Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaThe Role of ICTs is Development. A Look at the Social Construction of Technology in the Ecuadorian Case
This article proposes to begin with what are known as science, technology and society studies (STS) as a way to problematize information and communication technologies (ICTs), their vision of progress and their association with the development discourse. In these studies, technology is understood as...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/412 |
| Sumario: | This article proposes to begin with what are known as science, technology and society studies (STS) as a way to problematize information and communication technologies (ICTs), their vision of progress and their association with the development discourse. In these studies, technology is understood as a social construction. Said focus can help us to think about the central elements that should be taken into account when reflecting on and studying the self-styled ICT networks for development in the Ecuadorian case. |
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