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ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Institutionalizing Democracy in Ghana: An Integrative Review of the Literature

ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Institutionalizing Democracy in Ghana: An Integrative Review of the Literature

Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, Connie Ofori-Dankwa
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781605662541|ISBN10: 1605662542|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616925727|EISBN13: 9781605662558
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-254-1.ch008
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Ofori-Dankwa, Joseph, and Connie Ofori-Dankwa. "ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Institutionalizing Democracy in Ghana: An Integrative Review of the Literature." Electronic Constitution: Social, Cultural, and Political Implications, edited by Francesco Amoretti, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 115-133. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-254-1.ch008

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Ofori-Dankwa, J. & Ofori-Dankwa, C. (2009). ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Institutionalizing Democracy in Ghana: An Integrative Review of the Literature. In F. Amoretti (Ed.), Electronic Constitution: Social, Cultural, and Political Implications (pp. 115-133). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-254-1.ch008

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Ofori-Dankwa, Joseph, and Connie Ofori-Dankwa. "ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Institutionalizing Democracy in Ghana: An Integrative Review of the Literature." In Electronic Constitution: Social, Cultural, and Political Implications, edited by Francesco Amoretti, 115-133. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-254-1.ch008

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Abstract

Several African countries have begun to introduce and implement Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policies. In the context of such developing countries, it is important to assess the nature of research focus on the ongoing ICT revolution and its potential to stimulate institutionalization of democracy in Africa. This chapter reviews and integrates literature by scholars focusing on ICT in Africa in general and more specifically on Ghana. The authors incorporate several key points in their discussion. First, they provide a summary of ICT trends and policies in Ghana and their emphasis on helping to institutionalize democracy and its related free market system. Next, they provide a description of some of the major challenges to institutionalizing democracy that scholars writing about ICT in Ghana have identified. In addition, the authors discuss several opportunities for enhancing democracy that scholars writing about ICT in Ghana have highlighted. Finally, they make a few general recommendations for mitigating the potential problems and enhancing the opportunities of the ICT revolution for Ghana as well as the entire African continent.

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