A framework for implementation of ICT4D initiatives in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorWayi, Nen
dc.contributor.authorPhingilili, Gcotyelwaen
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-13T00:07:22Z
dc.date.available2026-08-13T00:07:22Z
dc.date.issued2014en
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa’s rural communities have received Information and Communication Technologies services through initiatives such as tele-centres, living labs, Thusong service centres and donations of computer applications. There is need, with little plans in place to ensure that the rural communities will benefit from those initiatives. As a result of this, it is necessary to establish a framework for implementing Information and Communication Technologies for development initiatives in order to ensure successful implementation of these initiatives in rural communities. Literature shows that in order to successfully implement an ICT initiative for rural communities, there should be active engagement with ICT stakeholders, consultation of Information and Communication Technologies policies, presence of ICT infrastructure, ICT services, monitoring, evaluating, training and maintenance. Current literature on ICT developments shows that in order to successfully implement an ICT initiative for rural communities, there should be active engagement with ICT stakeholders, consultation of ICT policies, and presence of ICT infrastructure, ICT services, monitoring, evaluating, training and maintenance. Unstructured interviews were used as a research method to collect primary data that was used as a basis to develop the proposed framework. Findings from the studies carried out indicated that several ICT4D initiatives which were abandoned due to challenges such lack of proper resources, trainings, lack of local content, access, lack of ownership and lack of stakeholders’ involvement. This study presents a framework for implementing ICT for development initiatives in rural communities which has been developed in order to reduce the number of initiatives that are abandoned or which end up not serving their intended purpose in rural communities of South Africa.en
dc.format166 leavesen
dc.formatpdfen
dc.identifier.citationPhingilili, Gcotyelwa. 2014en
dc.identifier.othervital:11146en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1017789en
dc.identifier.otherInformation and Communication Technologiesen
dc.identifier.otherICT4D -- Development -- Rural communityen
dc.identifier.otherImplementation -- ICT initiativesen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4604
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Management & Commerceen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectInformation and Communication Technologiesen
dc.subjectICT4D -- Development -- Rural communityen
dc.subjectImplementation -- ICT initiativesen
dc.titleA framework for implementation of ICT4D initiatives in the Eastern Cape province of South Africaen
dc.title.alternativeA framework for implementation of ICT4D initiatives in the Eastern Cape province of South Africaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeMCom (Information Systems)en

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