Transfer of public sector information systems between developing countries: south-south cooperation
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Technology transfer from north to south has been studied in several research projects. This paper describes a case of transfer of technology from one developing country to another. It describes the process of selection, installation, assimilation and adaptation of a district health information system for Mozambique based on the South African health information system. While north-south transfer has been hampered by problems related to economic and cultural differences, one might hope that southsouth transfer avoids these problems. The case shows that also transfer between two neighbour countries in the south entails problems of assimilation and adaptation. A model of donor funded transfer is adapted to fit the observed case.
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