In Search of Local Knowledge on ICTs in Africa | Nicole Stremlau, Iginio Gagliardone, Lauren Kogen, Ashnah Kalemera, and Wairagala Wakabi - Academia.edu
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a narrative has developed about the transformative potential of ICTs – one that emphasizes particular uses and strategic benefits of ICTs and de-emphasizes others. ICTs have tended to be used in building new images of the nation – encompassing all citizens, promoting fairness, and offering a future of security, economic prosperity, and everyday well-being. To date, most analyses have focused on this plane, viewing ICTs as a new reality that is being built on top of pre-existing ones, rather than exploring the ways in which new and old practices and technologies coexist and integrate.Insufficient research and critical discourse exist