A framework to guide development through ICT in rural areas in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorIsabirye, Nen
dc.contributor.authorMamba, Malungelo Siphiwosami Njingaen
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-20T07:22:59Z
dc.date.available2026-08-20T07:22:59Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractInformation and Communication Technology (ICT) is widely regarded as a key tool for bringing about development to people who live in underserved areas. Technologies such as mobile phones and Wi-Fi are seen as advantageous because they can be made available to poor places without the cost of building extensive physical infrastructure. However, researchers argue that ICTs have failed to live up to their potential in the context of development. Researchers point out developing countries lack frameworks to guide them through the implementation of ICTs in this context. The objective of this study is to come up with a framework that can be used in rural areas in South Africa to implement ICT projects. The researcher interviewed individuals who have been directly involved in an ICT initiative in a rural setting in the Eastern Cape Province to learn from their experiences. The researcher also studied publications that have been produced from these initiatives in order to gain a richer understanding. The findings of the study show that participants share similar views about how ICT projects should be approached and implemented in rural areas in South Africa. The views are grouped according to similarity into themes and discussed in detail in the study. From these themes a framework that can help implement ICT projects in rural areas is developed.en
dc.format153 leaves; 30 cmen
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dc.identifier.citationMamba, Malungelo Siphiwosami Njinga. 2012en
dc.identifier.othervital:11137en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007024en
dc.identifier.otherInformation technology -- Economic aspects -- South Africaen
dc.identifier.otherTelecommunication -- South Africaen
dc.identifier.otherInformation services industry -- South Africaen
dc.identifier.otherRural development -- South Africaen
dc.identifier.otherInformation services -- Government policy -- South Africaen
dc.identifier.otherCommunication policy -- South Africaen
dc.identifier.otherCommunication planning -- South Africaen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4957
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Management & Commerceen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectInformation technology -- Economic aspects -- South Africaen
dc.subjectTelecommunication -- South Africaen
dc.subjectInformation services industry -- South Africaen
dc.subjectRural development -- South Africaen
dc.subjectInformation services -- Government policy -- South Africaen
dc.subjectCommunication policy -- South Africaen
dc.subjectCommunication planning -- South Africaen
dc.titleA framework to guide development through ICT in rural areas in South Africaen
dc.title.alternativeA framework to guide development through ICT in rural areas in South Africaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeMCom (Information Systems)en

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