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Information Technology for Development

Abstract

Computers have been in use in the Republic of Zambia, in both the private and public sectors, for well over twenty years. Major users in the past have been the Government, the Mining Companies, the Urban District Councils, the Provident Fund, the national airline and railways, the Agriculture Marketing Board, and the University of Zambia, to mention a few. These have now been joined by the banks, the electricity supply corporation, the building society, the Post and Telecommunications Corporation, the defence forces and several private companies. Most of the equipment utilized hitherto has mainly been engaged in servicing the accounting departments of these organiza tions, payroll being one of the most important system

DOI

10.1080/02681102.1986.9627069

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