Freedom and social inclusion in a connected world : 17th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development ICT4D 2022 Lima Peru May 25 27 2022 proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries ICT4D 2022 which was supposed to be held in Lima Peru in May 2021 but was held virtually instead due to the COVID 19 pandemic.The 40 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. The papers present a wide range of perspectives and disciplines including (but not limited to) public administration entrepreneurship business administration information technology for development information management systems organization studies philosophy and management. They are organized in the following topical sections: digital platforms and gig economy; education and health; inclusion and participation; and business innovation and data privacy