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13 Principles for Digital Transformation for Development – DX4D

13 Principles for Digital Transformation for Development – DX4D

Published on: Dec 27 2023 by Richard Heeks - 1 Comment
What good-practice principles can be drawn from the literature on digital-transformation-for-development (DX4D)? “Digital transformation” has become something...
Lessons Learned from China’s Crackdown on Big Tech Companies

Lessons Learned from China’s Crackdown on Big Tech Companies

Published on: Jun 15 2023 by Richard Heeks - 1 Comment
China’s digital economy can be categorised into three phases: A more open phase starting in the 20th century that encouraged foreign investment and collaboration; A...
An Emerging Digital for Development Paradigm for ICT4D 3.0

An Emerging Digital for Development Paradigm for ICT4D 3.0

Published on: Dec 28 2022 by Richard Heeks - 1 Comment
What has changed in the decade or so since the ideas of a new “ICT4D 2.0” phase were first mooted? New building blocks of development: digital roles, digital...
Does Digital Development Foster Adverse Digital Incorporation?

Does Digital Development Foster Adverse Digital Incorporation?

Published on: Sep 22 2022 by Richard Heeks - 1 Comment
Digital systems are significantly associated with inequality in the global South. That association has traditionally been understood in terms of the digital divide...
Should ICT4D Be Sidestreamed or Mainstreamed?

Should ICT4D Be Sidestreamed or Mainstreamed?

Published on: May 04 2016 by Richard Heeks - Comments Off on Should ICT4D Be Sidestreamed or Mainstreamed?
Around the time of the MDGs, ICT4D became the focus for a critical mass of activity; a “sidestreaming” approach that saw specialist ICT4D units arise...
16 New Priorities for ICT4D Policy and Practice in a Post-2015 World

16 New Priorities for ICT4D Policy and Practice in a Post-2015 World

Published on: Jun 25 2014 by Richard Heeks - 2 Comments
In 2016, the Millennium Development Goals will be replaced by the post-2015 development agenda (PTDA). The foundational content is in place for this new agenda,...