Informatics training in Ghana and the quest for 'computocracy'

Science, Technology and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-62

  Tettey, Wisdom J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER TRAINING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 0031433198     PISSN: 09500707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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