Thesis (Ph.D.)--RAND Graduate School, 2006. / Title taken from title screen (viewed March 6, 2007). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, English Dept., 2003. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 277-288).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Murdoch University, 2005. / Thesis submitted to the Division of Arts. Bibliography: leaves 448-492.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI Company.

Thesis (D Phil (Information Science))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-180). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1992. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 288-300).

The participants in the World Summit on the Information Society, including South Africa, have committed themselves to building the information society in their respective countries and communities. Most countries and communities that have benefited from the information society have been those in the developed countries. Developing communities specifically those that are poor and rural are expected to have unique challenges requiring specific approaches in dealing with the problems. This study has investigated the challenges of building an information society through utilising the Limpopo Province of South Africa as a case study. The dissertation has, by using the Harvard Readiness Guide for the Networked World, determined whether the Limpopo Province is ready to become an information society. It has also identified the activities and projects that are being undertaken within the province as well as proposing what should be done to build the information society for development. The research was conducted through surveying selected leaders (leaders who are responsible for the information society implementation) within the Limpopo Province, to respond to a self-administered questionnaire as well as conducting content analysis of current planning documents for provincial departments and district municipalities. Whilst the dissertation could not determine whether it was feasible to implement the information society in a community such as Limpopo Province, the selected leaders were of the view that by focussing on the issues they identified, the province could successfully build the information society. The respondents were iv of the view that Limpopo Province was currently not e-ready, and thus could not be considered an information society. The study found that most of the activities related to the information society within Limpopo Province were not coordinated and were primarily related to e-government. Another key challenge that was identified, despite the high mobile telephone penetration, was the lack of access to the Internet as well as affordable connectivity. To address these and other challenges identified in the study, a framework for implementing the information society at the provincial level is proposed. Keywords: information society, development, developing countries/communities, Information and Communications Technologies, Limpopo Province / Thesis (M.I.S.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2010.

Bakalauro baigiamajame darbe yra analizuojama informacinės visuomenės plėtros įtaka šalies darbo produktyvumui. Darbas susideda iš dviejų dalių. Teorinėje darbo dalyje nagrinėjami Lietuvos ir užsienio šalių autorių moksliniai straipsniai apie informacinę visuomenę ir jos paskaičiavimo metodus bei apie produktyvumą ir jo rūšis. Empirinėje darbo dalyje analizuojama 2000-2010 m. laikotarpio Lietuvos statistinė informacija apie darbo produktyvumą ir informacinės visuomenės plėtrą (informacinių ir telekomunikacinių technologijų parengtis, panaudojimas bei panaudojimo pajėgumai). Lietuvos situacija pagal tiriamus rodiklius lyginama ir su Europos Sąjungos šalimis. Lietuvos atveju darbo produktyvumas nagrinėjamas plačiau, pagal ekonomines veiklos rūšis. O informacinės visuomenės plėtros sudarytas indeksas giliau analizuojamas ir lyginamas su keletą ES šalių. Taip pat, bandoma nustatyti, ar informacinės visuomenės plėtra įtakoja šalies darbo produktyvumą ir kuris informacinės visuomenės plėtros veiksnių daro tam didžiausią įtaką. / In Bachelor’s final thesis the impact of development of information society on country's labor productivity are analyzed. The work consists of two parts – theoretic and empirical. In the theoretic part Lithuania’s and foreign countries’ scientific articles about development of information society and its calculation methodology and productivity and it's types are analyzed. In the empirical part there are analysis of years 2000-2010 statistical information of Lithuania about labor productivity and development of information society (information and telecommunication technology access, use and skills). Lithuania's analyzed indicators are compared with European Union countries’. Deeper analysis is made in Lithuania's labor productivity by economic sectors. Lithuania's calculated index of development of information society is compared with few other European Union countries and analyzed deeper. In addition, the part of the thesis is striving to determine if the development of information society has any impact to labor productivity and which factor has the biggest the influence to it.