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dc.contributor.authorHatakka, Mathias
dc.contributor.authorDe, Rahul
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-16T12:36:48Z-
dc.date.available2021-03-16T12:36:48Z-
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.iimb.ac.in/handle/2074/17652-
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we present a framework to be used for evaluation of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) projects. The framework is based on Sen´s notion of development as freedom where human capabilities and functionings are seen as key aspects to development. Sen´s capability approach presents an alternative way of seeing and evaluating development (alternative to more traditional ways of measuring development). The approach is based on expanding freedoms, or eliminating unfreedoms, for people so that they can live a life that they have reason to value. Even though Sen is referenced a lot in ICT4D literature the analysis rarely goes further then stating that Sen presents an alternative to traditional ways of development. Reasons can be that the capability approach does not specifically mention technology, in addition to the lack of guidelines presented by Sen on how to use the framework. The aim of this paper is to operationalize the evaluation process and to include a clear role for technology in Sen´s capability framework. The framework is validated with a case on distance education from Bangladesh
dc.subjectICT4D
dc.subjectCapability approach
dc.subjectEvaluation
dc.subjectFramework
dc.subjectEducation
dc.titleDevelopment, capabilities and technology: an evaluative framework
dc.typePresentation
dc.relation.conference11th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, IFIP WG 9.4, 22-25 May, 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal
dc.pages75-86p.
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