Information and Communication Technology in Sudan
An Economic Analysis of Impact and Use in Universities
Authors: Mohamed Nour, Samia
Free Preview- 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
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- About this book
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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.
- About the authors
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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).
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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General Introduction
Pages 3-11
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Overview of Sudanese Economy and the Status of ICT in Sudan
Pages 13-40
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Conceptual Framework and Reviews of Theoretical and Empirical Literature
Pages 43-73
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Research Methodology and Methods of Data Collection
Pages 77-85
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The Demand Side of ICT
Pages 87-126
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Information and Communication Technology in Sudan
- Book Subtitle
- An Economic Analysis of Impact and Use in Universities
- Authors
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- Samia Mohamed Nour
- Series Title
- Contributions to Economics
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-13999-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-13999-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-13998-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-38609-6
- Series ISSN
- 1431-1933
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXXIV, 374
- Number of Illustrations
- 2 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
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