ICT-enabled Services: A Critical Analysis of the Opportunities and Challenges in Uganda
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Date
2008
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Fountain Publishers
Abstract
Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), broadly defined, facilitate
by electronic means the creation, storage, management and dissemination of
information. ICT is both a vehicle for communication and a means of processing
information. ICTs are part of the economic infrastructure that supports global
production, trade, investment and capital flows. ICTs are means by which
individuals, institutions and organizations network, undertake activities, and
participate in the development process at local, national and global levels. Specifically
the ICT industry is the main driver of the economies of countries like India and
China. In Europe, according to the EU Commission’s annual progress report on
i2010 [EU Annual report 2007], ICT drives 50% of EU growth. Denmark, The
Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, The UK and Belgium -- all have higher broadband
penetration rates than the USA and Japan. Technology is fuelling innovation
and productivity, and there are signs of fundamental change in markets and user
behavior, as countries move towards a knowledge-based economy.
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Chapter 19, Page 215
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ICT-enabled Services, Analysis, Uganda
Citation
Baryamureeba, V. (2008). ICT-enabled services: a critical analysis of the opportunities and challenges in Uganda. Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development, 215.