Exploring the impact of ICT usage among indigenous people and their quality of life: operationalizing Sen’s capability approach

IF 5.1 3区管理学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Information Technology for Development Pub Date : 2021-07-16 DOI:10.1080/02681102.2021.1951150

Najmul Hasan, Yukun Bao, S. Miah

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Numerous indigenous communities suffer from digital divide issues affecting their social, cultural, and economic well-being. As various technologies contribute both to creating opportunities and responding to social and cultural changes, it is imperative to explore the wider impacts of information and communication technologies (ICT) on improving living standards, individual knowledge, and awareness development in these groups of people. We conducted this study in Bangladesh and investigated the connection between ICT usage and Sen’s (1999) freedom factors with the objective of measuring quality of life. After an initial qualitative pilot study, a structured questionnaire was administered (n = 250). Data were analyzed using structural equation modelling. Results suggest that a strong relationship between ICT usage and Sen’s freedom factors exists in the development of indigenous people’s quality of life. Political freedom has a substantial effect on economic freedom for development. Moreover, economic freedom creates social opportunities as well as transparency.

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探索ICT使用对原住民及其生活品质的影响:将Sen的能力方法付诸实施

许多土著社区遭受着影响其社会、文化和经济福祉的数字鸿沟问题。由于各种技术既有助于创造机会，也有助于应对社会和文化变革，因此有必要探索信息和通信技术(ICT)在改善这些人群的生活水平、个人知识和意识发展方面的更广泛影响。我们在孟加拉国进行了这项研究，并调查了ICT使用与Sen(1999)自由因素之间的联系，目的是衡量生活质量。在初步的定性初步研究后，进行了结构化问卷调查(n = 250)。数据分析采用结构方程模型。研究结果显示，资讯通讯科技的使用与原住民生活品质的发展有密切关系。政治自由对促进发展的经济自由具有实质性影响。此外，经济自由创造了社会机会和透明度。

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11.30

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16.70%

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期刊介绍： Information Technology for Development , with an established record for publishing quality research and influencing practice, is the first journal to have explicitly addressed global information technology issues and opportunities. It publishes social and technical research on the effects of Information Technology (IT) on economic, social and human development. The objective of the Journal is to provide a forum for policy-makers, practitioners, and academics to discuss strategies and best practices, tools and techniques for ascertaining the effects of IT infrastructures in government, civil societies and the private sector, and theories and frameworks that explain the effects of IT on development. The concept of development relates to social, economic and human outcomes from the implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools, technologies, and infrastructures. In addition to being a valuable publication in the field of information systems, Information Technology for Development is also cited in fields such as public administration, economics, and international development and business, and has a particularly large readership in international agencies connected to the Commonwealth Secretariat, United Nations, and World Bank.