scholarly journals Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny C. Aker ◽  
Isaac M. Mbiti
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Mobile Phones

scholarly journals Use of Mobile Phones for Economic Development in Cameroon

2017 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 145-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kingsley L. Ngange ◽  
Primus Beng
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Mobile Phones

Role of ICT in Socio-Economic Development in Kenya

2019 ◽  
pp. 353-370
Author(s):  
Juliet W. Macharia
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Telephony ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Mobile Telephones ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Media ◽  
Males And Females

The growth of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has empowered communities in diverse ways. Both males and females use ICTs to transact businesses and carry on relationships. Access and use of mobile phones have changed people's lives. This chapter discusses the magical revolution of mobile telephony in Africa and specifically in Kenya. Innovations such as MPESA have transformed people's lives in Kenya and in other emerging economies. Both males and females have used the innovations to bring about development that has enriched their lives. Secondly, the role of gender socialization is discussed in relation to how the ICTs have eliminated the long-held belief that females are not participants in societal development. Thirdly, the role of the media in development is examined because they socialize people into the gender roles. Through mobile telephones, females perform diverse roles. Positive portrayal of men and women in development acknowledges that men and women must be active members of the process.

Role of ICT in Socio-Economic Development in Kenya

2018 ◽  
pp. 1185-1202
Author(s):  
Juliet W. Macharia
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Telephony ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Mobile Telephones ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Media ◽  
Males And Females

The growth of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has empowered communities in diverse ways. Both males and females use ICTs to transact businesses and carry on relationships. Access and use of mobile phones have changed people's lives. This chapter discusses the magical revolution of mobile telephony in Africa and specifically in Kenya. Innovations such as MPESA have transformed people's lives in Kenya and in other emerging economies. Both males and females have used the innovations to bring about development that has enriched their lives. Secondly, the role of gender socialization is discussed in relation to how the ICTs have eliminated the long-held belief that females are not participants in societal development. Thirdly, the role of the media in development is examined because they socialize people into the gender roles. Through mobile telephones, females perform diverse roles. Positive portrayal of men and women in development acknowledges that men and women must be active members of the process.

Role of ICT in Socio-Economic Development in Kenya

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Juliet W. Macharia
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Telephony ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Mobile Telephones ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Media ◽  
Males And Females

The growth of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has empowered communities in diverse ways. Both males and females use ICTs to transact businesses and carry on relationships. Access and use of mobile phones have changed people's lives. This chapter discusses the magical revolution of mobile telephony in Africa and specifically in Kenya. Innovations such as MPESA have transformed people's lives in Kenya and in other emerging economies. Both males and females have used the innovations to bring about development that has enriched their lives. Secondly, the role of gender socialization is discussed in relation to how the ICTs have eliminated the long-held belief that females are not participants in societal development. Thirdly, the role of the media in development is examined because they socialize people into the gender roles. Through mobile telephones, females perform diverse roles. Positive portrayal of men and women in development acknowledges that men and women must be active members of the process.

scholarly journals Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny C Aker ◽  
Isaac M Mbiti
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Consumer Welfare ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Mobile Telephony ◽  
Communication Costs ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sub Saharan

Access to and use of mobile telephony in sub-Saharan Africa has increased dramatically over the past decade. Mobile telephony has brought new possibilities to the continent. Across urban–rural and rich–poor divides, mobile phones connect individuals to individuals, information, markets, and services. These effects can be particularly dramatic in rural Africa, where in many places mobile phones have represented the first modern telecommunications infrastructure of any kind. Mobile phones have greatly reduced communication costs, thereby allowing individuals and firms to send and to obtain information quickly and cheaply on a variety of economic, social, and political topics. An emerging body of research shows that the reduction in communication costs associated with mobile phones has tangible economic benefits, improving agricultural and labor market efficiency and producer and consumer welfare in specific circumstances and countries. This paper first examines the evolution of mobile phone coverage and adoption in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade. We then explore the main channels through which mobile phones can effect economic outcomes and appraise current evidence of its potential to improve economic development. We conclude with directions for future research and outline the necessary conditions for mobile phones to promote broader economic development in Africa.

scholarly journals Access and Beyond: An Intersectional Approach to Women’s Everyday Experiences with ICTs

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
Fatma Matin Khan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Location ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Working Class Women

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are seen as the pathway not just to(economic) development, but key to ensuring good governance and removing social inequality.At the heart of this narrative is the assumption that technology is neutral and an a priori sourcefor good which can be used for the inclusion of marginalised communities. Through in‐depthinterviews with working class women in New Delhi, India, my paper seeks to understand howan intersectional social location affects women’s experiences with ICTs, and argues that theyare mired in complex ways with structures of caste, gender, class and education. The studybuilds on feminist insights that technology must be seen as a set of practices, deeply implicatedin power relations. Thus, young women’s usage of mobile phones is shaped by upper-castenorms of femininity. For other women, ICTs become a nuisance which allow employers moreaccess to them. This paper underscores the importance of a more bottom-up understanding ofthe ways in which technology and society shape each other, and reflects on implications forpolicymaking and future scholarship.      

scholarly journals Priming human-computer interactions: Experimental evidence from economic development mobile surveys

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kweku A. Opoku-Agyemang
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Human Computer Interactions ◽  
Individual Determination ◽  
Computer Interaction

This paper investigates how citizens from developing countries vocalize controversial topics,combining behavioral economics with human-computer interaction. I examine a priming effort tounderstand how people decide to discuss controversial local subjects, using the human-computerinteraction of people with their mobile phones to quantify how attracted people feel to alternativelocal political economy topics when randomly asked what they think about international aid.The treatment significantly impacted the choice to discuss sanitation, health, poverty, democracy,individual determination, pro-poor support, and happiness. However, the intervention does notaffect subjectively ranked preferences. Human-computer interaction approaches may help policymakers understand experimental outcomes.

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