Some Issues in Infonnation Transfer: A Third World Perspective

The term "information" is used in a generic sense irrespective of the source, form of presentation or transfer medium used. The term "data" when used denotes numerical and statistical data. The term "information system" is also used in a generic sense to cover libraries, documentation and information facilities, data banks, information analysis centres, information dissemination services, etc. as well as networks of these.

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