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Autor/in | Durrant, Fay |
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Institution | International Development Research Centre, Ottawa (Ontario).; Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN), Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago).; Caribbean Community, Georgetown (Guyana). |
Titel | A Regional Information System Strategy for the Caribbean for the Year 2000. |
Quelle | (1989), (142 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Change Strategies; Developing Nations; Economic Development; Foreign Countries; Information Centers; Information Needs; Information Networks; Information Services; Information Systems; International Programs; Planning; Policy Formation; Regional Planning; Resources |
Abstract | This document outlines the proposals for a regional information system strategy resulting from a project undertaken by the Caribbean Community Secretariat and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Sub-regional Headquarters for the Caribbean. The document covers: (1) the role of information in the development process; (2) policy issues as they exist in relation to geographical groupings of Caribbean states; (3) priority information development sectors, such as agriculture, industry, and tourism; (4) information services required by the development community and by innovators in the public and private sector; (5) description of programs offered by existing systems; (6) mandates of relevant organizations that have already implemented systems in their areas of specialization; (7) description of activities of regional organizations in the development of regional information systems; (8) activities of extra-regional and international organizations in the development of information systems; (9) examination of human, technological, information and financial resources available for maintenance of regional information systems; (10) national information policies; (11) mechanisms such as libraries and statistical services that facilitate regional and national information flow; (12) proposals that identify systems to be linked, recommend the establishment of systems meeting specific needs, and create a regional network to consult and monitor regional information systems; and (13) policy monitoring. Reports of meetings with regional organizations and a list of participants are appended. (KRN) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |