Digitizing Development?

Jenny C. Aker () and Joël Cariolle

Chapter Chapter 4 in Mobile Phones and Development in Africa, 2023, pp 57-90 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The chapter provides an overview of the role of information technology in development, examining its functions, applications, and impacts. This chapter reviews the ways in which information technology has “digitized development,” discussing the rollout of information technology by the private sector, as well as development-driven interventions that use digital technologies. It provides a framework for thinking about the role of digital in development in five key areas: health, agriculture, education, financial services, and social protection programs.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-41885-3_4

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