Title :
Computers and development
Author :
Frizzell, Garth ; Fisher, Paul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada
Abstract :
Through broad changes wrought by the advent of the computer, a revolution has occurred in the way the world works. The computer is heralded as a panacea for the problems in many fields. In the field of development studies in particular, information technology (IT) is seen as offering developing countries a means to bypass the linear model of modernization theory, and offers the prospect of catapulting neolithic societies into the information era. This paper examines whether the application of IT to the field of health care in a developing country produces the benefits expected or simply creates different problems
Keywords :
social aspects of automation; technology transfer; computer revolution; developing countries; development studies; health care; information era; information technology; modernization theory; societies; Africa; Computer science; Diseases; Information science; Information technology; Management information systems; Medical services; Personnel; Productivity;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1993. Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2416-1
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1993.332263