ABSTRACT
Many developing nations impose major political barriers to the development of computer technology. Several African nations, Brazil, and Argentina are examples of countries where the source of the technology is far more important than the benefits or opportunities it may offer. If some of these political barriers are to be reconsidered, the universities will need to offer a broad range of opportunities to demonstrate the advantages and limits of the computer's use and an informed view of its role in appropriate applications. Because introducing a broad range of faculty departments to microcomputers is a continuing problem and because the application of a training process in Argentina's universities has been successfully demonstrated, this chapter considers a research agenda that contributes significantly to the integration of microcomputers in university faculties in other developing nations. It describes a four-step approach that could yield important, practical results in a short time and at very low cost.
