Manifestations, Drivers, and Frictions of Mobile Phone Use in Low- and Middle-Income Settings: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Rural India and China
Manifestations, Drivers, and Frictions of Mobile Phone Use in Low- and Middle-Income Settings: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Rural India and China
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10.1080/00220388.2018.1453605
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发表时间：
2019-08-03
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2.9
通讯作者：
Haenssgen, Marco J.
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作者：
Haenssgen, Marco J.
在所谓的手机普及和对移动技术发展价值的热情的背景下，本文研究了移动技术迅速传播的两个低收入和中等收入环境中手机使用的表现形式、驱动因素和摩擦。来自 231 名参与者的定性数据以及来自拉贾斯坦邦和甘肃农村地区 800 名成年人的调查数据为“无处不在”的概念可能会误导发展实践的说法提供了一致而有力的支持，因为它掩盖了移动技术持续的不使用、利用不足和异构性参与，尽管移动技术在农村地区显然具有广泛的可访问性。该文件提出了进一步研究技术采用指标的途径，并警告说，如果违反技术使用无处不在的假设，基于电话的发展干预措施（及其好处）可能会分布不均。
Against the backdrop of alleged mobile phone ubiquity and the enthusiasm about the developmental value of mobile technology, this paper examines the manifestations, drivers, and frictions of mobile phone use in two low- and middle-income settings where mobile technology has diffused rapidly. Qualitative data from 231 participants and survey data from 800 adults in rural Rajasthan and Gansu provide consistent and strong support for the claim that the notion of 'ubiquity' can mislead development practice because it obscures persistent non-use, under-utilisation, and heterogeneous engagement with mobile technology despite its apparently wide accessibility in rural field sites. The paper suggests avenues for further work on the indicators of technology adoption, and it cautions that phone-based development interventions (and their benefits) may diffuse unevenly if the assumption of ubiquitous technology use is violated.