Critical ICT4D: The Need for a Paradigm Change

Azadeh Akbari; Silvia Masiero

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-50154-8_25

Critical ICT4D: The Need for a Paradigm Change

Azadeh Akbari^*
, Silvia Masiero

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

ICT for Development (ICT4D) research has evolved significantly in the course of its history. Originally characterized by a technology-transfer vision, positing technology as intrinsically “good” and desirable for development, it subsequently entered a phase of problematization of the very notion of “development”, as well as the ability of ICTs to contribute to it. Against this backdrop, we highlight the need for a paradigm change that sees Critical ICT4D – a vision that constructively problematizes the core assumptions of ICT4D research – at the core of theorizing, designing and executing research on ICTs for development. With the idea of Critical ICT4D, we introduce a way of thinking that takes stock of the adverse effects of ICTs on its intended beneficiaries, at the same time developing routes to imagining and building fairer technologies in contexts of structural vulnerability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	After Latour
Subtitle of host publication	Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change - IFIP WG 8.2 and WG 9.4 Joint Working Conference, IFIPJWC 2023, Proceedings
Editors	Matthew R. Jones, Arunima S. Mukherjee, Devinder Thapa, Yingqin Zheng
Publisher	Springer
Pages	350-355
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9783031501531
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50154-8_25
Publication status	Published - 6 Dec 2023
Event	IFIP WG 8.2 and WG 9.4 Joint Working Conference on After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change, IFIPJWC 2023 - Hyderabad, India Duration: 7 Dec 2023 → 8 Dec 2023

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	696 AICT
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)	1868-422X

Conference

Conference	IFIP WG 8.2 and WG 9.4 Joint Working Conference on After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change, IFIPJWC 2023
Abbreviated title	IFIPJWC 2023
Country/Territory	India
City	Hyderabad
Period	7/12/23 → 8/12/23

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Critical Research
digital harm
ICT4D
paradigm
surveillance
2024 OA procedure

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Akbari, A., & Masiero, S. (2023). Critical ICT4D: The Need for a Paradigm Change. In M. R. Jones, A. S. Mukherjee, D. Thapa, & Y. Zheng (Eds.), After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change - IFIP WG 8.2 and WG 9.4 Joint Working Conference, IFIPJWC 2023, Proceedings (pp. 350-355). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 696 AICT). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50154-8_25

Akbari, Azadeh ; Masiero, Silvia. / Critical ICT4D : The Need for a Paradigm Change. After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change - IFIP WG 8.2 and WG 9.4 Joint Working Conference, IFIPJWC 2023, Proceedings. editor / Matthew R. Jones ; Arunima S. Mukherjee ; Devinder Thapa ; Yingqin Zheng. Springer, 2023. pp. 350-355 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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Akbari, A & Masiero, S 2023, Critical ICT4D: The Need for a Paradigm Change. in MR Jones, AS Mukherjee, D Thapa & Y Zheng (eds), After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change - IFIP WG 8.2 and WG 9.4 Joint Working Conference, IFIPJWC 2023, Proceedings. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 696 AICT, Springer, pp. 350-355, IFIP WG 8.2 and WG 9.4 Joint Working Conference on After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change, IFIPJWC 2023, Hyderabad, India, 7/12/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50154-8_25

Critical ICT4D: The Need for a Paradigm Change. / Akbari, Azadeh; Masiero, Silvia.
After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change - IFIP WG 8.2 and WG 9.4 Joint Working Conference, IFIPJWC 2023, Proceedings. ed. / Matthew R. Jones; Arunima S. Mukherjee; Devinder Thapa; Yingqin Zheng. Springer, 2023. p. 350-355 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 696 AICT).

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Akbari A, Masiero S. Critical ICT4D: The Need for a Paradigm Change. In Jones MR, Mukherjee AS, Thapa D, Zheng Y, editors, After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change - IFIP WG 8.2 and WG 9.4 Joint Working Conference, IFIPJWC 2023, Proceedings. Springer. 2023. p. 350-355. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-50154-8_25

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