Critical realism and ICT4D research

R Heeks, PJ Wall - … Electronic Journal of Information Systems in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is little overt engagement with research paradigms in ICT4D research, but what there
is shows a dominance of positivism and interpretivism. In this paper, we explore the value of …

Towards sustainable ICTD in Bangladesh: understanding the program and policy landscape and its implications for CSCW and HCI

M Saha, D Varghese, T Bartindale, SH Thilsted… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Historically, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Human-Computer
Interaction for Development (HCI4D) researchers in the Global South have advocated for a …

Four steps to identify mechanisms of ICT4D: A critical realism‐based methodology

D Thapa, HO Omland - The Electronic Journal of Information …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Questions such as 'What is ICT?'and 'What is development?'are relatively well‐answered
and well‐documented in literature but work connecting the two has been limited. Existing …

Towards user-centred climate services: The role of human-computer interaction

JM Rigby, C Preist - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Climate services are systems that provide climate and climate-related information to inform
decision making around the world. Despite these systems featuring diverse interactions …

Designing a user-centric mobile-based agro advisory system for sustainable development of smallholder farming systems in the eastern Himalayas, India

B Lahiri, TS Anurag, S Borah, NR Marak… - Information …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS), a unique mobile-
based agro advisory system (MBAS), was put under study in the Design Science Research …

A social network analysis of ICTD conferences (2006–2017)

M Mukerji, U Chauhan - Information Technology for Development, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Information and Communication Technologies for Development is an
interdisciplinary area of research associated with engineering, application, and adoption of …

ICT4D evaluation: its foci, challenges, gaps, limitations, and possible approaches for improvement

M Yim, R Gomez - Information Technology for Development, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
With significant cases of failures in information and communication technologies for
development (ICT4D or ICTD), much attention has been paid to the importance of evaluation …

Commissioning Development: Grantmaking, Community Voices, and their Implications for ICTD

M Saha, T Bartindale, S Sultana, G Oliver… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
While information and communication technology for development (ICTD) researchers have
prioritized advocating for community voices in innovation design and development, we have …

Help Facilitates Accessibility: Understanding the Social and Technology-mediated Experiences of People with Visual Impairments in India

V Kameswaran - 2024 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
In this dissertation, I conduct a nuanced and in-depth examination of helping-related
interactions or assistance provided by a helper to a help-seeker. These interactions have …

No-one Left Behind: Incorporating Community Voice in Project Commissioning for International Development

M Saha - 2023 - bridges.monash.edu
International development and HCI practitioners recognize the importance of hearing from
those who are disadvantaged in decision-making. However, the voices of marginalized …