Awareness and utilisation of ICT tools for community development in Oyo state, Nigeria

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating the awareness and utilisation of ICT tools for promoting community development in Oyo state, Nigeria. The study employed descriptive survey design and muti-stage as well as purposive sampling techniques. The questionnaire with reasonable reliability coefficient was used to obtain information from the respondents. Descriptive statistical tools comprised simple percentages, mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the obtained data. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was the framework adopted in the study. The empirical finding revealed that that there was anawareness of ICT tools among the community development officer and that majority of community development of icer are familiar and use ICT tools especially WhatsApp, Facebook, X, Telegram among others for disseminatinginformation. The findings also revealed that more than half 66.7%of the respondents agreed that they are familiar and use digital technology for community development. In addition, the study found that there were challenges associated with utilisation of ICT among the community development of icer which ranges from lack of electricity, poor accessibility, inadequate telecommunication infrastructure to insufficient financial resources for technology integration. The study concluded that there is high awareness level of ICT tools usage among community development officer in Oyo State, but, the utitilisation level is low.