Hello,

I did not know anything about this (information and communication technology for development -ICT4D), but found this paper that might also be of interest to you:

Geoff Walsham (2017) ICT4D research: reflections on history and future agenda, Information Technology for Development, 23:1, 18-41, DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2016.1246406

This is the ResearchGate link:

Article ICT4D Research: Reflections on History and Future Agenda

and this is the full text:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02681102.2016.1246406?needAccess=true

Very best wishes,

Mary

An interesting paper. Thanks

According to the initials, here in my country (Mexico) that topic is related with the impact from the Information and Communication Technologies for Development.

Basically that makes reference to the application from the ICT's as a mechanism to reduce poverty.

Thanks for the reply. However, is it there any impact on policy makers ?

Is this paper by ResearchGate member Roger W. Harris of any help?

Harris, R. (2015). The impact of research on development policy and practice: This much we know. In Impact of information society research in the global south (pp. 21-43). Springer, Singapore.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arul_Chib/publication/283831492

Full text:

https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/bitstream/handle/10625/54131/IDL-54131.pdf?sequence=1#page=30

This website is also by Dr Harris:

https://www.researchtoaction.org/2013/07/the-impact-of-research-on-development-policy-and-practice/

Very best wishes,

Mary

Few years ago a Secretariat of Science and Technology for Social Inclusion (SECIS) was created in Brazil on the scope of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations, and one of the initiatives (Public Policies) was Digital Inclusion. As far as i know that secretariat was one of a kind in the world, drawing upon S,T&I in order to reduce poverty. Unfortunately it was discontinued by the "new" government, reducing it to a department, losing political relevance.

That's a good start for me in Brazil. Thanks a lot.

What is ICT4D policy research ? Are we impacting policymakers in our respective countries ?