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The Role of Information Technology Policies in Promoting Social and Economic Development: The Case of the State of Andhra Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Dabla Amitabh
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the electronic journal of information systems in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1681-4835
DOI - 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2004.tb00126.x
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , economic growth , business , social change , state government , information technology , political science , economics , local government , public administration , politics , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , computer science , law
An examination of the information technology policies of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, from 1994 to 2002, reveals the promotion of the three sectors of the information technology industry, technical higher education institutions, and electronic government to attain economic and social development. These three sectors have contributed towards generating and increasing employment and technical education opportunities, and ushered in efficient government services. However, diverse social groups in the state with different levels of skills, access, and education cannot benefit equally from these sectors. Therefore future information technology policies, and the development goals of the state itself, need to be reconstructed and redesigned to generate broader inclusion and participation of underprivileged social groups.