Earlier this year, Moonjung presented some preliminary findings of her work at Change. She is now defending her dissertation on Evaluation of ICT4D. Yet another ICTD related dissertation to wrap up this academic year! Join us in person or online.

Friday, June 21, 2019
12:00-2:00 pm
Bloedel Hall Room 070, or online via zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/my/rgomez

Title: Information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) evaluation: Examining its foci, gaps, challenges, and associations with other areas to strengthen the field’s conceptual underpinnings

Abstract: The effectiveness of ICT for development (ICT4D) projects has been deeply questionable over the past decades, despite the much attention paid to ICTs among the academics and practitioners as a possible catalyst in the betterment of people’s lives in the Global South. However, ICT4D evaluation is yet to be seen as a field with a clear global consensus on what it constitutes. In this setting, the study aims to identify the major foci, gaps, and challenges of ICT4D evaluation and explore ways to strengthen its conceptual elements and resolve prevailing issues. To address the above research problem, content analyses and interviews were conducted. Moreover, to identify and strengthen the field’s conceptual elements, the study refers to other areas of evaluation with a long history of rich discourse and/or strong foundation of models, theories, and approaches.

Supervisory Committee:

Ricardo J Gomez, Chair
Andres Barria-Roman, GSR
Michelle Suzanne Carter, Member
Negin Dahya, Member

Ricardo Gomez

Associate Professor, iSchool, University of Washington