Intro
Preface
Organization
Contents
Digital Platforms
Leveraging Government Digital Platforms in Resource-Constrained Countries: Micro-foundations of Woredas in Ethiopia
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Digital Platforms
2.2 Micro-foundations of Organization's Dynamic Capabilities
3 The Government Digital Platform in Ethiopia
4 Materials and Method
4.1 Data Collection
4.2 Case Design
5 Data Analysis and Results
5.1 Content Analysis Strategy
5.2 Results
6 Discussion of Findings
6.1 Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy

7 Conclusion
7.1 Limitations and Future Research
Appendices
References
Socioetechnical Factors that Shape E-Government Payment Portal Development in Ghana
1 Introduction
2 E-Payment and Developing Economies
3 The Dialetic Process Theory
4 Research Setting and Methodology
4.1 Research Setting
4.2 Methodology
4.3 Data Gathering and Analysis
5 Case Description
6 Analysis of Findings
6.1 Thesis
6.2 Antithesis
6.3 Technical Antithesis
7 Discussion of Findings
7.1 Social Challenges
7.2 Technical Challenges
8 Conclusion
References

Role of Social Media Digital Platforms in Empowering and Establishing Digital Enterprises for Women
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Women Entrepreneurship
2.2 Digital Platforms Female Entrepreneurship
3 Methodology
4 Findings
4.1 Digital Platforms Address Challenges of Place, Time, and Ease of Doing Business
4.2 Digital Platforms Breaking Cultural Barriers and Empowering Women
5 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Gendered Inequality on Digital Labour Platforms in the Global South: Towards a Freedom-Based Inclusion
1 Introduction

2 Theoretical Framing - Intersectionality
3 The Gig Economy and Notions of Freedom
3.1 Gendered Pay Gap
3.2 Insecurity
3.3 Recognition
3.4 Gig Economy Platforms and Freedoms
4 Findings
4.1 Demographics
4.2 Gendered Pay Gap
4.3 Insecurity
4.4 Recognition
5 Freedom as the Basis of Inclusivity
6 Conclusion
References
Factors Affecting Citizens' Use of e-Participation Platforms: A Case of GovChat Platform in Cape Town Municipality
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Citizen Participation Process
2.2 Citizen Participation in Africa

2.3 Challenges of Citizen Participation in South Africa
2.4 e-Participation Platforms for Citizen Participation
2.5 GovChat Platform
3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Capabilities and Functionings
3.2 Well-Being and Agency
3.3 Conversion Factors
3.4 Operationalising Capability Approach in the Study
4 Research Methodology
5 Analysis and Findings
5.1 Capabilities and Functionings
5.2 Personal Factors
5.3 Environmental Factors
5.4 Social Factors
6 Conclusion
References
Institutional Work to Routinize the Use of a Digital AMR Monitoring System