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Information Technology in the Third World

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Information Technology in the Third World: Can I.T. Lead to Humane National Development?

William James Stover

Mass media, telecommunications, and computer technology can effect change in poor countries, but Third World leaders are often disappointed in the results. Professor Stover looks closely at information technology and communication as agents of economic, social, and political development in Third World countries, stressing that definitions of "communication" and "development" must include participation in the exchange of information and the attainment of humane values. He examines reasons why the current world information order does not meet the needs of the Third World and argues that the major difficulty in achieving the potential of information technology for humane development is a cyclical pattern involving technology and values. When countries acquire the physical means of communication, their leaders are tempted to control them, resulting in censorship that prevents genuine communication. Breaking this cycle is a major requirement in using information technology for development, and Dr. Stover discusses how this may be accomplished practically in developmental, Western, and Soviet contexts.

Dr. William Stover, currently professor of political science at the University of Santa Clara, is the author of Military Politics in Finland: The Development of Civilian Control Over the Armed Forces (1982) and International Conflict Simulation: Playing Statesmen's Games (1983). He has lectured on international communication as a visiting professor at the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflict (a Pugwash affiliate) in Verona, Italy.

Information Technology in the Third World

Can I.T. Lead to Humane National Development?

William James Stover

First published 1984 by Westview Press

Published 2018 by Routledge
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Stover, William J.
Information technology in the Third World.
(A Westview replica edition)
1. Developing countries--Politics and government.
2. Political participation--Developing countries.
3. Communication--Developing countries. I. Title.
JF60.S76 1984 303.4'833'091724 84-16810

ISBN 13: 978-0-367-01709-5(hbk)

Dedicated to Julius K. Nyerere,
President of Tanzania, a man of wisdom,
compassion, and courage

Contents

1. ii
2. iii

Guide

The author acknowledges assistance from

The British Museum, London School of Economics, UNESCO, University of London, and Karl Marx Memorial Libraries for research facilities

Howard C. Anawalt for ideas and drafts,particularly on economic development and Soviet communication

Jeffrey M. Capaccio and other political science students at the University of Santa Clara

Mary Jackson for typing

John and Barbara Christensen for a beautiful, quiet place in which to write

Diane Elizabeth Dreher for proof reading, companionship, and love

What improves the circumstances of the greater part can never be regarded as an inconvenience to the whole. No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.

Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations

At 10:00 A.M. the telephone rings in a Zurich bank. On the line is a financier, thousands of miles away who wants to buy gold and sell dollars. "We'll take care of it immediately," says the Swiss banker. Another telephone call, a computer command via satellite transfers funds to a New York bank while a second, similar transaction purchases the gold. The entire operation takes less than a minute.

The Spanish Civil Guard attempts a coup . Television coverage of the action is broadcast throughout Europe and North America almost immediately via satellite. The transmission of this information is so rapid that people in Iowa know about the coup attempt before Spanish citizens in Bilbao.

An orbiting satellite senses a vast, barren land 560 miles below. The microwave "pictures" are so clear, the data so precise that an analyst can determine the likelihood of mineral deposits and direct on site exploration. As a result, business executives in New York and London know more about the resources of an African country than its government.

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