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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298486103321

Autore

Mohamed Nour Samia

Titolo

Information and Communication Technology in Sudan : An Economic Analysis of Impact and Use in Universities / / by Samia Mohamed Nour

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-13999-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Collana

Contributions to Economics, , 1431-1933

Disciplina

330

338.9

338926

658514

Soggetti

Management

Industrial management

Development economics

Economic policy

Innovation/Technology Management

Development Economics

R & D/Technology Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: General Introduction -- Overview of Sudan Economy and the Status of ICT in Sudan -- Conceptual and Theoretical Framework: Conceptual Framework -- Empirical Application: Research Methodology and Method of Data Collection -- The Demand Side of ICT.-Overview of the Use of ICT and the Digital Divide in Sudan -- The Supply Side of ICT -- The Effect of ICT in Knowledge in Sudanese Universities and Effect in Labour Market -- Policy Recommendations, Summary and Conclusions: Summary and Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses the use, economic importance and impact of  Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in public and private Sudanese universities. The author provides an in-depth analysis of the economic impact of ICT from the demand perspective as well as from the public-private perspective. This book also examines the



status, pattern, structure, trend and determinants of the demand for ICT in public and private Sudanese universities. It investigates the economic impacts of the uses of ICT, the potential opportunities and challenges that ICT is expected to create for public and private Sudanese universities, and explains the role of ICT in facilitating the production, creation and transfer of knowledge in Sudanese universities.