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Course Title: ICT for Development………………………. Year 3  …                                                                            Semester 2 of 2021

Lecturer’s Name: Dr. Muwanga-Zake……………………Shift? Day √…                                                            Evening √…      Weekend…

 

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Date & Time

Topic

Main Reading Reference

 

Additional Literature
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Introduction to development theories –Hoffstede’s theory on development and the livelihood’s framework as an example

Narasaiah, M. L. (2004). Information Technology and Development. First Edition. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi. ISBN: 81-7141-760-4

 

Development Theory. Wikipedia

What is Development? The World Bank.

Reviving Critical Modernism in Development Studies. 7 September 2016 Richard Heeks

 

https://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/reviving-critical-modernism-in-development-studies/

EXCERPTED FROM Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World. THIRD EDITION

John Rapley

ICT for Development. Carlos A. Primo Braga, Senior Adviser, International Trade Department The World Bank. WITSA Public Policy Meeting. Athens. May 18, 2004
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E-learning – contribution of ICT in higher education with particular emphasis on distance learning

·         Narasaiah, M. L. (2004). Information Technology and Development. First Edition. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi. ISBN: 81-7141-760-4

·         Role of ICTs in Education and Development: Potential, Pitfalls And Challenges. Usha Vyasulu Reddi

 

 

 

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Date & Time

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Main Reading Reference

 

Additional Literature
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E-health – ICT support to health services such as antenatal care, postnatal care, administration of antiretroviral medicine, smoking cessation where ICT plays a major role of networking communities and health workers.

·         Narasaiah, M. L. (2004). Information Technology and Development. First Edition. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi. ISBN: 81-7141-760-4

·         ICT in Health for Development A white paper commissioned by: UNDESA-GAID. December 2009. Group Members: Andrea Bordé, Charles Fromm, Farzad Kapadia, Doriana S. Molla, Eleece Sherwood and Jane Brandt Sørensen. Advisor: Ambassador Rafat Mahdi

·         The Role Of Information and Communications Technology in Chronic Disease Management. January 2010.  Report prepared by the Public Health Institute

Improving health, connecting people: the role of ICTs in the health sector of developing countries A framework paper. Edited by Andrew Chetley; with contributions by Jackie Davies, Bernard Trude, Harry McConnell, Roberto Ramirez, T Shields, Peter Drury, J Kumekawa, J Louw, G Fereday, Caroline Nyamai-Kisia InfoDev Task Manager: J. Dubow. 31 May 2006. HealthLink. www.healthlink.org.uk

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Mobile technologies that promotes transparency in government and fight corruption.

·         Narasaiah, M. L. (2004). Information Technology and Development. First Edition. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi. ISBN: 81-7141-760-4

·         UN. (2010). Information Economy Report. ICTs, Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation. ISBN: 978-92-1-112809-3. UNCTAD/IER/2010

·         Spider ICT4D Series no. 3/2010. Increasing Transparency and fighting corruption through ICT. Empowering people and communities. ISBN: 978-91-85991-02-0. Available at: www.spidercentre.org/Publications

 

 

 

Week of Semester

Date & Time

Topic

Main Reading Reference

 

Additional Literature
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How ICTs and mobile technologies contribute solutions to problems of millennium development

·    Narasaiah, M. L. (2004). Information Technology and Development. First Edition. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi. ISBN: 81-7141-760-4

·    UN. (2010). Information Economy Report. ICTs, Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation. ISBN: 978-92-1-112809-3. UNCTAD/IER/2010

·    Spider ICT4D Series no. 3/2010. Increasing Transparency and fighting corruption through ICT. Empowering people and communities. ISBN: 978-91-85991-02-0. Available at: www.spidercentre.org/Publications

 

 

 

CAT 1 Test

Past paper questions

 

 

 

Topic

Date & Time

Topic

Main Reading Reference

 

Additional Literature
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ICT project implementations in developing countries and solutions

Evaluating impact

·         Narasaiah, M. L. (2004). Information Technology and Development. First Edition. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi. ISBN: 81-7141-760-4

·         Commission on Science and Technology for Development CSTD 2010-2011 inter-sessional panel. 15-17 December 2010. Geneva. Issues Paper on Measuring The Impact Of Ict For Development

 
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ICT contribution to e-government of a country in areas of voter data management, local government administration and e-tax

·         Narasaiah, M. L. (2004). Information Technology and Development. First Edition. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi. ISBN: 81-7141-760-4

·         Spider ICT4D Series no. 3/2010. Increasing Transparency and fighting     corruption through ICT. Empowering people and communities. ISBN: 978-91-85991-02-0. Available at: www.spidercentre.org/Publications

 

 

 

Topic

Date & Time

Topic

Main Reading Reference

 

Additional Literature
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Promoting advocacy by use of ICT in sub-Saharan Africa.

·         Narasaiah, M. L. (2004). Information Technology and Development. First Edition. Discovery Publishing House. New Delhi. ISBN: 81-7141-760-4

 

 
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Promoting transparency, by use of ICT in sub-Saharan Africa.

·         Spider ICT4D Series no. 3/2010. Increasing Transparency and fighting corruption through ICT. Empowering people and communities. ISBN: 0978-91-85991-02-0. Available at: www.spidercentre.org/Publications

 
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Fighting corruption by use of ICT in sub-Saharan Africa.

·         Spider ICT4D Series no. 3/2010. Increasing Transparency and fighting corruption through ICT. Empowering people and communities. ISBN: 978-        91-85991-02-0. Available at: www.spidercentre.org/Publications

 

 

 

Topic

Date & Time

Topic

Main Reading Reference

 

Additional Literature
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Examples of development projects in developing countries and ICT use

 

PP slides by Zake
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Seminar – developing countries in ‘your country’ and how you could use ICT

 

PP slides by Zake
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Project Assignment

ICT for Development in your country

 
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Revise for Examinations

Past paper questions

 
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Revision

Past paper questions

 

 

 

Examinations

 

 

 

 

Examinations

 

 

 

 

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