Marais, Mario A2011-12-072011-12-072011-10Marais, M. 2011. Analysis of the factors affecting the sustainability of ICT4D initiatives. 5th IDIA Conference: ICT for development: people, policy and practice, Lima, Peru, 26 - 28 October 2011978-0-620-51717-1http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2011/papers/marais.htmlhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/53745th IDIA Conference: ICT for development: people, policy and practice, Lima, Peru, 26 - 28 October 2011The sustainability of ICT for Development (ICT4D) initiatives remains an enduring concern, and projects typically have a high rate of failure. ICT4D is in flux and the trends are analysed to show how sustainability issues have changed from requirements for external support via governments or funding agencies to self-sufficiency (mainly) based on economic viability. Sustainability is typically defined in terms of financial, social, institutional, technological, and environmental aspects. The major factors influencing the sustainability of ICT4D projects in poor rural areas are summarised via a systems analysis. The questions posed by this analysis may be partially addressed by strategies based upon the concept of human scale development. Two ICT4D initiatives that are concerned with enterprise development are used to illustrate the practical realisation of aspects of such a strategy.enICT4DSustainabilityHuman scale developmentDevelopment through enterprise5th IDIA ConferenceConference PresentationMarais, M. A. (2011). Analysis of the factors affecting the sustainability of ICT4D initiatives. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5374Marais, Mario A. "Analysis of the factors affecting the sustainability of ICT4D initiatives." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5374Marais MA, Analysis of the factors affecting the sustainability of ICT4D initiatives; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5374 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Marais, Mario A AB - The sustainability of ICT for Development (ICT4D) initiatives remains an enduring concern, and projects typically have a high rate of failure. ICT4D is in flux and the trends are analysed to show how sustainability issues have changed from requirements for external support via governments or funding agencies to self-sufficiency (mainly) based on economic viability. Sustainability is typically defined in terms of financial, social, institutional, technological, and environmental aspects. The major factors influencing the sustainability of ICT4D projects in poor rural areas are summarised via a systems analysis. The questions posed by this analysis may be partially addressed by strategies based upon the concept of human scale development. Two ICT4D initiatives that are concerned with enterprise development are used to illustrate the practical realisation of aspects of such a strategy. DA - 2011-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - ICT4D KW - Sustainability KW - Human scale development KW - Development through enterprise KW - 5th IDIA Conference LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 978-0-620-51717-1 T1 - Analysis of the factors affecting the sustainability of ICT4D initiatives TI - Analysis of the factors affecting the sustainability of ICT4D initiatives UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5374 ER -