Title :
Patterns and Practices in How Information Technology Spread around the World
Author :
Cortada, James W.
Abstract :
Information technology spread around the world faster than most other technologies in recent centuries. A combination of eight approaches made this happen, each occurring simultaneously in varying degrees between the 1950s and the present.
Keywords :
history; information technology; technology transfer; computer systems; information technology; technological diffusion; Application software; Communication industry; Computer industry; Government; Handicapped aids; Information technology; Internet; Pervasive computing; Portable computers; Technological innovation;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2008.71
