LEADER 06416nam 22009735 450 001 9910254928603321 005 20240627160955.0 010 $a9781137469502 010 $a1137469501 024 7 $a10.1057/9781137469502 035 $a(CKB)3710000000500501 035 $a(EBL)4082359 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001569160 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16220143 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001569160 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13376771 035 $a(PQKB)10183886 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001616748 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16348400 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001616748 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14921698 035 $a(PQKB)10521940 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-137-46950-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4082359 035 $a(PPN)19169925X 035 $a(Perlego)3488180 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000500501 100 $a20160126d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aICTs in Developing Countries $eResearch, Practices and Policy Implications /$fedited by Bidit Dey, Karim Sorour, Raffaele Filieri 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aLondon :$cPalgrave Macmillan UK :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (212 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781349563203 311 08$a134956320X 311 08$a9781137469496 311 08$a1137469498 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; ICTs in Developing Countries; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Preface; Section I Conceptualising digital divide and ICT for development; Section II Dynamics and kinetics of the adoption, use and appropriation of ICTs in developing societies; Section III Policy and practitioner implications; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Section I: Conceptualising Digital Divide and ICT for Development; 1: A Critical Review of the ICT for Development Research; Introduction; Digital divide: a contentious issue; Narrowing the digital divide: a myth or reality 327 $aOptimistic about bridging the digital divideDoubtful and/or cautiously optimistic; Critical review of some of the ICT-led projects; Theorising ICTs for development; Gap in the current literature and future of ICT4D; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2: Structurational Explication of Technology Adoption in ICT4D : A Throwback to Giddens; Introduction; A return to Giddens' social theory of structuration; Putting the agent back in focus; Duality of structure, agency and knowledgeability, and unintended consequences in structuration; Rules-resources framework 327 $aPower as transformative capacity in structurationICT4D through a Giddensian lens; Modernity and change; The centrality of the 'social'; Concluding remarks; Note; References; Section II: Dynamics and Kinetics of the Adoption, Use and Appropriation of ICTs in Developing Societies; 3: Impacts of Information and Communication Technology Implementation on Regulated Financial Services: The Case of Swaziland; Introduction; Background; Overview of Swaziland and the socio-economic climate; The Swaziland financial system; Methodology; Data collection procedure; Data analysis; Case study 327 $aThe direct payroll deduction processExcessive payroll deductions; Implementation of the Central Deduction Administration System (CDAS); Post-implementation impacts and issues; Findings from the case study analysis; Comparison of CDAS versus non-CDAS deductions; Salary advances; Post-implementation compliance issues; Cooperatives - the nature of ownership and stakeholders; Non-complying cooperatives and their impact on the financial market; Lack of government control; Implications; Organizational-level impacts of ICT; Implications for other African nations; Conclusion; Note; Reference 327 $a4: How Young Chinese Consumers Choose among Different Smartphone Brands: The Importance of Socio-cultural and Marketing FactorsIntroduction; Emerging markets and smartphone brands; Methodology; Results; Brand choice influencers; Social influence; Brand popularity; Brand image and loyalty; Design of the smartphone; Mianzi; Smartphone features; Discussion; References; 5: Global Tools Enhance Local Exchange through Community Currency in an Alternate Economy; Introduction; Reciprocal gift e-conomy; The Great Transformation; Relationship economics in a network society; The high-tech gift economy 327 $aMoney 2:0 330 $aICTs in Developing Countries is a collection of conceptual and empirical works on the adoption and impacts of ICT use in developing societies. 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