Information, knowledge and technology management: national information technology policies for sustainable development

Abstract

The paper discusses the relationship among information, knowledge and technology management, with special emphasis on their applications in developing economies and how they relate to sustainable development. It also discusses the role of the national Information Technology (IT) policies in providing enabling environments for Knowledge Management (KM) for sustainable development. Finally, the paper appraises the national IT policies in two African countries (Nigeria and Ethiopia) to further provide insight into the provision of enabling environment that can lead to the process of KM for sustainable development.Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Badamas, M.A. (2009) 'Information, knowledge and technology management: national information technology policies for sustainable development', Int.

Strategic technological innovation for sustainable development

“…Biondi et al (2002) focused on the role of European small businesses in achieving environmental sustainability whereas Haigh and Griffiths (2008) studied the impact of IS operational strategies and practices on environmental sustainability. Oukil (2009) explored the key factors for sustainable growth and competitiveness in North African countries and Badamas (2009) considered the information technology policies for sustainable development. Other aspects of sustainable technology management have recently been published by the journal: managing knowledge and technology for sustainable development in Africa (Ahmed, 2009); drivers and barriers, product types and characteristics, process and recovery options, and actors -on firms' waste reduction practices (Wiel et al, 2012); correlation between eco-innovation and competitiveness within some Italian districts (Tessitore et al, 2012); business model blueprints for offshore wind and three suggested generic types of business model innovation (Richter, 2013); collaborative business modelling for systemic and sustainability innovations (Rohrbeck et al, 2013), relationship between information, knowledge and technology management (Tietze et al, 2013); adoption of eco-design practices (Wiggett and Marcelle, 2013) to mention a few.…”

National and sectoral information technology planning: a systematic literature review

“…Successful implementation of large-scale IT initiatives necessitates a transparent relationship between the public and private sectors. It is imperative to establish this relationship’s spectrum of potential outcomes, which spans from cooperation to competition, in the course of the planning phase (Al-Mashari, 2007; Badamas, 2009; El-Gohary et al. , 2006; Frieden, 2005; Lucas et al.…”

“…People readiness is among the most important prerequisites of IT plan implementation (Luhan and Novotn a, 2015). All stakeholders and end users should be adequately prepared to implement and utilize the systems (Badamas, 2009;Lam, 2005;Malodia et al, 2021;Pan et al, 2006). Furthermore, in certain nations, individuals converse in two or more languages.…”

“…Successful implementation of large-scale IT initiatives necessitates a transparent relationship between the public and private sectors. It is imperative to establish this relationship's spectrum of potential outcomes, which spans from cooperation to competition, in the course of the planning phase (Al-Mashari, 2007;Badamas, 2009;El-Gohary et al, 2006;Frieden, 2005;Lucas et al, 2009). The success of the partnership and relationship depends on establishing mutual trust and agreement between the two sectors through planning and implementation as well as collaboration and aligning their interests, desires and attributes (Bagchi and Paik, 2001;Duhamel et al, 2021).…”

“…This preparation involves the commitment and engagement of top government managers, increasing the plan's priority and leading to its implementation as well as improved investment and governance decisions (Irani et al, 2008). The alignment of the workforce's culture, attitudes and skills with the requirements of large-scale IT applications is imperative for the effective execution of IT plans (Al-Mashari, 2007;Badamas, 2009;Rosacker and Olson, 2008). Both employees and managers require consistent training in this area to keep their attitudes, knowledge and skills updated (Alipour et al, 2017).…”