Reviews the problems of implementing information technology projects in developing countries, with examples from Ethiopia, the Sudan and Tanzania. Considers the advantages and disadvantages of CD-ROM as a means of solving some of the problems of access to information experienced by developing countries, and describes the experience of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia in introducing CD-ROM search services to complement existing online search facilities. Reactions of users and staff to CD-ROM are described. Concludes that, through its ability to provide appropriate information conveniently and quickly, CD-ROM may come to play a major role in the process of development of the Third World.
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