Complex sentence: However, since ICT4D is foremost an initiative as well as an advocacy, it can be that "development" itself opts for a certain ideal or state; as such, values in developmental research can be included.
Split into simpler sentences: However, since ICT4D is foremost an initiative as well as an advocacy, it can be that "development" itself opts for a certain ideal or state. As such, values in developmental research can be included.