Marais, Mario AVannini, S2021-08-252021-08-252021-05Marais, M.A. & Vannini, S. 2021. Network weaving to foster resilience and sustainability in ICT4D. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12097 .http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12097A number of studies in Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) focus on projects’ sustainability and resilience. Over the years, scholars have identified many elements to enable achievement of these goals. Nevertheless, barriers to achieving them are still a common reality in the field. In this paper, we propose that special attention should be paid to communities’ relationships, self-organizing, and social capital - and the people’s networks that enable them - within ICT4D scholarship and practice, as a way to achieve sustainability and resilience. Building on Green’s work (2016) on social change as a force that cannot be understood without focusing on systems and power, we claim that ICT4D would benefit from intentionally growing social capital and fostering networks within its systems. We propose “network weaving” (Holley, 2013) as a practical approach, and we explore its potential to complement and advance existing ICT4D frameworks and practices, including the sense of community of the researchers themselves.FulltextenNetwork weavingInformation and Communication Technologies for DevelopmentICT4DICT4D resilienceICT4D sustainabilitySocial capitalConference PresentationMarais, M. A., & Vannini, S. (2021). Network weaving to foster resilience and sustainability in ICT4D. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12097Marais, Mario A, and S Vannini. "Network weaving to foster resilience and sustainability in ICT4D." <i>Proceedings of the 1st Virtual Conference on Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development (IFIP 9.4), Resilient ICT4D, University of Oslo, Norway, (Virtual), 25-28 May 2021</i> (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12097Marais MA, Vannini S, Network weaving to foster resilience and sustainability in ICT4D; 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12097 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Marais, Mario A AU - Vannini, S AB - A number of studies in Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) focus on projects’ sustainability and resilience. Over the years, scholars have identified many elements to enable achievement of these goals. Nevertheless, barriers to achieving them are still a common reality in the field. In this paper, we propose that special attention should be paid to communities’ relationships, self-organizing, and social capital - and the people’s networks that enable them - within ICT4D scholarship and practice, as a way to achieve sustainability and resilience. Building on Green’s work (2016) on social change as a force that cannot be understood without focusing on systems and power, we claim that ICT4D would benefit from intentionally growing social capital and fostering networks within its systems. We propose “network weaving” (Holley, 2013) as a practical approach, and we explore its potential to complement and advance existing ICT4D frameworks and practices, including the sense of community of the researchers themselves. DA - 2021-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Proceedings of the 1st Virtual Conference on Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development (IFIP 9.4), Resilient ICT4D, University of Oslo, Norway, (Virtual), 25-28 May 2021 KW - Network weaving KW - Information and Communication Technologies for Development KW - ICT4D KW - ICT4D resilience KW - ICT4D sustainability KW - Social capital LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2021 T1 - Network weaving to foster resilience and sustainability in ICT4D TI - Network weaving to foster resilience and sustainability in ICT4D UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12097 ER -24881