Abstract
Developing countries appear short-sighted in the area of national planning. This is due in part to lack of reliable data and partly to lack of modern facilities for reliable economic modelling and forecasting. There is a general antipathy towards computers and comput ing, partly because of ignorance and partly because most of the much-publicized attempts at computerization to date by key government establishments have either failed or turned out unsatisfactorily. This paper proposes a method of tackling the problem head-on, (with Nigeria as case study), in spite of dwindling financial resources and the less-than-current state-of-the-art in available computer technology.
DOI
10.1080/02681102.1986.9627075
Recommended Citation
Akinlade, T.
(1986).
Computer as a tool for national development: Getting started.
Information Technology for Development, 1(3), 211-217.
DOI: 10.1080/02681102.1986.9627075
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