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McEniry, Mary (1989): Appropriate Technology Transfer to the Developing World: Microcomputers in Colombian Firms. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 33rd Annual Meeting 1989. pp. 757-760.

“This paper discusses the aspects that comprise the appropriate transfer of microcomputers to small and medium-sized Colombian manufacturing firms. The paper draws on the experience gained from an 18-month study carried out in Colombia among small and medium-sized manufacturing firms. The paper argues that the issue of appropriateness lies more in how to use" microcomputers rather than "whether or not" to use them. International mechanisms that could improve the "how to use" microcomputers are identified and discussed and the creation of an international center for the appropriate transfer of microcomputers to the developing world proposed.”

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McEniry, Mary (1989): Microcomputer Implementation in a Developing Country: The Case of Small and Medium-Sized Columbian Firms. In: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 1989. pp. 155-162.

“This paper discusses the components of a national microcomputer policy for the small and medium-sized industrial firm in Colombia. The paper is based on the results of an 18-month study carried out among 31 Colombian manufacturing firms. The major components of such a policy -- managerial development, improved access to technology, the creation of the proper environment and R&D activities -- are placed in the context of the type of organizational and institutional changes needed to make microcomputer technology appropriate and beneficial for the smaller industrial firm in Colombia. The paper then considers the relevance of the Colombian experience to other developing countries.”

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“ Computer programs emerge as the outcome of complex human processes of cognition, communication and negotiation, which serve to establish the meaningful embedding of the computer system in its intended use context. ”

-- Floyd, 1992, p. 24

 
 

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