Richard Heeks
@cddmanchester.bsky.social
Digital development / ICT4D
Understanding the context for ICT use in #MSMEs
The “onion-ring” model helps analyse the overall context for application of ICTs in enterprises
For more detail, see: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#PovertyReduction #ICT4D
The “onion-ring” model helps analyse the overall context for application of ICTs in enterprises
For more detail, see: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#PovertyReduction #ICT4D
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Understanding the context for ICT use in #MSMEs
The “onion-ring” model helps analyse the overall context for application of ICTs in enterprises
For more detail, see: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#PovertyReduction #ICT4D
The “onion-ring” model helps analyse the overall context for application of ICTs in enterprises
For more detail, see: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#PovertyReduction #ICT4D
How can ICTs add value to #MSMEs?
Our value chain model shows 4 areas of information needs – supply, demand, operating environment, internal processes – that are a foundation for prioritising ICT application
For more detail, see: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#DigitalInclusion #ICT4D
Our value chain model shows 4 areas of information needs – supply, demand, operating environment, internal processes – that are a foundation for prioritising ICT application
For more detail, see: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#DigitalInclusion #ICT4D
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
How can ICTs add value to #MSMEs?
Our value chain model shows 4 areas of information needs – supply, demand, operating environment, internal processes – that are a foundation for prioritising ICT application
For more detail, see: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#DigitalInclusion #ICT4D
Our value chain model shows 4 areas of information needs – supply, demand, operating environment, internal processes – that are a foundation for prioritising ICT application
For more detail, see: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#DigitalInclusion #ICT4D
The “AI Cold War” story fuels rivalry. But what if we told a different one?
Our STAIR paper explores how inclusive, cooperative, and data-driven narratives can reshape global #AI governance beyond US-China binaries
Read more 👉 stair.shox.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/STAIR/articl...
#USChinaRelations
Our STAIR paper explores how inclusive, cooperative, and data-driven narratives can reshape global #AI governance beyond US-China binaries
Read more 👉 stair.shox.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/STAIR/articl...
#USChinaRelations
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The “AI Cold War” story fuels rivalry. But what if we told a different one?
Our STAIR paper explores how inclusive, cooperative, and data-driven narratives can reshape global #AI governance beyond US-China binaries
Read more 👉 stair.shox.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/STAIR/articl...
#USChinaRelations
Our STAIR paper explores how inclusive, cooperative, and data-driven narratives can reshape global #AI governance beyond US-China binaries
Read more 👉 stair.shox.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/STAIR/articl...
#USChinaRelations
MSMEs drive jobs, innovation & livelihoods
This study shows how ICTs—from mobile phones to e-commerce—can unlock growth & poverty reduction: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#DigitalInclusion #MSMEs #ICT4D
This study shows how ICTs—from mobile phones to e-commerce—can unlock growth & poverty reduction: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#DigitalInclusion #MSMEs #ICT4D
October 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
MSMEs drive jobs, innovation & livelihoods
This study shows how ICTs—from mobile phones to e-commerce—can unlock growth & poverty reduction: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#DigitalInclusion #MSMEs #ICT4D
This study shows how ICTs—from mobile phones to e-commerce—can unlock growth & poverty reduction: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#DigitalInclusion #MSMEs #ICT4D
PhD #Scholarships for #ICT4D / #DigitalDevelopment Research at Univ. Manchester
Interested in studying a #PhD with me?
Priority topics: ICTs and mountain regions; digital inclusion; ICTs and sustainability
More details: www.cdd.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Interested in studying a #PhD with me?
Priority topics: ICTs and mountain regions; digital inclusion; ICTs and sustainability
More details: www.cdd.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
October 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
PhD #Scholarships for #ICT4D / #DigitalDevelopment Research at Univ. Manchester
Interested in studying a #PhD with me?
Priority topics: ICTs and mountain regions; digital inclusion; ICTs and sustainability
More details: www.cdd.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Interested in studying a #PhD with me?
Priority topics: ICTs and mountain regions; digital inclusion; ICTs and sustainability
More details: www.cdd.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
How can ICTs empower micro, small & medium enterprises to reduce poverty?
📱💻 This paper offers a framework for ICT-driven MSME growth in developing countries: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#ICT4D #MSMEs #PovertyReduction
📱💻 This paper offers a framework for ICT-driven MSME growth in developing countries: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#ICT4D #MSMEs #PovertyReduction
October 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
How can ICTs empower micro, small & medium enterprises to reduce poverty?
📱💻 This paper offers a framework for ICT-driven MSME growth in developing countries: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#ICT4D #MSMEs #PovertyReduction
📱💻 This paper offers a framework for ICT-driven MSME growth in developing countries: research.manchester.ac.uk/files/163280...
#ICT4D #MSMEs #PovertyReduction
My new blog post shares 5 lessons on how strategy, trust & leadership shape e-commerce innovation in Global South contexts.
Read it here 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
#DigitalAfrica #eCommerce
Read it here 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
#DigitalAfrica #eCommerce
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
My new blog post shares 5 lessons on how strategy, trust & leadership shape e-commerce innovation in Global South contexts.
Read it here 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
#DigitalAfrica #eCommerce
Read it here 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
#DigitalAfrica #eCommerce
New blog: bridging research & practice in #DX4D
Our new digital-transformation-for-development scorecard helps development orgs co-create smarter digital strategies
🔍 Read the summary + access the tool: ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/a...
#ICT4D
Our new digital-transformation-for-development scorecard helps development orgs co-create smarter digital strategies
🔍 Read the summary + access the tool: ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/a...
#ICT4D
August 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
New blog: bridging research & practice in #DX4D
Our new digital-transformation-for-development scorecard helps development orgs co-create smarter digital strategies
🔍 Read the summary + access the tool: ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/a...
#ICT4D
Our new digital-transformation-for-development scorecard helps development orgs co-create smarter digital strategies
🔍 Read the summary + access the tool: ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/a...
#ICT4D
How can digital transformation for development be better guided?
This new #DX4D Scorecard bridges research & practice: co-created with NGOs to support strategy design, evaluation & learning
🔍 Read the paper: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/research/pub...
#ICT4D
This new #DX4D Scorecard bridges research & practice: co-created with NGOs to support strategy design, evaluation & learning
🔍 Read the paper: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/research/pub...
#ICT4D
August 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
How can digital transformation for development be better guided?
This new #DX4D Scorecard bridges research & practice: co-created with NGOs to support strategy design, evaluation & learning
🔍 Read the paper: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/research/pub...
#ICT4D
This new #DX4D Scorecard bridges research & practice: co-created with NGOs to support strategy design, evaluation & learning
🔍 Read the paper: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/research/pub...
#ICT4D
New from @cddmanchester.bsky.social: a co-produced #DX4D Scorecard to help development organisations evaluate & improve digital transformation strategies.
Practical, research-informed, and ready to use
📄 Read: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#ICT4D
Practical, research-informed, and ready to use
📄 Read: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#ICT4D
August 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
New from @cddmanchester.bsky.social: a co-produced #DX4D Scorecard to help development organisations evaluate & improve digital transformation strategies.
Practical, research-informed, and ready to use
📄 Read: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#ICT4D
Practical, research-informed, and ready to use
📄 Read: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#ICT4D
📢 Why do some countries succeed in building strong digital industries while others fall behind?
💡 This paper applies Porter’s competitive advantage theory to offer key insights for policymakers, researchers & #ICT4D strategists.
📖 Read it: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...
💡 This paper applies Porter’s competitive advantage theory to offer key insights for policymakers, researchers & #ICT4D strategists.
📖 Read it: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...
July 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
📢 Why do some countries succeed in building strong digital industries while others fall behind?
💡 This paper applies Porter’s competitive advantage theory to offer key insights for policymakers, researchers & #ICT4D strategists.
📖 Read it: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...
💡 This paper applies Porter’s competitive advantage theory to offer key insights for policymakers, researchers & #ICT4D strategists.
📖 Read it: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...
Need to analyse the performance of digital sub-sectors in the global South: #AI, #fintech, #agritech, software #outsourcing, #telecommunications, etc?
📖 Read this paper for guidance on how to use Porter’s competitive advantage theory: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...
📖 Read this paper for guidance on how to use Porter’s competitive advantage theory: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...
July 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Need to analyse the performance of digital sub-sectors in the global South: #AI, #fintech, #agritech, software #outsourcing, #telecommunications, etc?
📖 Read this paper for guidance on how to use Porter’s competitive advantage theory: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...
📖 Read this paper for guidance on how to use Porter’s competitive advantage theory: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...
Five full #DistanceLearning #Scholarships for Manchester MSc in Management & Information Systems, building digital champions for development
30 April application deadline, for Commonwealth applicants: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught...
30 April application deadline, for Commonwealth applicants: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught...
April 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Five full #DistanceLearning #Scholarships for Manchester MSc in Management & Information Systems, building digital champions for development
30 April application deadline, for Commonwealth applicants: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught...
30 April application deadline, for Commonwealth applicants: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught...
If my topic is digital uplands, then surely this counts as research 😁
April 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
If my topic is digital uplands, then surely this counts as research 😁
🚀 How can ICTs tackle remoteness & exclusion in #mountain regions?
This paper explores telecentres in Peru & their impact on digital inclusion, social networks & economic opportunities.
Read now! 📡🌍📖 #ICT4D #DigitalInclusion #RuralDevelopment
🔗 hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/g...
This paper explores telecentres in Peru & their impact on digital inclusion, social networks & economic opportunities.
Read now! 📡🌍📖 #ICT4D #DigitalInclusion #RuralDevelopment
🔗 hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/g...
March 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🚀 How can ICTs tackle remoteness & exclusion in #mountain regions?
This paper explores telecentres in Peru & their impact on digital inclusion, social networks & economic opportunities.
Read now! 📡🌍📖 #ICT4D #DigitalInclusion #RuralDevelopment
🔗 hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/g...
This paper explores telecentres in Peru & their impact on digital inclusion, social networks & economic opportunities.
Read now! 📡🌍📖 #ICT4D #DigitalInclusion #RuralDevelopment
🔗 hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/g...
📢 New study out!
Women in Africa’s platform economy face lower pay, greater precarity & sectoral exclusion—despite often being more educated than men. Time to rethink gender equity in gig work!
Read more 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #GigEconomy #GenderEquality #Africa
Women in Africa’s platform economy face lower pay, greater precarity & sectoral exclusion—despite often being more educated than men. Time to rethink gender equity in gig work!
Read more 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #GigEconomy #GenderEquality #Africa
March 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📢 New study out!
Women in Africa’s platform economy face lower pay, greater precarity & sectoral exclusion—despite often being more educated than men. Time to rethink gender equity in gig work!
Read more 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #GigEconomy #GenderEquality #Africa
Women in Africa’s platform economy face lower pay, greater precarity & sectoral exclusion—despite often being more educated than men. Time to rethink gender equity in gig work!
Read more 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #GigEconomy #GenderEquality #Africa
🏔 Digital tech is transforming research on hill and mountain regions, but at what cost?
📡 This new paper critiques the trend and proposes a new approach to digitally-enabled research on remote, rural areas
Read now: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#UplandsResearch #ICT4D
📡 This new paper critiques the trend and proposes a new approach to digitally-enabled research on remote, rural areas
Read now: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#UplandsResearch #ICT4D
March 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🏔 Digital tech is transforming research on hill and mountain regions, but at what cost?
📡 This new paper critiques the trend and proposes a new approach to digitally-enabled research on remote, rural areas
Read now: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#UplandsResearch #ICT4D
📡 This new paper critiques the trend and proposes a new approach to digitally-enabled research on remote, rural areas
Read now: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#UplandsResearch #ICT4D
Why settle for either-or?
Pragmatist-critical realism merges pragmatism's utility with critical realism's structure.
Think practical solutions + deeper truths. Revolutionise your research approach: doi.org/10.1080/2166...
Pragmatist-critical realism merges pragmatism's utility with critical realism's structure.
Think practical solutions + deeper truths. Revolutionise your research approach: doi.org/10.1080/2166...
March 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Why settle for either-or?
Pragmatist-critical realism merges pragmatism's utility with critical realism's structure.
Think practical solutions + deeper truths. Revolutionise your research approach: doi.org/10.1080/2166...
Pragmatist-critical realism merges pragmatism's utility with critical realism's structure.
Think practical solutions + deeper truths. Revolutionise your research approach: doi.org/10.1080/2166...
Water and power consumption trends from #datacenter and #ai growth
From: www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/wp/...
From: www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/wp/...
March 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Water and power consumption trends from #datacenter and #ai growth
From: www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/wp/...
From: www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/wp/...
Key readings on #DigitalDevelopment in Africa
March 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Key readings on #DigitalDevelopment in Africa
December 12, 2024 at 10:11 AM
#ICT4D and digital development #PhD #scholarships tenable at Centre for Digital Development, University of Manchester
Mid-January application deadline www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Mid-January application deadline www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
November 20, 2024 at 8:42 AM
#ICT4D and digital development #PhD #scholarships tenable at Centre for Digital Development, University of Manchester
Mid-January application deadline www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Mid-January application deadline www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Explore the origins, implications and critiques of the #USChina “AI cold war” narrative
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#TechWar #AIArmsRace #DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#TechWar #AIArmsRace #DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad
November 8, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Explore the origins, implications and critiques of the #USChina “AI cold war” narrative
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#TechWar #AIArmsRace #DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#TechWar #AIArmsRace #DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad
What should be the research agenda on digital tech and #uplands / #mountain regions?
Your views welcome . . .
#ICT4D #DigitalUplands
Your views welcome . . .
#ICT4D #DigitalUplands
October 3, 2024 at 7:00 AM
What should be the research agenda on digital tech and #uplands / #mountain regions?
Your views welcome . . .
#ICT4D #DigitalUplands
Your views welcome . . .
#ICT4D #DigitalUplands
After completing my #PhD, I wrote down 19 PhD lessons that I had learned
February 15, 2024 at 10:40 AM
After completing my #PhD, I wrote down 19 PhD lessons that I had learned