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Enabling sustainability: Hierarchical need-based framework for promoting sustainable data infrastructure in developing countries

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dc.contributor.author Yawson, David O.
dc.contributor.author Armah, Frederick Ato
dc.contributor.author Pappoe, Alex N.M.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-04-07T10:52:41Z
dc.date.available 2021-04-07T10:52:41Z
dc.date.issued 2009-11-02
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5277
dc.description 14p:, ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract The paper presents thoughts on Sustainable Data Infrastructure (SDI) development, and its user requirements bases. It brings Maslow's motivational theory to the fore, and proposes it as a rationalization mechanism for entities (mostly governmental) that aim at realizing SDI. Maslow's theory, though well-known, is somewhat new in geospatial circles; this is where the novelty of the paper resides. SDI has been shown to enable and aid development in diverse ways. However, stimulating developing countries to appreciate the utility of SDI, implement, and use SDI in achieving sustainable development has proven to be an imposing challenge. One of the key reasons for this could be the absence of a widely accepted psychological theory to drive needs assessment and intervention design for the purpose of SDI development. As a result, it is reasonable to explore Maslow’s theory of human motivation as a psychological theory for promoting SDI in developing countries. In this article, we review and adapt Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a framework for the assessment of the needs of developing nations. The paper concludes with the implications of this framework for policy with the view to stimulating the implementation of SDI in developing nations en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject Spatial data infrastructure en_US
dc.subject Maslow’s hierarchy of needs en_US
dc.subject Motivation theory en_US
dc.subject Sustainability en_US
dc.subject GIS en_US
dc.subject Developing nations en_US
dc.title Enabling sustainability: Hierarchical need-based framework for promoting sustainable data infrastructure in developing countries en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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