Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication in Developing Countries

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Investment in Economically Developing Countries

This study looked at two research questions: Are economically developing countries spending a comparable percentage of their budgets, compared to industrialized nations, on ICT investment? What ICT investment framework should economically developing countries use to spur economic activities? We used annual telecommunication investment (ATI) as percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a sur...

Information and Communication Technology in Developing Countries of Asia1

1 Brahm Prakash 2 This paper reviews the development of information and communication technology (ICT) in the recent past and focuses on the pattern of its growth in Asian countries 3. It tries to assess ICT's development potential for developing countries of the region where the bulk of the world's poor reside and to capture some of the challenges ICT now faces there. Developments in ICT have ...

Communication Technologies for Health Care Information Systems in Developing Countries

Wireless communication systems are considered a favourable information infrastructure for many developing countries, because they are easier and cheaper to introduce and to maintain, especially in remote and less developed areas. In this paper we present the application analysis of a distributed health care information system in Tanzania, and study which wireless communication technologies are ...

Bureau Management Technologies and Information Systems in Developing Countries

This study focuses on bureau management technologies and information systems in developing countries. Developing countries use such systems which facilitate executive and organizational functions through the utilization of bureau management technologies and provide the executive staff with necessary information. The concepts of data and information differ from each other in developing countries...

Information And Communication Technology Externalities And Economic Growth In Newly Industrialized Countries