Dokunmu, Oluwaseun and Ayoola, Morayo (2019) ROLES OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN IN OGUN STATE. In: 1st National Conference of WITED, Ilaro Chapter, August 13-16, 2019, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.
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Abstract
This study spotlights the roles of Information Communication Technology (I.C.T.) on economic development of women in Ogun State using the women in Ilaro; Yewa South Local Government as a study. This study is premised on the framework of two theories: The Uses and Gratification Theory and Media Dependency Theory. Some of the objectives of the study is: To examine the rate at which illiteracy level determines the use of ICT applications such as social media; to examine if the use of social media by women is advantageous to their economic development. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study; the population comprised of women in Yewa South Local Government from where a sample size of one hundred (100) respondents was picked using simple random technique. From the findings (based on some of ICTs applications used by women such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, etc), It was discovered that social media helps to create awareness for goods and services, and its use also leads to economic development of women; Facebook is the most popular ICT applications used by respondent. Finally, it is concluded that Women’s engagement in ICT applications such as social media is active and in-depth in terms of learning and education. It is therefore recommended that women need to be educated more on the use of ICT applications in order to ensure proper use of its tools so as to bring about desired results.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Art |
| Depositing User: | Dr J. Soyemi |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2021 15:36 |
| Last Modified: | 28 May 2021 15:36 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1443 |
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