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Alvarez, Jose; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1985
This paper highlights potential benefits and more pressing social and legal problems facing Latin American nations in the area of informatics and small computers. Discussion covers potential uses (education, office applications, agriculture, national planning); role of central governments; implications for economic development; and transborder…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Federal Government