Issues in the dissemination of Information for Economic Development Planning

Abstract

This paper will address some issues associated with a review of the current situation namely, the issues in the dissemination of in formation for development Planning. These issues hamper the smooth flow of information for development, and should-be ad dressed as soon as possible by the developing countries. In fact, it will be argued here that these issues may reduce the effectiveness of information retrieval and dissemination using new information technology considerably, and consequently that proper attention should be given in advance to addressing these issues.