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Quantitative Analysis of Amartya Sen's Theory: An ICT4D Perspective

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  • Deen Islam

    (University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

  • Mahfuz Ashraf

    (Department of Management Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

  • Azizur Rahman

    (Charles Sturt University, Australia)

  • Rashadul Hasan

    (Brainstorm Bangladesh, Bangladesh)

Abstract

In this article, the authors attempted to evaluate the contribution of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for development (ICT4D) project in a context of developing country: Bangladesh. Though ICT4D is a general term referring to the application of ICT within the fields of development of a country, there are many cases where the potential benefits of ICT linked with the individual, group/community and organizational level. Considering two case studies, the authors have attempted to understand how ICT can be linked with the lives of community in rural areas of Bangladesh. They have adopted Amartya Sen's five freedoms as conceptual framework for this study. Through a quantitative perspective the authors argue that ICT projects can lead to development in general and five freedoms at particular.

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  • Deen Islam & Mahfuz Ashraf & Azizur Rahman & Rashadul Hasan, 2015. "Quantitative Analysis of Amartya Sen's Theory: An ICT4D Perspective," International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD), IGI Global, vol. 7(3), pages 13-26, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jicthd:v:7:y:2015:i:3:p:13-26
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