Case study: Kyrgyzstan
ABSTRACT The paper discusses the importance of Open Source (OS hereinafter) technology for national Information Communication Technology (ICT hereinafter) development and E-Government for developing countries as a general strategy for overcoming the digital divide. The paper highlights the opportuni...
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| author | Baktybek Abdrisaev Zamira Djusupova Alexey Semyonov |
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| description | ABSTRACT The paper discusses the importance of Open Source (OS hereinafter) technology for national Information Communication Technology (ICT hereinafter) development and E-Government for developing countries as a general strategy for overcoming the digital divide. The paper highlights the opportunities presented to the developing countries by the growing world-wide movement for use of OS systems, namely, the ability to promote the transfer of technological know-how and the growth of local IT professionals, the possibility of providing IT solutions within the limited financial means of a developing country, and the ability to strengthen the legal use of software. The paper |
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| spelling | doaj.art-684a6f181ea24698ac49b3def51aa5f82022-12-22T03:34:56ZengInternational Institute of Informatics and CyberneticsJournal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics1690-45242005-12-01361922Case study: KyrgyzstanBaktybek Abdrisaev0Zamira Djusupova1Alexey Semyonov2 Distinguished Visiting Professor History and Political Sciences Department Utah Valley State College ICTD Coordinator, UNDP Democratic Governance Programme CEO and CFO, Advanced Language Systems International, Vice-President and Director, The Andrei Sakharov Foundation ABSTRACT The paper discusses the importance of Open Source (OS hereinafter) technology for national Information Communication Technology (ICT hereinafter) development and E-Government for developing countries as a general strategy for overcoming the digital divide. The paper highlights the opportunities presented to the developing countries by the growing world-wide movement for use of OS systems, namely, the ability to promote the transfer of technological know-how and the growth of local IT professionals, the possibility of providing IT solutions within the limited financial means of a developing country, and the ability to strengthen the legal use of software. The paperhttp://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/P848491.pdf Information SystemsE-governmentICT policyICT DevelopmentOpen Source technologyNational ICTD strategy |
| spellingShingle | Baktybek Abdrisaev Zamira Djusupova Alexey Semyonov Case study: Kyrgyzstan Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics Information Systems E-government ICT policy ICT Development Open Source technology National ICTD strategy |
| title | Case study: Kyrgyzstan |
| title_full | Case study: Kyrgyzstan |
| title_fullStr | Case study: Kyrgyzstan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case study: Kyrgyzstan |
| title_short | Case study: Kyrgyzstan |
| title_sort | case study kyrgyzstan |
| topic | Information Systems E-government ICT policy ICT Development Open Source technology National ICTD strategy |
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