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 This paper is based on a lecture delivered at the Michigan State University in February 2009. ICTD today is imagined and understood by many through an ideological framework of neo-liberalism and market fundamentalism. Unpacking this hegemonic neo-liberal view on ICTD, this paper details a two-fold discourse, where the utopic preoccupation with technology and an ahistoric conception of the world converges with the construction of ICTD as an engine to propel the marketisation of development.
While criticising the multi-stakeholder approach to development, the paper strongly argues for community-centric principles rooted in socio-political realities. Further it also calls for a review of the existing vision of ICTs and development, by revisiting the interpretation of the information society paradigm, as well as the need for an alternate practice models to deploy ICT opportunities for development.To read complete paper click here. |
