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Mobile phones for development: an information case study of mobile phone kiosk vendors in the Congo

机译:移动电话的发展:刚果移动电话亭供应​​商的信息案例研究

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Purpose – The paper relays an important line of Mark Hepworth’s work, which engages withinformation technologies and development. The paper aims to suggest a subfield of Library andInformation Science (LIS) for development to reclaim the role of information services andsystems for social change in rural areas. The paper looks at the extent of development gainedwith the advent of mobile phones.Design/methodology/approach – Rather than undertaking traditional large-scale, quantitative,context-independent and survey-type research, the paper employs a capability approach andsemi-structured interviews to ascertain the experiences that mobile phone kiosk vendors in therural Congo have of mobile phones.Findings – It was found that (1) mobile phones should be geared towards the liberation, and notutilization or commodification of humans and their needs, and (2) mobile phones are not acatalyst of human basic capabilities.Practical implications – The paper provides empirical evidence as to how an important group ofmobile phone users could harness development with their mobiles.Research limitations/implications – Since the method employed is an in-depth qualitativeanalysis of mobile phone kiosk vendors, obtained results can be used to enrich or inform mobilephone experiences in other settings and groups.Originality/value – Most LIS literature has presented mobile phones along the lines ofinformation freedom or access, mass subscription, adoption rates, technological andentrepreneurial innovation, micro-credits, etc. However, this paper places development at theheart of LIS debates.
机译:目的–本文传达了马克·赫普沃思(Mark Hepworth)的重要工作,涉及信息技术和开发。本文旨在建议图书馆和信息科学(LIS)的一个子领域进行发展,以重新利用信息服务和系统在农村地区社会变革中的作用。本文着眼于手机问世后的发展程度。设计/方法论/方法-本文采用能力方法和半结构化访谈,而不是进行传统的大规模,定量,上下文无关和调查类型的研究。确定刚果农村电话亭服务商的手机体验。发现–发现(1)手机应针对人类及其需求的解放,非利用或商品化,以及(2)移动手机并非人类基本能力的催化剂。实践意义–本文为重要的手机用户群如何利用手机发展提供了实证。研究局限/意义–由于采用的方法是对手机进行深入的定性分析电话亭供应​​商,获得的结果可用于丰富或告知其他设置和组中的手机体验s。原始性/价值–大多数LIS文献都以信息自由或获取,大众订阅,采用率,技术和创业创新,小额信贷等方式介绍了移动电话。但是,本文将发展放在LIS辩论的核心。

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