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Digital Change
D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 4 (2023), pp. 19-33
"For nations to make the most of digital technology, governments must play their role. Formal education is becoming increasingly important. Yes, some apps serve illiterate people, but those who read have access to far more information. International discourse is held in languages like English, Frenc
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Numérique et développement en Afrique: Les nouvelles technologies entre promesses et réalités du terrain
Paris: L'Harmattan (2023), 252 pp.
"Les technologies numériques d'information et de communication (TNIC) ont connu ces trois dernières décennies une croissance sans précédent, tant dans les pays développés que dans les pays en développement (PED). Les avancées technologiques ont émergé comme des symboles de modernité et d
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Digitalization and Development: Ecosystem for Promoting Industrial Revolution 4.0 Technologies in Malaysia
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xxii, 272 pp.
"This book examines the diffusion of digitalization and Industry 4.0 technologies in Malaysia by focusing on the ecosystem critical for its expansion. The chapters examine the digital proliferation in major sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, e-commerce and services, as well as the intermediary o
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Klüfte überwinden, Machtstrukturen abbauen! Feministische Entwicklungspolitik und die digitale Transformation verknüpfen
Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2022), 43 pp.
"Die vorliegende Publikation ist ein erster Versuch, die Querschnittsthemen digitale Transformation und Geschlechtergerechtigkeit auf der Grundlage der feministischen Entwicklungspolitik Deutschlands zusammenzudenken. Die deutsche feministische Entwicklungspolitik will in einem globalen System, das
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Inclusive by Design: Accelerating Digital Transformation for the Global Goals. 10 Practices to Boost Digital Transformation at the Country Level
New York: UNDP (2022), 31 pp.
"Digital transformation must be made more inclusive if it is to contribute to realizing the SDGs. Deeper, fairer and inclusive digital transformation means that countries will enjoy important economic and social benefits, thus unlocking new opportunities, supporting economic growth, reducing poverty
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Digital Strategy 2022-2025
New York: UNDP (2022), 51 pp.
"UNDP's Digital Strategy builds on the momentum created by the first strategy launched in 2018 and lays out a long-term vision for UNDP to 'help create a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet'. It outlines three interconnected objectives through which UNDP will support
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Digitalisierung: Zugpferd für Entwicklung?
Weltnachrichten, issue 1 (2021), pp. 4-31
"Digitale Technologien sind wichtige Hebel zur Erreichung der Globalen Ziele für nachhal tige Entwicklung. Die Digitali sierung betrifft die drei Dimen sionen Soziales, Umwelt und Wirtschaft der Agenda 2030 gleichermaßen. Österreichs Freiwilliger Nationaler Bericht zur Umsetzung der Nachhalti gen
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Harnessing the Power of Technology and Digital Innovation for Children
New York: UNICEF (2021), 71 pp.
South Malekula: A smart island of Vanuatu. Preliminary study of needs and priorities
Geneva: ITU (2021), vi, 21 pp.
"The study identified resource gaps relating to broadband connectivity, affordability, digital literacy and skills, and priority digital services. It identified the need for reliable and quality telecommunication network coverage; digital literacy and skills training (sales and marketing resources a
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Internet and Social Change in Rural Indonesia: From Development Communication to Communication Development in Decentralized Indonesia
Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2021), xvii, 341 pp.
"This book is based on an empirical research which explores bottom-up development practices initiated and organized by rural communities in the Indonesian periphery by placing "communication" at its core of analysis. The aim is to determine the extent that the Indonesian decentralization policy and
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Releasing the power of digital data for development: A guide to new opportunities
London: Frontier Technologies; Department for International Development (DFID) (2020), 107 pp.
"There are 8 conclusions we discuss in this report:
(1) There is justified excitement and proven benefits in the use of new digital data sources, particularly where timeliness of data is important or there are persistent gaps in traditional data sources [...]
(2) In many cases, improvements in a
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Intervention or Collaboration? Redesigning Information and Communication Technologies for Development
Deep Insights
Amsterdam: Pangea (2020), 359 pp.
"This thesis describes the search for and the design of a field-based approach to ICT4D. Ten years of field and action research in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana have led to a practical approach that guides design and development of information systems. It fosters knowledge exchange between people fr
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Making Open Development Inclusive: Lessons from IDRC Research
Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2020), xiv, 498 pp.
"Making Open Development Inclusive: Lessons from IDRC Research focuses on the connection between openness and inclusion in global development. It brings together the latest research that cuts across a wide variety of political, economic, and social arenas - from governance to education to entreprene
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ICT4D 3.0? Part 1—The Components of an Emerging “Digital-For-Development” Paradigm
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), volume 86, issue 3 (2020), 15 pp.
"What has changed in the decade or so since the ideas of a new “ICT4D 2.0” phase were first mooted? This paper reviews those changes, based on a new framework model. At a foundational level, it looks at recent and current trends in digital technologies, data, processes and the implications these
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"At UNICEF, the Technology for Development (T4D) function within the Information and Communication Technology Division (ICTD) provides advisory, implementation and quality assurance services to programmes on technology and digital innovation in UNICEF, and leadership on digital innovation. It helps
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ICTD Research in Latin America: Literature Review, Scholar Feedback, and Recommendations
Information Technology for Development, volume 26, issue 4 (2020), pp. 692-710
"Reviews of the ICTD literature have noted a scarcity of studies about Latin American countries. We investigate (1) what are the alternatives to ICTD and English-language ICTD publication venues researchers utilize to disseminate their work and why they may do so, and (2) what methodological, theore
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Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change
Deep Insights
Singapore: Springer (2020), 2 vols.
"The book contains 85 chapters written by persons who have been on those frontlines of communication and development [...] A variety of case studies appear in the book. For example, Kriss Barker and Fatou Jah – in a chapter titled “Entertainment-Education in Radio: Three Case Studies from Africa
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