[AISWorld] Announcing the Latest Issue of "International Journal of ICT and Human Development" Vol. 7 Issue 3

[Potnis, Devendra Dilip]

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The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD)
Volume 7, Issue 3, July - September 2015
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1935-5661; EISSN: 1935-567X;
Published by IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USA
www.igi-global.com/ijicthd<http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-information-communication-technologies/1101>

Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hakikur Rahman (University of Minho, Portugal)
Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD). All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

ARTICLE 1

Implication of Requirements Engineering in ICT4D Project Development

M. Mahmudul Hasan (Harokopio University of Athens, Kallithea, Greece)

The idea of Information and Communication Technology for development (ICT4D) has been gathering momentum since last decade. It contributes to the development of social, political, and economic growth of the underprivileged group of populations especially in the context of developing countries. Requirements Engineering (RE) is the most sensitive from all other activities involve in the ICT4D project development. This paper reports on a literature review of published ICT4D research and provides an analysis of the requirements design issues in ICT4D project development in terms of functional requirements, non-functional requirements, and user requirements. The analysis of this paper can serve the ICT4D researchers and practitioners as a means of understanding the requirements design issues in ICT4D project development.

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www.igi-global.com/article/implication-of-requirements-engineering-in-ict4d-project-development/135529<http://www.igi-global.com/article/implication-of-requirements-engineering-in-ict4d-project-development/135529>

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ARTICLE 2

Quantitative Analysis of Amartya Sen's Theory: An ICT4D Perspective

Deen Islam (University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Mahfuz Ashraf (Department of Management Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Azizur Rahman (Charles Sturt University, Australia), Rashadul Hasan (Brainstorm Bangladesh, Bangladesh)

In this article, the authors attempted to evaluate the contribution of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for development (ICT4D) project in a context of developing country: Bangladesh. Though ICT4D is a general term referring to the application of ICT within the fields of development of a country, there are many cases where the potential benefits of ICT linked with the individual, group/community and organizational level. Considering two case studies, the authors have attempted to understand how ICT can be linked with the lives of community in rural areas of Bangladesh. They have adopted Amartya Sen's five freedoms as conceptual framework for this study. Through a quantitative perspective the authors argue that ICT projects can lead to development in general and five freedoms at particular.

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www.igi-global.com/article/quantitative-analysis-of-amartya-sens-theory/135530<http://www.igi-global.com/article/quantitative-analysis-of-amartya-sens-theory/135530>

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ARTICLE 3

Understanding the Usability of Course Management Systems (CMS) in Developing Countries: An Empirical Analysis

Rakibul Hoque (University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Mahfuz Ashraf (Department of Management Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Mohammad Afshar Ali (Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh), Rashadul Hasan (Brainstorm Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Course Management System (CMS) is now probably the most used educational technologies in higher education, behind only the Internet and common office software. It can facilitate posting content, participating in discussions, maintaining a grade book, tracking participation and managing learning activities in an online environment for instructors and learners. But question arises to what extent these systems are successful in developing countries like Bangladesh. Unfortunately there are very few reports and publication that have tried to focus on above issues. In this study, an evaluation and analysis of CMS in developing countries like Bangladesh was carried out to assess the success of the system by using "ITPOSMO' model. The study found that CMS is partially failing in higher educational institutions in Bangladesh.

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www.igi-global.com/article/understanding-the-usability-of-course-management-systems-cms-in-developing-countries/135531<http://www.igi-global.com/article/understanding-the-usability-of-course-management-systems-cms-in-developing-countries/135531>

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ARTICLE 4

Addressing Data Collection Challenges in ICT for Development Projects

Devendra Dilip Potnis (School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA)

This paper equips researchers for addressing a wide range of data collection challenges experienced when interacting with marginalized communities as part of ICT4D projects in developing countries. This secondary research categorizes data collection challenges reported in multiple disciplines, and summarizes the guidance from the past literature to deal with the challenges. The open, axial, and selective coding of data collection challenges reported by the past literature suggests that it is necessary to manage scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, and risks for addressing the data collection challenges. This paper illustrates the ways to manage these seven dimensions using (a) the success stories of data collection in the past, (b) the lessons learned by researchers during data collection as documented by the past literature, and (c) the advice they offer for collection data from marginalized communities in developing countries.

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www.igi-global.com/article/addressing-data-collection-challenges-in-ict-for-development-projects/135532<http://www.igi-global.com/article/addressing-data-collection-challenges-in-ict-for-development-projects/135532>

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Devendra Potnis, M.S., M.P.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee
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