This article examines the supporting and constraining factors influencing professional
learning about interactive teaching and mobile digital technology use in low-resourced basic …

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

ABSTRACT ICT4D research is faced with the challenge of rapidly changing technologies
and increasingly complex social dynamics and development processes. We argue that …

This paper analyzes the pioneering work of eKutir, a social business in India that leverages
an information and communication technology (ICT) platform to progressively build a self …

This chapter reviews both government and community efforts to provide better internet
access to Indonesia's rural areas and villages. Increasing internet penetration, and …

The purpose of this article is to examine how aid agencies are strategically leveraging open
data to improve the effectiveness of aid. Recognizing the vital role of information in …

The role of ICTs in development is contested between those who believe they will facilitate
human development and those who believe they are, at most, impotent, and at worst …

Since the early 2000s, there has been an explosion in the usage of the term open, arguably
stemming from the advent of networked technologies—including the Internet and mobile …

Any vision of knowledge societies must affirm the core aspirations for peaceful and
sustainable knowledge societies in a way that acknowledges the interests of all …

Supporting and upskilling teachers are essential to enhancing the quality of learning in
developing contexts–the focus of Education For All–yet little evidence exists concerning …