Impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on socio-economic and educational development of Africa and the Asia-Pacific
Levi Obijiofor, Sohail Inayatullah, Tony Stevenson · Journal of futures studies · 2000
This preliminary research on ICT adoption in Africa and the Asia-Pacific suggests that there are serious barriers to their use in educational and socioeconomic development, such as issues of infrastructure support, access to the ICTs, training and skills development, and hierarchical social relations which determine who has access to ICTs. Generally ICTs are considered appropriate, even though there remain concerns over economic priorities, basic needs or computers.