القوى العاملة بقطاع المعلومات ودورها في بناء مجتمع المعلومات بولاية الخرطوم

Abstract

ABSTRACT Elnileen University Faculty of Post- Graduate Faculty of Arts Department of Library & Information Sciences Title: Man-Power in Information Sector and its Role in building Information Society in Khartoum State. Prepared by : Intisar Abbass Ibrahim Mohammed. Supervisor : Dr. Abbass El Shazaly Awad Elkarim. Degree: Ph. D. in Library & information Sciences. Date : 2008 The study focused on the active man-power in building information society in The case of Khartoum state. To achieve the objectives of the study, a number of research methods were used, namely: the historical, and documentary methods to collect data about information society and man-power in Khartoum State. The survey and case study methods were also, used as descriptive analytical methods to make the proposed framework for the solving the problems related to the studied topic. The National Infonnation Center, the National Corporation of Communication and the Ministry of Science and Technology were chosen the represent the intended samples for the case study. The relevant literature and previous studies were review. Was used the result questionnaire which had been prepared by the national information center and Juhaina Company for Services. The collected data were analyzed to assess the electronic readiness in the Sudan and to reach the required results and recommendations. The study consists an introduction, three chapters and a conclusion.

Chapter One: is about general concepts of information and national information policy and plans. It also covered the information economics, the characteristics of economics and man-power in information sector, information requirements and classification. Chapter Two: focused on general concepts of the information society and its measurements and some of information sectors experiments in developed and developing countries. Chapter Three: covered the information building in Sudan. It also discussed the information states in Khartoum State, and studies in depth the efforts of some of the institutions and their roe in information building. The study reached a number of results the most important of them are: l. Information sector in one of the most important factors of sustainable development, particularly in developing countries. 2. Man-power in information society depends on continuous education and professional development. 3. The Electronic government is facing a number of problems such as the monopoly of high cost services in of the internet. Lack of legislation and information security, although the national information center has an advisory council. The Study recommendations are: 1. The government should have an efficient plan to reflect the importance of information as a national recourse. 2. Annual budget should be made for the information sector to obtain develop and information technology. 3. Technical and specialized man-power should be should be studied to make national plan to spread computer letters. 4. Computer literacy should be one of the requirements for recruitment in public service. 5. Information and communication technology should be included in educational system.