Microcomputers and their applications for developing countries 

 - BoulderUS  Westview P.  1986 
 - xvii, 216 p. 
<br/><br/> Bibliography: p.205-212 
<br/><br/> Assesses need for microcomputers in development.  Discusses concept of information processing, problems associated with technology transfer and applications of computers to information and communication management.  Gives examples of sectoral applications in agriculture, health, energy and municipal management.  For each sector there is an introduction, an applications review, and selected examples.  Discusses microcomputers policy development in Sri Lanka.  Considers possible future developments in four areas of micro-electronics technology viz. data communications, expert systems, intelligent interfaces, and videodiscs. 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>08.15.02 M6264