Geoff Walsham
ICT4D research: reflections on history and future agenda
University of Cambridge
research use icts international development information communication technology development ict4d research history going back 30 years purpose paper take stock ict4d research field important juncture time icts increasingly pervasive many different disciplines involved researching area paper first provides reflections history field broken three phases mid1980s present day followed detailed discussion future research agenda including topic selection role theory methodological issues multidisciplinarity research impact ict4d research started largely academic field information systems concluded future lies multidisciplinary interaction researchers practitioners policymakers