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Information Technology for Development Volume 24, 2018 - Issue 3: Contextual Reflections on Innovations in an Interconnected World: Theoretical Lenses and Practical Considerations in ICT4D, Part I
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EDITORIAL

Contextual reflections on innovations in an interconnected world: theoretical lenses and practical considerations in ICT4D

Arlene BaileySir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, JamaicaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kweku-Muata Osei-BrysonDepartment of Information Systems, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
Pages 423-428 | Published online: 05 Sep 2018

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