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Mobile Phones And Social Inclusion Of Women In Africa: A Nigerian Perspective, Naima Hafiz Abubakar, Muhammadou M. O. Kah
Mobile Phones And Social Inclusion Of Women In Africa: A Nigerian Perspective, Naima Hafiz Abubakar, Muhammadou M. O. Kah
The African Journal of Information Systems
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly being recognised as vital tools with regards to the social inclusion of women. Specifically, we investigate the effect of mobile phone use on the social inclusion of women in Nigeria. Our study focuses on what these women are able to achieve with their mobile phones and the implication of these achievements on their ability to effectively participate in the society. We draw on a qualitative ethnographic study of resettled northern women in the southern city of Lagos to understand how mobile phone use contributes to their social inclusion. From our analysis, we derive …
The Impact Of Ict Projects On Developing Economies: The Case Of People With Physical Disabilities In Nigeria, Abdulrashid Abubakar Iliya, Chidi Gerald Ononiwu, Muhammadou M.O Kah, Olumide Babatope Longe Prof
The Impact Of Ict Projects On Developing Economies: The Case Of People With Physical Disabilities In Nigeria, Abdulrashid Abubakar Iliya, Chidi Gerald Ononiwu, Muhammadou M.O Kah, Olumide Babatope Longe Prof
The African Journal of Information Systems
This study investigates the use of computers by People with Disabilities (PWDs) and whether it improves capability and human development in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on a case study’s findings and interviews with PWDs, we build on the Technology-Augment Capability Approach to show how computers as technical objects and caregivers as non-technical objects facilitate four key capabilities for PWDs, namely (1) Capability to education, (2) Capability to socio-economic activities, (3) Capability to social relations, (4) Informational capabilities and capability to employment. However, PWDs’ ability to convert the use of computers into capabilities is influenced by conversion factors, such as personal, social, …