Microcomputers In Public Policy
Microcomputers In Public Policy

Author: Stephen R. Ruth

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-11

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0429711891

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This book presents a series of perspectives on the use of automation in the formulation and execution of public policy initiatives in developing nations. It focuses on the use of the most pervasive new automation technology in the developed world—the microcomputer.

Policy Issues In Microcomputer Applications For Developing Countries
Policy Issues In Microcomputer Applications For Developing Countries

Author: National Academy of Sciences

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1000306690

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The growth of microcomputer applications in industrialized countries is predicated on an existing base that includes the ready availability of affordable hardware and software, trained personnel, capable maintenance, efficient communication systems, and a benign environment; applications are selected and facilitated by a wide range of underlying ex

Improving the Transfer and Use of Agricultural Information
Improving the Transfer and Use of Agricultural Information

Author: Willem Zijp

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780821328682

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Farmers in developing countries receive much of their technical information from family and friends as well as from private and public extension programs. These programs are facing ever-growing challenges in many areas, while an information technology rev

Policy Issues In Microcomputer Applications For Developing Countries
Policy Issues In Microcomputer Applications For Developing Countries

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Publisher: Westview Press

Published: 1992-06-18

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13:

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An examination of the policy initiatives required to create or improve the necessary support systems - affordable hardware and software, trained personnel, capable maintenance and a benign environment - for microcomputer applications in developing countries.

Technology and Developing Countries
Technology and Developing Countries

Author: Richard Heeks

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-04-28

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1135242135

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The relationship between technology and development is explored by economists, policy analysts and other experts. The adoption of technology is studied in five main areas agriculture, energy, infrastructure, the introduction of technology and the success and constraints of technological diffusion as a whole. This volume also examines the technology transfer between North and South from a perspective of training, environmental impact and aid dependency. The emphasis is not placed simply on finding problems, but ways forward are examined. By bringing together both practical and intellectual analysis, this collection signposts future directions in the technologydevelopment relationship.