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- Title
Economic Upliftment and Social Development through the Development of Digital Astuteness in Rural Areas.
- Authors
Lombard, Antoinette; Wiese, Hein Johan; Smit, Jan
- Abstract
One of the key attempts towards a collective African vision is the New Economic Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). Barnard and Vonk (2003) report that "53 countries have been urged to implement ICTs in three crucial development arenas: education, health and trade". While NEPAD and other initiatives have contributed to the provision of ICT infrastructure with positive results as seen in the growth of Internet uses, the disparities in development across Africa are enormous. The challenge to Higher Education Institutions in Africa has been summarised by Colle (2005): "central to creating digital resources and academic infrastructure is the question of universities' relevance to the world around them, and especially to the challenge of being an active player - 'an anchor of a broad-based poverty alleviation strategy' in an increasingly knowledge-based economy". It can be inferred from Colle that the activities of HEIs in Africa ought to be geared towards contributing to the realisation of the Millennium development goals. In 2003, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) adopted a declaration of principles aimed at enabling everyone to create access, utilise, and share information and knowledge. In this declaration, member states affirmed their commitment to aggressive investment in ICT for social and economic development (Ngwenyama, Andoh-Baidoo, Bollou, & Morawecynski, 2006).
- Subjects
ECONOMIC development; SOCIAL development; INFORMATION &; communication technologies for development; INTERNET &; economics; INTERNET &; society; ECONOMIC conditions in Africa
- Publication
Issues in Informing Science & Information Technology, 2016, Vol 13, p111
- ISSN
1547-5840
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.28945/3492