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The Impact of ICT Projects on Developing Economies: The Case of People with Physical Disabilities in Nigeria

SDGs Impacted

This study investigates the use of computers by People with Disabilities (PWDs) and whether it improves capability and human development in sub-Saharan Africa. This study shows how computers as technical objects and caregivers as non-technical objects facilitate four key capabilities for PWDs, namely (1) Capability to education, (2) Capability to socio-economic activities, (3) Capability to social relations, (4) informational capabilities and capability to employment. However, PWDs’ ability to convert the use of computers into capabilities is influenced by conversion factors, such as personal, social, environmental, technological, choice, and agency. Furthermore, the findings show also that there are enabling factors, such as accessibility, technological know-how, computer features, and Internet connectivity which facilitate PWDs’ achieved functionings.

Impact / Outcome
The Technology-Augment Capability Approach was employed to understand how computers contribute to human development in a CDE, such as Nigeria. Our findings illustrate that computers can contribute and improve the social, economic, and political opportunities for PWDs in Nigeria. Despite the positive effects of computers on PWDs, we identified the personal, social, technological, and environmental barriers hindering the full conversion of computers into capabilities in the ASACPC ecosystem.
Funding sources
Public
Key Metrics
Improve human development through a Technology-Augment Capability Approach
Locations
Africa, Nigeria
Sector
Education
Intervention lever
Indirect government
Operating model
Fully public
Target populations
Youth, Disabled
Year published
01 January 2021

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