TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patience Idaraesit Akpan-Obong
PY  - 2009
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - Information and Communication Technologies in Nigeria
T2  - Prospects and Challenges for Development
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1106139
N2  - In recent years, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been linked with socioeconomic development with the assumption that they can be harnessed for economic growth in developing countries and facilitate integration into the global information society. However, very few studies in the ICT-for-development field examine the direct connections between ICTs and socioeconomic growth. Information and Communication Technologies in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges for Development is a compelling account of the development of ICTs in Nigeria. It examines the ICT policy framework and the societal context within which application of the technologies emerged and highlights the potentials of ICTs in socioeconomic development. However, this book also demonstrates, through interviews and case studies, that ICTs are not the panacea to underdevelopment; constraining factors in different countries can limit their capacity to succeed. The author employs a rare multidisciplinary approach that makes the book appealing and accessible to a diverse range of readership.
KW  - Nigeria, Sozioökonomischer Wandel, Information technology, ICT, Socio-economic development, Informationstechnik, Sub-Saharan Africa, Wirtschaftsentwicklung
LA  - English
ER  -