- Title
- A framework to guide development through ICT in rural areas in South Africa
- Creator
- Mamba, Malungelo Siphiwosami Njinga
- Subject
- Information technology -- Economic aspects -- South Africa
- Subject
- Telecommunication -- South Africa
- Subject
- Information services industry -- South Africa
- Subject
- Rural development -- South Africa
- Subject
- Information services -- Government policy -- South Africa
- Subject
- Communication policy -- South Africa
- Subject
- Communication planning -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2012
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MCom (Information Systems)
- Identifier
- vital:11137
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007024
- Identifier
- Information technology -- Economic aspects -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Telecommunication -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Information services industry -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Rural development -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Information services -- Government policy -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Communication policy -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Communication planning -- South Africa
- Description
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is widely regarded as a key tool for bringing about development to people who live in underserved areas. Technologies such as mobile phones and Wi-Fi are seen as advantageous because they can be made available to poor places without the cost of building extensive physical infrastructure. However, researchers argue that ICTs have failed to live up to their potential in the context of development. Researchers point out developing countries lack frameworks to guide them through the implementation of ICTs in this context. The objective of this study is to come up with a framework that can be used in rural areas in South Africa to implement ICT projects. The researcher interviewed individuals who have been directly involved in an ICT initiative in a rural setting in the Eastern Cape Province to learn from their experiences. The researcher also studied publications that have been produced from these initiatives in order to gain a richer understanding. The findings of the study show that participants share similar views about how ICT projects should be approached and implemented in rural areas in South Africa. The views are grouped according to similarity into themes and discussed in detail in the study. From these themes a framework that can help implement ICT projects in rural areas is developed.
- Format
- 153 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management & Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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