Scholars in Information Systems are investigating societal impacts of ICTs on people, data and things, research in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT4D) is becoming increasingly diverse. Current innovative uses of blockchain technologies to track refugees, offer new identification mechanisms, healthcare tracking for epidemics and the use of cryptocurrencies to offer payment systems are offering new ways for people to bring about improvements in their lives. Digital innovations are offering financial inclusion, health and wellbeing to those who were previously left out of opportunities to improve their lives from the global economy.
While drawing upon theories that help understand these emerging phenomena, research in ICT4D and IS also requires attention to the contextual challenges facing practitioners in the field. There have been attempts to develop theories that enable these challenges to be understood. An interesting and significant issue is whether ICTs can play a sustaining, value-adding role that enables societies to move beyond the conditions that cause mass discontent to beneficial development for all. Such a role may include supporting social groups in: identifying and defining achievable goals, acquirable resources, and constraints to be acknowledged and if possible overcome; supporting sustainable & secure collaboration, offering health and wellbeing; and financial inclusion.
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Adoption of Mobile Payments in Ghana: A Merchant Perspective
Richard Boateng, Department of Operations and MIS, University of Ghana Business School
Eunice Yeboah Afeti, University of Ghana Business School
Eric Afful-Dadzie, University of Ghana Business School
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Blockchain Based E-voting System: A Proposal
Jorge Lopes, University of Minho
José Luís Pereira, University of Minho
João Varajão, University of Minho
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Critical Success Factors for Cloud Computing Adoption in South Africa
Rhyno Adendorff, Milpark Education
Hanlie Smuts, University of Pretoria
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Digital Infrastructure for Port Container Handling and Success or Failure of Stakeholders’ Goals: A Case Study of Ghana
Fred Kwaku Amankwah-Sarfo, University of Ghana
John Effah, University of Ghana
Richard Boateng, University of Ghana
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Ecological perspective on ICT and education: The case of i-Saksham in Bihar, India
Gaurav Mishra, Development Management Institute
Devinder Thapa, University of Agder
Jaya Kritika Ojha, Desert Resouce Centre
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Evaluation of a National Digital Location Infrastructure: Stakeholders’ Perspectives in Ghana
Dzifa Tomiwa Bibi, University of Ghana
John Effah, University of Ghana
Richard Boateng, Department of Operations and MIS, University of Ghana Business School
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Health Informatics and Brain Drain Mitigation in Ghana
Mansah Preko, University of Ghana Business School
Richard Boateng, Department of Operations and MIS, University of Ghana Business School
John Effah, University of Ghana
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ICT for Development and Self-serving International Agencies: No Free-lunch Even in a Shattered Tropical Paradise
Abel Pires da Silva, National Parliament of Timor-Leste
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Individuals’ Internet Security Perceptions and Behaviours: Polycontextual Contrast Between Ghana and Nigeria
Alfred Paa Gyaisey, University of Ghana Business School
Richard Boateng, Department of Operations and MIS, University of Ghana Business School
Anthony Afful-Dadzie, University of Ghana Business School
Acheampong Owusu, University of Ghana Business School
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Informal Alignment in Digital Innovation for Corporate Sustainability
Zhaojun Yang, Xidian University
Jun Sun, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Xiaopu Li, Xidian University
Yali Zhang, Northwestern Polytechnical University
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Social Determinants of Health Equity: Does mHealth Matter for Human Development?
Sajda Qureshi, University of Nebraska Omaha
Jason Xiong, Appalachian State University
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Technology to Shape Social Policy: Blockchain for Targeted Poverty Alleviation in China
Xue Ning, University of Colorado Denver
Ronald Ramirez, University of Colorado Denver
Jiban Khuntia, University of Colorado Denver
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The effect of Bitcoin Transactions on Human Development: Emerging Business Models
Sajda Qureshi, University of Nebraska Omaha
Jason Xiong, Appalachian State University
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Understanding Digital Innovation in National Health Insurance: The Case of Ghana
Anthony Renner-Micah, University of Ghana
John Effah, University of Ghana
Richard Boateng, Department of Operations and MIS, University of Ghana Business School
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