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South‐South and triangular cooperation in ICT4D
Author(s) -
Walsham Geoff
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the electronic journal of information systems in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1681-4835
DOI - 10.1002/isd2.12130
Subject(s) - tanzania , information and communications technology , icts , dimension (graph theory) , work (physics) , dar es salaam , process (computing) , space (punctuation) , action research , knowledge management , economic growth , political science , regional science , business , public relations , geography , computer science , engineering , sociology , socioeconomics , management , economics , law , mathematics , mechanical engineering , pure mathematics , operating system
This paper addresses cooperation between countries in the Global South based on information and communications technologies (ICTs) and also triangular cooperation including partners in the developed countries. It is argued that now is an important time for research and action in this space and in information and communications technologies for development (ICT4D) more generally. Some opportunities are identified, selecting mainly from papers in the IFIP WG9.4 conference in Dar‐es‐Salaam, Tanzania, in May 2019. The paper has a strong critical dimension, asking questions such as who is driving ICT4D projects, who benefits from the work, and are the less advantaged adequately included in the process. The paper ends with five broad principles on which further ICT4D research could build.