, poverty and poor social infrastructure development and inclusive education (Reddy et al, 2020a, b;Sharma et al, 2018;Haluza and Jungwirth, 2018;Hamburg and Bucksch, 2017;Manda and Backhouse, 2017;Paul and Das, 2017;Tondeur et al, 2017;Dios et al, 2016).…”

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Essaying the design, development and validation processes of a new digital literacy scale

Reddy

Chaudhary²,

Sharma³

et al. 2022

OIR

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PurposeThe emergence of new digital technologies in the 21st century has propelled individuals to use technology in their daily lives. Individuals now require a specific set of skills, competencies and knowledge to use these devices efficiently, intelligently yet with responsibility. The purpose of this research was to design, develop and validate a digital literacy scale (DLS) using the exploratory factor analysis (EFA).Design/methodology/approachA quantitative research methodology was used for this study, whereby a unipolar 5 point Likert scale self-report questionnaire was designed to measure the digital skills of the participants. Digital literacy was divided into an exhaustive and broad list of six modules-media literacy, information literacy, communication literacy, technology literacy, visual literacy and computer literacy. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of the 2,755 Year 12 and Year 13 students of randomly selected 33 secondary school students in Fiji. Sample adequacy of the sample was tested using the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test.FindingsThe EFA results prove the existence of the six modules of digital literacy that are being utilized in this research to design the DLS. The factor loadings or the correlation coefficients range from 0.3 to 0.8; therefore, all the 60 items were kept to design the DLS. The Cronbach Alpha value of 0.90 confirmed the internal consistency and reliability of the newly designed DLS.Research limitations/implicationsThe research limitation of the study was the sample size. A broader sample would have made the results better. Research implications are; there is no scale in the south Pacific to measure digital literacy. The newly designed and developed scale is the first one that can be used to measure the digital literacy of the south Pacific populace and bridge the gap of the digital divide.Practical implicationsThe developed and validated scale can be used to measure the digital literacy of individuals both in the south Pacific and beyond. The scale covers important aspects of the much needed 21st century skills. Once digital literacy is measured, relevant stakeholders can develop instruments to improve the digital literacy of individuals.Social implicationsThe DLS can prove to be an important tool for society. In the 21st century people are required to have digital literacy to survive and thrive. Thus this tool can be used to measure digital literacy and further improve the digital literacy of the people.Originality/valueThe framework has been adopted from the work of Covello (2010) however, the definitions of digital literacy and other literacies are modified to meet the requirements of the 21st century. The tool is unique in its nature in the south Pacific and beyond. Looking at the digital literacy tools in literature, this tool covers all the aspects of digital literacy in the 21st century.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-10-2021-0532.

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“…We identified that rural communities are marginalised due to several challenges. First, rural communities have insufficient IT infrastructure (Katara, 2016) and limited digital literacy (Manda & Backhouse, 2018). Second, the government, as the party that is responsible for rural development, has a strict financial budget (Li, 2015;Said et al, 2020) that limits its capacity to facilitate digital services for rural communities.…”

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Defining, designing, and implementing rural smartness

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Inclusive digital transformation in South Africa

Cited by 19 publications

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Architecting rural smartness: A collaborative platform design for rural digital business ecosystem

Architecting rural smartness: A collaborative platform design for rural digital business ecosystem

Essaying the design, development and validation processes of a new digital literacy scale

Defining, designing, and implementing rural smartness

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