Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development 18th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference, ICT4D 2024, Cape Town, South Africa, May 20–22, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development, ICT4D 2024, which was held in Cape Town, South Africa, during May 20–22, 2024.

The 48 full papers and 4 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 107 submissions. 

They are organized in topical sections as follows: 

Part I - Artificial Intelligence, Inequalities, and Human Rights; Digital Inclusion through e-Government; Giving Voice to Marginalised Perspectives in IS Research; Human-Computer Interaction for Ethical Value Exchange and Social Inclusion; ICT Curriculum and Education; ICT in Displacement and Conflict Zones: Ideas, Disconnects, & Innovations; Research in Indigenous African Languages; Smart Collaborations & Crowdsourcing; Technology & Social Justice.

Part II - Diverse and Inclusive Digital Transformation; Information and Computer Security; General Track; Philosophical, Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Researching ICT4D.

.- Diverse and Inclusive Digital Transformation.
.- "A bunch of sheep running towards somewhere" - Implications of digital transformation on the workforce.
.- A Framework for Promoting Digital Transformation and the Adoption of Enterprise Architecture in South Africa’s Public Sector.
.- Community and large-scale digital transformation for poverty eradication and economic growth in Africa: A rapid review of existing research for the period 2013-2023.
.- Digital Inclusion and Human Development: Is Digital Inclusion a Social Determinant of Health that Matters?.
.- Making our digital world a better place: Spiritual Leadership and Digital Transformation.
.- Information and Computer Security.
.- Bridging the Digital Divide: Securing Information and Computer Systems in an Unequal World.
.- Educators’ Perspectives on Cybersecurity: Case of Resource-constrained Schools in South Africa.
.- Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter (x): A case of #VaccineRollOutSA.
.- Factors Influencing Generation Z’s Cybersecurity Practices: An Empirical Analysis.
.- Fake News in Developing Countries: Drivers, Mechanisms and Consequences.
.- Schoolteacher demographic characteristics and the intention to promote cyber-safety awareness.
.- General Track.
.- A Socialized affordance perspective of a mobile application for patients’ assessment and referrals at the community level in Malawi.
.- A Socio-Cultural Perspective on Technology for Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Filtering Water Pots (G-filters) in Rajasthan, India.
.- Assessing Factors Affecting Doctors Access to Medical Knowledge at Point-of-care in the Context of Evidence-based medicine.
.- Complexity and Distress in Open-Source Health Information System Implementations in Countries with Developing Economies – The Case of Lesotho.
.- Drawing a Map in the Sand: Locating an Ethics of Care in the ICT-Related Migration Practices of Older Volunteers in the US Southwest.
.- Harnessing the Unseen: A Case Study on the Barriers to Big Data Analytics in a South African Retailer.
.- Information Ethics in Knowledge Sharing, Transfer, and Translation.
.- Perceptions on the Adoption of Blockchain for FinTech Applications in the Banking Industry in Developing Countries.
.- Rationalizing Effects of Mobile Applications: A Systematic Review of Literature.
.- Tailoring Agile for Medical Software Development: Global South Perspective.
.- The contributions of business intelligence and big data to public healthcare in South Africa.
.- The role of source systems strengthening in the effective interoperability of digital health systems.
.- Philosophical, Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Researching ICT4D.
.- A multi-method text analysis approach for studying ICT4D projects in developing countries: A case of agricultural commissioning in India.
.- Organisational Support for ICT4D Practitioner Performance: A New Pathway for Enhancing ICT4D Project Outcomes.