Information Systems in Developing Countries: A Critical Research Review

critical-review
Author

Avgerou, Chrisanthi

Published

January 1, 2008

Doi

https://doi.org/10.1057/PALGRAVE.JIT.2000136

Citation: BibTeX

@article{Avgerou2008,
  doi        = {10.1057/PALGRAVE.JIT.2000136},
  author     = {Avgerou, Chrisanthi},
  journal    = {Journal of Information Technology},
  title      = {Information Systems in Developing Countries: A Critical Research Review},
  year       = {2008},
  volume     = {23},
  number     = {3},
  pages      = {133--146},
  abstract   = {In this paper I review the Information Systems (IS) research on how developing countries have attempted to benefit from information and communication technologies (ICTs). First I identify three discourses on IS implementation and associated organizational and social change that coexist in information systems in developing countries (ISDC) research, namely as a process of technology and knowledge transfer and adaptation to local social conditions; as a process of socially embedded action; and as a process of transformative techno-organizational intervention associated with global politics and economics. I then point out the distinctive research agenda that has been formed in ISDC studies, both in the more familiar IS themes - failure, outsourcing, and strategic value of ICT - and also in studies of themes relevant specifically to the context of developing countries, such as the development of community ICT and information resources. Finally, I call the reader's attention to the potentially significant theoretical contributions of ISDC research for understanding IS innovation in relation to social context and in relation to socio-economic development theories and policies.}
}

Citation: RIS

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Avgerou, Chrisanthi
TI  - Information Systems in Developing Countries: A Critical Research Review
T2  - Journal of Information Technology
PY  - 2008
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
SP  - 133
EP  - 146
DO  - 10.1057/PALGRAVE.JIT.2000136
ER  -