Globalization and ICTs: Potentials and challenges for the public health sector of developing countries

19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013 - Hyperconnected World: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 1747-1756

  Mengiste, Shegaw Anagaw ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Globalization; ICTs; Potentials and challenges; Public health; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ICT INFRASTRUCTURES; ICTS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

EID: 84893284579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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