Applying design science approach in ICT4D research : mobile phone based agriculture market information service (AMIS) in Bangladesh

• This paper describes the characteristics and scope of Information and Communication Technologies for Development  (ICT4D)  and Design Science Research (DSR), and subsequently presents findings  from a case study regard-ing how the call for future research, practical and methodological, on IS in gen-eral and ICT4D in particular can be well addressed with DSR. The paper con-tributes to the domain of design research knowledge as it critically discusses as well as exemplifies the use of DSR in an interpretive research perspective that aims at solving some socio-economic problems, which is significantly lacking in contemporary research. The major argument here is that DSR can be fruitfully used in ICT4D research as long as the goal of ICT4D research is to innovate or design something new. Furthermore, due to the stage-gate model nature of DSR, its comprehensive use in ICT4D needs an integrated research approach with well-coordinated activities throughout the development process.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Mänsklig interaktion med IKT (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications -- Human Aspects of ICT (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications -- Information Systems, Social aspects (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

ICT4D research; design science research (DSR); Information Systems (IS); IT artifact; Mobile phones; Agriculture Market Information Service (AMIS); Farmers; Bangladesh

Informatik

Informatics

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