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Peer reviewedVinogradov, V.A.; And Others – International Social Science Journal, 1981
Suggests ways in which an international socio-economic information system could facilitate social and economic development in developing and developed nations. Claims that such a system would help researchers develop models which reflect different approaches to evaluating trends and recommending changes. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Communications, Economic Development, Global Approach, Information Needs
Download full textRobredo, Jaime; And Others – 1989
For over 30 years the installation of information systems has been promoted in developing nations by international organizations and international consultancies in order to transfer technical expertise from the industrialized countries to the Third World. While some have questioned the value of indiscriminately transferring scientific and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Information Networks, Information Technology
Thompson, George K. – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Examines microcomputer uses by United Nations to make information accessible to users in member states and steps promoting international information system microcomputer use. Discussion covers bibliographic and nonbibliographic applications, related software and hardware information handling packages, and problems of linking microcomputers with…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Science Council of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1982
Key issues and problems that Canadians may face during the transition to the information society are highlighted in this report, which is based on a larger study by the Science Council of Canada's Committee on Computers and Communication: Information and Canadian Society to identify areas of prime concern, to stimulate public debate, and to place…
Descriptors: Computers, Economic Development, Electronic Equipment, Foreign Countries
Kader, Abdullah – 2000
Information for development has become one of the most pressing issues of the last decade, which Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have to tackle on an urgent basis. The need and urgency for planning national information systems has been clearly pointed out in several international conferences. Major research and development centers of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communications, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2001
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) offer opportunities for renewed development for many rural and remote areas that have long experienced economic decline and outmigration. But there is a risk of a territorial digital divide between urban and rural areas. Investments in telecommunications infrastructure and services tend to be…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Information Services, Distance Education, Economic Development
Mativo, Kyalo – 1986
Based on an extensive review of the literature, this analysis of the special role of communications in relation to social development examines three major groups of writings: (1) those concerned with perceptions and definitions of early concepts of communication/communication theory and underdevelopment/development, which provide the basis for a…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Diffusion (Communication)
