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Telecenters and the expansion of human capabilities among rural women.

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dc.creator Lwoga, Edda Tandi
dc.creator Chigona, Wallace
dc.date 2020-02-13T06:52:08Z
dc.date 2020-02-13T06:52:08Z
dc.date 2020-01-21
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-20T08:35:13Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-20T08:35:13Z
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-11-2019-0136
dc.identifier http://dspace.cbe.ac.tz:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/464
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/79491
dc.description Abstract Purpose – This study aims to assess the contribution of telecenters in expanding the capabilities of rural women to achieve their development outcomes in three rural districts in Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach – The study conducted 12 focus group discussions with 37 rural women users and 36 rural women non-users of telecenters and semi-structured interviews with telecenter managers in the selected districts. The framework for the study is based on Sen’s capability approach. Findings – The study noted that telecenters may enable rural women to build some capabilities (social, financial, human and political capabilities), and inhibit others, resulting in diverse development outcomes, based on the choices made and conversion factors. These conversion factors included institutional factors (inadequate computers, space and personnel, unreliable electrical power and slow internet connectivity) and individual factors (multiple responsibilities, status, low-level of education, language barrier, lack of information and communication technology (ICT) skills and technology efficacy and inability to afford ICT short courses). Other conversion factors (e.g. availability of affordable ICTs) enabled rural women to build their capabilities. Originality/value – This is a comprehensive study that provides findings for rural telecenters to plan and allow rural women to expand their capabilities and achieve their development goals in Tanzania or other settings with similar conditions.
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dc.language en
dc.subject Gender, Women, ICT, Africa, Tanzania, Information and communication technology, Developing country, Telecenter
dc.title Telecenters and the expansion of human capabilities among rural women.
dc.type Article


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