In this paper I review the Information Systems (IS) research on how develo** countries
have attempted to benefit from information and communication technologies (ICTs). First I …

Research on the use of ICTs for international development, or information and
communication technology for development (ICT4D) research, has a history going back …

Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in develo** countries; Internet and broadband
access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) …

Research on ICT and development (ICTD) involves assumptions on the nature of ICT
innovation and on the way such innovation contributes to development. In this article I …

This editorial introduces the three papers in this Policy Arena on the contribution of
information and communication technologies (ICTs) to development. Contribution in terms of …

Dramatic changes in context have occurred over the last 25 years for those of us working in
the information systems (IS) field, with ICTs becoming pervasive in many areas of human …

Purpose–E‐governance initiatives are common in most countries as they promise a more
citizen‐centric government and reduce operational cost. Unfortunately most of these …

In this paper, I examine the validity of the relationship between ICT and economic
development that has been constructed in the discourse of some influential international …

In Learning with Information Systems the author takes the develo** world as the context
and through a series of case studies develops a commonly used systems analysis …

Research on information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D)
requires the combination of multiple theoretical strands. Central among them are the …