Experiences in Collaboration in Distance Education from the Caribbean, Looking Beyond Electronic

Tertiary Level ◽

Institutional Collaboration ◽

The Caribbean

nformation communication technologies (ICTs) have facilitated institutional collaboration in distance education. Based on the study, Institutional collaboration in distance education at the tertiary level in the small, developing countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean: To what extent does it enhance human resource development? (Marrett, 2006), the author examines the experiences in the Caribbean between 1982 and 2002. She explores not only the role played by ICTs, but also some of the issues that arise beyond those presented by the technology, highlighting aspects that need attention in order to ensure successful institutional collaboration in tertiary education, and makes recommendations to overcome the challenges.

Overlooking Organizational Culture

Handbook of Research on E-Government in Emerging Economies ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0324-0.ch022 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 440-454

Author(s):

David Wachira

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Organizational Culture ◽

Organizational Changes ◽

Government Programs ◽

Major Factors ◽

Successes And Failures

The growth of the information communication technologies (ICTs) has fostered the adoption of e-government across the globe. E-government offers many benefits to developing countries. However, these countries are often plagued with problems that inhibit the implementation of e-government initiatives. As a result, research in e-government has attempted to offer solutions by listing the factors that influence the success and failures of e-government initiatives. The argument is made here, however, that by failing to consider the internal complexities unique to developing countries, these factors only offer palliative solutions to problem. Furthermore, these factors overlook the role that organizational culture plays in influencing the success or failure of e-government initiatives. Following existing literature in e-government, this research will highlight some the major factors listed for e-government successes and failures in developing countries. It will also show how influential organizational culture is in understanding the organizational changes proposed by e-government programs as well as how it has been overlooked in much of the existing literature.

Academics’ ICT Capabilities in a New Educational Paradigm in Developing Countries

Enterprise Resource Planning Models for the Education Sector ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2193-0.ch002 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 18-32

Author(s):

Agnes Chigona ◽

Rabelani Dagada

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

New Technologies ◽

Tertiary Institutions ◽

Educational Paradigm ◽

Effective Use ◽

New Education

Tertiary institutions in the developing countries are investing a lot in equipping their institutions with Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for teaching and learning. However, there is still a low adoption rate in the use of the new technologies among many academics in these countries. This chapter aims at analysing the factors that impact on the academics’ effective use of ICTs for teaching and learning in the new education paradigm. Sen’s Capability Approach was used as a conceptual lens to examine the academics’ phenomena. Data was collected through in-depth interviews. The analysis of the findings has shown that individual, social, and environmental factors are preventing some academics from realising their potential capabilities from using the new technologies. It is recommended, therefore, that institutions in the developing countries should look into, and deal with accordingly, the conversion factors that are impacting on the academics’ capabilities when utilising the new technologies.

Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology ◽

NetTel@Africa

10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch092 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 518-522

Author(s):

Matthew Mitchell

Keyword(s):

Human Resource Development ◽

Human Resource ◽

Southern Africa ◽

Development Program ◽

Capacity Development ◽

Regulatory Environment ◽

Information Communication

NetTel@Africa (NetTel) is a transnational capacity development program focused on improving the policy and regulatory environment for the information communication technologies (ICT) and telecommunications (telecom) sectors. Originally, NetTel was developed as a programmatic response by USAID’s Leland Initiative to a request for human resource development by the Telecommunications Regulators Association of Southern Africa. NetTel is aligned with the USAID. During the development of the program, it became evident that an expansion of NetTel beyond the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region would greatly improve the quality of capacity development in formulating policies and regulation. Recently, NetTel has expanded to priority Western and Eastern African nations.

Moving Towards E-Government in a Developing Society

Electronic Government ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-947-2.ch148 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1953-1969

Author(s):

Princely Ifinedo

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Information Systems ◽

New Technology ◽

Is Research ◽

The World ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Developing Society

The use of information communication technologies (ICT) in governance is growing rapidly in many parts of the world. Developing countries in Africa are also making efforts to harness the new technology. In this chapter, we review the problems, progress, and prospects of e-government in Nigeria, a sub-Saharan African (SSA) country. Governments in the developing countries of SSA can benefit from e-government initiatives, as do their counterparts in advanced nations, when the concept of e-governments in SSA is understood, and concerted efforts are committed towards institutionalizing it in the region. This chapter provided useful insights in this regard. We discussed the contribution of the chapter to information systems (IS) research, and we highlighted the lessons from Nigeria for comparable nations in the SSA region as they prepare for e-government.

Gender and ICTs in Zamibia

Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-815-4.ch065 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 417-422 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kutoma Jacqueline Wakunuma

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Rural Areas ◽

The Internet ◽

Economic Empowerment ◽

Real Situation

This article looks at gender equality combined with social and economic empowerment within the context of information communication technologies (ICTs). It discusses rhetoric surrounding the promotion of ICTs as tools for social and economic empowerment and subsequently challenges whether such rhetoric does mirror the real situation on the ground, especially as it relates to developing countries like Zambia. The main focus is underprivileged women, especially those in rural areas, and how access, or indeed the lack of it, to ICTs like the Internet and mobile phones does actually affect their daily existence.

Overlooking Organizational Culture

Digital Democracy ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1740-7.ch073 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 1461-1475

Author(s):

David Wachira

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Organizational Culture ◽

Organizational Changes ◽

Government Programs ◽

Major Factors ◽

Successes And Failures

The growth of the information communication technologies (ICTs) has fostered the adoption of e-government across the globe. E-government offers many benefits to developing countries. However, these countries are often plagued with problems that inhibit the implementation of e-government initiatives. As a result, research in e-government has attempted to offer solutions by listing the factors that influence the success and failures of e-government initiatives. The argument is made here, however, that by failing to consider the internal complexities unique to developing countries, these factors only offer palliative solutions to problem. Furthermore, these factors overlook the role that organizational culture plays in influencing the success or failure of e-government initiatives. Following existing literature in e-government, this research will highlight some the major factors listed for e-government successes and failures in developing countries. It will also show how influential organizational culture is in understanding the organizational changes proposed by e-government programs as well as how it has been overlooked in much of the existing literature.

Information Communication Technologies in Education for Developing Countries

ICT in Education in Global Context - Lecture Notes in Educational Technology ◽

10.1007/978-981-10-0373-8_8 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 145-170

Author(s):

Zehra Altinay ◽

Betul Yikici ◽

Gulyuz Debes ◽

Yusuf Deviren ◽

Fahriye Altinay

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Information Communication

University Student Perspectives Towards Distance Mathematics Education in the COVID-19 Process

10.4018/978-1-7998-8674-7.ch019 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 361-384

Author(s):

Anıl Burcu Ozyurt Serim

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Mathematics Education ◽

Private University ◽

Media Technology ◽

Social Fields ◽

E Learning ◽

Distance Education System

E-learning in mathematics education can be an approach that could provide much better learning environments in the pandemic. The COVID-19 cases have started to increase social anxiety and anxiety in many countries around the world. The current COVID-19 pandemic, which affects all countries, causes problems in economic and social fields, especially in education. The rapid growth of information communication technologies has led to the development and spread of the distance education system. Due to COVID-19, teachers and academics had to learn methods of teaching students using online resources, social media technology, and e-learning activities more effectively. The main purpose of this study is to collect students' views on distance education in mathematics lectures. This study will assist the planning and execution of the distance education carried out in universities during the COVID-19 outbreak. The population of this current study includes college students in a private university. The sample consists of 596 university students.

Moving Towards E-Government in a Developing Society

Global E-Government ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-027-1.ch009 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 148-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Princely Ifinedo

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Information Systems ◽

New Technology ◽

Is Research ◽

The World ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Developing Society

The use of information communication technologies (ICT) in governance is growing rapidly in many parts of the world. Developing countries in Africa are also making efforts to harness the new technology. In this chapter, we review the problems, progress, and prospects of e-government in Nigeria, a sub-Saharan African (SSA) country. Governments in the developing countries of SSA can benefit from e-government initiatives, as do their counterparts in advanced nations, when the concept of e-governments in SSA is understood, and concerted efforts are committed towards institutionalizing it in the region. This chapter provided useful insights in this regard. We discussed the contribution of the chapter to information systems (IS) research, and we highlighted the lessons from Nigeria for comparable nations in the SSA region as they prepare for e-government.