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Computers in Education in Developing Countries: Managerial issues include the inclusiveness of computers in education program for different institutions and different localities, the cost involved, transferability of the affordance of the technology implemented, and the social effects for the viability of the innovation.
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Information communications technology (ICT) has the potential to increase the productivity and economic growth of a country. The World Bank Group (WBG) (2012) has been encouraging innovations in ICT as it seems to increase a country’s competitiveness and enable economic opportunities for more IT-based services industry within the country. This is especially significant for countries with poorer economies. ICT products and services which cater directly to the society in these countries enable the diffusion of...
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DeWitt, D., Alias, N. (2020). Computers in Education in Developing Countries, Managerial Issues. In: Tatnall, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10576-1_125
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