ICTs in Developing Countries: Research, Practices and Policy Implications

PART I: CONCEPTUALISING DIGITAL DIVIDE AND ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT 1. A Critical Review Of The ICT For Development Research Bidit Lal Dey And Faizan Ali. 2 Structurational Explication Of Technology Adoption In ICT4D: A Throwback To Giddens Sanjay Bhowmick PART II: DYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF THE ADOPTION, USE AND APPROPRIATION OF ICTS IN DEVELOPING SOCIETIES 3. Impacts Of An Information And Communication Technology (ICT) Implementation On Regulated Financial Services: A Case Of Swaziland Hillol Bala, Akshay Bhagwatwar And Moshtaq Ahmed 4. How Young Chinese Consumers Choose Among Different Smartphone Brands: The Importance Of Socio-Cultural And Marketing Factors Raffaele Filieri 5. Global Tools Enhance Local Exchange Through Community Currency In An Alternate Economy Liezl Coetzee 6. Appropriation Of Mobile Telephony At The Bottom Of The Pyramid Bidit Lal Dey And Ben Binsardi 7. Political Microblogging: A Case Study Of Twitter In The 'Shahbag Movement' Faheem Hussain, Mashiat Mostafa And Zyma Islam 8. Development And Use Of Open Source Software In India Meera Sarma PART III: POLICY AND PRACTITIONER IMPLICATIONS 9. Effects Of ICT Development On Economic Growth In Emerging Asian Countries Anupam Das, Syeed Khan And Murshed Chowdhury 10. Digital Divide, Digital Ethics And E-Government Subhajit Basu 11. Enabling Better Port Governance In Developing Countries: The Role Of Information Technology M. Karim Sorour And Loay Abdul-Mageed Index