Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South

1. Research on the Impact of the Information Society in the Global South: An Introduction to SIRCA
Arul Chib

Part I. Impact of Research

2. The Impact of Research on Development Policy and Practice: This Much We Know
Roger Harris

3. Constructing Theories of Change for Information Society Impact Research
Alexander Flor

4. A New Set of Questions: ICT4D Research and Policy
Andrea Ordóñez

5. Progress Towards Resolving the Measurement Link Between ICT and Poverty Reduction
Julian May, Kathleen Diga

6. The Impact of mFinance Initiatives in the Global South: A Review of the Literature
Arul Chib, Laura León, Fouziah Rahim

7. An Analytical Framework to Incorporate ICT as an Independent Variable
Matías Dodel

Part II. Research on Impact

8. (Un)Balanced Conversations: Participatory Action Research in Technology Development in Peruvian Primary Schools
Paz Olivera, Komathi Ale, Arul Chib

9. The Institutional Dynamics Perspective of ICT for Health Initiatives in India
Rajesh Chandwani, Rahul De

10. Cybersex as Affective Labour: Critical Interrogations of the Philippine ICT Framework and the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
Elinor May Cruz, Trina Joyce Sajo

11. The Internet and Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs: Examining the Impact of Social Media on Women Empowerment
Ezmieralda Melissa, Anis Hamidati, Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Alexander Flor

12. The Use of Mobile Communication in the Marketing of Foodstuffs in Côte d’Ivoire
Kabran Aristide Djane, Richard Ling

13. Designing Web 2.0 Tools for Online Public Consultation
Fabro Steibel, Elsa Estevez

14. ICTs and Opinion Expression: An Empirical Study of New-Generation Migrant Workers in Shanghai
Baohua Zhou

15. Impact of Research or Research on Impact: More Than a Matter of Semantics and Sequence
Julian May, Roxana Barrantes

Keywords: Social Sciences, Communication Studies, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), R & D/Technology Policy