Informatics in Africa: Lessons from World Bank experience

Governments' agencies are the dominant information technology (IT) users in Africa. As in the developed countries, the returns of the use of IT are mixed. Analysis of 76 World Bank projects in Africa shows that government and aid agencies alike need to make more intensive efforts in the design...

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Published in:World development 1992-12, Vol.20 (12), p.1737-1752
Main Authors: Moussa, Antoun, Schware, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
development projects
Government Agencies
Information
Information industry
Information Technology
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International banking
International Economic Organizations
Technology
world bank
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Summary:Governments' agencies are the dominant information technology (IT) users in Africa. As in the developed countries, the returns of the use of IT are mixed. Analysis of 76 World Bank projects in Africa shows that government and aid agencies alike need to make more intensive efforts in the design of projects with IT components, taking into account clients' limited absorptive capacity. Specific examples of IT use show the core constraining factors to lie in limited human and organizational capabilities.
ISSN:0305-750X
1873-5991
DOI:10.1016/0305-750X(92)90088-D