Internet going mobile: internet access and use in 11 African countries

Stork, Christoph; Calandro, Enrico; Gillwald, Alison

doi:10.1108/info-05-2013-0026

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“…In most countries, high ICT prices, lack of ICT skills, and lack of relevant e-services with the systems of trust, privacy, and security are identified as the main barrier for those who do have access to the internet (Stork, Calandro, & Gillwald, 2013). This research confirmed that intergenerational educational strategies and literacy and e-literacy campaigns are needed to enable access to e-services.…”

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Factors Affecting the Adoption and Usage of ICTs within Polish Households

Ziemba

2016

IJIKM

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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) encompassing computer and network hardware and software, and so on, as well as various services and applications associated with them, are assuming a growing presence within the modern homestead and have an indelible impact on the professional and everyday life of people. This research aims to explore factors influencing the successful adoption and usage of ICTs within Polish households. Based on prior literature and practical experiences, a framework of success factors is provided. The required data was collected from a survey questionnaire administered to a sample of Polish households to examine this framework and identifies which factors are of greatest importance for the adoption and usage of ICTs within households in Poland. Based on 751 questionnaires the paper indicates that the adoption of ICTs within households is mainly influenced by the economic status of households and cost of ICTs, perceived economic benefits from the usage of ICTs, technological availability and security of ICTs, ICT competences and awareness, as well as satisfaction with the adoption of ICTs. Furthermore, gender, education, and place of residence do not reflect significant differences on the factors. Yet, there are significant differences among the factors that could be attributed to age. Both, policy makers and ICT providers can benefit from the findings with regard to bridging the gap of ICT adoption and use in the Polish households.

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Factors Affecting the Adoption and Usage of ICTs within Polish Households

Ziemba

2016

IJIKM

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“…In Nigeria, a few exceptions of studies with similar focus exist (Ajuwon, 2003;Nwagwu, 2007;Stork et al, 2013). Nonetheless, these studies did not focus on the patterns, quality, perceived trustworthiness, and utilization of online health information in making health-related decisions.…”

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Online Health Information Seeking Pattern Among Undergraduates in a Nigerian University

Obasola

Agunbiade

2016

Sage Open

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Based on a cross-sectional design, this study investigates online health seeking and its possible influence on decision making among 400 university undergraduates in Nigeria. From the results, it was found that daily Internet use was on the average (33.7%), and use was constrained by the poor power supply, the high cost of the Internet access, and poor delivery of services. Health information sought covers nutrition, fitness/exercise, HIV/AIDS, malaria, sore throat, mental health, menstrual pain, and sexual/reproductive health. The majority (72.7%) who perceived available health information as accurate and dependable had an opportunity to seek similar information on their health conditions from different online sources. A high proportion (202) claimed that they consulted a physician after that, just a few (54) of the respondents consulted a traditional healer, and a few others relied on self-medication (10%) or asked friends for suggestions (11%). Thus, there is a need to provide reliable Internet connection and enlighten the Nigerian youth on criteria for assessing quality online health information.

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“…Nevertheless one sees regional disparity of ICT access. In review of this global data, some "low" human development countries are experiencing high uptake in mobile phone subscriptions but low uptake of Internet usage (ITU 2011;Stork et al 2013): Technology is the tool, NOT the outcome. Judith Rodin (Rockefeller Foundation at the Social Good Summit, New York, September 2013) While the ITU statistics may distinguish between HDI and IDI levels, they do not distinguish between rich and poor households or individuals within countries.…”

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Progress Towards Resolving the Measurement Link Between ICT and Poverty Reduction

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Diga

2015

Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South

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This chapter provides a review on the debate and latest literature around Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and its connection to poverty. The review first acknowledges the trend of global poverty, which today can be measured in a multitude of dimensions. This multidimensional poverty measurement approach has emerged within ICTs and Development (ICTD) research alongside a new contribution called "digital poverty". When looking at the empirical linkages between the concepts of poverty and ICTs, the literature reveals heterogeneity in the measurement choices as to who are the poor and whether the poor have ICTs across developing countries. Yet in various cases where the poor have ICTs, some are found to be sensitive to changes of price and see variability within equity of affordability. Furthermore, only few studies have been able to show causal inference to make the micro-level impact linkage between ICTs and poverty. In reviewing this literature, we provide some of the major themes, gaps, and recommendations towards improving the understanding of ICTD and poverty.

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Internet going mobile: internet access and use in 11 African countries

Cited by 84 publications

References 10 publications

Factors Affecting the Adoption and Usage of ICTs within Polish Households

Factors Affecting the Adoption and Usage of ICTs within Polish Households

Online Health Information Seeking Pattern Among Undergraduates in a Nigerian University

Progress Towards Resolving the Measurement Link Between ICT and Poverty Reduction

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