Leaving No-One Behind? A Research Agenda for Queer Issues in ICT4D - Freedom and Social Inclusion in a Connected World
Conference Papers Year : 2022

Leaving No-One Behind? A Research Agenda for Queer Issues in ICT4D

Katherine Wyers
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The ICT4D community, and the IFIP Working Group 9.4, is bound by a shared interest in social emancipation through digital technologies. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are often evoked to highlight the many social, economic, and environmental arenas where we are active. However, a perspective centring on queer issues is notably absent from our various mission statements. In this paper, I present a research agenda for queer issues in ICT4D to address this absence. I examine the literature that presents such a perspective in information systems and ICT4D, exploring the challenges that the invisibility of queer issues leads to. For LGBTQ+ people, this absence causes barriers and hesitancy in engaging with public services, and worse, the perpetuation and amplification of systematic discrimination. As researchers, developers, and practitioners, we can and should adopt a more inclusive approach, building on past experiences with ICT to address the plights of marginalized groups.
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hal-04601170 , version 1 (05-06-2024)

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Katherine Wyers. Leaving No-One Behind? A Research Agenda for Queer Issues in ICT4D. 17th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries (ICT4D), May 2022, Lima, Peru. pp.533-552, ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-19429-0_32⟩. ⟨hal-04601170⟩
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