Towards aspiration as a development indicator: the case of information and communication technologies

Authors:
Isha Ray;Renee Kuriyan
Affiliations:
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA;Intel Corporation, Fort Collins, CO
Venue:
Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This paper examines how changes in aspirations among the poor should be understood in the context of ICTD interventions. We argue that aspirations associated with ICTs (or with other interventions) can be seen as interim indicators of development when, and only when, these aspirations stem from enhanced human capabilities rather than simply from stated or distant desires. This entails understanding if and how ICTs and ICT-enabled services open up pathways by which the aspirations of the poor can potentially be actualized.