The Practice and Need for Rural ICT for Development Evaluation: An Experience of the Siyakhula Living Lab Baseline Study

Caroline Pade, David Sewry · 2009 · DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University)

Summary. ICT projects in rural areas produce mixed results—some benefit communities while others fail or cause harm. Development organizations must evaluate ICT programs to understand their actual impact on rural development. This paper examines evaluation frameworks and their shortcomings through a baseline study of the Siyakhula Living Lab in South Africa's Eastern Cape, demonstrating practical challenges in assessing ICT project effectiveness and proposing improvements to evaluation approaches.

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Pade, C., & Sewry, D.. (2009). The Practice and Need for Rural ICT for Development Evaluation: An Experience of the Siyakhula Living Lab Baseline Study. DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University). https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/19865

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Countries: South Africa
Regions: Africa
Categories: broadband-and-digital, rural-data-and-definitions
Added: 2026-04-28