« Les TIC au service du développement en Afrique »

« Les TIC au service du développement en Afrique »

The problem associated with development by ICTs is a root of controversies. Despite the present context characterized by the intensive use of information in many activities, the contribution of ICTs to development remains contested. This has particularly been so for Africa where these tools are gene...

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Main Author: Alain François LOUKOU
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Association de Recherche en Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication 2019-04-01
Series:Tic & Société
Subjects:
development
ICTs
Africa
information and knowledge society
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ticetsociete/1047
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spelling doaj-516d57434a0f4dcc98c65a7da531e6462020-11-25T02:35:14ZfraAssociation de Recherche en Technologies de l’Information et de la CommunicationTic & Société1961-95102019-04-015310.4000/ticetsociete.1047« Les TIC au service du développement en Afrique »Alain François LOUKOUThe problem associated with development by ICTs is a root of controversies. Despite the present context characterized by the intensive use of information in many activities, the contribution of ICTs to development remains contested. This has particularly been so for Africa where these tools are generally considered by their detractors as an unproductive luxury with respect to classical development priorities. Without undermining the pertinence of these arguments, this study seeks to present its weaknesses and to demonstrate, through theoretical reasoning with supporting examples, that ICTs are today a decisive factor for development in Africa, and even a prerequisite to its realisation. The study is also based on the rich literature about ICTs for development issues.http://journals.openedition.org/ticetsociete/1047developmentICTsAfricainformation and knowledge society
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« Les TIC au service du développement en Afrique »
Tic & Société
development
ICTs
Africa
information and knowledge society
author_facet Alain François LOUKOU
author_sort Alain François LOUKOU
title « Les TIC au service du développement en Afrique »
title_short « Les TIC au service du développement en Afrique »
title_full « Les TIC au service du développement en Afrique »
title_fullStr « Les TIC au service du développement en Afrique »
title_full_unstemmed « Les TIC au service du développement en Afrique »
title_sort « les tic au service du développement en afrique »
publisher Association de Recherche en Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication
series Tic & Société
issn 1961-9510
publishDate 2019-04-01
description The problem associated with development by ICTs is a root of controversies. Despite the present context characterized by the intensive use of information in many activities, the contribution of ICTs to development remains contested. This has particularly been so for Africa where these tools are generally considered by their detractors as an unproductive luxury with respect to classical development priorities. Without undermining the pertinence of these arguments, this study seeks to present its weaknesses and to demonstrate, through theoretical reasoning with supporting examples, that ICTs are today a decisive factor for development in Africa, and even a prerequisite to its realisation. The study is also based on the rich literature about ICTs for development issues.
topic development
ICTs
Africa
information and knowledge society
url http://journals.openedition.org/ticetsociete/1047
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