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Looking Forward

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Computers and Computer Applications in Developing Countries

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to briefly review the recent past, and project some of the changes that are likely to impact computers and their applications. Four major areas are discussed: computer hardware, software, information systems and computer applications, and human resource considerations. In future computerised systems, considerable change will occur in the way data is received and utilised.

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Authors
  1. Richard L Shell
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Business Administration, University of Lagos, Nigeria

    Ukandi G. Damachi (Professor and Dean) (Professor and Dean)

  2. University of Central Florida, USA

    H. Ray Souder (Associate Professor of Management) (Associate Professor of Management)

  3. University of Cincinnati, USA

    Nicholas A. Damachi (Adjunct Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering) (Adjunct Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering)

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© 1987 Ukandi G. Damachi, H. Ray Souder and Nicholas A. Damachi

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Shell, R.L. (1987). Looking Forward. In: Damachi, U.G., Souder, H.R., Damachi, N.A. (eds) Computers and Computer Applications in Developing Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08647-4_11

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