The wireless local loop in developing regions
Communications of the ACM
The Rise of the Network Society
The Rise of the Network Society
Global Connections
Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide
Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide
The Information Revolution and Developing Countries
The Information Revolution and Developing Countries
The Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone's Impact on Society
The Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone's Impact on Society
Wireless Networks and Rural Development: Opportunities for Latin America
Information Technologies and International Development
Information Technologies and International Development
Machines That Become Us: The Social Context of Personal Communication Technology
Machines That Become Us: The Social Context of Personal Communication Technology
Diffusion of Innovations as a Theoretical Framework for Telecenters
Information Technologies and International Development
Information Technologies and International Development
Post-conflict communications: the case of Liberia
Communications of the ACM
Why a holistic e-development framework?
Information Technologies and International Development
ICTD interventions: trends over the last decade
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development
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Information communication technologies for development (ICT4D) is a new field of study that contains few grand theories compared to other areas of social science. This article analyzes some shortcomings of ICT4D research. First, there is juxtaposition between ICT4D's being a multidisciplinary field while its authors are predominantly not multidisciplinary. Second, ICT4D is not a panacea; it is only a piece of the development puzzle. ICTs alone cannot lead to social elevation. Third, who is responsible for the structure of ICT4D literature? Fourth, Habermas's public sphere is applied to mobile telephony in sub-Saharan Africa to demonstrate how ICT4D could expand upon the theoretical tradition within media studies. The conclusion recommends the creation of a global summit on ICT4D and more grand theories.