Applications of the Digital Computer in the Improvement of the Socio-Technological Conditions in a Developing Economy

Abstract

This paper emphasises that there is a relation between the development of an effective computing capability and technological growth within a given developing economy. For the Nigerian economy, an attempt is made to outline some technical aspects of a few options that are likely to enhance her computing capability as well as identifying an option that is compatible with the present state of art of her technology. The implication of such an option is then examined in relation to techno-social transition within the economy.