• DocumentCode
    3559458
  • Title

    Patterns and Practices in How Information Technology Spread around the World

  • Author

    Cortada, James W.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    4
  • Lastpage
    25
  • Abstract
    Information technology spread around the world faster than most other technologies in recent centuries. A combination of eight approaches made this happen, each occurring simultaneously in varying degrees between the 1950s and the present.
  • Keywords
    history; information technology; technology transfer; computer systems; information technology; technological diffusion; Application software; Communication industry; Computer industry; Government; Handicapped aids; Information technology; Internet; Pervasive computing; Portable computers; Technological innovation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2008.71
  • Filename
    4708693
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3559458