Information Technology Integration for Socio-economic Development (Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology)

"This book features theoretical concepts and best practices in the implementation of new technologies within developing areas around the world, highlighting empirical research on the application of information technologies to bridge the digital divide within different countries"--

Titus Tossy is a Lecturer of ICT at Mzumbe University Faculty of Science and Technology. Dr. Tossy has 14 years of teaching experiences in higher learning institutions in Africa and UK. Dr. Tossys main research interest is in understanding the uses of ICT for national Development as well as how people, span organizational, professional, and cultural and other boundaries in the process of building and using new technology. He uses qualitative and quantitative methods and a range of social and organizational theories in his work including classic grounded methodology. In 2007, he received a SPIDDER grant to establish national e-learning at the open university of Tanzania. In 2012, he was a founder of Tanzania Business School. Dr. Tossy received his Bsc (Hons) in Computer Science and Statistics from university of Dar es salaam and MBA in Information Technology Management from Coventry University. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems from University of Cape Town. Due to his future career ambition, Dr. Tossy now is doing Bachelor of Education (Policy and Management) at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT).