Special Issue on ICT for Socio- Economic Development in Africa and Other Developing Regions (Part 1)

摘要

This special issue of the International Journal of ICT Research and Development in Africa (LJICTRDA) contains extended versions of papers selected from conference papers presented in the 2~(nd) International ICT Summit 2016, which took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 4th July 2016. The Summit is an annual event of the Institute of Finance Management (IFM), Tanzania in collaboration with the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Ireland. The Summit brings together national and international stakeholders from ICT sector to share best practices in developing an information society in order to nurture digital engagement in the socio-economic developments. The Summit emphasises innovative activities and steps towards development of innovative ICT solutions and their applications that lead to attaining good governance, improved business operations as well as provision and accessibility of quality services across various sectors. The event invited original, high-quality research contributions, industrial practices, and innovative ideas that advance the state-of-the-art in the design, development, deployment, evaluation and understanding of emerging ICT technologies for socio-economic development. The effective use of ICT is always a key component in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), which are the key drivers for modern socio-economic development. ICT is both an engine of economic growth and a valuable source of innovation. These are technologies which have spurred a virtuous cycle of skills, employment and investment in applications and tools that are fundamental leaps in innovation. These are not just better ways of doing old things, but radically new ways of doing previously impossible things.