%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Bridge Builders: African Experiences With Information and Communication Technology %@ 978-0-309-05483-6 %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5260/bridge-builders-african-experiences-with-information-and-communication-technology %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5260/bridge-builders-african-experiences-with-information-and-communication-technology %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Computers and Information Technology %P 304 %R doi:10.17226/5260 %X This volume tells 16 remarkable stories—first person accounts of how information and communication technologies have been successfully introduced into institutions for the benefit of scientists and engineers in sub-Saharan Africa. These case studies focus on the lessons learned in designing and implementing projects dealing with scientific and technological information and examine the impact.