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Deploying ICTs for Development: An Evolutionary Perspective

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Deploying ICTs for Development: An Evolutionary Perspective

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What is the focus of the article 'Deploying ICTs for Development'?

Analyzing the affordability of contemporary ICTs

Exploring the outcomes of ICT deployments

Examining the characteristics of ICT deployments (correct)

Investigating the evolution of ICTs

According to the article, why do ICT deployments seek new forms of innovation?

To achieve inclusive growth

To explore poverty eradication

To increase economic expansion

To include hitherto-excluded populations (correct)

What do ICT deployments bring together in their partnerships?

ICT specialists and non-technical personnel

Developed and developing countries

Local and international organizations

Historically antagonistic players (correct)

In what way does the article describe the lives of the underprivileged in relation to deploying ICTs?

As potentially improved Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason for deploying ICTs according to the article?

To address shifting conceptions of development Signup and view all the answers

How does the article describe the novelty of ICTs in relation to their deployments?

As compelling for frugal innovation Signup and view all the answers

What was Fukuyama's initial thesis following the fall of the Berlin Wall?

The end of history Signup and view all the answers

What did Fukuyama rethink in his thesis?

The 'end of history' Signup and view all the answers

What has unleashed innovation and transformed the division of labor?

Proliferation of powerful information and communication technologies (ICTs) Signup and view all the answers

What is one effect of general-purpose technologies (ICTs) according to the text?

Declining marginal costs of production Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest about the outcomes of ICT deployment in various developmental domains?

They have mixed outcomes Signup and view all the answers

What was development traditionally understood as?

Capitalist economic growth Signup and view all the answers

What does Arrighi (2009) argue about capitalism's historical movement?

It creates uneven geographies of accumulation Signup and view all the answers

What did Fukuyama claim would prevent the 'end of history'?

Advancement in science and technology Signup and view all the answers

What is one characteristic of ICTs according to the text?