01010nam a2200145Ia 450000500170000008000190001724500670003626000330010330000170013650000280015352006340018158300190081594200130083499900170084720260716043009.0  a08.15.02 M6264  aMicrocomputers and their applications for developing countries  bWestview P.aBoulderUSc1986  axvii, 216 p.  aBibliography: p.205-212  aAssesses 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.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR  cMmM6264  c38444d38444