Past practices, current debates and disputes: future engagements and opportunities regarding digital transformation for sustainable development

Robert M. Davison*, Antonio Díaz Andrade, Arlene Bailey, Ephias Ruhode, Geoff Walsham, Jean Paul van Belle, Judy van Biljon, Kutoma Wakunuma, Kyung Ryul Park, Luiz A. Joia, Manoj Thomas, Neki Frasheri, P. J. Wall, Renata Lèbre La Rovere, Silvia Masiero, Stan Karanasios

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Abstract

This chapter provides a historical account of the development of Working Group 9.4 from its inception in 1988 to the present day. The intellectual and practical issues that have drawn our attention, as well as the debates and disputes that we have had for over thirty years, are elicited and discussed. More attention is paid to the current opportunities and challenges that enthuse us, and to the impacts that we hope to exert through our work. The chapter concludes with an eye to the future and how the working group may yet develop. The sixteen co-authors of the chapter reflect on how the field of development has morphed over time and on the directions that are opening up.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCurrent Directions in ICT and Society - IFIP TC9 50th Anniversary Anthology
EditorsChristopher Leslie, David Kreps
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages43-58
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9783031507571
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jan 2024

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume700 IFIP
ISSN (Print)1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)1868-422X

Keywords

  • Development
  • Digital
  • ICT4D
  • Impact
  • Practice

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