The Socio-Economic Significance of Information Technology for Developing Countries,

Abstract

The service sector constitutes the critical backbone of a developing society. Information technology is the technology that underpins activities in the service sector. The development and the appropriate deployment of information technology is, thus, essential to extend the scope and improve the standards of functionally available services in a society. In this sense, information technology is an appropriate technology for socio-economic development in the third world countries.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP001452

Entities

People

  • R. Narasimhan

Organizations

  • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deployment
  • Economic Development
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Spine
  • Standards
  • Technical Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design