ICT for Development

  Rostow's stages of economic growth model is one of the major historical models of economic growth. It was published by American economist Walt Whitman Rostow in 1960. The model postulates that economic growth occurs in five basic stages, of varying length: ·        The traditional society ·        The preconditions for take-off ·        The take-off ·        The drive to maturity ·        The age of high mass-consumption 1.      Traditional Society: This initial stage of traditional society signifies a primitive society having no access to modern science and technology. In other words, it is a society based on primi­tive technology and primitive attitude towards the physical World. Thus, Rostow defines a tradi­tional society “as one whose structure is developed within the limited production function...

The appearance of new technologies in our day to day has made it possible for the use of ICT in education to increase considerably in recent years. ICTs have gained great relevance in our environment, having a wide catalog of applications in various sectors such as entertainment, administration, robotics, education and all kinds of companies. When we talk about ICT we are referring to information and communication technologies. ICT can be defined as a set of techniques and devices based on new technological tools and the different supports and channels of information and communication. It can also be defined as the process of obtaining, storing, processing and transmitting information digitally. The educational sector must assume the responsibility of gradually implementing all the technologies that may favor student learning in some way, and ensure that they learn to use them in a world where they are already part of professional life and their social environment. Some of these ...

  Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory This theory was developed by Geert Hofstede and is a framework used to understand the differences in culture across countries and to discern the ways that business is done across different cultures. In other words, the framework is used to distinguish between different national cultures, the dimensions of culture, and assess their impact on a business setting. Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory was created in 1980 by Dutch management researcher, Geert Hofstede. The aim of the study was to determine the dimensions in which cultures vary. Hofstede identified six categories that define culture: ·        Power Distance Index ·        Collectivism vs. Individualism ·        Uncertainty Avoidance Index ·        Femininity vs. Masculinity ·    ...