Quantitative Analysis of Amartya Sen's Theory: An ICT4D Perspective

Deen Islam, Mahfuz Ashraf, Azizur Rahman and Rashadul Hasan
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Deen Islam: University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mahfuz Ashraf: Department of Management Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Azizur Rahman: Charles Sturt University, Australia
Rashadul Hasan: Brainstorm Bangladesh, Bangladesh

International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD), 2015, vol. 7, issue 3, 13-26

Abstract: In this article, the authors attempted to evaluate the contribution of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for development (ICT4D) project in a context of developing country: Bangladesh. Though ICT4D is a general term referring to the application of ICT within the fields of development of a country, there are many cases where the potential benefits of ICT linked with the individual, group/community and organizational level. Considering two case studies, the authors have attempted to understand how ICT can be linked with the lives of community in rural areas of Bangladesh. They have adopted Amartya Sen's five freedoms as conceptual framework for this study. Through a quantitative perspective the authors argue that ICT projects can lead to development in general and five freedoms at particular.

Date: 2015
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