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Abstract
This paper reports a part of the findings of a study commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat in 1987. The Commonwealth Secretariat—COMSEC—is responsible for the management of numerous development projects within the Commonwealth of Nations in what was the British Empire. The objective of this study was to find out the extent of use and impact of Information Technology (IT) in The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria, with emphasis on the experience of government and its agencies.
The study took me to The Gambia and Sierra Leone on fact‐finding missions during May 1987. Approaches to the data‐gathering process were the use of a questionnaire designed around an Aide Memoire provided by COMSEC, and interviews. The latter of course contributed tremendously in getting the questionnaires filled—most of which were returned by post. With the greatly valued help of Professor S. B. Jaiyesimi of the OBAFEMI AWOLOWO University, Ile‐Ife, Nigeria, the project co‐ordinator, we were able to monitor and manage the entire process of paper development that subsequently led to the one‐week Seminar/Workshop held in Banjuls, The Gambia, in December 1987.
The Commonwealth Secretariat's permission to publish the paper here is gratefully acknowledged.