Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Nour, S.
Author-Email: nour@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Khartoum, UNU-MERIT
Title: The impact of ICT in public and private universities in Sudan
Abstract: This paper examines the impacts of ICT in public and private Sudanese
	 universities. We verify the first and third hypotheses that the use of 
	 ICT facilitates connection, networks and collaboration within public and 
	 private universities in Sudan, with local, regional and international 
	 institutions. We support the second hypothesis that the use of ICT 
	 enhances access, production and dissemination of knowledge in Sudanese 
	 universities. We support the fourth hypothesis that the use of ICT 
	 introduces a creative-destruction effect by providing opportunities 
	 for knowledge production, building connection and organizational 
	 changes; but simultaneously also creates hazards to knowledge production 
	 and building disconnection for those who do not share the knowledge in 
	 public and private Sudanese universities. We show that the most 
	 important advantages linked to using the Internet for enhancing 
	 production, creation and transfer of knowledge include the increase of 
	 digital knowledge for academic and researchers, the rapid quantitative 
	 and qualitative increase in transferring information, the development of 
	 new models for disseminating and distributing electronic information, 
	 and the increase of free access to electronic publications for academic 
	 purposes. We find that the main problem related to using the Internet is 
	 the lack of a regular budget for university libraries to pay for 
	 licenses and access to scientific and technical information. 
Classification-JEL: O10, O12, O30
Keywords: ICT, ICT demand, ICT impacts, universities, knowledge, Sudan 
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20140231
Number: 2014-018
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2014/wp2014-018.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 206 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2014018