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Information and Communication Technology in Sudan

An Economic Analysis of Impact and Use in Universities

  • Compares ICT impact on private versus public universities in Sudan
  • Based on an in-depth micro level primary survey data
  • Provides recommendations for ICT policy improvements to enhance knowledge transfer within and across universities
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Contributions to Economics (CE)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiv
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. General Introduction

      • Samia Mohamed Nour
      Pages 3-11
  3. Conceptual and Theoretical Framework

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
  4. Empirical Application

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
    2. The Demand Side of ICT

      • Samia Mohamed Nour
      Pages 87-126
    3. The Supply Side of ICT

      • Samia Mohamed Nour
      Pages 267-303
  5. Policy Recommendations, Summary and Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 339-339
    2. Summary and Conclusions

      • Samia Mohamed Nour
      Pages 341-354
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 355-374

About this book

This book discusses the use, economic importance and impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in public and private Sudanese universities. The author provides an in-depth analysis of the economic impact of ICT from the demand perspective as well as from the public-private perspective. This book also examines the status, pattern, structure, trend and determinants of the demand for ICT in public and private Sudanese universities. It investigates the economic impacts of the uses of ICT, the potential opportunities and challenges that ICT is expected to create for public and private Sudanese universities, and explains the role of ICT in facilitating the production, creation and transfer of knowledge in Sudanese universities.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, UNU-MERIT - School of Business and Economics, and Department of Economics, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, and King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Samia Mohamed Nour

About the author

Dr. Samia Mohamed Nour is an Affiliated Researcher of United Nations University- Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and Associate Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Social Studies, Khartoum University (Sudan). She is also the author of 'Technological Change and Skill Development in Sudan' (Springer, 2013) and 'Technological Change and 'Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries' (Springer, 2013).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Information and Communication Technology in Sudan

  • Book Subtitle: An Economic Analysis of Impact and Use in Universities

  • Authors: Samia Mohamed Nour

  • Series Title: Contributions to Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13999-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13998-2Published: 17 March 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38609-6Published: 06 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13999-9Published: 11 February 2015

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1933

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7178

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIV, 374

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Innovation/Technology Management, Development Economics, R & D/Technology Policy

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eBook USD 39.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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