Is ICT the panacea to sub-Saharan Africa’s development problems? Rethinking Africa’s contentious engagement with the global information society

Peter A. Kwaku Kyem

Progress in Development Studies, 2012, vol. 12, issue 2-3, 231-244

Abstract: The explosion in mobile phone subscription notwithstanding, benefits from ICT deployment are far from being realized in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A clash between the rationality for development and local systems of reasoning, and the failure to cultivate behaviours that support technological innovation provide little hope for sustained information and communication technology (ICT) adoption in the region. The article discusses failures in technological innovation and then explores ways that SSA countries can manage ICT deployment to stimulate sustained adoption.

Keywords: Information and communication technology (ICT); technology transfer; instrumental rationality; economic development; cultural competency; sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/146499341101200309

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