Necessary, But Not Sufficient: Critiquing the Role of Information and Communication Technology in Putting Knowledge into Use
| Autor: | N. J. Kalaivani, V. Rasheed Sulaiman, T. S. Vamsidhar Reddy, Andy Hall, Kumuda Dorai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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business.industry
Geography Planning and Development Distance education Information Dissemination Innovation management Information technology Public relations Education Intermediary Information and Communications Technology Computer-mediated communication General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business Utilization |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 18:331-346 |
| ISSN: | 1750-8622 1389-224X |
| Popis: | Purpose: This article reviews the experience of ICT applications as a tool for putting research derived knowledge into use for innovation in South Asia. Design/methodology/approach: The article uses the contemporary understanding of communication and innovation in reviewing the experience of ICTs in putting new knowledge into use in South Asia. Findings: The findings from this study suggest that ICTs in general have not contributed effectively to the challenge of putting new knowledge into use as they are mostly used to support traditional communication tasks — such as information dissemination and training. The article argues that this under-utilisation of the potential of ICTs could be due to: a lack of appreciation of the new communication-intermediation tasks required for innovation, underestimation of the roles of intermediaries and their capacities for innovation and lack of networks needed for communities to make use of the information provided through ICTs. Practical implications: Althoug... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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