The International Center for Information Technology and Development

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College of Business Professor Receives NSF Award

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently informed Dr. Victor Wacham Mbarika of the selection of his proposal for funding by NSF in the amount of $500,000 over a five-year period.

"CAREER: Information Technology Transfer to Developing Countries: An E-Medicine Model for Sub-Saharan Africa"

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The International Center for Information Technology and development (ICITD) is funded through the National Science Foundation, Division of Information & Intelligent Systems for a five-year period to investigate information technology transfer to developing nations. Specifically the Center will perform a multi-national research and education program on the adoption of robust IT applications such as tele-medicine, tele-education, tele-democracy and E-government. The Center will also provide support and consulting services to governments of developing nations in sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and South East Asia, as well as US agencies interested in IT investments in those regions of the world.

The overarching goal of ICITD is to conduct highly empirical and hypotheses-driven research in IT Transfer to Developing Nations and to translate such research into practical applications for managers and policy makers to make well informed decisions in the context of their respective countries.

Specific objectives of the center include:

The publication of tier 1 refereed journal papers in the area of technology transfer to developing nations;
Offer technology transfer consulting services to managers and policy maker in developing nations;
Mentor graduate students to produce high caliber journal and conference papers in the technology transfer stream of research;
Run technology transfer-related summer research institutes for undergraduate students;
Conduct international research travel experiences for undergraduate and graduate students;
Host one workshop per year in baton rouge and one workshop per year at a chosen developing nation to disseminate research findings.

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