IT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INFORMATION DYNAMICS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Revolutionary advances in information and communication technology (ICT) with reinforcement in economic and social climates are transforming the global communities. A new kind of dynamism- the information dynamics- is emerging where communities are global and becoming competent with knowledge, networking and versatility on a global basis. A new society is emerging with pervasive information capabilities, substantially different from an industrial society; more competitive, better able to address individual needs, and steady to the environment. The information revolution creates both the challenge and the means for the developing world to adjust to the newly developed action plans and to put in place the needful infrastructure of telecommunications and information systems. The information revolution also opens up opportunities to tackle the problems of poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation. Concept of sustainable development has arises in the emerging societies, which is the process of achieving a standard of living and a quality of life with a degree of dignity and a measure of control over their lives, including respect for the environment and the natural resources. This process demands investment, in infrastructure, in human capital, and in productive capacity. Information infrastructure comprised of the cross-country telecommunications network, the user-friendly computing tools and easy-access information warehouses. Information backbone has the characteristics of easier transportation, manipulation, storage and dissemination by creating the "knowledge tank " an essential element for the management of the new economy. And because the new economic development is about knowledge networking, the information revolution holds inestimable promise for downtrodden population in the developing countries