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Post 2015 agenda and public service channels of delivery: the collaborative effect on mobile phones and radio call-ins in Ghana

Published: 27 October 2014 Publication History

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This short paper presents an ongoing review of an investigative case, presented and critiqued with suggestions for further research on the use of mobile phones to call in to FM radio in sub-Saharan Africa with Ghana as the single case study. It further seeks to describe the levels of community participation. As an ongoing review in an area that is limited in research this paper will begin with a background to the topic, continue with the increasing demand for information outside news websites, evaluate the effectiveness of the mobile phone and why it is the ICT tool for rural discourse when combined with the traditional media channel of delivery; the radio, in a rural area. Important questions the paper asks include the effectiveness or otherwise of this collaboration and also its appropriateness for managing good governance mechanisms, if any; and also if the target audience find this channel of delivery accessible and affordable?

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    ICEGOV '14: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
    October 2014
    563 pages
    ISBN:9781605586113
    DOI:10.1145/2691195
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    • Macao Foundation, Macao SAR Govt: Macao Foundation, Macao SAR Government
    • Municipio de Guimarães: Municipio de Guimarães

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    Published: 27 October 2014

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    1. e-service delivery
    2. empowerment
    3. innovation
    4. mobile technologies
    5. participation
    6. radio

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    • Macao Foundation, Macao SAR Govt
    • Municipio de Guimarães

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    Overall Acceptance Rate 350 of 865 submissions, 40%

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