Management

MEASURING THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION ON DEVELOPMENT

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For several decades, institutions in developing countries and development assistance agencies have supported the
evolution of information infrastructures in developing countries. This encompassed the establishment or strengthening
of information services at all levels corporate, local, national, regional, and international as well as facilitating
access to the world s information resources, education and training of information specialists and users, and
elaboration of information policies and plans.
Although we have witnessed a steady growth in the provision of information services in developing countries, a
number of fundamental questions remain unanswered. The people of these countries question the relevance and
appropriateness of the services offered. Development assistance agencies are concerned about problems of
sustainability. The extent to which information services actually contribute to the empowerment of people and the
accountability of the institutions concerned are subjects of controversy and concern. Logic dictates that information is
an essential resource for the social and economic development of Third World countries, but how can this be
demonstrated? Information can be a powerful catalyst to transform society, but how tangible is the linkage between
information investments and the achievement of specific development goals? The limited status accorded to information in
most developing countries suggests that its potential value is not self-evident

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MEASURING THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION ON DEVELOPMENT

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Publisher

Canada : International Development Research Centre., 1993

Collation

1-186

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-88936-708-6

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Edition

1st Edition

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Management

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