[kictanet] Article on ICTs in Uganda

[Warigia Bowman]

I do not have the clean PDF yet.

However, I have uploaded a version to Researchgate.

On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 3:01 PM David Otwoma <otwomad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good Morning Rigia,
>
> Thank you very much for your email.
>
> I was only able to read the abstract. One striking conclusion of it is "this
> paper documents that the Ugandan government has employed ICTs in oppressive
> ways, including for the surveillance of opposition leaders, and for social
> control."
>
> Have you read "Mindf*ck"
> https://www.amazon.com/Mindf-Cambridge-Analytica-Break-America/dp/1984854631
>
> Thos last two observation i.e. surveillance and social control can take.
> Most of the surveillance relies on data we ourselves share e.g. in
> Facebook, twitter etc. but what is frightening is the targeting of profiled
> subjects with certain messages to twist their mindsets and act as we
> witnessed for example in our 2013 and 2017 elections. How we view the other
> gender! Our balkanising those not sharing our culture, language etc.  The
> foregoing can happen in Uganda, USA, you name the place.
>
> Hope to be able to receive your full paper.
>
> Seasons greetings with best wishes for 2020.
>
> David
>
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> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 9:01 PM Warigia Bowman via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> Please take a look at my latest article. Special thanks to Bob Lyazi. All
>> opinions are my own.
>>
>> Bowman, Warigia M. (2019)"Technological Distribution in Uganda:
>> Information and Communications Technology and the State in an Eastern
>> African Nation,"*Review of Policy Research*, Vol. 36 (6):835-865
>> https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12358
>>
>> Thanks. Rigia
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