Education and Training in Informatics in Africa,

Abstract

Despite the considerable amount of talk of strategies for the development of informatics in developing countries, action is still being hindered by a lack of resources. Assistance in the form of personnel, graduate training programmes, proven training courses and teaching aids, capital investment for hardware and buildings are still in demand and will continue to be in demand in a country like Kenya if its move from a basic level of data processing is to be achieved in the next decade. Research projects must be undertaken to publicise the relevant applications within a country and most important of all an updated inventory of computer applications and manpower projections should be maintained. Once that is done sufficient national interest can be generated by all parties concerned to attend a workshop on how these manpower needs and research activities can be provided and managed.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP001471

Entities

People

  • R. J. P. Scott

Organizations

  • University of Nairobi

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capital Investments
  • Data Processing
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Investments
  • Manpower
  • Money
  • Students
  • Training

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Systems Analysis and Design