Technology and the Nature of Active Citizenship - EuroAfrica-ICT
Technology and the Nature of Active Citizenship - EuroAfrica-ICT
Technology and the Nature of Active Citizenship - EuroAfrica-ICT
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Conceptual background, cont.<br />
• Building External Interactions<br />
o Working better with business<br />
o Developing communities<br />
o Building partnerships<br />
• Problems with broadb<strong>and</strong> access:<br />
o Deepening digital divide – universal access (cognitive skills &<br />
literacy)<br />
o Physical location (urban/rural) – universal availability<br />
o Lack <strong>ICT</strong> skills in <strong>the</strong> labour market in dev. countries<br />
o High cost in developing countries<br />
o High failure rate <strong>of</strong> <strong>ICT</strong>s in Africa (see Chadwick & May, 2003;<br />
Heeks, 2003; Kim, 2008; Sylvester & McGlynn, 2010)
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