Digital Development in East Africa

The Distribution, Diffusion, and Governance of Information Technology

AvWarigia M. Bowman

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

This book uses comparative case study methodology and extensive field work to examine and compare outcomes of four East African nations (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda) that implemented formal Information and Communications Technology policies in the 1990s.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-09-23
Mått:148 x 210 x 23 mm
Vikt:533 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Information Technology and Global Governance
Antal sidor:297
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031221613

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Warigia M. Bowman is Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Sustainable Energy and Natural Resources Law Program at the University of Tulsa, USA.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction: Information and Communication Technologies as a Tool for Development.- Chapter 2: The History of ICT in East Africa from 1950-1990.- Chapter 3: A Policy Paradox (Theoretical Framework).- Chapter 4: Constructing a Policy for an ICT led vision—Centralization and Hierarchy in Rwanda.- Chapter 5: Technological Lessons from the Past: The Tanzanian Experience.- Chapter 6: Measuring the ICT Led Vision.- Chapter 7: Citizen Participation in ICT Policymaking.- Chapter 8: Cyber-Pessimism: Using ICT in Uganda for Surveillance and Control and Suppression.- Chapter 9: Conclusion and Recommendations.