While information communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to significantly improve construction project outcomes for small builders, their take up is relatively poor as they often face severe resource constraints. Previous studies examined a range of adoption determinants, but there has been no previous research into how much businesses’ readiness use ICTs predicts intention ICTs—r...

This paper outlines the potential offered by technological progress in the information and communication technologies (ICTs) industries for the health sector in developing countries, presents some examples of positive experiences in India, and considers the difficulties in achieving this potential. The development of ICTs can bring about improvements in health in developing countries in at leas...

The special feature of the innovation in the information and communication technologies (ICTs) implies the improvement in the quality of consumption of goods and services including leisure hours, as well as the modification in the production process. The traditional analysis has emphasized solely the modification in the production process. This paper incorporates this special feature in analysi...

Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) are playing a significant role in economic, political and cultural development. The relationship between technologies supporting information processing and distribution, and the application of that knowledge for development purposes has only recently come into focus. The discovery, publication and application of new knowledge, the dissemination...