In recent years information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been linked with
socioeconomic development with the assumption that they can be harnessed for economic growth in
developing countries and facilitate integration into the global information society. However
very few studies in the ICT-for-development field examine the direct connections between ICTs
and socioeconomic growth. Information and Communication Technologies in Nigeria: Prospects and
Challenges for Development is a compelling account of the development of ICTs in Nigeria. It
examines the ICT policy framework and the societal context within which application of the
technologies emerged and highlights the potentials of ICTs in socioeconomic development.
However this book also demonstrates through interviews and case studies that ICTs are not
the panacea to underdevelopment constraining factors in different countries can limit their
capacity to succeed. The author employs a rare multidisciplinary approach that makes the book
appealing and accessible to a diverse range of readership.
