Madon, Shirin 
ORCID: 0000-0002-4497-2165
(1992)
Computer-based information systems for decentralized rural development administration: a case study in India.
Journal of Information Technology, 7 (1).
pp. 20-29.
ISSN 0268-3962
Abstract
Administrative reform currently being undertaken in a number of developing countries is focusing on the introduction of microcomputers as a tool for the decentralization of rural development administration. Experience to date concerning these efforts reveals that the key determinants of successful implementation of the technology are associated with organizational factors rather than hardware and software. However, these factors have been inadequately addressed in the literature on information technology in developing countries and empirical research drawing on experience of individual projects in developing countries is needed. To this end, this paper describes the case of the Computerized Rural Information Systems Project (CRISP) which is a government initiative to promote decentralization of rural development management in India. The interaction between formal, government-approved guidelines for rural development management and informal practice at the local level is examined. The findings reveal that the diffusion of technology has not been accompanied with changes to local work, decision and administrative processes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jit/index.html |
| Additional Information: | © 1992 Palgrave Macmillan |
| Divisions: | Management |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2010 16:18 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2024 07:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/27327 |
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