Critical ICT4D (information and communication technologies for development) / Azadeh Akbari, Silvia Masiero.

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Akbari, Azadeh [author]

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Language: English Original language: English Series: Routledge studies in science, technology and societyPublication details: London : Routledge, 2025.ISBN:

9781032498942

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Information technology in developing countries

Summary: he edited volume Critical ICT4D highlights the need for a paradigm change in theorising, designing, and researching Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). Engaging authors from the Majority World and entering a process of restoring epistemic justice in knowledge production and ownership, the text: Reflects on the histories and narratives around development programmes, their deep-rooted socio-political background, and the power relations integrated into or induced by such measures Problematises the current scholarship and practices through decolonial and pluralistic approaches built with an explicit perspective of resisting epistemic violence.Constructs justice-enacting engagements of technologies with society.

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Print List(s) this item appears in: Global Library New Arrivals May 2026

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he edited volume Critical ICT4D highlights the need for a paradigm change in theorising, designing, and researching Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). Engaging authors from the Majority World and entering a process of restoring epistemic justice in knowledge production and ownership, the text: Reflects on the histories and narratives around development programmes, their deep-rooted socio-political background, and the power relations integrated into or induced by such measures
Problematises the current scholarship and practices through decolonial and pluralistic approaches built with an explicit perspective of resisting epistemic violence.Constructs justice-enacting engagements of technologies with society.

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