Mapping the landscape of sustainability in ICT4D : a systematic literature review

dc.contributor.advisorTurpin, Marita
dc.contributor.coadvisorMatthee, Machdel C.
dc.contributor.emailu14437882@tuks.co.za
dc.contributor.postgraduateKhumalo, Sydney Kuwali
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-06T07:22:32Z
dc.date.available2021-04-06T07:22:32Z
dc.date.created2020/05/06
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionDissertation (MIT (Information Systems))--University of Pretoria, 2019.
dc.description.abstractThe concept of sustainability in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) has been largely associated with the sustainability of ICT4D projects. In other words, most ICT4D literature consider the “continuous operation of ICT4D projects” as the sustainability of ICT4D. This implies that the failure of these ICT4D projects threatens or compromises the existence of sustainability in ICT4D (Heeks, 2002). In this study we do not argue that this view is false; however, sustainability in ICT4D should be considered from a broader perspective, and should not be limited to the uninterrupted operational success of ICT4D projects. Sustainability in ICT4D has proven a challenge to put into practice. This is as a result of a number of known and unknown elements that should be independently and sometimes collectively considered in the implementation of ICT4D, to enable sustainability and sustained benefit realisation. Therefore, this study undertakes a systematic literature review that aims to identify and understand aspects that could enable or disable sustainability in ICT4D within the context of developing communities. Furthermore, based on the analysis and findings from the systematic review of selected ICT4D articles, sourced from various academic journals and conference proceedings, the researcher proposes a framework that seeks to illustrate the building blocks of sustainability in ICT4D. The proposed framework emphasises critical elements that require consideration in ICT4D implementations, so as to enable the realisation of sustained socio-economic benefit for local livelihoods.
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dc.description.degreeMIT (Information Systems)
dc.description.departmentInformatics
dc.identifier.citationKhumalo, SK 2019, Mapping the landscape of sustainability in ICT4D : a systematic literature review, MIT Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79258>
dc.identifier.otherA2020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79258
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2020 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectICT4D
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectICT4D Sustainability
dc.subjectDeveloping Community
dc.titleMapping the landscape of sustainability in ICT4D : a systematic literature review
dc.typeDissertation

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