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Information technology and the dialectics of poverty in Africa

Information technology and the dialectics of poverty in Africa Developments in computer and telecommunications technology have pushed information into the forefront of business. Information is now considered the most important factor of production in a world economy that is gradually becoming globalised. These developments are also the principal pillars upon which the change from an industrial age to an information society hinges. This paper spells out the role of information in the new “information society” and how it affects the fortunes of a nation. A historical approach to underdevelopment and poverty is undertaken and applied, by analogy, to the call for African countries to use electronic formats to solve the continent’s myriad problems. A gradual approach to implementing IT is suggested. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png New Library World Emerald Publishing

Information technology and the dialectics of poverty in Africa

New Library World , Volume 101 (6): 10 – Nov 1, 2000

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2000 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0307-4803
DOI
10.1108/03074800010348714
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Abstract

Developments in computer and telecommunications technology have pushed information into the forefront of business. Information is now considered the most important factor of production in a world economy that is gradually becoming globalised. These developments are also the principal pillars upon which the change from an industrial age to an information society hinges. This paper spells out the role of information in the new “information society” and how it affects the fortunes of a nation. A historical approach to underdevelopment and poverty is undertaken and applied, by analogy, to the call for African countries to use electronic formats to solve the continent’s myriad problems. A gradual approach to implementing IT is suggested.

Journal

New Library WorldEmerald Publishing

Published: Nov 1, 2000

Keywords: Information technology; Sustainable development; Africa

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