The Sixth Scientific Conference On TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR DEVELOPMENT, Khartoum, 8-10 April 2003: Establishing Basic Levels of Technology Transfer for :Sudan Documentation and Library Services:Challenges and Opportunities /By: Rafaa Ashamallah Ghobrial: 5.PROSPECTS FOR MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES MANAGEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION IN SUDAN: 5-2. Improved Information and Communication Infrastructure

The Sixth Scientific Conference On TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR DEVELOPMENT, Khartoum, 8-10 April 2003: Establishing Basic Levels of Technology Transfer for :Sudan Documentation and Library Services:Challenges and Opportunities /By: Rafaa Ashamallah Ghobrial

The Sixth Scientific Conference On TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR DEVELOPMENT, Khartoum, 8-10 April 2003: Establishing Basic Levels of Technology Transfer for :Sudan Documentation and Library Services:Challenges and Opportunities /By: Rafaa Ashamallah Ghobrial

ABSTRACT:

2. IT, ICTS AND TT CONCEPTS

3. SUDANESE LIBRARIIES AND INFORMATION INSTITUTIONS:

4. SUDANESE LIBRARIES CHALLENGES AND APPORTUNITIES

4-1 Power Sources

4-2. Information Technology:

4-3. Automated information services:

4-4. Sustenance of electronic Publishing:

4-5. Information networks and Internet Connectivity Projected Sudan to the World:

5.PROSPECTS FOR MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES MANAGEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION IN SUDAN

5-1. Improved Economy of Sudan

5-2. Improved Information and Communication Infrastructure

5-2-1 Telecommunications

5-2-1-1 Mobile cellular networks:

5-2-2 Informatics:

5-3. Progress in IT Application in Sudan:

6.MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT:

7. CONCLUSION:

8. REFERENCES:

5-2. Improved Information and Communication Infrastructure

5-2. Improved Information and Communication Infrastructure: The deplorable state of information and communication infrastructure in Sudan is known to be a major bottleneck to modern information technology management. This led Sudan to witness a breakthrough in the telecommunications with the liberalisation of the sector by the sharp increase of connected telephone lines from 64,000 in 1993 to 150,973 in 1997. So NICI Infrastructure and Policy based on the following: